$10,300 PCA Main Event
Day 5 Started
2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$10,300 PCA Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 5
2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
Buy-in
$10,300
Prize Pool
$8,623,300
Entries
889
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Entries
16
Players Left
6
2023 PCA Main Event: Day 5 Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Clint Tolbert | United States | 1,950,000 | 78 |
| 1 | 2 | Taylor Paur | United States | 1,195,000 | 48 |
| 1 | 3 | Pedro Neves | Portugal | 790,000 | 32 |
| 1 | 4 | Alexandre Raymond | Canada | 1,475,000 | 59 |
| 1 | 5 | Allan Ribeiro | Brazil | 920,000 | 37 |
| 1 | 6 | Mauricio Ferreira Pais | Germany | 800,000 | 32 |
| 1 | 7 | Ian Matakis | United States | 1,200,000 | 48 |
| 1 | 8 | Michel Dattani | Portugal | 2,900,000 | 116 |
| 2 | 1 | Giuseppe Iadisernia | Venezuela | 1,180,000 | 47 |
| 2 | 2 | Jamil Wakil | Canada | 2,840,000 | 114 |
| 2 | 3 | Mitchell Halverson | United States | 2,650,000 | 106 |
| 2 | 4 | Alexandros Kolonias | Greece | 900,000 | 36 |
| 2 | 5 | Artur Martirosian | Russia | 2,285,000 | 91 |
| 2 | 6 | Jonathan Little | United States | 1,195,000 | 48 |
| 2 | 7 | Sergi Reixach | Spain | 1,610,000 | 64 |
| 2 | 8 | Christoph Csik | United States | 2,785,000 | 111 |
Penultimate Day of PCA Main Event to Begin at 12 p.m. ET
The 2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) is fast approaching its closing point, with only two more days of action from the the $10,300 PCA Main Event scheduled before the 2023 PokerStars Players No Limit Hold'em Championship (PSPC) gets underway on Monday, January 30.
From the Main Event, just 16 of the original 889 entries remain and those players will return to the Baha Mar Resort for the 12 p.m ET restart.
The semi-finalists have each locked up a payday of at least $68,000 from the $8,623,300 prize pool, however, all eyes will be firmly on the $1.5 million up top.
Michel Dattani (2,900,000) comes into Day 5 as the biggest stack and has a slender chip lead over Jamil Wakil, who sits in second place with a stack of 2,840,000. Not too far behind Wakil is Christoph Csik (2,785,000), who has been in the upper echelons of the chips counts since Day 2.
Other notable names who have put in a deep run and still have a stack to play with include Artur Martirosian (2,285,000), Sergi Reixach (1,610,000) and Jonathan Little (1,195,000).
Starting the day off in the danger zone are Pedro Neves (790,000) and Mauricio Ferreira Pais (800,000). Both players will be looking to run it up, rather than being the next elimination which triggers the next jump, with the final 15 players guaranteeing themselves $78,200.
When the action resumes on Day 5 at noon local time, there will be 03:29 minutes left in Level 23. Returning blinds are 10,000/25,000 with a big blind ante of 25,000 but they will go up almost immediately to 15,000/30,000 with a big blind ante of 30,000. The penultimate tournament day is scheduled to play down to the final six contenders but that plan may be altered.
Day 5 Top 10 Chip Stacks
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michel Dattani | Portugal | 2,900,000 | 116 |
| 2 | Jamil Wakil | Canada | 2,840,000 | 114 |
| 3 | Christoph Csik | United States | 2,785,000 | 111 |
| 4 | Mitchell Halverson | United States | 2,650,000 | 106 |
| 5 | Artur Martirosian | Russia | 2,285,000 | 91 |
| 6 | Clint Tolbert | United States | 1,950,000 | 78 |
| 7 | Sergi Reixach | Spain | 1,610,000 | 64 |
| 8 | Alexandre Raymond | Canada | 1,475,000 | 59 |
| 9 | Ian Matakis | United States | 1,200,000 | 48 |
| 10 | Taylor Paur | United States | 1,195,000 | 48 |
The final 16 hopefuls will return to their seats on the two feature tables at noon local time and try to reach the official final table for the grand finale on Sunday, January 29, 2023. You can follow along right here on PokerNews and on the PokerStars YouTube and PokerStars Twitch channels with updates available on a 30-minute security delay.
Shuffle Up and Deal!
The final 16 players have taken their seats and cards are now in the air for Day 5 of the $10,300 PCA Main Event.
Three-Bets But No Flop Yet on Secondary Table
The first three minutes of play saw Michel Dattani with a raise to 50,000 and Pedro Neves three-bet to 165,000 in order to win the pot.
Allan Ribeiro then min-raised from under the gun to win the blinds and big blind ante.
Ian Matakis raised to 50,000 and Dattani three-bet to 150,000, shutting down Matakis.
After the blinds went up, Matakis raised to 60,000 from under the gun. Neves three-bet to 165,000 again and Mauricio Ferreira Pais tanked for a while in the big blind but folded. Matakis waved to see the stack of his opponent and folded once more.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,950,000 | 50,000 |
|
1,090,000 | -110,000 |
|
1,050,000 | 260,000 |
|
740,000 | -60,000 |
Hero Call from Halverson
Artur Matirosian, with 
, raised to 50,000 from early position, and Mitchell Halverson defended his big blind with 
.
Action checked through to the river for the final board to show 
. Halverson checked and Martirosian bet out 75,000. Halverson check-called with king-high after using a time bank but it was no good and Martirosian chipped up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,500,000 | -150,000 |
|
2,450,000 | 165,000 |
Level: 24
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
Csik Folds Ace-Queen to Three-Bet
Level 24
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Christoph Csik opened to 65,000 from the hijack with 
before Alexandros Kolonias three-bet to 240,000, with 
, from the big blind.
Action was then on Csik and he quickly let his hand go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,720,000 | -65,000 |
|
980,000 | 80,000 |
Raymond Turns a Huge Double
Level 24
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Pedro Neves raised to 60,000 from early position before Alexandre Raymond made it 155,000 from the next seat over. Michel Dattani four-bet to 375,000 from the big blind and Neves got out of the way. Raymond thought for a moment before he announced that he was all in for a total of 1,350,000. Dattani called quickly and the cards were turned up.
Alexandre Raymond: 
Michel Dattani: 
The board ran out 
and Raymond turned a pair of aces to crack pocket kings and secure a big double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,805,000 | 1,330,000 |
|
|
1,565,000 | -1,385,000 |
|
|
915,000 | -135,000 |
Haxton Continues Heater With 2023 PCA $100K Super High Roller Victory
Level 24
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
There was another great High Roller victory for Isaac Haxton in the PCA $100,000 Super High Roller, winning over $1,000,000 after a three-way chop.
The American made an ICM deal with Seth Davies and Adrian Mateos, and came out on top as the trio played it out to decide the victor.
This result came less than a week after another High Roller victory in Las Vegas, with Haxton calling it a fantastic start to the year.
"I don't think I've ever won two tournaments in a row before, and these are pretty good ones to do it in," Haxton told PokerNews in a winner's interview. "So yeah, I'm feeling great. This is a fantastic start to the year."