2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

$10,300 PCA Main Event
Day: 2
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
Entries
889
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
567
Players Left
151
Players Left 1 / 889
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Amiri Leads the Way; Saliba Doubles Through Badziakouski

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

Ehsan Amiri emerged with a massive stack and recalled the action as follows.

According to the Aussie, he faced a raise to 4,500 by Pascal Lefrancois and three-bet to 17,000 from one seat over. Brandon Wilson then four-bet to 45,000 with around 100,000 behind and Lefrancois folded. Amiri jammed with {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds} and was called by Wilson with pocket kings.

On a {10-}{6-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{6-}{3-Diamonds} runout, Amiri improved to the nut flush and skyrocketed near the top of the leaderboard. Another big stack can be found one table over in Evan Sparling.

Amiri's table produced another all-in showdown when Mikita Badziakouski defended the big blind and led the {q-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{6-Spades}{k-Clubs} turn; Justin Saliba called. On the {5-Clubs} river, Badziakouski bet 18,000 into 33,000 and Saliba moved all in for a mere 29,500. The sigh-call by Badziakouski followed and Saliba tabled {a-Clubs}{9-Clubs} for the nuts as Badziakouski briefly flashed the {k-Diamonds}{4-}.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ehsan Amiri au
Ehsan Amiri
415,000
1,000
1,000
Profile photo of Evan Sparling us
Evan Sparling
400,000
93,000
93,000
Profile photo of Pascal Lefrancois ca
Pascal Lefrancois
140,000
30,000
30,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Justin Saliba us
Justin Saliba
92,500
17,500
17,500
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
85,000
40,000
40,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Brandon Wilson us
Brandon Wilson
Busted

Tags: Brandon WilsonEhsan AmiriEvan SparlingJustin SalibaMikita BadziakouskiPascal Lefrancois

Seidel Sextuples-Up Then Busts

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

Erik Seidel put in his last 1,000 from early position. Pascal Hartmann then raised to 4,500 from the hijack. The remaining players folded and Seidel was at risk of elimination.

Erik Seidel: {4-Clubs}{4-Spades}
Pascal Hartmann: {k-Diamonds}{10-Spades}

The {4-Hearts} was in the window and was followed by the {q-Clubs} and {10-Diamonds} for Seidel to become the big favorite. The {8-Clubs} turn gave Hartmann a straight draw but Seidel made a full house on the {10-Hearts} river to have a stack of 6,000.

The very next hand, Seidel jammed again and action folded to Martin Raus from the big blind.

"I guess we'll look together," said Raus as he made the blind call.

Erik Seidel: {k-Clubs}{3-Hearts}
Martin Raus: {a-Hearts}{9-Clubs}

Seidel was behind and was unable improve on the {q-Clubs}{10-Spades}{6-Spades}{5-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} runout and was eliminated from the PCA Main Event

Player Chips Progress
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Pascal Hartmann
181,000
88,700
88,700
Profile photo of Martin Raus ca
Martin Raus
110,000
110,000
110,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
Busted
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Erik SeidelMartin RausPascal Hartmann

Kanit Catches Loeliger's Bluff

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

There was around 22,000 in the pot. Paulina Loeliger was in middle position against Mustapha Kanit in the small blind.

The board was complete and read {a-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}. Kanit checked and Loeliger fired 18,000. Kanit went into the tank before making the call. Loeliger showed {q-Clubs}{10-Spades} for nothing while Kanit turned over {9-Spades}{8-Spades} for a pair of eights to take down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Mustapha Kanit
190,000
153,800
153,800
Profile photo of Paulina Loeliger at
Paulina Loeliger
57,000
2,000
2,000

Tags: Mustapha KanitPaulina Loeliger

2023 PCA Main Event By The Numbers

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

The 2023 $10,300 PCA Main Event has seen a whopping 889 entries, which have been made up of 512 unique entries and 377 reentries. This has resulted in an $8,623,300 prize pool, where the top 127 finishers will make the money while the eventual winner will take home a staggering prize of $1,500,000.

From the 889 entries, 58 countries have been represented with players from the United States being the bulk of the competition. 136 players from the US have turned up for the Main Event, while 58 have made the slightly longer journey from Canada.

Brazil has also been well-represented with 34 players coming from the South American nation. The same number of players from Germany have also turned up and a further 29 have made the trip from the United Kingdom.

PCA Nationalities
PCA Nationalities
CountryPlayers%CountryPlayers%CountryPlayers%
USA13626.56%Belgium40.78%Venezuela20.39%
Canada5811.33%Peru40.78%Armenia10.20%
Brazil346.64%Switzerland40.78%Croatia10.20%
Germany346.64%Thailand40.78%Cyprus10.20%
United Kingdom295.66%Ukraine40.78%Czech Republic10.20%
France254.88%Australia30.59%Dominican Republic10.20%
Austria152.93%Colombia30.59%El Salvador10.20%
Spain142.73%Finland30.59%Estonia10.20%
Russia112.15%India30.59%Indonesia10.20%
Hungary101.95%Poland30.59%Israel10.20%
Argentina91.76%Azerbaijan20.39%Lebanon10.20%
Bulgaria91.76%Belarus20.39%Malta10.20%
Portugal91.76%Denmark20.39%Mexico10.20%
Italy81.56%Greece20.39%Moldova10.20%
Netherlands81.56%Latvia20.39%New Zealand10.20%
China71.37%Panama20.39%Philippines10.20%
Ireland61.17%Sweden20.39%Serbia10.20%
Lithuania61.17%Taiwan20.39%Slovenia10.20%
Romania61.17%Turkey20.39%South Korea10.20%
Norway50.98%      

Gonsalves Felted by Mikolaitis

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

Down to the last 23,000 in chips, Markus Gonsalves was all in and at risk. A typical coin flip emerged versus Dominykas Mikolaitis as the following cards were revealed.

