$10,300 Main Event
Day 4 Started
2018 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$10,300 Main Event
Day: 4
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
Day 4 Seat Draw and Chip Counts
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Richard Kirsch | United States | 400,000 |
| 1 | 2 | Christian Rudolph | Germany | 390,000 |
| 1 | 3 | Michael Kamran | United States | 126,000 |
| 1 | 4 | Gabriella Boza | Hungary | 97,000 |
| 1 | 6 | Lucas Blanco | Spain | 478,000 |
| 1 | 7 | Michael Farrow | Canada | 691,000 |
| 1 | 8 | Sharman Olshan | United States | 193,000 |
| 2 | 1 | Michael Stashin | United States | 646,000 |
| 2 | 2 | Adalfer Morales Gamarra | Colombia | 432,000 |
| 2 | 3 | Keith Nassetta | United States | 414,000 |
| 2 | 4 | Orpen Kisacikoglu | Turkey | 161,000 |
| 2 | 5 | Oliver Weis | Germany | 101,000 |
| 2 | 6 | Daniel Coupal | Canada | 285,000 |
| 2 | 7 | Oleg Titov | Russia | 938,000 |
| 3 | 1 | Ivan Zhechev | Bulgaria | 221,000 |
| 3 | 3 | Andriy Lyubovetskiy | Ukraine | 127,000 |
| 3 | 4 | Gleidibe Brito | Brazil | 418,000 |
| 3 | 5 | Liv Boeree | United Kingdom | 389,000 |
| 3 | 6 | Jason Stemmler | Canada | 158,000 |
| 3 | 7 | Florian Maurer | Austria | 166,000 |
| 3 | 8 | Aaron Olshan | United States | 114,000 |
| 4 | 2 | Bryan Ponce Zerna | Ecuador | 234,000 |
| 4 | 3 | Jean Ateba | Norway | 481,000 |
| 4 | 4 | Patryk Poterek | Poland | 340,000 |
| 4 | 5 | Uladzimir Anoshka | Belarus | 269,000 |
| 4 | 6 | Marco Gagliano Alves | Brazil | 275,000 |
| 4 | 7 | Shawn Buchanan | Canada | 299,000 |
| 4 | 8 | Timothey Miles | United States | 138,000 |
| 5 | 1 | Christian Banz | Germany | 621,000 |
| 5 | 2 | Jack Sinclair | United Kingdom | 598,000 |
| 5 | 4 | Aleksandr Milyaev | Russia | 221,000 |
| 5 | 5 | Lachezar Plamenov Petkov | Bulgaria | 130,000 |
| 5 | 6 | Karl Stark | Sweden | 1,148,000 |
| 5 | 7 | Bartosz Stasiewicz | Poland | 802,000 |
| 5 | 8 | Jonathan West | United States | 765,000 |
| 6 | 1 | Adrian Mateos | Spain | 620,000 |
| 6 | 2 | Calum Deas | United Kingdom | 260,000 |
| 6 | 3 | Phillip Corion | United Kingdom | 459,000 |
| 6 | 4 | Koray Aldemir | Germany | 757,000 |
| 6 | 5 | Helio Chreem | Brazil | 188,000 |
| 6 | 6 | David Peters | United States | 1,117,000 |
| 6 | 7 | Maria Lampropulos | Argentina | 758,000 |
| 6 | 8 | Maria Konnikova | United States | 67,000 |
Stark and Peters Lead as Day 4 of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event Begins Soon
Only 43 players remain on Day 4 of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $10,300 Main Event and it's moving day here on Friday as the field is scheduled to cut down to just 16 players by the end of play this evening. Thursday saw the field get cut down from 101 players, past the bubble at 87 players, down to less than half of the players who began on Day 3.
Leading the way on Day 4 is Karl Stark of Sweeden. Stark bagged up 1,148,000 on Day 3 and he was trailed closely by David Peters, who bagged up 1,117,000 a difference of just 31,000 chips. Stark doesn't have many recorded live cashes to his name, with his biggest being for $67,646 in 2015 but a strong finish could easily change that for him here at the PCA Main Event. A win here at the PCA would represent just another drop in the bucket for Peters though, as he sits 17th on the all-time money list, currently the highest player remaining in the field with Adrian Mateos being the next player on the list at 34th.
