Early Pictures From Day 3
The pictures are courtesy of Neil Stoddart and Carlos Monti.
2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$25,000 PokerStars NL Hold'em Players Championship
Day: 3
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
Level: 18
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Badziakouski Eliminates Del Pino
Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Omar Del Pino was all in with a massive crowd of cameras and onlookers waiting for the showdown. He appeared to have jammed early and had Mikita Badziakouski call him in the small blind for around 105,000. Finally, the cards were flipped over.
Omar Del Pino: 
Mikita Badziakouski: 
The 
flop gave Del Pino some outs. The 
turn missed him and the 
river wasn't the ten he needed.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
855,000 | 699,000 |
|
Busted |
The Fold of the Tournament! Polychronopoulos and Nguyen Comment on Infamous PSPC Hand
Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Yesterday, on Day 2 of the PSPC, the hand above played out between French player Thi Xoa Nguyen and American Athanasios Polychronopoulos.
Wondering what the players involved were thinking? Check out our article on PokerNews.com with comments from both Thi Xoa Nguyen and American Athanasios Polychronopoulos.
Hinkle Eliminates Simmons
Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
On a completed board of 
, Sam Simmons bet 55,000 in middle position into a pot of around 190,000. Blair Hinkle thought awhile and then set him in for his last 75,000 or so. Simmons leaned back and sucked in a deep breath. After about 30 seconds, he dropped in his chips and Hinkle instantly turned over 
for a straight.
Tournament staff instructed the players not to show and Simmons could only smile and shake his head, indicating he couldn't beat the flopped Broadway. He joked about saving the spoilers and eventually showed 
for a turned set when instructed to show.
Hinkle and Ramin Hajiyev are vying for the chip lead north of 1 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,100,000 | 220,000 |
|
1,085,000 | 285,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Fernandez Has Aces Cracked Before the Money
Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
With the clock stopped and hand-for-hand play underway four spots off the money, the first hand brought two all in and call. The first one to run included PokerStars Team Pro Leo Fernandez, who shoved from middle position for around 55,000. Bart Lybaert called in the big blind and their table was the first to run out the hand.
Leo Fernandez: 
Bart Lybaert:
The board came 
and Lybaert spiked a queen on the river to deal the final blow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
270,000 | -15,000 |
|
Busted |
Elias Hangs Tough, Hand-for-Hand Begins
Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
The action folded to Christoph Vogelsang who raised it up on the button. Darren Elias called from the big blind and the two players went heads-up to a flop of 
. Elias check-called a bet from Vogelsang and the 
landed on the turn.
Elias checked again and Vogelsang tossed in a bet of 50,000. Elias continued to call and the 
paired the board on the river. Elias checked one more time and Vogelsang reluctantly checked it back. Elias tabled and that proved to be enough to take down the pot.
With 185 players remaining, the tournament director has elected to start the hand-for-hand process a bit early to prevent stalling. The clock will continue to run throughout the hand-for-hand process.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
537,000 | 54,000 |
|
363,000 | -48,000 |
Bernabeu, Srinivasan Eliminated
Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
A player in early position opened for 18,000, Blair Hinkle made it 53,000 on the button and small blind Samuel Bernabeu jammed in the small blind for 271,000. The opener mucked and Hinkle quickly called with 
. Bernabeu showed .
The dealer spread a flop of 
and Bernabeu left his seat, accepting a fist bump from Hinkle after the turn ended his slim hopes.
At another table, Shyam Srinivasan busted, saying he ran kings into Tracey Guice's aces.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
800,000 | 279,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Perkins Spikes a Double
Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Bill Perkins jammed for the last 51,000 and Max Greenwood asked for a count, then tossed in calling chips. The rest of the table got out of the way and the cards were turned over.
Greenwood flashed and Perkins immediately said "I am in trouble," then revealed .
"We are looking for a queen or hearts," Perkins continued.
The flop came 
and Perkins gasped "that's no queen or hearts."
However, the 
improved Perkins and he remained in the lead thanks to the 
river.
"The guy that had me bust with ace-queen of hearts will be pissed," Perkins grinned. Earlier today, he had started a competition to guess the hand he would bust with and the "winner" receives an entry into the WSOP Main Event.
If I bust --> # for someone. Guess the EXACT hand I bust w & win a entry to #WSOP 10k main event. Send email to the… https://t.co/uGICe2qdkB
— Bill Perkins (Guy) (@bp22)
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
310,000 | 9,000 |
|
120,000 | 49,000 |
Turn Bet Takes It
Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Tracey Guice opened to 17,000 on the cutoff. Ramon Colillas, in the big blind, called.
The dealer spread a flop of 
. Colillas checked. Guice bet 17,000. Colillas check-called.
The turn brought the . Colillas checked again. Guice fired another bet of 25,000, that was enough to claim the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
730,000 | 95,000 |
|
|
425,000 | 169,000 |