$25,000 PCA High Roller
Day 2 Started
2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$25,000 PCA High Roller
Day: 2
Welcome Back to Day 2 of the $25,000 PCA High Roller
It was an action-packed opening day of the $25,000 PCA High Roller that saw an impressive number of players take to the felt. In total, there were 151 entries with just 65 of those players moving on to Day 2.
As one of the greatest $25,000 high roller stops on the tour, players from all over the world show up in the Bahamas, even those you don't often see playing in these marquee events. One of those is chipleader Lucas Reeves who bagged up 247,000 chips after an impressive opening day. Reeves has just over $176,000 in recorded tournament earnings with his biggest payday coming for just over $46,000. With a strong finish here, Reeves could lock up a six or seven figure payday and show that he belongs with the big boys.
The field was littered with notable names at each and every table, making for some of the toughest poker played this week. One other name near the top of the leaderboard to keep an eye on includes Jesus Cortes who already has a second and a third place finish in high roller events earlier this week. Cortes bagged up 239,000 and sits in fourth place, not far off the chip lead.
With late registration remaining open until the action gets underway on Day 2, there is still time for players to exchange $25,000 for a 50,000 chip starting stack. That will equate to 25 big blinds as the action will resume on level 11 at 1,000/2,000 and a 2,000 big blind ante. The cards are expected to get in the air at 12:30 p.m. local time with another 10 levels on the schedule for today.
Continue to follow along with the PokerNews live reporting team for all of the up-to-date action from the tournament floor.
Day 2 Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ariel Celestino | Brazil | 190,000 |
| 1 | 2 | James Chen | Taiwan | 109,500 |
| 1 | 3 | Ajay Chabra | United States | 11,000 |
| 1 | 6 | Lauren Roberts | United States | 62,500 |
| 1 | 7 | Koray Aldemir | Germany | 725,000 |
| 1 | 8 | Pablo Melogno | Uruguay | 293,000 |
| 2 | 1 | Justin Bonomo | United States | 99,000 |
| 2 | 2 | Sean Winter | United States | 84,500 |
| 2 | 3 | Timothy Adams | Canada | 43,500 |
| 2 | 4 | David Peters | United States | 117,500 |
| 2 | 5 | Ryan Riess | United States | 135,000 |
| 2 | 7 | Alex Foxen | United States | 44,000 |
| 3 | 1 | Frederic Delval | France | 43,500 |
| 3 | 3 | Henrik Hecklen | Denmark | 189,500 |
| 3 | 4 | Lucas Reeves | United Kingdom | 247,000 |
| 3 | 5 | Dan Shak | United States | 69,500 |
| 3 | 6 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | 144,000 |
| 3 | 8 | Markus Durnegger | Austria | 111,000 |
| 4 | 2 | Rui Neves Ferreira | Portugal | 36,000 |
| 4 | 3 | Fabiano Kovalski | Brazil | 182,000 |
| 4 | 4 | Francois Billard | Canada | 32,500 |
| 4 | 5 | Sergi Reixach | Spain | 25,500 |
| 4 | 6 | Mike Watson | Canada | 94,500 |
| 4 | 7 | Thiago Crema | Brazil | 96,000 |
| 5 | 1 | Xixiang Luo | China | 111,000 |
| 5 | 3 | Brock Wilson | United States | 131,500 |
| 5 | 4 | Martin Zamani | United States | 155,000 |
| 5 | 5 | Tom-Aksel Bedell | Norway | 122,000 |
| 5 | 6 | Jean Ferreira | Canada | 121,000 |
| 5 | 8 | Bartlomiej Machon | Poland | 144,500 |
| 6 | 2 | Cary Katz | United States | 93,000 |
| 6 | 4 | Gianluca Speranza | Italy | 28,000 |
| 6 | 5 | Juan Pardo | Spain | 98,000 |
| 6 | 6 | Davidi Kitai | Belgium | 205,000 |
| 6 | 7 | Jesus Cortes | Spain | 239,000 |
| 6 | 8 | Scott Margereson | United Kingdom | 28,500 |
| 7 | 1 | Sam Greenwood | Canada | 165,500 |
| 7 | 2 | Thomas Muehloecker | Austria | 91,500 |
| 7 | 3 | Rob Hollink | Netherlands | 72,000 |
| 7 | 6 | Christopher Kruk | Canada | 214,500 |
| 7 | 7 | Ben Heath | United Kingdom | 73,500 |
| 7 | 8 | Benjamin Yu | United States | 45,000 |
| 8 | 1 | Dario Sammartino | Italy | 127,500 |
