2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

$10,300 PCA Main Event
Day: 4
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 4
Entries
54
Players Left
16

Csik Busts Landa With Pocket Kings

Level 21 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Lucas Landa
Lucas Landa

Lucas Landa raised to 30,000 with {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs} and Christoph Csik three-bet to 135,000 with {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds} from the cutoff. Landa called and the flop was {6-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{4-Spades}.

Landa check-called a bet of 125,000 on the flop and the turn was {9-Spades}.

Landa checked once again and Csik shoved with more. After a few moments of thought, Landa committed his last 585,000 and the cards were turned up. Csik was ahead with the kings, and Landa had a pair of queens. The river was {8-Spades} and Landa was out of the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Christoph Csik us
Christoph Csik
3,030,000 730,000
Lucas Landa ar
Lucas Landa
Busted

Tags: Christoph CsikLucas Landa

Kolonias Hits Quads to Double

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Alexandros Kolonias
Alexandros Kolonias

Alexandros Kolonias raised to 30,000 in the cutoff before Pedro Neves three-bet to 80,000. Action folded back to Kolonias who four-bet all in for 340,000. Neves snap-called.

Alexandros Kolonias: {3-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}
Pedro Neves: {a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}

It was a flip for Kolonias's tournament life but is wasn't much of a sweat as the flop came {j-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{2-Spades} giving Kolonias a set. The turn ensured that Neves was drawing dead when it came the {q-Spades} securing Kolonias the double up. The river was overkill as it came the {3-Spades} to give Kolonias quads.

Player Chips Progress
Pedro Neves pt
Pedro Neves
Day 5 Chip Leader
1,000,000 -300,000
Alexandros Kolonias gr
Alexandros Kolonias
WSOP 1X Winner
720,000 190,000

Tags: Alexandros KoloniasPedro Neves

Little Gets a Shove Through

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

A larger pot was brewing over on table one as Jonathan Little on the button and Giuseppe Iadisernia headed to the {a-Spades}{q-Spades}{6-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{a-Clubs} river. The camera team rushed towards the table as Iadisernia had checked and faced the all-in of Little.

One time bank was invested by Iadisernia before he tapped the table in defeat and exposed the {a-Diamonds} for trips. Little returned the favour by flashing the {k-Spades}, then mentioning in chat he had flopped a flush (without disclosing his second card).

Player Chips Progress
Giuseppe Iadisernia ve
Giuseppe Iadisernia
1,410,000 -340,000
Jonathan Little us
Jonathan Little
WPT 2X Winner
800,000 200,000

Tags: Giuseppe IadiserniaJonathan Little

Pantaleo Forces Fold From Martirosian

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Giuseppe Pantaleo raised to 30,000 and received a single caller in Artur Martirosian out of the big blind. On the {8-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{2-Spades} flop, Martirosian check-called a bet of 50,000 and then opted to lead the {8-Hearts} turn for 45,000 for Pantaleo to call.

After the {7-Spades} river, Martirosian checked and Pantaleo bet 95,000. The big stack invested one time bank before sending the cards into the muck as Pantaleo won the pot without showdown on the outer feature table.

Player Chips Progress
Christoph Csik us
Christoph Csik
2,300,000 40,000
Artur Martirosian ru
Artur Martirosian
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 2X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
2,225,000 375,000
Clint Tolbert us
Clint Tolbert
1,300,000
Lucas Landa ar
Lucas Landa
910,000 578,000
Andre Marques pt
Andre Marques
Day 1A Chip Leader
800,000 50,000
Giuseppe Pantaleo de
Giuseppe Pantaleo
WSOP 1X Winner
775,000 15,000
Scott Bohlman us
Scott Bohlman
WSOP 1X Winner
700,000 -150,000
Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
WSOP 2X Winner
250,000 -490,000

Tags: Artur MartirosianGiuseppe Pantaleo

PN Podcast: Postle Back in Poker & Guest Mori Eskandani Shares Mirage Stories

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
PN Pod Mori Eskandani
PN Pod Mori Eskandani

In the latest PokerNews Podcast episode of 2023, Chad Holloway and Connor Richards handle things while Jesse Fullen is in Australia. They discuss Mike Postle’s sudden reappearance in the poker world after making a final table at the Million Dollar Heater at Beau Rivage in Mississippi, while also talking about the slowroll and needle that accompanied his bust out.

They try to balance that story with a heart-warming one where Johnnie “Johnnie Vibes” Moreno put a bartender into the MSPT Sycuan Main Event, with the recreational player going on to finish in fourth place for $40,000!

Other stories discussed include WSOP.com Player of the Years, Lon McEachern and Daniel Lowery winning WSOP Circuit gold rings, and early winners from the PokerGO Cup.