With only 43 players left, everyone remaining is guaranteed a payday of at least $22,020 but of course, that's not what they are eyeing. Those who are lucky enough to advance to the final table are guaranteed a payday of at least $92,020 and up for grabs is a first place prize of $1,081,100 as well as the PCA Main Event trophy.
There are still plenty of others recognizable faces among the final 43 including Team PokerStars Pro Liv Boeree (389,000), Koray Aldemir (757,000), 2017 GPI Player of the Year Adrian Mateos (620,000), Jack Sinclair (598,000), and Day 2 chip leader Oleg Titov (938,000). Also making it into Day 4 is PokerStars Ambassador Maria Konnikova. Konnikova is fresh off winning the 2018 PCA National Championship for $84,600. But despite her success so far, it will be a challenge for her as she sits as the current tournament short stack with just 67,000 chips.
Action is set to begin in just a few hours starting off at level 18 with blinds of 4,000/8,000 and an ante of 1,000. PokerNews will be here covering all the action right from the floor, so be sure to stay tuned all day.
Level: 18
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Cards are in the air here on Day 4 of the 2018 PCA Main Event. The plan for the day is to either play five more 90-minute levels or down to the final 16 players, whichever comes first. Action starts today with the button in Seat 5.
Petkov Out, Stark Grows Stronger
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Lachezar Plamenov Petkov started the day with just 142,000 in chips and lost those on the first hand. We only picked up the action when the cards had already been tabled, with Petkov on the button revealing 
while his neighbor chip leader Karl Stark tabled 
from the small blind.
The board ran out 
and that was it for Petkov, down and out in the first hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,290,000 | 142,000 |
|
Busted |
"If You Have to Call, You Have to Call"
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
In the first hand of the day, Michael Stashin opened under the gun for 14,000. It folded to Orpen Kisacikoglu in the cutoff and he shoved for 160,000 total. Oliver Weis on the button tanked for some time contemplating calling all in, but eventually let it go.
The blinds folded as well and action was back on Stashin.
"I think I have to call," Staskhin said with an unsure tone to his voice.
"If you have to call, you have to call," Kisacikoglu replied totally relaxed.
"There's one thing in poker; if you have to call, you have to call," he continued.
"You might have me dominated," Stashin said.
Eventually, Stashkin open folded 
and Kisacikoglu mucked quietly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
631,000 | -15,000 |
|
194,000 | 33,000 |
Lampropulos Check-Raises Aldemir
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Phillip Corion raised to 17,000 and he found calls from Koray Aldemir on his direct left and Maria Lampropulos in the big blind.
The flop came down 
and action checked to Aldemir who bet 23,000. Lampropulos then check-raised, making it 95,000. Corion thought for a long while before finally letting his hand go. Aldemir followed suit quickly and Lampropulos took down the first pot at her table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
835,000 | 77,000 |
|
680,000 | -77,000 |
Aldemir Makes it Back From Mateos
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Koray Aldemir opened with a raise to 18,000 and found a call from Adrian Mateos in the big blind.
The flop came down 
and Mateos checked to Aldemir who bet 24,000. Mateos called.
On the 
turn, Mateos checked again. This time Aldemir fired a second bullet, making it 65,000. Mateos thought for a bit, then called.
The 
came on the river and Mateos checked again. Aldemir put out another bet, this time making it 150,000. Mateos dropped deep into the tank and thought for several minutes, sighing and rubbing his temples. He took one last took at his cards then called.
"Flush," Aldemir said, showing his 
. Mateos mucked his hand quickly and that allowed Aldemir to take down the big pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
977,000 | 297,000 |
|
375,000 | -245,000 |
Double for Chreem
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Helio Chreem opened for 16,000 and saw Phillip Corion three-bet to 50,000. Chreem shoved for 160,000 and a bit and Corion called.
Helio Chreem: 
Phillip Corion: 
The board ran out 
and Chreem doubled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
345,000 | 157,000 |
|
225,000 | -234,000 |