$10,300 PCA Main Event
Day 3 Started
2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$10,300 PCA Main Event
Day: 3
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
Calamusa Leads on Day 3 of PCA Main Event
Day 3 of the 2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event kicks off at noon local time with 79 players out of the 865 coming back to continue to battle it out. They have all locked up $20,980 but they will all have their eyes on the trophy and the first-place prize of $1,567,100.
Leading the way is Pierre Calamusa, from France, with a massive stack of 1,500,000. Calamusa has a 5th place finish in the 2016 EPT Monte-Carlo ($233,800) and will be looking to get closer to a title this time. He is followed by Vincent Bosca (1,138,000) from Spain. Enrico Camosci rounds up the top three with 980,000.
Other big names in the top counts are Matthias Eibinger (894,000), Brian Altman (746,000), Joao Simao (734,000) and Franz Ditz (732,000).
Among some of the other notables still in contention are PokerStars Ambassadors Andre Akkari (390,000) and Randy Lew (134,000), along with Scott Clements (591,000), Chino Rheem (437,000), Dzmitry Urbanovich (366,000), Mike Leah (316,000), and Elliott Smith (176,000).
The action is set to kick off at level 17 with blinds of 3,000/6,000/6,000. The schedule is set to play 90-minute levels and down to 16 players, or as announced, so there is plenty of action to look forward too as we get closer to the title.
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Day 3 Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Conor Beresford | United Kingdom | 313,000 | 52 |
| 1 | 2 | Filipe Oliveira | Portugal | 159,000 | 27 |
| 1 | 3 | Matt Glantz | United States | 113,000 | 19 |
| 1 | 4 | Ian Hunter | United Kingdom | 238,000 | 40 |
| 1 | 5 | Justin Ouimette | Canada | 349,000 | 58 |
| 1 | 6 | Danny Tang | Hong Kong | 122,000 | 20 |
| 1 | 7 | Timo Kamphues | Germany | 285,000 | 48 |
| 1 | 8 | Christoph Vogelsang | Germany | 558,000 | 93 |
| 2 | 1 | Mark Radoja | Canada | 348,000 | 58 |
| 2 | 2 | Erwann Pecheux | France | 393,000 | 66 |
| 2 | 3 | Pasquale Sarracco | Canada | 78,000 | 13 |
| 2 | 4 | Daniel Strelitz | United States | 333,000 | 56 |
| 2 | 6 | Rajesh Vohra | United States | 328,000 | 55 |
| 2 | 7 | Pierre Calamusa | France | 1,500,000 | 250 |
| 2 | 8 | Chris Furbert | United Kingdom | 117,000 | 20 |
| 3 | 1 | Yan Li | China | 237,000 | 40 |
| 3 | 2 | Philipp Kaempf | Germany | 345,000 | 58 |
| 3 | 3 | Eder Campana | Brazil | 490,000 | 82 |
| 3 | 4 | Javier Zarco | Spain | 120,000 | 20 |
| 3 | 5 | Claas Segebrecht | Germany | 299,000 | 50 |
| 3 | 6 | Simon Deadman | United Kingdom | 145,000 | 24 |
| 3 | 7 | Majid Yahyaei | United States | 168,000 | 28 |
| 3 | 8 | Matt Berkey | United States | 306,000 | 51 |
| 4 | 1 | Roberly Felicio | Brazil | 143,000 | 24 |
| 4 | 2 | Brian Altman | United States | 746,000 | 124 |
| 4 | 3 | Carlos Chadha | Canada | 564,000 | 94 |
| 4 | 4 | Jimmy Guerrero | France | 155,000 | 26 |
| 4 | 5 | Anthony Zinno | United States | 274,000 | 46 |
| 4 | 6 | Felipe Pantoja | Brazil | 521,000 | 87 |
| 4 | 7 | Scott Wellenbach | Canada | 334,000 | 56 |
| 4 | 8 | Sparrow Cheung | Hong Kong | 150,000 | 25 |
| 5 | 1 | Paul Fontan Castrillon | Spain | 83,000 | 14 |
| 5 | 2 | Javier Gomez Zapatero | Spain | 267,000 | 45 |
| 5 | 3 | Stefan Peukert | Germany | 134,000 | 22 |
| 5 | 4 | Andre Akkari | Brazil | 390,000 | 65 |
| 5 | 5 | Jorge Cantos | Argentina | 211,000 | 35 |
| 5 | 6 | Ivan Galinec | Croatia | 203,000 | 34 |
| 5 | 7 | Matthias Eibinger | Austria | 894,000 | 149 |
| 5 | 8 | Elliot Smith | Canada | 176,000 | 29 |
| 6 | 1 | Maria Ho | United States | 79,000 | 13 |
| 6 | 2 | Michael Azzaro | United States | 220,000 | 37 |
| 6 | 3 | Randy Lew | United States | 134,000 | 22 |
| 6 | 4 | Mihai Manole | Romania | 536,000 | 89 |
| 6 | 5 | Eli Ross | United States | 208,000 | 35 |
| 6 | 6 | Glenn Miller | Ireland | 208,000 | 35 |
| 6 | 7 | Ami Barer | Canada | 125,000 | 21 |
| 6 | 8 | Pavel Veksler | Ukraine | 808,000 | 135 |
| 7 | 1 | Joao Simao | Brazil | 734,000 | 122 |
| 7 | 2 | Michael Gathy | Belgium | 146,000 | 24 |
| 7 | 3 | Sam Greenwood | Canada | 57,000 | 10 |
| 7 | 4 | Aleksandr Gofman | Russia | 57,000 | 10 |
| 7 | 5 | Patrick Quinn | Canada | 111,000 | 19 |
| 7 | 6 | Bob Bounahra | United States | 527,000 | 88 |
| 7 | 7 | Michael Vela | United States | 145,000 | 24 |
| 7 | 8 | Marc Perrault | Canada | 227,000 | 38 |
| 8 | 1 | Marian Mik | Ukraine | 110,000 | 18 |
| 8 | 2 | Scott Clements | United States | 591,000 | 99 |
| 8 | 3 | Eder Murata | Brazil | 619,000 | 103 |
| 8 | 4 | Ben Yu | United States | 167,000 | 28 |
| 8 | 5 | Dimitar Yosifov | Bulgaria | 80,000 | 13 |
