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

01-25-2023 14:31 UTC-5

Stausholm Runs into Aces

Calum Grant

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

Franck Makaci opened to 2,500 from under the gun before Martin Stausholm made it 10,000 on his direct left. Action folded back to Makaci who reraised to 20,000. Stausholm quickly jammed for 70,000 total and Makaci snap-called.

Martin Stausholm:
Franck Makaci:

Stausholm needed a lot of help and a lifeline as extended as he paired his king on the flop. However, the turn and river kept Makaci ahead and Stausholm exited the room.

Player	Chips	Progress
Franck Makaci	185,000 67,000	67,000
Martin Stausholm	Busted

Tags: Franck Makaci Martin Stausholm

01-25-2023 14:36 UTC-5

Garagnani Busts and Reenters

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Calum Grant

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

After losing a majority of his once big stack to Eric Afriat moments ago, Pedro Garagnani was all in for his last 14,000 from the button and was called by Daniel Neilson from the small blind.

Pedro Garagnani:
Daniel Neilson:

Garagnani was unable to pair up on the runout and was eliminated. He has however hopped back into the PCA Main Event as late registration is open until the end of the level.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Neilson	70,000 700	700
Pedro Garagnani	30,000

Tags: Daniel Neilson Pedro Garagnani

01-25-2023 14:36 UTC-5

Waigel Eliminates Raus With Set

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Lewis Powell

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

Juan Pardo raised to 2,500 from the hijack and was called by Ezequiel Waigel in the cutoff and Martin Raus on the button. Andjelko Andrejevic also came along in the big blind.

The flop came and action checked to Raus who moved all in for around 10,000. Action folded around to Waigel who snap-called.

Martin Raus:
Ezequiel Waigel:

Raus had top pair while Waigel had flopped a set. The turn came the and the river the which eliminated Raus from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ezequiel Waigel	70,000 9,200	9,200
Martin Raus	Busted

Tags: Andjelko Andrejevic Ezequiel Waigel Juan Pardo Martin Raus

01-25-2023 14:37 UTC-5

Akkari Forces Fold From Sharma

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Picking up the action on the turn, Rajat Sharma checked in the cutoff. Andre Akkari bet 6,200 on the button and picked up a call by Sharma. Another check by Sharma on the river followed and Akkari now bet 27,000. That sent his table neighbour into the tank as the TV crews started rushing to the table.

Sharma pondered about the decision for half a minute and folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andre Akkari	145,000 15,000	15,000

Andre Marques	140,000 57,500	57,500

Rajat Sharma	80,000 54,000	54,000
Stephen Chidwick	60,000 52,000	52,000

David Peters	32,000 23,000	23,000

Tags: Andre Akkari Rajat Sharma

01-25-2023 14:40 UTC-5

Assorted Counts and Casualties

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Roger Teska	140,000 114,600	114,600

Yiannis Liperis	120,000 36,900	36,900
Lewis Spencer	90,000 90,000	90,000
Maria Ho	80,000 47,000	47,000
Elliot Smith	60,000 1,900	1,900
Davidi Kitai	55,000 25,000	25,000

Imad Derwiche	30,000 30,000	30,000
David Peters	Busted

Cliff Josephy	Busted

Ryan Leng	Busted

Aleksejs Ponakovs	Busted

Valeriano Toledano	Busted
Igor Yaroshevskyy	Busted
Tommy Nguyen	Busted

Santiago Plante	Busted
Dario Sammartino	Busted

Keith Lehr	Busted
Michael Addamo	Busted

Timothy Adams	Busted

Peter Turmezey	Busted
Joseph Cheong	Busted

Colin Robinson	Busted

Thomas Hueber	Busted
Ami Barer	Busted

Anthony Zinno	Busted

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01-25-2023 14:49 UTC-5

Lococo Takes From Petrangelo

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Lewis Powell

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

Nick Petrangelo raised to 2,700 in the cutoff before Alejandro Lococo three bet to 7,100 on the button. Action folded back to Petrangelo who called.

The flop came and Petrangelo check-called the 4,500 continuation bet from Lococo.

The was the turn and Petrangelo checked. Lococo paused before firing 11,600 which got an instant fold from Petrangelo.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alejandro Lococo	75,000 75,000	75,000

Nick Petrangelo	65,000 39,000	39,000

Tags: Alejandro Lococo Nick Petrangelo

01-25-2023 14:55 UTC-5

Juanda Pays Off Drory

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Calum Grant

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

Joseph Drory raised from the small blind to 2,500 and John Juanda called from the big blind.

Juanda check-called bets of 2,000 and 4,000 on the flop and turn for the final board to show .

Dory fired a third barrel for 6,500 on the river.

"You really want me to call, huh," said Juanda as he thought over his options. He called and Drory turned over his for a pair of kings and Juanda mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Drory	110,000 46,500	46,500
John Juanda	30,000 31,500	31,500

Tags: John Juanda Joseph Drory

01-25-2023 14:56 UTC-5

Top 5 Poker Movies You Must Watch

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Sandra Barbour

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

Over the past century, poker has permeated pop culture, especially when it comes to motion pictures. Long before the “Poker Boom”, and even before the World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a thing, poker had already made its big screen debut.

Over the decades, poker fans have been treated to a plethora of poker movies, some good and others not so much. Some well-received poker films include the western comedy Maverick (1994), Survivor host Jeff Probst’s debut film Finder’s Fee (2001), the improv-inspired The Grand (2007), indie comedy darling Hitting the Nuts (2010), and the high-profile Hollywood flick Molly’s Game (2017).

All of those are among the best poker movies of all time, and if this article was “Top 10” instead of “Top 5 Poker Movies,” chances are they’d make the final list. However, the PokerNews crew got together, along with input from social media, to determine the top five must-watch poker movies of all time.

Read the Top 5 Poker Movies You Must Watch Here!

01-25-2023 14:57 UTC-5

Wigg Finds a Fold

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Kirk Brown

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

On a three-way turn board of , Ehsan Amiri in the big blind checked to Anton Wigg in late position, who bet 11,500 into the 15,000 pot. Mikita Badziakouski on the button made the call while Amiri folded, and the two went heads-up to the river .

Wigg checked to Badziakouski, who went into the tank for some time before finally putting the rest of his chips into the middle, totaling 15,000.

Wigg thought about it for a good while but eventually elected on a fold and Badziakouski was pushed the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ehsan Amiri	200,000 14,100	14,100
Anton Wigg	112,000 32,700	32,700

Mikita Badziakouski	60,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Anton Wigg Ehsan Amiri Mikita Badziakouski

01-25-2023 15:03 UTC-5

Marques Chops With Sharma

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Christian Zetzsche

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

In a three-bet pot to the flop, Andre Marques bet 11,500 out of the small blind. He picked up a reluctant call by Rajat Sharma in middle position and then repeated his bet sizing on the turn for Sharma to call.