Pictures From Day 1b
Pictures courtesy of Neil Stoddart and Carlos Monti.
2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$10,300 PCA Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
Buy-in
$10,300
Prize Pool
$8,390,500
Entries
865
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
160,000
Jetten Busts to El-Messiri
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Peter Jetten moved all in for his last 17,000 from middle position. Sherif El-Messiri, on the button, reshoved for around 34,000.
Sherif El-Messiri: 
Peter Jetten: 
The board came 
and El-Messiri took down the pot, sending Jetten to the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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70,000
69,999
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69,999 |
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Busted |
Cody Eliminated by Simao
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
The live stream just switched over to one of the outer tables and showed the all in of Jake Cody near the end of level one, who ended up at risk preflop with 
against the 
of Joao Simao.
There was no help on the board and the pot was shipped over to Simao, who remains one of the biggest stacks early on Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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480,000
12,000
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12,000 |
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370,000
8,000
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8,000 |
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320,000
90,000
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90,000 |
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310,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
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280,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
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245,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Kharkov Extends His Lead
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Dragos Trofimov opened to 4,500 from the hijack. Alexander Kharkov, in the big blind, called.
A flop reading 
was dealt. Kharkov bet 5,000. Trofimov called.
The dealer burned and turned the 
. Kharkov continued with another bet of 7,000. Trofimov called again.
The 
filled up the river. Kharkov threw in 15,000. Trofimov tank-called. Kharkov showed for fours full of jacks and Trofimov sent his hand to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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560,000
80,000
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80,000 |
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105,000
-75,000
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-75,000 |
High Rollers Take on the Portuguese
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Matthias Eibinger raised to 5,500, Manuel Ruivo three-bet to 16,500 from the blinds and Eibinger called. The flop was 
and Ruivo check-called 13,000 from Eibinger. On the 
turn, Ruivo checked, Eibinger shoved for 45,500, and Ruvio called after the clock got called on him.
Matthias Eibinger: 
Manuel Ruivo:
Ruivo could only win with a jack but caught the instead and had to fork over a decent part of his stack.
At the same time at another table, Steffen Sontheimer and Diogo Veiga got their stacks in the middle on a 
flop. Veiga was all in for a little over 50,000 and trailing with 
against Sontheimer's 
.
The turn and 
river kept the aces second best, scoring Sontheimer a knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
170,000
54,400
|
54,400 |
|
150,000
85,100
|
85,100 |
|
50,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
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Busted | |
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Frangoulidis Jams Into Gofman
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
A raise to 20,000 was in front of Aleksandr Gofman with the flop showing 
and James Frangoulidis then moved all in for a total of 87,000. Gofman gave it some thought and folded.
"I would have done the same," Noah Schwartz said and Gofman said "I would have called you."
Frangoulis chimed in "you would have called him but not me? Come on," while dragging in the pot.
Further assorted counts can be found below.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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290,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
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235,000
63,000
|
63,000 |
|
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230,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
|
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230,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
|
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220,000
55,700
|
55,700 |
|
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|
|
210,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
200,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
200,000
64,700
|
64,700 |
|
168,000
73,000
|
73,000 |
|
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|
160,000
98,700
|
98,700 |
|
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|
140,000
-1,400
|
-1,400 |
|
135,000
15,200
|
15,200 |
|
130,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
125,000
35,500
|
35,500 |
|
110,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
|
95,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
|
90,000
9,800
|
9,800 |
|
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|
80,000
-41,400
|
-41,400 |
|
50,000
-9,100
|
-9,100 |
|
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35,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
|
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"Lucky Me!"
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Chipleader Alexander Kharkov opened to 5,000 in early position, Dragos Trofimov three-bet to 22,000 from the small blind, Jacques Der Megreditchian four-bet shoved 92,000 from the big blind and Kharkov went in the tank. He folded after a minute of thought.
Trofimov needed no time to come to a decision and stuck calling chips in within a heartbeat.
Jacques Der Megreditchian:
Dragos Trofimov:
The dealer fanned out 
to pair up Trofimov and eliminate Der Megreditchian. Kharkov watched it unfold with a sour look on his face and indicated to Trofimov he folded a big hand with a club in it.
"Lucky me!" the Platinum Pass winner laughed and Kharkov could muster a smile as well.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
505,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
|
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220,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
Busted | |
2019 PokerStars Caribbean Main Event Nationalities Breakdown
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
A total of 623 unique players showed up for the 2019 $10,300 PCA Main Event and they traveled to the Bahama's from 56 different countries. Unsurprisingly, the United States made up the majority of the field with 189 players. Countries represented at the PCA include Singapore, Luxembourg, Peru, Morocco, Kazakhstan, Chile, and Venezuela.
| Country | Players | % | Country | Players | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 189 | 21.85% | China | 11 | 1.27% |
| Canada | 75 | 8.67% | Ireland | 11 | 1.27% |
| Germany | 46 | 5.32% | Netherlands | 9 | 1.04% |
| UK | 42 | 4.86% | Austria | 8 | 0.92% |
| Brazil | 36 | 4.16% | Romania | 7 | 0.81% |
| France | 32 | 3.70% | Italy | 6 | 0.69% |
| Spain | 21 | 2.43% | Ukraine | 6 | 0.69% |
| Portugal | 16 | 1.85% | Belgium | 5 | 0.58% |
| Russia | 14 | 1.62% | Bulgaria | 5 | 0.58% |
| Argentina | 11 | 1.27% | Other | 73 | 8.44% |
More Notables Eliminated
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
More big names have been eliminated from the tournament including PokerStars Ambassador Aditya Agarwal.
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Zamani More Than Doubles
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Pablo Melogno raised to 4,500 in the cutoff and Martin Zamani shoved the button for 51,000. Zachary Donovan called in the small blind for the last 16,000 and Melogno asked for a count, then called with the biggest stack of the trio.
Zachary Donovan: 
Martin Zamani: 
Pablo Melogno: 
"I am a big favorite," Zamani had joked before the cards were tabled and another player at the table replied, "make it a sweat." Indeed, the flop of 
brought a gutshot for the two ace-queens. However, the 
turn and 
river were blanks and Donovan was eliminated, Zamani more than doubled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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130,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
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45,000
-46,200
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-46,200 |
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Busted |