$10,300 PCA Main Event Day 2 | 2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

01-25-2023 14:17 UTC-5

Cornell Sent Packing

Kirk Brown

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Tyler Cornell moved all in under-the-gun and action fold around to Ramin Hajiyev in the button who shoved over the top for more. The blinds got out of the way and the cards were tabled, with Cornell at risk.

Tyler Cornell:
Ramin Hajiyev:

Hajiyev was already ahead with his king-kicker, and the board of kept it that way which resulted in Cornell being eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ramin Hajiyev	140,000 75,000	75,000
Tyler Cornell	Busted

Tags: Ramin Hajiyev Tyler Cornell

01-25-2023 14:16 UTC-5

Gutierrez Doubles on Action Flop

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Lewis Powell

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Elias Gutierrez raised from early position and was called by Lucas Orsatelli in the big blind.

The flop came and there was 7,000 in the pot. Gutierrez bet 6,000 when checked to, before Orsatelli check-raised to 17,000. Gutierrez reraised to 35,000 and Orsatelli responded by making it 92,000. Gutierrez quickly moved all in for 104,000 and Orsatelli thought for a bit before calling.

Elias Gutierrez:
Lucas Orsatelli:

Orsatelli had flopped two pair but was crushed by Gutierrez's set of tens. The turn came the and the river the to give Gutierrez the double which left Orsatelli with less than a starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Elias Gutierrez	211,000 56,400	56,400

Lucas Orsatelli	17,300 82,000	82,000

Tags: Elias Gutierrez Lucas Orsatelli

01-25-2023 14:15 UTC-5

Makaci Pays Off Boivin

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Three ways to the flop, Thomas Boivin checked out of the big blind and faced a bet worth 2,600 by Julien Sitbon in the cutoff. Franck Makaci called on the button for Boivin to then check-raise to 8,600.

Sitbon folded while Makaci called. The turn brought a bet of 10,000 by Boivin and a call by Makaci. Following the river, the same action repeated for 16,000 as Makaci sigh-called . Boivin rolled over the and Makaci could all but gasp a "putain de merde".

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Boivin	130,000 49,000	49,000
Franck Makaci	113,000 5,000	5,000
Julien Sitbon	35,000 58,700	58,700

Tags: Franck Makaci Julien Sitbon Thomas Boivin

01-25-2023 14:14 UTC-5

Domination No Problem for Kornuth

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Calum Grant

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Scott Baumstein opened to 2,700 on the button before Christopher Puetz made it 10,900 from the small blind. Chance Kornuth then four-bet to 22,500 from the big blind.

Baumstein folded and then Puetz jammed for around 45,000 and Kornuth called.

Christopher Puetz:
Chance Kornuth:

Puetz was in great shape for the double up however the flop gave Kornuth outs to Broadway as well as a flush draw. The turn locked up the hand for the Kornuth and Puetz departed before the hit the river.

"How do you do that?" asked Alberto Meran.

"We all have our own skills...I'm surprised it took to the turn to be honest," replied Kornuth.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chance Kornuth	260,000 74,000	74,000

Christopher Puetz	Busted

Tags: Chance Kornuth Christopher Puetz

01-25-2023 14:02 UTC-5

Assorted Big Stacks in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Chino Rheem	256,400 115,200	115,200

Giuseppe Pantaleo	225,000 131,500	131,500

David Coleman	224,000 4,000	4,000

Michael Rocco	211,000 15,600	15,600

Mauricio Ferreira Pais	210,000 30,000	30,000
Sergi Reixach	208,100 11,200	11,200

Lucas Landa	207,000 111,200	111,200
Ehsan Amiri	205,000 7,000	7,000
Krasimir Yankov	203,000 39,800	39,800
Steve O'Dwyer	196,000 91,200	91,200

Yuri Dzivielevski	190,000 15,000	15,000

Chance Kornuth	186,000 6,000	6,000

Scott Bohlman	180,000 20,000	20,000

Alberto Meran	180,000 5,000	5,000
Carl Shaw	177,000 105,300	105,300

James Mendoza	175,000 64,500	64,500
Tauan Naves	172,000 2,000	2,000
Alexandros Kolonias	172,000 17,000	17,000

Xuan Liu	170,000 49,600	49,600
Noah Schwartz	170,000 30,000	30,000

Ian Matakis	165,000 80,200	80,200

Michel Dattani	159,400 50,300	50,300

Kelvin Kerber	151,200 109,400	109,400

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

01-25-2023 13:38 UTC-5

Break Time

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Kirk Brown

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The remaining players on now on a short 20-minute break and will return to action shortly.

01-25-2023 13:36 UTC-5

Assorted Counts in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Mauricio Ferreira Pais	180,000 8,300	8,300
Tauan Naves	170,000 170,000	170,000
Alexandros Kolonias	155,000 113,000	113,000

Thomas Muehloecker	140,000 37,000	37,000
Noah Schwartz	140,000 18,000	18,000

Andre Akkari	130,000 5,000	5,000

Anthony Hu	120,000 38,200	38,200
Fabiano Kovalski	115,000 22,200	22,200
Fabian Quoss	105,000 19,600	19,600
Fedor Holz	100,000 47,400	47,400

Julien Martini	90,000 56,500	56,500

Andjelko Andrejevic	90,000 60,000	60,000

Ramon Colillas	90,000 28,000	28,000
Mario Mosboeck	70,000 23,000	23,000
Dustin Dirksen	70,000 20,000	20,000
Armin Rezaei	70,000 25,100	25,100
Ramin Hajiyev	65,000 65,000	65,000
Jesse Lonis	65,000 65,000	65,000

Christoph Vogelsang	55,000 12,500	12,500
David Peters	55,000 11,000	11,000

Igor Yaroshevskyy	55,000 14,700	14,700
Anton Astapau	40,000 31,000	31,000
Ben Lamb	35,000 35,000	35,000

Colin Robinson	35,000 24,800	24,800

Kevin Rabichow	35,000 13,300	13,300

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01-25-2023 13:35 UTC-5

Rodriguez Can't Catch an Eight

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Kirk Brown

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Daniela Rodriguez was all in from the small blind for her last 100 and Seth Davies opened to 2,500 from under-the-gun. He was called by Justin Zaki in middle position and the three went to a flop of .