| 8 | 6 | Franz Ditz | Germany | 732,000 | 122 |
| 8 | 7 | Arsenii Karmatckii | Russia | 167,000 | 28 |
| 8 | 8 | Ramon Miquel Munoz | Spain | 58,000 | 10 |
| 9 | 1 | Chino Rheem | United States | 437,000 | 73 |
| 9 | 2 | Mike Leah | Canada | 316,000 | 53 |
| 9 | 3 | Michael Stembera | United States | 148,000 | 25 |
| 9 | 4 | Maxi Lehmanski | Germany | 250,000 | 42 |
| 9 | 5 | Enrico Camosci | Italy | 980,000 | 163 |
| 9 | 6 | Byron Kaverman | United States | 270,000 | 45 |
| 9 | 7 | Dzmitry Urbanovich | Poland | 366,000 | 61 |
| 9 | 8 | Marc-Andre Ladouceur | Canada | 259,000 | 43 |
| 10 | 1 | Vicent Bosca | Spain | 1,138,000 | 190 |
| 10 | 2 | Keith Nassetta | United States | 250,000 | 42 |
| 10 | 3 | Jeff Hakim | Lebanon | 261,000 | 44 |
| 10 | 4 | Kevin Andriamahefa | Canada | 301,000 | 50 |
| 10 | 5 | Rex Clinkscales | United States | 259,000 | 43 |
| 10 | 6 | Arkadiy Tsinis | United States | 136,000 | 23 |
| 10 | 7 | Tommy Nguyen | Canada | 441,000 | 74 |
| 10 | 8 | Chase Bianchi | United States | 567,000 | 95 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Cheung First One Down
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Shortly after cards were in the air, Scott Wellenbach and Sparrow Cheung got their chips in preflop in a button versus small blind confrontation.
Sparrow Cheung: 
Scott Wellenbach: 
The 
flop all but decided it for Cheung, and he was the first to collect the $20,980 payout today after turn 
and river 
ended it.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
500,000 | 166,000 |
|
Busted |
Rheem Jams Into Stembera; Bianchi Fires Two Barrels
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Chino Rheem opened and was called by Michael Stembera to see a flop of 
, which brought a bet of 9,000 by Rheem and a call by Stembera. On the 
turn, Rheem check-raised from 15,000 to 39,000 and Stembera called to see the 
on the river. Rheem moved all in and Stembera quickly folded.
One table over, Chase Bianchi in the small blind three-bet an open by Tommy Nguyen on the button to 42,000 and Nguyen called. Bianchi continued on the 
flop for 36,000 to receive a call. A second barrel on the 
for 72,000 did the trick to force a fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
640,000 | 73,000 |
|
500,000 | 63,000 |
|
360,000 | -81,000 |
|
97,000 | -51,000 |
Vela Doubles Through Simao
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
On a 
flop, Simao checked from the small blind. Vela, on the cutoff, bet 27,000. Simao check-raised all in for around 690,000 and Vela made the call putting at risk his last 120,000.
Michael Vela: 
Joao Simao: 
The 
turn and and river completed the board and Vela turned his flush to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
564,000 | -170,000 |
|
284,000 | 139,000 |
Akkari Wins Kings Versus Queens
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
One of the two remaining PokerStars Ambassadors, Andre Akkari, was involved in a hand against Ivan Galinec. The camera's swooped in right off the bat to watch the action between the two unfold.
Akkari was the one that opened the action to 13,000 and Galinec three-bet to 35,000. Akkari slid a call in before both players checked the 
flop. On the turn, Akkari bet 41,000, Galinec shoved for a little under 200,000 and Akkari called.
Akkari showed 
and pipped Galinec's . The river was the 
and Galinec was send to the rail in 78th.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
600,000 | 210,000 |
|
Busted |
Greenwood Doubles Through Gathy
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Sam Greenwood, in the big blind, was all in against Michael Gathy in the small blind for his last 50,000.
Sam Greenwood:
Michael Gathy; 
The board ran 
and Greenwood got his much needed double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000 | -26,000 |
|
112,000 | 55,000 |
Yu Busts Yosifov
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Dimitar Yosifov had started the day as one of the shorter stacks and got one jam through. However, the second time he was looked up by Ben Yu and ended up second best with versus on a board of 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000 | 83,000 |
|
Busted |
Munoz Busts to Ditz
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Franz Ditz opened to 14,000 in the hijack and short stack Ramon Miquel Munoz jammed on the button, Ditz called and the cards were on their backs while the camera crews rushed by.
Ramon Miquel Munoz:
Franz Ditz:
The 
flop gave Ditz top two and Munoz knuckled the table in defeat on the turn, as he was already drawing dead. A meaningless on the river was a mere formality and the Spaniard headed to the payout desk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
780,000 | 48,000 |
|
Busted |