2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

$10,300 PCA Main Event
Day: 5
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 5
Entries
16
Players Left
6

Ferreira Pais Pays Off Raymond

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Alexandre Raymond made it 60,000 to go and Mauricio Ferreira Pais called in the cutoff. On a {10-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{7-Spades} flop, Raymond check-called a bet worth 65,000 and the {8-Diamonds} on the turn was checked. Raymond bet the {k-Diamonds} river for 300,000 with shaky fingers while moving the chips forward.

Ferreira Pais used one time bank and called but quickly mucked when he was shown the {a-Spades}{a-Clubs} by Raymond.

Shortly after, Ferreira Pais opened to 325,000 for three quarters of his short stack and claimed the blinds and big blind ante.

Player Chips Progress
Alexandre Raymond ca
Alexandre Raymond
3,335,000
530,000
530,000
Mauricio Ferreira Pais de
Mauricio Ferreira Pais
500,000
-240,000
-240,000

Tags: Alexandre RaymondMauricio Ferreira Pais

Neves Doubles Through Tolbert

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Pedro Neves
Pedro Neves

The action started with a button raise to 65,000 by Clint Tolbert and Pedro Neves continued his aggressive play with a shorter stack, as he once more three-bet and made it 190,000 to go from the big blind.

Tolbert glanced around the table at all stacks before he moved all-in within the allocated 30-second shot clock and Neves beat him into the pot with a snap-call.

Pedro Neves: {k-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}
Clint Tolbert: {a-Spades}{k-Spades}

"One of those days ..." Tolbert grinned and Alexandre Raymond smiled.

The flop brought {k-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{8-Spades} and Tolbert needed running cards to avoid a hefty setback. "Spade ... for fun. A spade never hurt anybody," he joked in chat. However, the {3-Diamonds} turn confirmed the double of Neves for 885,000 as the meaningless {q-Spades} river completed the board.

Player Chips Progress
Pedro Neves pt
Pedro Neves
1,815,000
900,000
900,000
Day 5 Chip Leader
Clint Tolbert us
Clint Tolbert
985,000
-965,000
-965,000

Tags: Alexandre RaymondClint TolbertPedro Neves

Updated Counts From Feature Table

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Christoph Csik us
Christoph Csik
3,020,000
300,000
300,000
Artur Martirosian ru
Artur Martirosian
2,790,000
340,000
340,000
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 2X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Jamil Wakil ca
Jamil Wakil
2,720,000
-120,000
-120,000
Mitchell Halverson us
Mitchell Halverson
2,190,000
-310,000
-310,000
Sergi Reixach es
Sergi Reixach
1,580,000
-30,000
-30,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Jonathan Little us
Jonathan Little
1,180,000
-15,000
-15,000
WPT 2X Winner
Giuseppe Iadisernia ve
Giuseppe Iadisernia
1,110,000
-70,000
-70,000
Alexandros Kolonias gr
Alexandros Kolonias
845,000
-135,000
-135,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Two in a Row for Matakis

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Ian Matakis
Ian Matakis

Ian Matakis raised to 60,000 from under the gun and Mauricio Ferreira Pais was the lone caller in the big blind. The flop was {4-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} and Pais check-called a 40,000 bet from Matakis. Both players checked down the turn {4-Hearts} and the river {6-Spades} to get to a showdown. Pais turned over {k-Hearts}{q-Hearts}, but Matakis tabled {a-Clubs}{j-Hearts} to take the small pot with the board's pair of fours and an ace.

On the next hand, Allan Ribeiro raised 60,000 from the button and Matakis called from the big blind. Matakis check-called a 50,000 bet from Pais on a flop of {q-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} and the turn came {4-Hearts}. Both players checked the turn to see {3-Hearts} on the river, and Matakis checked again. Ribeiro fired a bet of 125,000 and Matakis called quickly while he turned over {q-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} for a flush. Ribeiro showed the losing {9-Clubs}{8-Clubs} before it went into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Ian Matakis us
Ian Matakis
1,300,000
210,000
210,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Allan Mello br
Allan Mello
550,000
-370,000
-370,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Mauricio Ferreira Pais de
Mauricio Ferreira Pais
375,000
-125,000
-125,000

Tags: Allan RibeiroIan MatakisMauricio Ferreira Pais

Aces for Wakil

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Jamil Wakil
Jamil Wakil

Jamil Wakil opened to 65,000 with {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds} from early position and was called by Alexandros Kolonias from the cutoff, who had {9-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}.

On the {j-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} flop, Wakil checked and Kolonias fired for 75,000 and was called. Wakil checked the {k-Diamonds} turn and Kolonias did the same.

The {4-Diamonds} completed the board and Wakil then led out for 120,000 and Kolonias made the correct fold.

