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

01-09-2018 14:05 UTC-4

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Chad Holloway

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

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01-09-2018 14:10 UTC-4

More Studs in the Field

MrCleverFox

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Lawrence Greenburg	30,000
Mohsin Charania	30,000
Jack Sinclair	30,000
Goran Mandic	30,000
Bruno Politano	30,000

01-09-2018 14:14 UTC-4

Chidwick Drops a Few

MrCleverFox

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

After an early position raise from Andrei Gurev and a call from a player in middle position, Stephen Chidwick raised, making it 1,025 from the small blind. Both of the other players called.

The flop came down and Chidwick continued betting 800 as the first player to act. Gurev decided to raise, making it 2,000 total. The middle position player folded, but Chidwick called the raise.

The turn was the and this time Chidwick checked. Gurev put out a bet of 2,700 and that's when Chidwick decided to give up and let his hand go. That allowed Gurev to take down the pot while Chidwick slipped to under the starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Chidwick	27,000	-3,000

Tags: Stephen Chidwick

Level: 2

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 0

01-09-2018 14:23 UTC-4

Sam Greenwood vs. Thomas Taylor

Chad Holloway

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
Sam Greenwood	35,000	5,000

Tags: Thomas Taylor Sam Greenwood

01-09-2018 14:26 UTC-4

Moldova Qualifier Anna Arhirii Sends Roger Tondeur to the Rail Early

Chad Holloway

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
Anna Arhirii	60,000
Sergei Shchiptsov	Busted
Roger Tondeur	Busted

Tags: Anna Arhirii Roger Tondeur

01-09-2018 14:31 UTC-4

Some Shots from the Day 1B Field

Chad Holloway

01-09-2018 15:00 UTC-4

Asia Player of the Year Looks to Make His Mark in North America

MrCleverFox

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

Alan Lau - Reining Asia Player of the Year

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
Alan Lau	45,000	45,000
Ricky Guan	24,600	-17,400

Tags: Alan Lau APOY Ricky Guan

01-09-2018 15:02 UTC-4

Vladimir Troyanovskiy Calls Off on the River

Chad Holloway

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.