Speaking of which, PokerGO’s Mori Eskandani joins the show as this week’s guest. The Poker Hall of Famer talks 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) preparations, who came close to challenging Jason Koon on High Stakes Duel III (HSD), plus when we can expect the next HSD match to take place. He also discussed new developments to this year’s PokerGO Tour (PGT) and shared memories from the days when the Mirage was the hot spot for poker in Vegas.

Click here to listen to the new PN Podcast!

Iadisernia Eliminates Konnikova

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Maria Konnikova
Maria Konnikova

Giuseppe Iadisernia raised to 35,000 from the hijack before Maria Konnikova moved all in for 335,000 from the small blind. Action folded back to Iadisernia who called.

Maria Konnikova: {a-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}
Giuseppe Iadisernia: {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}

Konnikova stood up as she found out she was behind and needed help. Iadisernia also stood. The flop didn't help Konnikova as it came {a-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{6-Clubs}. The {2-Clubs} on the turn brought some chop opportunities but the river came the {2-Spades} to eliminate Konnikova from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Giuseppe Iadisernia ve
Giuseppe Iadisernia
1,750,000 300,000
Maria Konnikova us
Maria Konnikova
Busted

Tags: Giuseppe IadiserniaMaria Konnikova

Wakil Holds for a Double

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Jamil Wakil raised to 35,000 and Sylvain Loosli called from the button before Allan Ribeiro came along from the small blind. Michel Dattani tossed in the chips to call from the big blind, and action was four-handed.

The flop was {3-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{9-Hearts} and Ribeiro checked. Dattani checked behind and Wakil bet 50,000. Loosli called and Ribeiro raised to 150,000, which got Dattani out of the way before Wakil shoved for 575,000. That was too much for Loosli, but Ribeiro called and the cards were turned up.

Jamil Wakil: {j-Spades}{9-Spades}
Allan Ribeiro: {a-Hearts}{2-Hearts}

The board finished up {4-Clubs}{k-Spades} and Wakil dodged the heart draw to secure the double. Prior to folding, Loosli mucked {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} and Dattani threw away {7-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Michel Dattani pt
Michel Dattani
Day 4 Chip Leader
EPT 1X Winner
1,240,000 -50,000
Sylvain Loosli fr
Sylvain Loosli
1,140,000 -90,000
Jamil Wakil ca
Jamil Wakil
1,080,000 470,000
Allan Mello br
Allan Mello
WSOP 1X Winner
220,000 -435,000

Tags: Allan RibeiroJamil WakilMichel DattaniSylvain Loosli

Colillas Rivers Two-Outer to Double Through Brewer

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Ramon Colillas
Ramon Colillas

Ramon Colillas had raised and was called by Giuseppe Iadisernia in the cutoff and Chris Brewer on the button. On a {j-Spades}{6-Spades}{4-Diamonds} flop, it checked to Brewer and his bet of 35,000 was called only by Colillas. The {4-Clubs} fell on the turn and Colillas check-called for another 50,000 to then check the {k-Clubs} river as well.

Brewer gave it some 15 seconds of consideration before moving all-in only for Colillas to snap-call.

"You got kings?" Brewer instantly asked and was indeed shown the {k-Diamonds}{k-Spades} by Colillas. As he flung his {a-Spades}{4-Spades} across the table in disgust, Brewer added "I had a really weird feeling you had kings ... I just knew it".

The clash left Brewer with fewer than 20 blinds while Colillas doubled to a near-average stack.

Player Chips Progress
Giuseppe Iadisernia ve
Giuseppe Iadisernia
1,450,000 -50,000
Ramon Colillas es
Ramon Colillas
750,000 345,000
Mauricio Ferreira Pais de
Mauricio Ferreira Pais
625,000 255,000
Jonathan Little us
Jonathan Little
WPT 2X Winner
600,000 75,000
Alexandre Raymond ca
Alexandre Raymond
600,000 -25,000
Maria Konnikova us
Maria Konnikova
280,000 -20,000
Chris Brewer us
Chris Brewer
WSOP 2X Winner
235,000 -255,000

Tags: Chris BrewerGiuseppe IadiserniaRamon Colillas

Dattani Takes With Pocket Aces

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Michel Dattani had four-bet to 285,000 with {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds} and Ian Matakis came along from the big blind with {j-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}. The flop was {k-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{3-Spades}.

Dattani continued for 100,000 after the flop and Matakis called to see {6-Diamonds} on the turn.

Both players checked the turn and the {8-Hearts} river to get to a showdown. Dattani turned over the pocket aces and took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Michel Dattani pt
Michel Dattani
Day 4 Chip Leader
EPT 1X Winner
1,290,000 210,000
Ian Matakis us
Ian Matakis
WSOP 1X Winner
475,000 -150,000

Tags: Ian MatakisMichel Dattani