$10,300 Main Event Day 1b | 2018 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

01-09-2018 16:34 UTC-4

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Zinno	30,000
Chris Moorman	30,000
Jason Koon	30,000
Rainer Kempe	30,000
Keven Stammen	30,000
Kelly Becker	Busted
Stefan Schillhabel	Busted
Marty Mathis	Busted
Pim Kuipers	Busted
Lawrence Greenberg	Busted
Maksim Pisarenko	Busted

Negreanu Misfires

MrCleverFox

Level 4 : 150/300, 50 ante

Daniel Negreanu was noticeably missing from his seat in the PCA Main Event so we went to his table to find out what had happened.

According to Simon Deadman, a player raised to 400 and Negreanu three-bet to 1,700 with . Deadman then four-bet to 5,500 with , the original raiser folded, and Negreanu moved in for 8,700 total.

"I gambled and called with the aces," Deadman deadpanned.

Negreanu failed to catch up and that was it for him. He hit the rail and immediately plunged himself into some interviews.

Earlier in the day, Negreanu said that he would finish the day with 108,575, but perhaps he was calling his shot for a different tournament because Negreanu's run in this year's PCA Main Event is now over.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simon Deadman	33,000	3,000
Daniel Negreanu	Busted

Tags: Daniel Negreanu

Level: 4

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 50

01-09-2018 16:16 UTC-4

One for the 2013 PCA Champ

Chad Holloway

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

With 1,600 in the pot and a flop of , Scott Wilson checked from under the gun and 2013 PCA champ Dimitar Danchev checked behind from early position.

The action repeated itself on the turn, and Wilson checked for a third time on the river.

Danchev bet 1,000 and Wilson called with the . It was no good though as Danchev held the for a winning pair of jacks.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dimitar Danchev	43,000

Tags: Dimitar Danchev

01-09-2018 16:13 UTC-4

Chris Hunichen Finds a Much Needed Double Up

MrCleverFox

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

Adrian Mateos opened with a raise to 500 from under the gun. Action folded around where Luis Villalobos on the button reraised, making it 1,750. Chris Hunichen was in the small blind and he then moved all in over the top for 7,850 total. Mateos quickly released while Villalobos called and the two players turned up their hands.

Hunichen:
Villalobos:

"I usually feel pretty good in this spot," Hunichen said. "But I don't know right now."

The flop came down which put Hunichen far in the lead, removing some of Villalobos' outs. The turn was the and the river was the which were both safe. That allowed Hunichen to earn a full double up and put himself back into the thick of it with a little more than half of what he started with.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Mateos	37,500	500
Chris Hunichen	16,500	-13,500

Tags: Adrian Mateos

01-09-2018 16:12 UTC-4

Another Pot for Morris Kadylo

Chad Holloway

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

Martins Adeniya raised to 500 from middle position and the player in the hijack three-bet to 1,600. Morris Kadylo flatted from the cutoff, the button and blinds all folded, and Adeniya called to make it three-way action to the all-spade flop.

Two checks aw Kadylo bet 1,600, and that was enough to take it down as the other two players folded.

Tags: Morris Kadylo Martins Adeniya

01-09-2018 15:53 UTC-4

Jack Sinclair Picks the Wrong Battle

MrCleverFox

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

From middle position, Maurice Hawkins opens with a raise to 575. Jack Sinclair is on the button and he three-bets, making it 1,700. The player in the small blind calls, as does Hawkins so the three head to a flop.

The board comes down and all three players check to see the on the turn. There, the small blind checks. Hawkins leads out, betting 2,100. Sinclair calls while the small blind folds.

The river is the and Hawkins bets 2,250. Sinclair takes one last look at his cards, then folds. Hawkins then turns up the and flicks it towards Sinclair.

"You might want to pick the right battle, buddy," Hawkins says to Sinclair.

"You could still have ten-three," Sinclair jokes back.

"There are other battles to be had buddy, and this is not the right one," Hawkins continues. "There's so many battles to be had in this room and this is not the one you want."

Player	Chips	Progress
Maurice Hawkins	47,000	17,000
Jack Sinclair	29,050	-950

Tags: Jack Sinclair Maurice Hawkins

01-09-2018 15:52 UTC-4

Maximilian Gruenberger Doubles Through Justin Bonomo AIPF

Chad Holloway

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

We missed the preflop raising war unfold, but we do know it resulted in German PokerStars qualifier Maximilian Gruenberger getting his stack of 21,775 all in against Justin Bonomo, who last night finished runner-up to Cary Katz in the 2018 PCA $100,000 Super High Roller.

Bonomo:
Gruenberger:

Gruenberger got up out of his chair, and he had to sweat it when the flop delivered Bonomo a flush draw. Fortunately for Gruenberger, neither the turn nor river hurt him and he shipped the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maximilian Gruenberger	44,000
Justin Bonomo	8,400	-21,600

Tags: Maximilian Gruenberger Justin Bonomo

01-09-2018 15:42 UTC-4

A Round of Chip Counts

Chad Holloway

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Wheeler	55,000	25,000
Michael Wang	55,000	25,000
Keith Lehr	42,000
Adrian Mateos	37,000	9,500
Ben Heath	33,000
Kevin Hobbs	32,000	2,000
Victor Ramdin	30,000	2,200
Steffen Sontheimer	30,000
Chris Hunichen	30,000
Mohsin Charania	30,000
Justin Bonomo	30,000
Bruno Foster	26,500
Dylan Linde	26,000	-4,000
Jonathan Jaffe	25,000	-5,000
Tyler Hancock	20,000
Stephen Chidwick	17,000	-10,000

01-09-2018 15:33 UTC-4

Haxton Enters; Haxton Exits

MrCleverFox

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

Isaac Haxton was one of the most recent entries into the Main Event, and now he is one of the most recent exits as well. We caught up to Haxton in a pot against one opponent on a board showing . With 1,650 already in the pot, Haxton was first to act. He put out a bet that was a bit less than the size of the pot before his opponent, Jianguo Zhou, raised, making it 4,500. Haxton then raised to 10,000 and Zhou shoved all in quickly.

"Well, alright," Haxton said, calling for the rest of his stack, which was less than Zhou's shove.

Zhou:
Haxton:

Zhou had flopped top set, but Haxton still had out to both a straight or a flush. The turn was the which didn't change anything and the river was the which paired Haxton, but didn't improve him enough. He hits the rail and that will be it for Haxton's tenure in this year's Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Haxton	Busted

Tags: Isaac Haxton Jianguo Zhou