Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
2018 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$10,300 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
Buy-in
$10,300
Prize Pool
$5,645,400
Entries
582
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
25,000
First Break of the Day
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Players are now on their first 20-minute break of the day.
Martins Adeniya Gives to Morris Kadylo
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Martins Adeniya raised to 400 from the cutoff and Morris Kadylo defended from the big blind to see a 
flop.
Kadylo check-called a bet of 300 and then both players checked the 
turn.
When the 
completed the board on the river, Kadylo bet 500 and Adeniya called. Kadylo tabled the 
for a straight, and Adeniya sent his hand to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
26,700 | -3,300 |
Some Level 2 Eliminations
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Vladimir Troyanovskiy Calls Off on the River
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
After the player on the button limped, Vladimir Troyanovskiy raised to 700 from the small blind. Germany's Bastian Dohler then three-bet to 2,100 from the big, the limper folded, and Troyanovskiy called to see an 
flop.
Troyanovskiy check-called a bet of 1,700 and then check-called one of 3,200 on the 
turn.
When the 
completed the board on the river, Troyanovskiy checked for a third time and Dohler moved all in. Troyanovskiy called off his last 15,000 or so and showed the 
for two pair.
Dohler smiled and then tabled the 
for the same hand. Chop it up!
Troyanovskiy is sitting with 28,000 while Dohler has a stack of around 43,000.
Asia Player of the Year Looks to Make His Mark in North America
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
While not a household name in North America yet, Alan "KingLune" Lau has already begun to carve out his legacy in Asia. In October of 2017, Lau took on the likes of Stephen Chidwick and Dominik Nitsche at the Asia Championship of Poker at the Red Dragon Main Event.
His victory earned him not only the $704,931 first place prize but the title of Asia Player of the Year making him the first player to ever be the Asia Player of the Year twice. Lau's first title was in 2015 where he accumulated the most points to make the the player of the year. This year he fought a tight race with Sparrow Cheung and Jack Wu to lock up the title again. His victory in the ACOP Main Event all but secured the title for him making him the first two-time APOY.
Lau's 2017 APOY year comprised of 34 cashes and 20 final table appearances as well as more than $1.5 Million in earnings.
Lau has just recently taken his seat here at the PCA Main Event and has already got himself involved in a few pots. In a recent hand he took on Ricky Guan.
A player opened in middle position with a raise to 400 before Lau reraised, making it 1,300 from the button. Action folded to the big blind where Ricky Guan four-bet, making it 3,400. The original raiser folded, but Lau called.
The flop came down 
and Guan led out with a bet of 2,200. Lau thought for a bit, then called.
Both players thought for a bit then decided to check on the 
turn. The river was the 
and Guan fired again, this time putting out a bet of 7,500. Lau thought for a long time, thinking through the hand, but eventually settled on a call. Guan turned over his 
for just ace-high, but Lau had him beat, turning over his for a better ace-high. That earned the reigning APOY the big pot and allowed him to chip up early here on Day 1b.
Lau has had some minimal success outside of Asia, but will look to make one of his biggest scores with a good finish here at the PCA.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000 | 45,000 |
|
24,600 | -17,400 |
Some Shots from the Day 1B Field
Moldova Qualifier Anna Arhirii Sends Roger Tondeur to the Rail Early
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Russia's Sergei Shchiptsov was the first player to bust Day 1B of the 2018 PCA, but Roger Tondeur was hot on his heels to the exit.
We didn't pick up the action until the river with the board reading 
. Tondeur moved all in for his last 6,000 and Moldova's Anna Arhirii, who qualified for this event on PokerStars, called from the button.
Tondeur tabled the 
for two pair, but it was no good as Arhirii held the nuts with the 
.
Tondeur wished the table luck while Arhirii was pushed the pot and pulled out to an early chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
60,000 | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Sam Greenwood vs. Thomas Taylor
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
With around 2,500 in the middle and a board reading 
, two players checked and Sam Greenwood bet 2,500 from the button. Only Canada's Thomas Taylor called and the 
completed the board on the river.
Thomas checked and Greenwood bet again, this time 3,600. That did the trick as Thomas thought about it for 30 seconds and ditched his hand. Taylor dropped to 26,000 after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,000 | 5,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0