2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

$10,300 PCA Main Event
Day: 3
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 3
Entries
151
Players Left
54

Neves Wins With Turn Bet

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Johan Guilbert raised to 17,000 from under the gun and Pedro Neves made it 51,000 from the next seat over. Action folded around and Guilbert tossed in the chips to call.

The flop was {3-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{2-Hearts} and Guilbert check-called a 30,000 bet from Neves.

The turn was {k-Spades} and Guilbert checked again. Neves tossed 65,000 into the middle and Guilbert quickly got away from it.

Meanwhile, Artur Martirosian is near 1,000,000 at the same table.

Player Chips Progress
Artur Martirosian ru
Artur Martirosian
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 2X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
940,000 99,000
Chad Eveslage us
Chad Eveslage
WSOP 3X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
674,000 -26,000
Pedro Neves pt
Pedro Neves
Day 5 Chip Leader
568,000 138,000
Johan Guilbert fr
Johan Guilbert
405,000 2,000
Maria Konnikova us
Maria Konnikova
345,000 -5,000
Laszlo Bujtas hu
Laszlo Bujtas
305,000 -55,000
Mitchell Halverson us
Mitchell Halverson
108,000 -117,000

Tags: Artur MartirosianJohan GuilbertPedro Neves

Rocco Eliminates Kanit to Head Into Chip Lead

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Mustapha Kanit
Mustapha Kanit

Action folded around to Michael Rocco in the small blind who raised to 36,000 with {q-Clubs}{10-Clubs}. Mustapha Kanit was in the big blind and called with {a-Clubs}{10-Spades} in the big blind.

The flop came {q-Spades}{j-Hearts}{6-Clubs} and action checked through.

The {5-Clubs} was the turn and Rocco bet 115,000. Kanit made the call.

The river came the {k-Clubs} giving Rocco the nut king high flush while Kanit had rivered broadway with the {a-Clubs} blocker. Rocco moved all in for 481,000 effective. Kanit went into the tank and eventually made the call for his tournament life which sent him home as Rocco moved into a dominant chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Rocco us
Michael Rocco
1,880,000 628,000
Mustapha Kanit it
Mustapha Kanit
Busted

Tags: Michael RoccoMustapha Kanit

Reixach Shoves on Gathy

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Sergi Reixach Lloveras
Sergi Reixach Lloveras

Sergi Reixach raised to 16,000 from the cutoff and was called by Michael Gathy in the big blind.

The flop came {a-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{2-Spades} and Gathy checked. Reixach bet 13,000 before Gathy put in the check-raise to 30,000. Reixach thought for a while before moving all in for 125,000 effective, which caused Gathy to fold.

Player Chips Progress
Sergi Reixach es
Sergi Reixach
Day 3 Chip Leader
800,000 90,000
Michael Gathy be
Michael Gathy
WSOP 3X Winner
95,000 -190,000

Tags: Michael GathySergi Reixach

Level: 18

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

Big Stacks Going into Final Level

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Michael Rocco us
Michael Rocco
1,252,000 658,000
Christoph Csik us
Christoph Csik
986,000 53,000
Ehsan Amiri au
Ehsan Amiri
889,000 34,000
Chris Brewer us
Chris Brewer
WSOP 2X Winner
850,000 -20,000
Artur Martirosian ru
Artur Martirosian
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 2X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
841,000 -144,000
Anton Wigg se
Anton Wigg
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
828,000 54,000
Alex Kulev bg
Alex Kulev
Day 2 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
800,000 115,000
Allan Mello br
Allan Mello
WSOP 1X Winner
718,000 118,000
Sergi Reixach es
Sergi Reixach
Day 3 Chip Leader
710,000 492,000
Clint Tolbert us
Clint Tolbert
705,000 121,000
Chad Eveslage us
Chad Eveslage
WSOP 3X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
700,000 355,000

Play in the PCA From Home With the PokerStars Online Mini PCA

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
PokerStars Mini PCA Is Underway
PokerStars Mini PCA Is Underway

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Play in the PCA From Home With the PokerStars Online Mini PCA


On top of PokerStars adding $10,000 to the prize pool, anyone finishing in the top 200 places receives an EPT Monte Carlo satellite ticket worth between €5.50 and €530!

Late registration remains open until the start of Day 2 in case you cannot make it to the PokerStars virtual felt in time for Day 1.

Dinner Break Begins

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Chino Rheem
Chino Rheem

The 68 remaining players are now on a 75-minute dinner break, with play resuming around 9:12 p.m. ET.

While the players get a bite to eat, be sure to catch up on what's happened over the last few levels:

Aksoy Hero Calls to Eliminate Meran

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Alberto Meran raised to 14,000 from early position before Tinay Aksoy three-bet to 42,000 in the small blind. Meran called.

The flop came {j-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{7-Hearts} and Aksoy continued for 21,000. Meran called.

The {a-Spades} was the turn and Aksoy checked. Meran bet 40,000. Aksoy called.

The river was the {a-Hearts} and Aksoy checked again. Meran paused before moving all in for 158,000. Aksoy went into the tank before asking for a count.

Aksoy pondered his decision for a few minutes as the remaining players went on dinner break. Eventually Aksoy made the call and Meran tabled {6-Spades}{6-Diamonds} for two pair and Aksoy showed {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs} for a better two pair to eliminate Meran from the tournament on the last hand before break.

Player Chips Progress
Tinay Aksoy tr
Tinay Aksoy
595,000 55,000
Alberto Meran do
Alberto Meran
Busted

Tags: Alberto MeranTinay Aksoy