Markus Gonsalves: {q-Clubs}{q-Hearts}
Dominykas Mikolaitis: {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}

The {9-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{5-Clubs} flop spelled trouble for Gonsalves, who remained ahead on the {5-Hearts} turn. However, the {10-Clubs} river was no blank as Mikolaitis improved to a flush.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Dominykas Mikolaitis lt
Dominykas Mikolaitis
100,000
65,500
65,500
Profile photo of Markus Gonsalves us
Markus Gonsalves
Busted
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Dominykas MikolaitisMarkus Gonsalves

Assorted Counts in the Field

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Andre Marques pt
Andre Marques
460,000
448,000
448,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Profile photo of Chino Rheem us
Chino Rheem
340,000
59,500
59,500
Defending Champion
WPT 3X Winner
Profile photo of Michael Rocco us
Michael Rocco
290,000
8,500
8,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Elio Fox us
Elio Fox
270,000
115,000
115,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of David Coleman us
David Coleman
260,000
30,000
30,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Manig Loeser de
Manig Loeser
190,000
45,000
45,000
WSOP 2X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of John Juanda id
John Juanda
180,000
15,000
15,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Carl Shaw gb
Carl Shaw
165,000
20,000
20,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Alex Kulev bg
Alex Kulev
165,000
25,000
25,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Tauan Naves br
Tauan Naves
140,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Balakrishna Patur us
Balakrishna Patur
140,000
65,000
65,000
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Florencio Campomanes ph
Florencio Campomanes
120,000
75,400
75,400
Profile photo of Stefan Lehner at
Stefan Lehner
110,000
110,000
110,000
WSOP 1X Winner
StakeKings
Profile photo of Anatoly Nikitin ru
Anatoly Nikitin
100,000
48,500
48,500
Profile photo of Sergi Reixach es
Sergi Reixach
90,000
145,500
145,500
Day 3 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Ethan Yau us
Ethan Yau
90,000
47,000
47,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
StakeKings
Profile photo of Gianluca Speranza it
Gianluca Speranza
60,000
27,500
27,500
Profile photo of Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
50,000
31,500
31,500
pokerstars
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Sean Winter
40,000
Profile photo of Alexander Tkatschew at
Alexander Tkatschew
20,000
20,000
20,000

Chen No More After Clash With Rose

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

On the former feature table, Pete Chen was all in with a very short stack and up against James Harvey.

Pete Chen: {a-Hearts}{9-Hearts}
James Harvey: {a-Spades}{k-Spades}

The kicker problem was never solved on the {7-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} runout and that spelled the end for Chen.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Chino Rheem us
Chino Rheem
350,000
10,000
10,000
Defending Champion
WPT 3X Winner
Profile photo of Pedro Marques pt
Pedro Marques
150,000
80,000
80,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Dietrich Fast de
Dietrich Fast
140,000
140,000
140,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of James Rose us
James Rose
135,000
135,000
135,000
Profile photo of Jesse Lonis us
Jesse Lonis
75,000
10,000
10,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
25,000
63,400
63,400
WSOP 6X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Pete Chen tw
Pete Chen
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: James HarveyPete Chen

Mikolaitis Cannot Fool Thorel; Busts With a Move

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Jean Noel Thorel
Jean Noel Thorel

The hero not long ago, Dominykas Mikolaitis was aiming to chip up further and overbet-jammed a heads-up river of {a-Spades}{q-Clubs}{j-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} for 79,500. Jean-Noel Thorel had checked to him with some 55,000 in the middle and the French businessman called within five seconds.

Mikolaitis flipped over the {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds} but it was no good, as Thorel had that beat with {a-Clubs}{6-Clubs} for the top pair.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
230,000
230,000
230,000
Profile photo of Dominykas Mikolaitis lt
Dominykas Mikolaitis
Busted

Tags: Dominykas MikolaitisJean-Noel Thorel

Haxton Chipping Up

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

$100,000 PCA Super High Roller champion Isaac Haxton was in action. Haxton limped in the small blind before Thomas Muehloecker raised to 7,000 in the big blind. Haxton called.

The flop came {a-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{3-Clubs} and Haxton check called the 5,500 continuation bet from Muehloecker.

Action checked through on the {2-Diamonds} turn.

The {3-Diamonds} was the river and Haxton put out a bet of 13,500 which caused Muehloecker to fold.

Player Chips Progress
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Isaac Haxton
121,500
16,500
16,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Thomas Muehloecker at
Thomas Muehloecker
78,000
64,000
64,000

Tags: Isaac HaxtonThomas Muehloecker