PokerStars Ambassador Jake Cody summed up his 2018 (which included a massive roulette spike) with [Removed:139]. The two also discuss what the PokerStars Players Championship brought to the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure.
In what was presumably a three-bet pot between Joe McKeehen and Michael Azzaro, it was McKeehen who continued with a bet of 24,000 from the blinds on a 
flop. Azzaro smooth-called the bet in position.
The turn was the 
and McKeehen shoved for around 70,000. Azzaro called lightning-fast to put the 2015 WSOP Main Event champ at risk.
Joe McKeehen: 
Michael Azzaro: 
McKeehen was in dire straights and needed one of the remaining kings to survive. The river instead brought the 
; McKeehen quickly mucked his cards and splashed his stack towards Azzaro before switfly exiting the area.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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330,000
130,000
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130,000 |
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Busted | |
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Last year's champion Maria Lampropulos will not be adding a second Main Event trophy to her mantlepiece as she's just been eliminated from the tournament.
The live stream crew caught her walking away from the table and she had jammed her short stack in from the big blind with the 
only to get called by button raiser Gianluca Speranza with pocket jacks. No help followed on flop, turn or river and her title defense came to an end.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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130,000
68,300
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68,300 |
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Busted | |
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On a flop of 
, Philipp Kaempf bet 7,000 from the hijack. Oscar Hilario Quijada , on the button, raised to 27,000. Kaempf called.
The turn brought the 
. Kaempf checked. Hilario moved all in for around 130,000 and Kaempf tank-called.
Phillipp Kaempf: 
Oscar Hilario Quijada: 
The 
river completed the board and Quijada was sent to the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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445,000
376,200
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376,200 |
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Busted |
PokerStars Ambassador Jason Somerville looks at a sponsorship deal that is near and dear to his heart: PokerStars becoming UFC's first-ever "Official Poker Partner".
After a raise from Jimmy Guerrero and a call from Jonathan West, Chris Hunichen three-bet shoved about 80,000 from the blinds. Guerrero called and West got out of the way.
Chris Hunichen: 
Jimmy Guerrero: 
The dealed fanned out 
and "Big Huni", who finished 4th in the $100,000 Super High Roller yesterday, was drawing dead by the time the turn arrived.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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320,000
160,000
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160,000 |
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Busted | |
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[Removed:139] catches up with Maria Ho on a break during Day Two of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event. Ho takes us through her PCA Main Event journey, which has not been an easy one, but she still has chips as she heads back to the featured table.
Andrew Chen had a little over 10 big blinds left and shoved those from early position with 
. Franz Ditz looked him up with and had an easy hold on 
to eliminate Chen.
Chen was shortly followed out of the door by Brian Yoon, who had shoved all in for 25,000 on the button with . Felipe Pantoja, who has been meditating on the tournament floor during the breaks, called from the small blind with 
.
Once again, the best hand held up on a 
board and the field was brought down to ten before the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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510,000
41,000
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41,000 |
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370,000
125,000
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125,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Six places off the money, Bryn Kenney raised to 7,000, Andjelko Andrejevic called to his left and Randy Lew jumped in from the big blind. On the 
flop, Lew and Kenney checked to Andrejevic who bet 10,000. Lew folded and Kenney check-called. The 
on the turn got checked by both players.
The river was the and Kenney checked a third time, Andrejevic bet 30,000, but Kenney had a trick up his sleeve and check-raised all in, putting Andrejevic to the test for almost 110,000 more. Andrejevic gave it up after quite some thought.
Kenney revealed the with a grin and Andrejevic smiled as well.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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300,000
162,500
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162,500 |
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110,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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In one of the first hand after the dinner break, Rainer Kempe open-shoved from the small blind and Eder Takashi Murata called in the big blind.
Rainer Kempe: 
Eder Takashi Murata:
Kempe was in a great spot to double-up but faith would have it otherwise as the board ran out 
, pairing Murata on the turn. The German, winner of the $50k Single-Day High Roller earlier this week and Day 1b chip leader, will miss out on a money finish.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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265,000
3,500
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3,500 |
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Busted | |
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