2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

$10,300 PCA Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a5
Prize
$1,316,963
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,300
Prize Pool
$8,623,300
Total Entries
889
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
166
Players Left
80
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Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Pastor Takes Down Multiway Pot

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Joao Vieira opened to 1,600 from early position and was called by Dominykas Mikolaitis and Juan Pastor from the cutoff and the button respectively.Yigit Aksoy also called from the big blind.

Vieira continued for 2,400 on the {9-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{2-Spades} flop. Only Mikolaitis folded.

Action then checked to Pastor on the {9-Diamonds} turn. He fired out for 6,500 and both Aksoy and Vieira folded.

Tags: Dominykas MikolaitisJoao VieiraJuan PastorYigit Aksoy

Stokkan Chips Up; Chamas Jams Into Veldhuis

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

With some 8,400 in the middle to the {q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{q-Spades}{k-Diamonds} river, Joao Simao bet 3,100 from a middling position. Preben Stokkan gave it some thought on the button before he made it 16,500 to go and Simao instantly folded.

One hand later, Lex Veldhuis raised to 1,600 on his second bullet of the day. The action folded to Rayan Chamas in the small blind, who eyeballed the stack size of the fellow online streamer. Once that was clarified, Chamas simply pushed all-in and forced folds from David Yan in the big blind as well as Veldhuis.

Tags: David YanJoao SimaoLex VeldhuisPreben StokkanRayan Chamas

Lefrancois Runs into Aces

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Pascal Lefrancois
Pascal Lefrancois

Pascal Lefrancois opened to 1,800 from under the gun before Lucas Orsatelli three-bet to 4,200 on the button.

Lefrancois then jammed for around 40,000 and Orsatelli snap-called.

Pascal Lefrancois: {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}
Lucas Orsatelli: {a-Clubs}{a-Spades}

Lefrancois found a glimmer of hope after pairing up on the {k-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} flop. However, the {3-Clubs} turn and {3-Spades} river kept Orsatelli ahead and sent Lefrancois to the rail.

Jorstad Eliminates Rocco

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Espen Jorstad raised to 2,000 from the cutoff before Michael Rocco three-bet to 12,500 from the big blind. Jorstad moved all in for around 12,500 effective and Rocco called.

Michael Rocco: {3-Spades}{3-Diamonds}
Espen Jorstad: {a-Hearts}{j-Clubs}

It was a flip for Rocco's tournament life but survival wasn't looking good as it came {j-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{6-Hearts}. The turn came the {q-Clubs} and the river the {10-Clubs} to eliminate Rocco from the tournament.

Tags: Espen JorstadMichael Rocco

Wakil Joins the Big Stacks on Day 1a

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Jamil Wakil
Jamil Wakil

Bruno Volkmann raised it up to 4,000 out of the small blind and that sizing stunned Jamil Wakil in the big blind for a few seconds. He stared at his table neighbor and then came along to see a flop of {k-Spades}{6-Spades}{3-Spades} on which Volkmann check-called a bet worth 3,000.

After the {q-Spades} turn, Volkmann went for a check-raise from 3,500 to 11,500 and Wakil came along after pondering his decision for a couple of seconds. Once the {q-Hearts} river paired the board, Volkmann checked and Wakil sighed before checking behind.

Volkmann revealed the {10-Spades}{3-Hearts} and Wakil smiled as he raked in the pot with the {j-Spades}{7-Spades} for a superior flush.

Tags: Bruno VolkmannJamil Wakil

Hunichen Eliminated Once More

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Chris Hunichen had re-entered recently but never got his stack up and running. In a battle of the blinds, he eventually jammed and was called by fellow short stack Picasso Candamo from one seat over.

Chris Hunichen: {a-}{10-}
Francisco Picasso Candamo: {k-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}

The board ran out {9-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{10-Spades} and the stacks were counted. Picasso Candamo had 13,000 at his disposal and Hunichen's 12,400 were covered by fewer than one big blind.

Tags: Chris HunichenFrancisco Picasso Candamo

Smith Folds Out Conan

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Dan Smith, who started the hand with around 13,000, opened to 1,600 from under the gun. Only Arthur Conan called from the big blind.

The {k-Spades}{10-Hearts}{7-Clubs} flop checked through to the {j-Clubs} turn. Conan checked again and then folded after Smith bet 2,500.

Tags: Arthur ConanDan Smith

Dzivielevski Building a Stack

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Yuri Dzivielevski is one of the biggest stacks in the room and just added a few more chips to his collection. He opened to 1,600 from under the gun and was only called by Dustin Dirksen from the big blind.

Dirksen check-called for 1,000 on the {9-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{4-Hearts} flop before the {q-Hearts} turn checked through to the {5-Spades} river. Dirksen check-folded after Dzivielevski bet 5,000.

Tags: Dustin DirksenYuri Dzivielevski