$1,100 BSOP Bahamas Main Event Day 2 | 2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

01-23-2023 19:06 UTC-4

Final Payouts

Matt Hansen

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The field of 460 entries generated a prize pool of $446,200, from which the winner will take home $86,650. The top 63 players are guaranteed a min-cash of $1,850.

Place	Prize	Place	Prize
1	$86,650	12-13	$6,450
2	$54,550	14-15	$5,400
3	$38,950	16-17	$4,700
4	$29,950	18-20	$4,100
5	$23,050	21-23	$3,550
6	$17,750	24-27	$3,100
7	$13,650	28-31	$2,700
8	$11,200	32-39	$2,350
9	$9,300	40-55	$2,050
10-11	$7,750	56-63	$1,850

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

01-23-2023 18:53 UTC-4

Tkatschew Doubles Through Wilson

Andrew Knowles

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

The action folded around to Andrew Wilson in the cutoff who opened for 3,500 and Alexander Tkatschew moved all in for 19,500 in the small blind. The big blind got out of the way and Wilson took a few seconds of reflection before tossing in a chip for the call.

Alexander Tkatschew:
Andrew Wilson:

The board ran out , and the kings held up for Tkatschew to secure a full double-up off of Wilson.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andy Wilson	46,000	46,000
Alexander Tkatschew	43,000	43,000

Tags: Alexander Tkatschew Andrew Wilson

01-23-2023 18:45 UTC-4

Nemeth Avoids Trouble

Matt Hansen

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Andras Nemeth raised to 3,000 from middle position and Brett Kennedy called from the big blind.

The flop was and Kennedy check-called a 2,500 bet to see on the turn.

Both players checked the turn and Kennedy checked once more on the river. After a quick moment of thought, Nemeth checked back, and Kennedy turned over .

"I was hoping you'd bet that," Kennedy said as he dragged the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brett Kennedy	153,000	-79,700
Andras Nemeth	45,000	-9,500

Tags: Andras Nemeth Brett Kennedy

01-23-2023 18:35 UTC-4

Cardot Jams River Into Torre

Andrew Knowles

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

In a heads-up pot with roughly 55,000 in the middle on a board showing , Giovani Torre bet out 11,000 from the big blind and Yannick Cardot made the call on the button.

The rolled off on the river and Torre slowed down with a check. Cardot took a few seconds before sliding a stack of blue 5,000 chips forward, covering the stack of Torre, who went deep in the tank.

After close to two minutes contemplating his options, Torre reluctantly made the fold and the pot was sent to Cardot without showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yannick Cardot	211,000	50,300
Giovani Torre	33,000

Tags: Giovani Torre Yannick Cardot

01-23-2023 18:32 UTC-4

PN Podcast: Postle Back in Poker & Guest Mori Eskandani Shares Mirage Stories

Sandra Barbour

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

In the latest PokerNews Podcast episode of 2023, Chad Holloway and Connor Richards handle things while Jesse Fullen is in Australia. They discuss Mike Postle’s sudden reappearance in the poker world after making a final table at the Million Dollar Heater at Beau Rivage in Mississippi, while also talking about the slowroll and needle that accompanied his bust out.

They try to balance that story with a heart-warming one where Johnnie “Johnnie Vibes” Moreno put a bartender into the MSPT Sycuan Main Event, with the recreational player going on to finish in fourth place for $40,000!

Other stories discussed include WSOP.com Player of the Years, Lon McEachern and Daniel Lowery winning WSOP Circuit gold rings, and early winners from the PokerGO Cup.

Speaking of which, PokerGO’s Mori Eskandani joins the show as this week’s guest. The Poker Hall of Famer talks 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) preparations, who came close to challenging Jason Koon on High Stakes Duel III (HSD), plus when we can expect the next HSD match to take place. He also discussed new developments to this year’s PokerGO Tour (PGT) and shared memories from the days when the Mirage was the hot spot for poker in Vegas.

Click here to listen to the new PN Podcast!

01-23-2023 18:19 UTC-4

Chen Picks Up Cowboys For Full Double Up

Andrew Knowles

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

The action was picked up as all the chips went in the middle preflop between Andrew Chen in the small blind and Adrian State in the big blind. Chen had 109,000 and was slightly covered by State who made the call to put Chen at risk.

Andrew Chen:
Adrian State:

It was a massive cooler for State to run into Chen's kings blind versus blind, and when the board ran out , the cowboys held up to skyrocket Chen up the leaderboard, while leaving State with less than 10 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Chen	226,000	104,000
Adrian State	12,000	-76,000

Tags: Adrian State Andrew Chen

01-23-2023 18:16 UTC-4

Rheem Gets Away From One, Gets Some Back

Matt Hansen

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Chino Rheem raised to 3,500 from middle position before Sriharsha Doddapaneni made it 9,000 from the next seat over. The rest of the table got out of the way and Rheem called. The flop was and Rheem check-folded when Doddapaneni continued for 6,000.

On the next hand, Rheem raised to 3,500 again and Fintan Hand called from two seats over. The flop was and Rheem continued for 4,000. Hand called and the turn was . Rheem fired 11,000 at the turn, but it was too much for Hand and he tossed his hand in the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fintan Hand	119,500	24,500
Chino Rheem	102,500	6,500
Sriharsha Doddapaneni	59,000	59,000

Tags: Chino Rheem Fintan Hand Sriharsha Doddapaneni

01-23-2023 18:07 UTC-4

Various Counts and Late Arrivals

Andrew Knowles

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Mateusz Moolhuizen	278,000	99,000
Steven Fandozzi	213,000	139,100
Andrew Chen	122,000	-29,000
Chino Rheem	96,000	3,000
Lucas Greenwood	70,000	70,000
Benny Glaser	59,000	59,000
Dietrich Fast	50,000	-58,000
Benjamin Spragg	47,000	47,000
Adam Hendrix	30,000	30,000
Maria Ho	30,000
Ryan Riess	30,000	30,000
Ethan Yau	30,000	-31,300

01-23-2023 17:55 UTC-4

Final Tally

Matt Hansen

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

The extended break is now over and late registration has come to an end. The final tally is 460 entries, from which around 216 players now remain. The field generated a prize pool of $446,200.

Stay tuned for payouts from the PokerNews team when they are made available.