$10,300 PCA Main Event Day 3 | 2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

01-14-2019 13:29 UTC-4

Battle of the Short Stacks

Yori Epskamp

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Aleksandr Gofman shipped all in for 50,000 from under the guy and Michael Gathy reshoved 87,000 from the small blind. Sam Greenwood, in the big blind, slowly peeked at his hole cards one by one, then let out a sigh with a smile.

Aleksandr Gofman:
Michael Gathy:

Gofman remained best on for a little breathing room.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksandr Gofman	112,000 55,000	55,000
Michael Gathy	37,000 -83,000	-83,000

Tags: Aleksandr Gofman Michael Gathy

01-14-2019 13:39 UTC-4

Death By Quads for Gathy

Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Michael Gathy jammed the button for 37,000 and Sam Greenwood reshoved out of the small blind to isolate.

Michael Gathy:
Sam Greenwood:

The flop instantly gave Greenwood the check mark with quads, making the turn and river meaningless.

However, the fortune of Greenwood only lasted a few minutes as he ended up second-best with against the of Aleksandr Gofman. On a board of , Gofman doubled for 100,000 and Greenwood was sent back to a severe short stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksandr Gofman	210,000 98,000	98,000
Sam Greenwood	35,000 -77,000	-77,000

Michael Gathy	Busted

Tags: Aleksandr Gofman Michael Gathy Sam Greenwood

01-14-2019 13:42 UTC-4

Tsinis Runs Out of Chips

Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Down to 100,000, Arkadiy Tsinis moved all in from early position and Vicent Bosca in the cutoff went all in over the top to force folds from all players behind.

Arkadiy Tsinis:
Vicent Bosca:

On a board of , Tsinis failed to improve and headed to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vicent Bosca	1,090,000 -48,000	-48,000
Arkadiy Tsinis	Busted

Tags: Arkadiy Tsinis Vicent Bosca

01-14-2019 13:43 UTC-4

Greenwood Eliminated by Simao

Sandra Barbour

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Joao Simao raised to 13,000 under the gun. Sam Greenwood, from one seat over, three-bet shoved for his last 42,000. Action folded back to Simao who quickly called.

Joao Simao:
Sam Greenwood:

The board came and Simao raked in the pot with his full house, eliminating Greenwood.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Simao	645,000 81,000	81,000

Sam Greenwood	Busted

Tags: Joao Simao Sam Greenwood

01-14-2019 13:46 UTC-4

Eibinger Burns Through His Time Bank

Yori Epskamp

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

With the shot clock is in play, all players received a fresh batch of six 30-second time bank cards at the start of the day. Nearly forty minutes in, Matthias Eibinger has burned through two-thirds of his arsenal after a long tank against Javier Gomez Zapatero.

On the turn, the board was reading and Gomez bet 60,000, which Eibinger called. The river brought the and Gomez put it all on the line with a shove of 191,000. Eibinger used up four of his time-bank cards before settling on a fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthias Eibinger	790,000 -104,000	-104,000
Javier Gomez Zapatero	390,000 123,000	123,000

Tags: Javier Gomez Zapatero Matthias Eibinger

01-14-2019 13:53 UTC-4

Mik Falls to Ditz

Sandra Barbour

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Franz Ditz opened to 14,000 from early position. Vincent Mosca, in the hijack, three-bet to 41,000. Marian Mik, on the cutoff, four-bet shoved for his last 65,000. Ditz reshoevd and Mosca folded.

Franz Ditz:
Marian Mik:

The runout was and that was it for Mik, eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Franz Ditz	880,000 100,000	100,000
Marian Mik	Busted

Tags: Franz Ditz Marian Mik

01-14-2019 14:02 UTC-4

Tang Doubles Through Beresford

Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

A raise to 14,000 by Conor Beresford was met by a three-bet to 48,000 by Danny Tang in the small blind over on the secondary feature table. Beresford four-bet all in and Tang glanced over at the tournament info screen before making the call.

Danny Tang:
Conor Beresford:

The board came and the kicker played to let Tang double for 172,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Danny Tang	355,000 233,000	233,000

Conor Beresford	155,000 -158,000	-158,000

Tags: Conor Beresford Danny Tang

01-14-2019 14:03 UTC-4

Felicio Busts to Pantoja

Sandra Barbour

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Roberly Felicio was all in from the hijack for his last 130,000 against Felipe Pantoja who was under the gun.

Felipe Pantoja:
Roberly Felicio:

The runout was and Pantoja took down the pot, sending Felicio to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Felipe Pantoja	670,000 -30,000	-30,000
Roberly Felicio	Busted

Tags: Felipe Pantoja Roberly Felicio

01-14-2019 14:07 UTC-4

Karmatckii Doesn't Get There

Yori Epskamp

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Marc-Andre Ladouceur had 15,000 in front of him on the button, Arsenii Karmatckii three-bet to 48,000 from the big blind and Ladouceur called. On the flop, Karmatchkii bet 26,000 and Ladouceur called.

The turn was the and after using one time bank, the 2018 EPT Sochi champ moved all in for 145,000. Ladouceur also needed one time bank before calling it off for the majority of his remaining stack.

Arsenii Karmatckii:
Marc-Andre Ladouceur:

Karmatckii had quite a few outs left and needed a five, ace or diamond to continue his run at a second major PokerStars title. The river was the , none of his outs, and the Russian hopeful finished in 70th place.