Level: 4
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 50
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
Negreanu Misfires
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
33,000 | 3,000 |
|
Busted |
Goodbye and Welcome
Level 4
: 150/300, 50 ante
A handful of players have been eliminated from the 2018 PCA Main Event, but on the other hand a bunch of notables have jumped into action.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Fedor Koeleman vs. Ari Engel
Level 4
: 150/300, 50 ante
Ari Engel raised to 525 from early position and the Netherlands' Fedor Koeleman, who was next to act, three-bet him to 1,700. Action folded back to Engel and he called to see a 
flop.
Engel check-called a bet of 1,500 and then both players checked the 
turn.
When the 
completed the board on the river, action went check-check and Engel showed a flush with the 
. It was no good though as Koeleman had him beat with a 
flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
18,000 | -12,000 |
Some Updated Counts and New Faces
Level 4
: 150/300, 50 ante
A few new faces have joined the field recently such as Chris Moorman fresh off his bust out in $1,650 PokerStars National Championship earlier in the day and Nadya Magnus who finished 9th in this very event last year.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
46,000 | 16,000 |
|
41,200 | 12,150 |
|
37,000 | -10,000 |
|
33,000 | 3,000 |
|
|
32,000 | 2,000 |
|
31,500 | 1,500 |
|
|
30,000 | |
|
28,000 | 28,000 |
|
26,500 | 26,500 |
|
|
23,000 | -7,000 |
|
22,500 | -3,500 |
|
20,500 | -9,500 |
|
19,100 | -10,900 |
|
17,500 | -12,500 |
|
6,225 | -2,175 |
|
|
Busted |
Jared Jaffee Takes it on the Flop
Level 4
: 150/300, 50 ante
After a raise to 725 from middle position and a call from the player in the cutoff, Jared Jaffee raised, making it 2,300 from the button. Action folded back to the cut off where the player called.
The flop came down 
and the player in the cutoff thought for a bit before checking it over to Jaffee. Jaffee contemplated a bit himself before deciding to bet 3,050. That would earn a fold from his opponent and allowed Jaffee to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
32,500 |
Another Round of Chip Counts
Level 4
: 150/300, 50 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
60,000 | 14,000 |
|
40,000 | 7,000 |
|
37,000 | |
|
|
33,000 | 500 |
|
30,000 | |
|
27,000 | |
|
|
25,500 | -1,000 |
|
25,000 | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Dick Postel Dodges James Calderaro's Plethora of Outs
Level 4
: 150/300, 50 ante
With approximately 3,000 in the pot and a flop of 
, the Netherlands' Dick Postel bet 2,100 under the gun and WSOP bracelet winner James Calderaro raised to 7,375 from the button, which was the amount Postel had total. Postel gave it some thought and then called off.
Calderaro: 
Postel: 
Postel was ahead, but Calderaro had both straight and flush outs. Fortunately for Postel, neither the 
turn nor 
river hit Calderaro and he shipped the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
36,000 |
Mohsin Charania Slipping
Level 4
: 150/300, 50 ante
Mohsin Charania opened from the hijack seat with a raise to 700. Kliment Tarmakov called from the big blind so the two took to a flop.
The flop came down 
and both players checked. On the turn, Tarmakov checked. Charania put out a bet of 1,600. Tarmakov thought briefly, then raised, making it 5,000. Charania thought for about 20 seconds before calling.
The river was the 
and Tarmakov put out a big bet of 27,000, which was enough to put Charania all in for roughly 13,000. Charania thought for a bit, then pitched his cards into the muck. Charania was left with less than half of what he started with and will have to do some work to recover here in the Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
13,000 | -6,100 |
Let's Have a Break
Level 4
: 150/300, 50 ante
Two more levels have come and gone, and that means it's time for the second 20-minute break of the day.