Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$25,000 PokerStars NL Hold'em Players Championship
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$26,455,500
Entries
1,039
Level
36
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
First Break of the Day
Level 10
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
The remaining 592 players are heading on their first 20-minute break of the day after the first two levels have been completed.
Muehloecker Turns Two Pair
Level 10
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Thomas Muehloecker raised to 3,300 from the cutoff and Chahnhoon Jung called on the button.
The flop came 
, Muehloecker check-called the 4,500 bet of Jung.
They both checked through the 
on the turn to the 
on the river. Muehloecker now bet 10,500 and Jung called without hesitation. Muehloecker tabled 
for the turned two pair and that was enough to make Jung muck his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
208,000 | 42,600 |
|
65,000 | -17,000 |
Jiang Busts Hallaert in Huge Pot
Level 10
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Kenny Hallaert opened under the gun and called a three-bet from Sosia Jiang to 10,500 a couple of seats over. The flop came 
and Hallaert check-called 6,000. On the turn, he checked and faced a bet of 22,000. He responded by moving all in for 85,000 and Jiang called after thinking only a moment.
Kenny Hallaert: 
Sosia Jiang: 
Hallaert needed a hook to survive but didn't get one as the 
hit. He knuckled the table and left with a "nice hand."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
232,000 | 140,100 |
|
Busted |
Kein Tops Peters
Level 10
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
While Gustavo Kein and David Peters both entered the tournament via the Platinum Pass, you could say one player has a more distinguished poker resume. Kein from Argentina has a mere $22,700 in career earnings while Peters sits inside the top 5 all-time earners with over $29.5 million to his name.
However, once you sit down at the poker table, you can toss all those numbers away and put everyone on an even playing field. The two players were seated at the same table and got involved in a hand that saw Peters put himself at risk. The American shoved all in for 20,400 in the hijack and Kein pushed all in over the top from the small blind.
Gustavo Kein: 
David Peters: 
The board ran out 
and Kein got the best of Peters this time around, sending him to the rail prior to the first break of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
99,500 | 58,000 |
|
Busted |
Drinan Sends Merisecu Packing
Level 10
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
On a flop of 
, Connor Drinan faced the shove of Vasile-Ionut Merisecu for 27,500 and carefully counted his remaining stack. Drinan barely had his opponent covered with some 20,000 more behind and needed a minute to make the call.
Vasile-Ionut Merisecu: 
Connor Drinan:
The turn immediately improved Drinan to a flush and the river failed to keep Platinum Pass winner Merisecu in contention.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
95,000 | 45,000 |
|
Busted |
More Eliminations
Level 10
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Asif Warris won a Platinum Pass as the 2018 Persistence Award winner but unfortunately, the friendly Brit has just been eliminated. So have the following notable players:
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Hajiyev Sends Lindsay to the Rail
Level 10
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
A big pot had built between Ramin Hajiyev in the big blind and Katie Lindsay in middle position and the completed board showed 
. Hajiyev had moved all in with the pot around 65,000 and Lindsay had approximately 60,000 behind. After some time, the clock was called on Lindsay and she was given 30 seconds to act once the tournament director arrived.
"I call," Lindsay said with few seconds left and Hajiyev rolled over 
for trips deuces, Lindsay only held 
for kings and deuces.
According to Hajiyev, he had defended and check-raised the flop from 3,000 to 9,200, which Lindsay called. Hajivev bet the turn for 20,000 and picked up a call before he put ultimate pressure on the river.
Lindsay quickly collected her belongings and headed out of the tournament area.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
195,000 | 75,000 |
|
Busted |
Payouts Released
Level 10
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
The prize pool has been made available to the players with an official registration count of 1,039 entries. The total prize money is $26,455,500, counting the $1 million added to first by PokerStars. The winner of the event will bank $5.1 million ($4.1 million plus $1 million added), and five other players at the final table will take home seven figures. A total of 181 places are paid, with a min-cash being worth $25,450.
Check the "Payouts" tab above for a full breakdown of the pool.
Assorted Counts
Level 10
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000 | 45,000 |
|
190,000 | 65,100 |
|
180,000 | 10,100 |
|
160,000 | 61,200 |
|
150,000 | 5,000 |
|
135,000 | -32,200 |
|
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120,000 | 45,000 |
|
110,000 | 10,100 |
|
70,000 | 29,000 |
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50,000 | 8,000 |
|
50,000 | -9,600 |
|
45,000 | 2,100 |