| 8 | 2 | Chin Wei Lim | Malaysia | 127,500 |
| 8 | 3 | Joao Vieira | Portugal | 118,500 |
| 8 | 6 | Aaron Been | United States | 38,000 |
| 8 | 7 | Philippe D'Auteuil | Canada | 75,000 |
| 8 | 8 | Kristen Bicknell | Canada | 82,500 |
| 9 | 1 | Daniel Dvoress | Canada | 155,500 |
| 9 | 2 | Shyngis Satubayev | Kazakhstan | 197,500 |
| 9 | 4 | Peter Traply | Hungary | 34,000 |
| 9 | 5 | Nick Petrangelo | United States | 140,000 |
| 9 | 7 | Joseph Cheong | United States | 134,000 |
| 9 | 8 | Max Silver | United Kingdom | 165,000 |
| 10 | 1 | Kristina Holst | United States | 140,500 |
| 10 | 3 | Preben Stokkan | Norway | 41,500 |
| 10 | 4 | Pedro Marques | Portugal | 241,000 |
| 10 | 5 | Christopher Kennedy | United States | 201,000 |
| 10 | 6 | Rainer Kempe | Germany | 69,500 |
| 10 | 8 | Kelvin Kerber | Brazil | 146,000 |
| 11 | 2 | Liv Boeree | United Kingdom | 96,000 |
| 11 | 3 | Chris Hunichen | United States | 111,000 |
| 11 | 4 | Ramin Hajiyev | Azerbaijan | 133,000 |
| 11 | 5 | John Andress | United States | 31,500 |
| 11 | 6 | Thomas Boivin | Belgium | 227,000 |
| 11 | 7 | Pavel Plesuv | Moldova | 54,500 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Registration Closed
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Registration for the event has ended with 162 entries, 47 of those being reentries. Prize pool information will be posted as soon as it's made available to PokerNews. The following players bought in for Day 2:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 |
Doesn't Take Long for Seidel to Bust
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Erik Seidel was one of the late entries to the tournament today and he didn't last very long in his seat. Seidel was seen heading out the door and his chips were being pushed to Stephen Chidwick.
The cards were still laid out on the table with Seidel holding 
and Chidwick with 
. The board read 
giving each player a set, but Chidwick's set of nines on the river was enough to eliminate Seidel.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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133,000 | -11,000 |
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Busted |
Immediate Bustouts
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Two Pair for Boeree
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Daniel Dvoress opened to 5,000 from middle position and Liv Boeree was the only player to give action out of the small blind. The flop came 
and both players checked to the 
on the turn.
Boeree checked again and Dvoress tossed in a bet of 8,000. Boeree stuck around to see the 
on the river and checked one more time. Dvoress fired out another 26,000 and Boeree quickly called. Dvoress tabled 
for top pair but Boeree rivered two pair with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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148,000 | 52,000 |
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88,000 | -67,500 |
Bonomo Forces on Foxen
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Justin Bonomo bet 24,000 on a board of 
from the big blind and Alex Foxen tanked into a bank and then dropped in a chip before he had to use another. The river was the and Bonomo jammed. Foxen had just under 40,000 left but folded instantly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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165,000 | 66,000 |
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39,000 | -5,000 |
Payouts Released
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
The prize pool has been broken down and released to the players. The 162 entries created a total pool of $3,849,930. There will be 23 places paid, with the winner of the event banking $895,110, while a min-cash in 23rd will be worth $44,660.
Click the "Payout" tab above for a full breakdown of the prize money in the $25,000 High Roller.