Main Event Day 3 | 2015 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

01-11-2015 19:52 UTC-4

Player	Chips	Progress
Jim Collopy	694,000 352,000	352,000

Carlos Chadha	675,000 113,000	113,000
Hugh Drummond	630,000 -15,000	-15,000
Tim Reilly	590,000 80,000	80,000
Noah Schwartz	370,000 -30,000	-30,000

Naoya Kihara	330,000 169,000	169,000

Dietrich Fast	300,000 -30,000	-30,000

Scott Baumstein	285,000 128,500	128,500

Benjamin Pollak	250,000 -140,000	-140,000
Mayu Roca	232,000 -23,000	-23,000
Dylan Linde	197,000 -33,000	-33,000

Liv Boeree	175,000 2,500	2,500

Jonathan Duhamel	152,000 -33,000	-33,000

Ronaldo	110,000 19,000	19,000
Yury Gulyy	98,000 -72,000	-72,000

Ronaldo Back Over 100K

donpeters

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Ronaldo has moved back over 100,000 in chips after three-betting Josue Sauvageau's 11,000-chip open to 25,000. Ronaldo was in the big blind, and Sauvageau folded to give the Brazilian football legend the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ronaldo	107,500 -2,500	-2,500

Tags: Ronaldo Josue Sauvageau

01-11-2015 19:53 UTC-4

Huge Pot For Mattar

Mickey Doft

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Following a flop of , Konstantinos Pantaridis got his stack of 146,500 into the middle with . Eugenio Pacelli Mattar held and Pavel Veksler had them both covered with .

The turn kept Pantaridis in the lead, but the river gave Mattar an ace-high flush to more than double up and eliminate Pantaridis.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eugenio Mattar	712,000 412,000	412,000
Pavel Veksler	158,000 -202,000	-202,000
Konstantinos Pantaridis	Busted

Tags: Konstantinos Pantaridis Pavel Veksler Eugenio Pacelli Mattar

01-11-2015 19:55 UTC-4

Ronaldo Hanging Around

[user272102]

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

With 45,000 in the pot and a board of , Ronaldo bet 22,000 after his opponent, Diego Gomez, checked to him. Gomez called and the two would see the be dealt on the turn.

Gomez checked again, and Ronaldo made another bet, this time for 24,000. Gomez thought for a bit, looked back at his cards, and with the television cameras watched his every move gave the hand to the soccer legend when he pushed his cards to the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Diego Gomez	355,000 16,500	16,500
Ronaldo	155,000 47,500	47,500

Tags: Diego Gomez Ronaldo

01-11-2015 19:56 UTC-4

Ole Schemion's Balloon

Josh_Cahlik

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

EPT Season 10 Player of the Year Ole Schemion has spent the last several days caressing a balloon.

Yes. A balloon.

Here's what happens when you ask Schemion about that bird-like thing he's been rubbing. Read more on the PokerStars Blog.

01-11-2015 19:57 UTC-4

Kornuth Takes From Jedlicka

mnuwwarah

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

There was already more than 100,000 in the pot preflop when Chance Kornuth checked to Stefan Jedlicka on . Jedlicka bet 72,000, and Kornuth called. Both players checked the turn and river.

"Two pair," Kornuth confidently announced, flipping .

Jedlicka stared at it for about 10 seconds before mucking.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chance Kornuth	755,000 170,000	170,000

Stefan Jedlicka	266,000 -124,000	-124,000

Tags: Chance Kornuth Stefan Jedlicka

01-11-2015 20:04 UTC-4

Brecher Falls to Mercier

Josh_Cahlik

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Steve Brecher got the last of his chips in against Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier before the flop. Brecher was at risk for about 125,000.

Brecher:
Mercier:

The board fell , keeping Mercier's kings in the lead. Brecher made his exit from the table and Mercier, who has been grinding a shorter stack for most of the day, is now above the average stack with 360,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Mercier	360,000 215,000	215,000

Steve Brecher	Busted

Tags: Jason Mercier Steve Brecher

01-11-2015 20:05 UTC-4

Tailgating at the PCA

Josh_Cahlik

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

While the bubble was bursting on one side of the Imperial Ballroom, today's NFL playoff games provided an occasion for some tailgating fun with burgers, a big screen, and some intense beer pong battles highlighted by PokerNews' own Remko Rinkema taking on Chris Moneymaker. Join the party at the PokerStars Blog.

01-11-2015 20:07 UTC-4

Strelitz Loses the Rest

mnuwwarah

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Daniel Strelitz was down to about 50,000 when he shoved from the button over a raise to 11,000 from David Lopez Llacer in middle position. Llacer made the call.

Llacer:
Strelitz:

Strelitz prepared to leave after the flop gave his opponent a set, but the turn gave him a glimmer of hope. No four materialized though, and Strelitz made his way out.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Lopez Llacer	210,000 143,900	143,900
Daniel Strelitz	Busted

Tags: Daniel Strelitz David Lopez Llacer

01-11-2015 20:11 UTC-4

Trevor Pope Doubles Through Ratharam Sivagnanam

Mickey Doft

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Ratharam Sivagnanam opened to 11,500 from uner the gun, Trevor Pope three-bet to 27,000 in middle position, Sivagnanam four-bet to effectively 138,000 and Pope called all in.

Sivagnanam:
Pope: