$10,300 PCA Main Event
Day 4 Started
$10,300 PCA Main Event
Day 4 Started
Table | Seat | Name | Country | Chips | big blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Jonathan Little | United States | 487,000 | 49 |
1 | 2 | Justin Bonomo | United States | 370,000 | 37 |
1 | 3 | Chris Brewer | United States | 506,000 | 51 |
1 | 4 | Colton Blomberg | United States | 97,500 | 10 |
1 | 5 | David Mzareulov | Azerbaijan | 416,000 | 42 |
1 | 6 | Laszlo Bujtas | Hungary | 596,000 | 60 |
1 | 7 | Dylan Linde | United States | 174,000 | 17 |
1 | 8 | Alexandre Raymond | Canada | 298,000 | 30 |
2 | 1 | Steve O'Dwyer | Ireland | 257,000 | 26 |
2 | 2 | Sergi Reixach | Spain | 1,719,000 | 172 |
2 | 3 | Sylvain Loosli | France | 583,000 | 58 |
2 | 5 | Michel Dattani | Portugal | 642,000 | 64 |
2 | 6 | Taylor Paur | United States | 432,000 | 43 |
2 | 7 | Jesse Lonis | United States | 318,000 | 32 |
2 | 8 | Jamil Wakil | Canada | 179,000 | 18 |
3 | 1 | Chad Eveslage | United States | 543,000 | 54 |
3 | 2 | Justin Zaki | United States | 204,000 | 20 |
3 | 3 | Tinay Aksoy | Turkey | 346,000 | 35 |
3 | 4 | Noah Boeken | Netherlands | 305,000 | 31 |
3 | 5 | Diogo Coelho | Portugal | 407,000 | 41 |
3 | 6 | Alexandros Kolonias | Greece | 545,000 | 55 |
3 | 7 | Pedro Neves | Portugal | 768,000 | 77 |
3 | 8 | Michael Rocco | United States | 1,260,000 | 126 |
4 | 1 | Alex Kulev | Bulgaria | 546,000 | 55 |
4 | 2 | Nick Petrangelo | United States | 550,000 | 55 |
4 | 3 | Anton Wigg | Sweden | 903,000 | 90 |
4 | 4 | James Tolbert | United States | 970,000 | 97 |
4 | 5 | Allan Ribeiro | Brazil | 611,000 | 61 |
4 | 6 | James Mendoza | United States | 243,000 | 24 |
4 | 7 | Scott Bohlman | United States | 644,000 | 64 |
4 | 8 | Christoph Csik | United States | 1,409,000 | 141 |
5 | 1 | Ehsan Amiri | Australia | 476,000 | 48 |
5 | 2 | Maria Konnikova | United States | 312,000 | 31 |
5 | 3 | Giuseppe Pantaleo | Italy | 674,000 | 67 |
5 | 4 | Marco Zevola | Argentina | 146,000 | 15 |
5 | 5 | Johan Guilbert | France | 301,000 | 30 |
5 | 6 | Andre Marques | Portugal | 779,000 | 78 |
5 | 7 | Kelvin Kerber | Brazil | 188,000 | 19 |
5 | 8 | Patros Behnam | Canada | 201,000 | 20 |
6 | 1 | Ramon Colillas | Spain | 437,000 | 44 |
6 | 2 | Giovani Gouveia | Brazil | 443,000 | 44 |
6 | 3 | Evan Sparling | Canada | 683,000 | 68 |
6 | 4 | Alessandro Siena | Italy | 310,000 | 31 |
6 | 5 | Giuseppe Iadisernia | Venezuela | 303,000 | 30 |
6 | 6 | Luis Faria | Portugal | 144,000 | 14 |
6 | 7 | Anthony Hu | United States | 130,000 | 13 |
6 | 8 | Artur Martirosian | Russia | 816,000 | 82 |
7 | 1 | Mitchell Halverson | United States | 320,000 | 32 |
7 | 2 | Robert Heidorn | Germany | 245,000 | 25 |
7 | 3 | Sam Grafton | United Kingdom | 194,000 | 19 |
7 | 4 | Lucas Landa | Argentina | 537,000 | 54 |
7 | 5 | Ian Matakis | United States | 1,083,000 | 108 |
7 | 7 | Mauricio Ferreira Pais | Germany | 375,000 | 38 |
7 | 8 | Elias Gutierrez | Switzerland | 269,000 | 27 |
Day 1b chip leader Sergi Reixach will again start the day as chip leader as the Spaniard bagged 1,719,000 at the end of Day 3 of the PokerStars Carribean Adventure Main Event at the beautiful Baha Mar Resort in The Bahamas.
