Cheong and Baker final table $5k PLO, Zakharau wins $68k
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Vladimir Zakharau beat Joseph Cheong and David Baker to the cheese in the $5,000 PLO turbo. Read about it at the PokerStars Blog.
2013 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$10,000 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2013 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$9,573,900
Entries
987
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000
You Don't Want To Miss the Zoom Poker Challenge
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
One of the events on the 2013 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure schedule is Event No. 10, the PokerStars Zoom Challenge. This event has a buy-in of $1,000+25, but has a very fun, unique format to it.
Like all other events, all a player needs to do is head down to the registration room, buy in and receive his or her ticket. From there, you take that ticket to the PokerStars Player Lounge here at the PCA. In the player lounge, you will receive a Zoom Mobile Device to play with.
Each player begins with 20,000 in chips and will be playing on the mobile device against random opponents, but not those who signed up for the event. Each player goes through a 12-minute session where they try to run up their 20,000 to the highest amount possible. At the end of the event, all players will be ranked according to how many chips they build up.
The event boasts a $50,000 guarantee, but just person the start of Day 2 in the Main Event, only one person had signed up. That's one heck of an overlay, and one you should get your hands on!
Peters Doubles; Still Short
David Peters got his short stack all in preflop holding 
and was racing against the 
of Daniel Dvoress. The 
flop was kind to Peters as it failed to help Dvoress, and the 
did the same. The river ended up blanking and Peters received a much-needed double, though he is still short with about half the chip average.
Despite losing that hand, Dvoress has still had a prosperous Level 10.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
155,000
68,500
|
68,500 |
|
||
|
25,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
|
||
Cada Climbing
We found 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Joe Cada heads up in a pot where the board read 
. Cada's opponent checked to him and the PokerStars Team Pro fired out 10,000.
Cada's opponent went into the tank for about a minute before finally tossing out a call. Cada rolled over 
for rivered trips and his opponent flung his cards away. Cada is now boasting a stack of about 75,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
||
The Curtain Closes On Dee
Not long ago we told you a bit about comedian Gerry Dee, who was representing PokerStars here at the PCA. Unfortunately, we just saw a dejected Dee make a hasty exit from the tournament floor. A quick check of his seat confirms that he has been eliminated from the tournament.
While we didn't catch his bust, we will leave you with the following commercial Dee did for PokerStars:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
PokerNews Podcast Episode #135
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Prior to the start of play today, the PokerNews Podcast team sat down with chip leader Ashton Griffin to talk about Montreal, Open-Face Chinese poker, his Day 1 in the PCA Main Event, and more:
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
193,000
19,900
|
19,900 |
|
143,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
||
|
106,000
34,100
|
34,100 |
|
|
||
|
100,000
-32,500
|
-32,500 |
|
||
|
87,000
64,800
|
64,800 |
|
|
||
|
83,000
30,500
|
30,500 |
|
|
62,000
-4,300
|
-4,300 |
|
44,000
-3,600
|
-3,600 |
|
||
|
44,000
-34,500
|
-34,500 |
|
|
||
|
38,000
9,800
|
9,800 |
|
34,000
4,600
|
4,600 |
|
28,000
-16,100
|
-16,100 |
|
|
||
|
14,000
-18,100
|
-18,100 |
|
|
||
Mizrachi Eliminates One
Picking up the action on a 
board, Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi bet 5,000. One opponent in the hand raised all in for 15,800 and another folded before Mirazchi called with 
. The all-in player revealed , but couldn't hold when the turn and 
river gave Mizrachi the pot with aces and tens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
220,000
3,100
|
3,100 |
|
||
"I'll Let You Steal Another One"
Over at the secondary feature table, Simon Charette opened for 2,200 from the under-the-gun position and received a call from Jeremy Kottler in middle position. Phil Hellmuth, who is playing in his first-ever PCA Main Event, came along from the big blind, and three players took a flop of 
.
Hellmuth was first to act and wasted little time in leading out for 2,500, only Charette called, and the dealer burned and turned the . This time Hellmuth slowed down with a check, and Charette took the opportunity to bet 4,000.
"Ok, buddy," Hellmuth said before folding. "I'll let you steal another one."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
27,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
||
Updated Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
215,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
||
|
129,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
|
81,500
-1,500
|
-1,500 |
|
80,000
15,300
|
15,300 |
|
|
||
|
65,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
||
|
53,000
-6,700
|
-6,700 |
|
49,500
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
|
||
|
43,000
-10,200
|
-10,200 |
|
|
||
|
|
42,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
39,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
||