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
Total Entries
889
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
151
Players Left
54
Players Left 1 / 889
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Mendoza Takes Pot on Flop

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

Mitchell Halverson raised to 14,000 in the cutoff before James Mendoza three-bet to 38,000 on the button. Halverson called.

The flop came {6-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} and Halverson checked. Mendoza bet 22,000 which was enough to get Halverson to fold.

Tags: James MendozaMitchell Halverson

Rocco Eliminates Jouhkimainen and Folds Out Kanit

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

Joni Jouhkimainen moved all in for 34,000 from under the gun with {k-Hearts}{q-Spades} and was called by Michael Rocco in the small blind with {a-Spades}{9-Diamonds} and Mustapha Kanit with {k-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} in the big blind.

The flop came {j-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{6-Spades} and Rocco bet 37,000. Kanit called.

The turn was the {2-Clubs} and Rocco bet 95,000. Kanit went deep into the tank before folding.

Joni Jouhkimainen: {k-Hearts}{q-Spades}
Michael Rocco: {a-Spades}{9-Diamonds}

Jouhkimainen needed help but it didn't come as the river came the {3-Hearts} to eliminate him from the tournament.

Tags: Joni JouhkimainenMichael RoccoMustapha Kanit

Watson Doubles Through Nikitin; Grafton is Relieved

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

Anatoly Nikitin raised to 12,000 before Mike Watson shoved with 89,000. Nikitin called and turned over {a-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}, while Watson showed {j-Diamonds}{j-Spades}. The board ran out {q-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{a-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} and the jacks held to secure the double for Watson.

Elsewhere, action was heads up with around 110,000 in the pot and {2-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{5-Spades}{j-Spades} on the board when Chino Rheem bet 23,000 before Sam Grafton shoved for 376,000. The move sent Rheem deep into the tank for several minutes.

"I'm sorry," Rheem said. "I have a pair. I shouldn't be taking this long to think about a pair."

"You're the defending champ. Take as much time as you need," Grafton said.

Rheem eventually folded and the pot went to Grafton.

"Nice bluff!" someone shouted from nearby.

"I can see the relief on his face," Rheem said.

"I'm just relieved you're still in!" Grafton responded.

Tags: Anatoly NikitinChino RheemMike WatsonSam Grafton

Pais Downs Coleman

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

David Coleman was all in for 37,000 from the hijack and was only called by Mauricio Ferreira Pais on his direct left.

David Coleman: {a-Spades}{2-Clubs}
Mauricio Ferreira Pais: {k-Spades}{k-Clubs}

Coleman paired up on the {6-Spades}{3-Clubs}{2-Hearts} flop but was still behind and couldn't find a way to improve as the board ran out with the {5-Spades}{7-Diamonds}.

Tags: David ColemanMauricio Ferreira Pais

O'Dwyer and Zaki Chop Naves' Chips

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

Chris Brewer raised to 14,000 from under the gun and was called by Michael Gathy in early position. Tauan Naves moved all in for 67,000 from middle position before Justin Zaki moved all in over the top for 112,000 from the hijack.

Action folded to Steve O'Dwyer in the small blind who called. Brewer folded flashing {q-}{q-} and Gathy snap-folded.

Tauan Naves: {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}
Justin Zaki: {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}
Steve O'Dwyer: {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}

Naves had a pair of nines while both his opponents had ace-king. The flop came {8-Spades}{4-Spades}{2-Diamonds} putting Naves in control. The turn came the {3-Diamonds} giving Zaki and O'Dwyer a gutshot and it was pain for Naves as the river came the {5-Diamonds} to give his opponents a wheel to chop Naves' chips and eliminate him from the tournament.

Tags: Chris BrewerJustin ZakiMichael GathySteve O'Dwyer

PCA Main Event Day 3 Big Stacks

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

Chip Counts from the Feature Tables

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

Level: 17

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

Player Break Underway

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The 86 remaining players are now 20-minute break. All the players are in the money and have locked up at least $22,300.

Day 3 will conclude upon the completion of two more levels.

Watch "Poker Bunny's" Erratic Exit from the PCA Main Event

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Poker Bunny
Poker Bunny

The often erratic Paulina "Poker Bunny" Loeliger had quite the lapse in judgment upon busting on Day 3 of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) Main Event.

Upon tanking for a few minutes when facing a wager for her entire stack against Daniel Custodio, a clock was called and she called only to find out that her hand was no good. She didn't simply table her cards and just walk away. Instead, she quickly shoved her cards facedown under the deck in the muck before pushing one card back in her direction, then attempted to push her other card back before the dealer grabbed it.

Loeliger then reached across the table in the direction of the chips in the pot but the dealer again prevented that from happening. What exactly she was trying to accomplish is known only to Loeliger, but it caused a little stir at the table.

PokerNews was there and captured a video of the incident.

Read more about the Poker Bunny Hand here!

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