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
Players Left 1 / 889
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Recent Casualties on Day 1a

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Out of a field of 154 entries, only 115 players remain towards the end of the sixth level. Those who departed recently can be found below.

Talbot Short After Tussle With Boianovsky

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Until the heads-up turn of {8-Spades}{3-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{7-Clubs}, some 8,000 chips were in the middle and Parker Talbot bet 3,800. Felipe Boianovsky called in the cutoff and the {2-Spades} on the river was checked by Talbot, who had less than one-third of the starting stack behind. Boianovsky bet 17,000 and the PokerStars ambassador sigh-folded.

"You never fold those to me," Fabiano Kovalski joked, as both had been battling frequently on the live and especially online poker tables previously.

"Was I playing against you in that hand?" a semi-serious Talbot replied with a dry smile on his face.

Tags: Fabiano KovalskiFelipe BoianovskyParker Talbot

Nguyen Flips Well Against Jouhkimainen

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

The chips went into the middle before the flop as a short-stacked Turbo Nguyen ended up at risk against Joni Jouhkimainen.

Turbo Nguyen: {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}
Joni Jouhkimainen: {8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}

The classic flip went to Nguyen as he got there on the {a-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{k-Clubs} runout.

"Now I can actually start playing poker," Nguyen joked. "I told her we gonna do another five hours massage," he said in table chat, referring to the massage therapist.

Tags: Joni JouhkimainenTurbo Nguyen

Kim Check Raises River

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

There was 4,100 in the pot. Brian Kim was in the small blind against Matas Cimbolas in the big blind.

The board was complete and read {k-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{5-Spades}{k-Hearts}. Kim checked and Cimbolas bet 4,200. Kim put in the check-raise to 14,500, putting Cimbolas in the tank. Cimbolas folded and the chips went to Kim.

Tags: Brian KimMatas Cimbolas

Assorted Counts in the Field

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Neves Eliminates Badziakouski

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Pedro Neves
Pedro Neves

It was a three-bet pot with Pedro Gois Neves in the small blind against Mikita Badziakouski in the hijack.

The pot was 15,200 heading to the flop of {q-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{5-Hearts}. Neves continued for 3,800 and was called by Badziakouski.

The {4-Clubs} was the turn and Neves bet 7,600. Badziakouski called.

The river came the {8-Spades} and Neves moved all in for 22,700 effective. Badziakouski went deep into the tank, cracking his knuckles. After several minutes, he called for his tournament life. Neves turned over {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs} for an overpair, beating Badziakouski's {q-Hearts}{j-Hearts} (top pair) and eliminating him from the tournament.

Tags: Mikita BadziakouskiPedro Gois Neves

Loeser Chips Up With a Flush

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

With 8,700 in the middle to the {k-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} flop, Manig Loeser checked and then called a bet of 2,600 by Francois Billard. The {k-Hearts} on the turn was checked by Loeser once more and he called another bet of 4,200 by Billard. Both then checked down the {2-Diamonds} on the river and Loeser flipped over the {a-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} for the nut flush, which ended up winning the pot.

Tags: Francois BillardManig Loeser

Double Knockout for Aube

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Ivan Deyra raised to 1,200 and a short-stacked Alexandros Kolonias then pushed all-in for around 5,000. Henrik Brockmann also committed his last 12,000 and change before Sebastien Aube went all-in over the top, forcing out initial raiser Deyra in the process.

Alexandros Kolonias: {q-Clubs}{10-Clubs}
Henrik Brockmann: {3-Diamonds}{3-Spades}
Sebastien Aube: {j-Hearts}{j-Clubs}

The {k-Hearts}{j-Spades}{7-Hearts} flop left Brockmann on the ropes while Kolonias was alive with the open-ended straight draw. Nothing changed on the {q-Spades} turn but the {k-Clubs} river only improved Aube to a full house.

Tags: Alexandros KoloniasHenrik BrockmannIvan DeyraSebastien Aube

Assorted Counts in the Field

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Greenwood Wins at Showdown

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Kitty Kuo raised to 1,300 from early position and was called by Sam Greenwood in the big blind.

The flop came {9-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} and Kuo continued for 3,000. Greenwood called.

The {q-Spades} was the turn and action went check check.

The river was the {2-Diamonds} and action checked through again. Greenwood showed {k-Hearts}{8-Hearts} to take down the pot.

Tags: Kitty KuoSam Greenwood

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