With about 45,000 in the pot and the board reading 
, big blind Josh Reichard dropped in enough chips to put Connor Drinan, in the cutoff, all in. Drinan called for his 53,000 and tabled 
for the nuts, with Reichard flashing 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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151,000
56,000
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56,000 |
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140,000
75,000
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75,000 |
The $25,000 PokerStars NL Hold'em Players Championship at the 2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure has attracted a field of 1,039 to create a total prize pool of $26,455,500, including the $1,000,000 that's added to the first-place prize of $5,100,000.
The list with the biggest events in the world, looking at the total prize pool, is dominated by the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. 2006's Main Event, won by Jamie Gold for $12,000,000, stands out as the biggest of them all with a total prize pool of $82,512,162 ponied up by 8,773 players.
The €1,000,000 buy-in The Big One for One Drop in 2016 comes next, followed by this PSPC. Here's the Top 25:
| # | Year | Buy-in | Event | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | 1st |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2006 | $10,000 | 2006 WSOP Main Event | 8,773 | $82,512,162 | Jamie Gold | $12,000,000 |
| 2 | 2018 | $10,000 | 2018 WSOP Main Event | 7,874 | $74,015,600 | John Cynn | $8,800,000 |
| 3 | 2010 | $10,000 | 2010 WSOP Main Event | 7,319 | $68,798,600 | Jonathan Duhamel | $8,944,138 |
| 4 | 2017 | $10,000 | 2017 WSOP Main Event | 7,221 | $67,877,400 | Scott Blumstein | $8,150,000 |
| 5 | 2011 | $10,000 | 2011 WSOP Main Event | 6,865 | $64,531,000 | Pius Heinz | $8,715,638 |
| 6 | 2008 | $10,000 | 2008 WSOP Main Event | 6,844 | $64,333,600 | Peter Eastgate | $9,152,416 |
| 7 | 2016 | $10,000 | 2016 WSOP Main Event | 6,737 | $63,327,800 | Qui Nguyen | $8,005,310 |
| 8 | 2014 | $10,000 | 2014 WSOP Main Event | 6,683 | $62,820,200 | Martin Jacobson | $10,000,000 |
| 9 | 2012 | $10,000 | 2012 WSOP Main Event | 6,598 | $62,021,200 | Greg Merson | $8,531m853 |
| 10 | 2009 | $10,000 | 2009 WSOP Main Event | 6,494 | $61,043,600 | Joe Cada | $8,574,649 |
| 11 | 2015 | $10,000 | 2015 WSOP Main Event | 6,420 | $60,348,000 | Joe McKeehen | $7,683,346 |
| 12 | 2007 | $10,000 | 2007 WSOP Main Event | 6,358 | $59,784,954 | Jerry Yang | $8,250,000 |
| 13 | 2013 | $10,000 | 2013 WSOP Main Event | 6,352 | $59,708,800 | Ryan Riess | $8,359,531 |
| 14 | 2005 | $10,000 | 2005 WSOP Main Event | 5,619 | $52,818,610 | Joe Hachem | $7,500,000 |
| 15 | 2012 | $1,000,000 | 2012 WSOP The Big One for One Drop | 48 | $42,666,672 | Antonio Esfandiari | $18,346,673 |
| 16 | 2014 | $1,000,000 | 2014 WSOP The Big One for One Drop | 42 | $37,333,338 | Dan Colman | $15,306,668 |
| 17 | 2016 | €1,000,000 | The Monte-Carlo One Drop Extravaganza | 26 | $27,437,564 | Elton Tsang | $12,248,912 |
| 18 | 2019 | $25,000 | PokerStars NL Hold'em Players Championship | 1,039 | $26,455,500 | $5,100,000 | |
| 19 | 2018 | $1,000,000 | 2018 WSOP The Big One for One Drop | 27 | $24,840,000 | Justin Bonomo | $10,000,000 |
| 20 | 2004 | $10,000 | 2004 WSOP Main Event | 2,576 | $24,224,400 | Greg Raymer | $5,000,000 |
| 21 | 2012 | HK$2,000,000 | Macau High Stakes Challenge Super High Roller | 73 | $23,511,077 | Stanley Choi | $6,465,574 |
| 22 | 2015 | $500,000 | Super High Roller Bowl | 43 | $21,500,000 | Bryan Rast | $7,525,000 |
| 23 | 2016 | $111,111 | 2016 WSOP One Drop High Roller | 183 | $19,316,565 | Fedor Holz | $4,981,775 |
| 24 | 2018 | HK$2000,000 | Super High Roller Bowl China | 75 | $18,550,297 | Justin Bonomo | $4,823,077 |
| 25 | 2013 | $111,111 | 2013 WSOP One Drop High Roller | 166 | $17,891,148 | Tony Gregg | $4830,619 |
Data courtesy of TheHendonmob.com
In a three-bet pot, Ana Marquez was heads-up with the player sitting to her left. The flop read 
and Marquez check-called a bet of 10,000 from her opponent.
The turn brought the 
and Marquez checked again. Her opponent fired another 21,500 and Marquez stuck around to see the 
on the river. With four diamonds on the board, both players quickly tapped the table. Marquez tabled 
for a set of sixes and was relieved to see that her opponent didn't have a diamond.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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159,000
50,000
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50,000 |
Kane Kalas raised to 8,000 from early position and the player on his left three-bet to 19,000. The action folded back to Kalas who four-bet shoved all in for 59,000. His opponent asked for a quick count and then made the call to put Kalas at risk.
Kane Kalas: 
Opponent: 
The flop came 
to give Kalas a set of queens and a stranglehold on the hand. The 
on the turn locked up the pot for Kalas as he scored himself a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
121,000
73,500
|
73,500 |
Natasha Mercier has been eliminated as she tweeted that she lost a 260,000 pot with 
against the 
of her opponent.
Jason Mercier, Alex Foxen, Brian Rast, Bruce Buffer, Ankush Mandavia, and Michael Gagliano are amongst the eliminations too before the second break of the day.
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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305,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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240,000
63,500
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63,500 |
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207,000
172,000
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172,000 |
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163,000
9,600
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9,600 |
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115,000
38,000
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38,000 |
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88,000
42,000
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42,000 |
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75,000
27,600
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27,600 |
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73,500
57,500
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57,500 |
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53,000
17,300
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17,300 |
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26,000
116,600
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116,600 |
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Ermo Kosk open-shoved for the last 57,500 in the cutoff and Mikita Badziakouski on the button tossed in a single chip for the call.
Ermo Kosk: 
Mikita Badziakouski:
The board came 
and the queens held up for Badziakouski to send Kosk to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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240,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
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On the tail end of a medium-sized pot between Yan Li and Pascal Hartmann, the former called a bet on the 
river and Hartmann showed an eight, which Li had beat with . Further assorted counts can be found below.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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570,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
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450,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
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370,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
310,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
310,000
143,300
|
143,300 |
|
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290,000
195,000
|
195,000 |
|
260,000
114,500
|
114,500 |
|
250,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
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240,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
215,000
138,300
|
138,300 |
|
210,000
56,800
|
56,800 |
|
95,000
35,600
|
35,600 |
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85,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
70,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
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70,000
28,500
|
28,500 |
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60,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
After a hijack open to 5,500 by Chahn Jung and a cutoff three-bet to 16,000, Jason Gooch ripped in 57,000 from the big blind. Jung called and the three-bettor mucked.
Chahn Jung:
Jason Gooch:
Gooch bricked out on the 
runout and he wished everyone good luck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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295,000
87,000
|
87,000 |
|
Busted |
Photos by Neil Stoddart & Carlos Monti