The tournament attracted 889 entries and now only 54 remain as cards go in the air for Day 4 of the PCA Main Event at 12 p.m. local time. Other players who bagged big with over a million in chips include Americans Christoph Csik (1,409,000) , Michael Rocco (1,260,000) and Ian Matakis (1,083,000).
PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | CHIP COUNT | BIG BLINDS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sergi Reixach | Spain | 1,719,000 | 172 |
2 | Christoph Csik | United States | 1,409,000 | 141 |
3 | Michael Rocco | United States | 1,260,000 | 126 |
4 | Ian Matakis | United States | 1,083,000 | 108 |
5 | Clint Tolbert | United States | 970,000 | 97 |
6 | Anton Wigg | Sweded | 903,000 | 90 |
7 | Artur Martirosian | Russia | 816,000 | 82 |
8 | Andre Marques | Brazil | 779,000 | 78 |
9 | Pedro Neves | Portugal | 768,000 | 77 |
10 | Evan Sparling | Canada | 683,000 | 68 |
Anton Wigg, Artur Martirosian, and Andre Marques also found their way to the leaderboard in a tournament that drew some of poker's biggest stars from all over the world. They'll return in Level 19 with blinds at 5,000/10,000/10,000, and the plan is to play another five 90-minute levels on Day 4.
Other returning players include Nick Petrangelo, Chris Brewer , Alex Kulev, Maria Konnikova, as well as PokerStars Ambassadors Sam Grafton and Ramon Colillas.
The final 54 players are guaranteed $29,400 and the field generated a prize pool of $8,623,300, from which the winner will take home the top prize of $1,500,000. Today's action will be streamed on the PokerStars Twitch channel.
Place | Prize (in USD) | Place | Prize (in USD) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,500,000 | 16-17 | $68,000 |
2 | $1,000,000 | 18-20 | $59,100 |
3 | $677,400 | 21-23 | $51,400 |
4 | $519,600 | 24-27 | $44,700 |
5 | $399,800 | 28-31 | $38,900 |
6 | $307,500 | 32-39 | $33,800 |
7 | $236,500 | 40-55 | $29,400 |
8 | $181,900 | ||
9 | $139,900 | ||
10-11 | $112,600 | ||
12-13 | $93,800 | ||
14-15 | $78,200 |
Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team all day long for live updates from the floor of the PCA Main Event here at Baha Mar Resort in The Bahamas.
Level: 19
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Michael Rocco raised to 20,000 on the button before Justin Zaki moved all in for 194,000 from the big blind. Rocco made the call.
Justin Zaki:
Michael Rocco:
It was a flip for Zaki's tournament life and the flop came to put Zaki in the lead. The turn gave a sweat when it came the giving Rocco a straight and flush draw, However the river came the to give Zaki a double up on the first hand of the day.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Michael Rocco |
1,066,000
-194,000
|
-194,000 |
Justin Zaki |
413,000
209,000
|
209,000 |
Maria Konnikova defended her big blind against an open raise by Giuseppe Pantaleo and both checked the flop. On the turn, Konnikova checked and called when Pantaleo made it 42,000 to go.
The river was checked and the for two pair by Konnikova was enough to claim the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Giuseppe Pantaleo |
620,000
-54,000
|
-54,000 |
|
||
Maria Konnikova |
380,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
Picking up the action on the turn, Chris Brewer checked his option and then faced a bet worth 51,000 by Dylan Linde in middle position. Brewer used one time bank and grabbed several green T-25,000 chips before he elected to call.
The river was checked and Brewer tabled the for a missed open-ended, which was beaten by the of Linde.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Chris Brewer |
450,000
-56,000
|
-56,000 |
|
||
Dylan Linde |
280,000
106,000
|
106,000 |
|
The cards were already on their backs when Colton Blomberg was all-in and at risk out of the big blind on a flop of , looked up by button raiser Justin Bonomo.
Colton Blomberg:
Justin Bonomo:
Neither the turn nor the river provided any help and that spelled the end for Blomberg in the first level of the day.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Justin Bonomo |
455,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
||
Colton Blomberg | Busted |
With plenty of chips in the middle to the river, Giuseppe Pantaleo bet 30,000 out of the big blind. Johan Guilbert then raised it up to 163,000 and kept one T-1,000 chip behind. Pantaleo went deep into the tank as he used three time bank extensions and eventually sent the cards into the muck.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Johan Guilbert |
475,000
174,000
|
174,000 |
|
||
Giuseppe Pantaleo |
410,000
-210,000
|
-210,000 |
|