Player Chips Progress
Jamil Wakil ca
Jamil Wakil
2,870,000
150,000
150,000
Alexandros Kolonias gr
Alexandros Kolonias
935,000
90,000
90,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Alexandros KoloniasJamil Wakil

Reixach Flops Trips

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Sergi Reixach
Sergi Reixach

Sergi Reixach limped in from the small blind with {9-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} and Christoph Csik checked his option with {a-Hearts}{8-Clubs} from the big blind.

Reixach made trips on the {k-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{9-Spades} flop and checked. He then called a bet of 30,000 from Csik.

The {7-Clubs} turn checked through to the {a-Spades} river to give Csik a pair of aces. Reixach bet 125,000 and was called. Csik saw the bad news that his opponent had him beat.

Player Chips Progress
Christoph Csik us
Christoph Csik
2,800,000
-220,000
-220,000
Sergi Reixach es
Sergi Reixach
1,730,000
150,000
150,000
Day 3 Chip Leader

Tags: Christoph CsikSergi Reixach

Mauricio Ferreira Pais Eliminated in 16th Place ($68,000)

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Mauricio Ferreira Pais
Mauricio Ferreira Pais

Mauricio Ferreira Pais once more raised for most of his short stack and made it 300,000 to go in the cutoff with 70,000 behind, a mere two big blinds and change. Michel Dattani waved from the small blind to see his chips behind and then flat-called.

The flop came {j-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{3-Hearts} and Dattani checked, Ferreira Pais checked it back. After the {q-Clubs} turn, Dattani let his shot clock run down to two seconds before he bet 70,000. Ferreira Pais immediately sighed visibly, then grinned, smiled, and tossed in a time bank extension as he went through the motions.

Another three time banks would be used thereafter by the German and he even engaged in table chat, insinuating to have wished he had moved all-in preflop. Ultimately, the sigh-call followed and when the cards were turned over, Ferreira Pais already moved up from his chair and removed the microphone as he was drawing dead.

Mauricio Ferreira Pais: {a-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}
Michel Dattani: {a-Hearts}{9-Hearts}

The {q-Hearts} river became a formality as Ferreira Pais bowed out on a pay jump in 16th place for $68,000.

After the hand, Taylor Paur started a discussion as the 16 finalists were reminded by the tournament staff prior to the start that raising and leaving a single chip behind on pay jumps to potentially stall for time would be penalised.

"He could have folded actually," Dattani chimed in as he was about to be finished stacking the chips.

Player Chips Progress
Michel Dattani pt
Michel Dattani
2,220,000
655,000
655,000
Day 4 Chip Leader
EPT 1X Winner
Mauricio Ferreira Pais de
Mauricio Ferreira Pais
Busted

Tags: Mauricio Ferreira PaisMichel DattaniTaylor Paur

Little Flops a Straight

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Giuseppe Iadisernia limped in from early position with {q-Hearts}{6-Hearts}. Jonathan Little called with {6-Spades}{2-Spades} from the small blind and Sergi Reixach, with {k-Clubs}{8-Hearts}, checked his option.

Little made a straight on the {5-Spades}{3-Spades}{4-Clubs} flop and check-raised to 200,000 after Iadisernia bet 85,000. Reixach folded and Iadisernia did the same.

Player Chips Progress
Sergi Reixach es
Sergi Reixach
2,020,000
290,000
290,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Jonathan Little us
Jonathan Little
1,220,000
40,000
40,000
WPT 2X Winner
Giuseppe Iadisernia ve
Giuseppe Iadisernia
1,000,000
-110,000
-110,000

Tags: Giuseppe IadiserniaJonathan LittleSergi Reixach

Top 5 Poker Movies You Must Watch

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Over the past century, poker has permeated pop culture, especially when it comes to motion pictures. Long before the “Poker Boom”, and even before the World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a thing, poker had already made its big screen debut.

Over the decades, poker fans have been treated to a plethora of poker movies, some good and others not so much. Some well-received poker films include the western comedy Maverick (1994), Survivor host Jeff Probst’s debut film Finder’s Fee (2001), the improv-inspired The Grand (2007), indie comedy darling Hitting the Nuts (2010), and the high-profile Hollywood flick Molly’s Game (2017).

All of those are among the best poker movies of all time, and if this article was “Top 10” instead of “Top 5 Poker Movies,” chances are they’d make the final list. However, the PokerNews crew got together, along with input from social media, to determine the top five must-watch poker movies of all time.

Read the Top 5 Poker Movies You Must Watch Here!

Neves and Raymond Bet to Win

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Alexandre Raymond raised to 65,000 from under the gun before Ian Matakis called from middle position and Pedro Neves came along from the big blind. The flop was {2-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{6-Hearts} and both Neves and Raymond checked before Matakis fired 60,000. Neves check-raised to 190,000 and Raymond got out of the way while Matakis called. The turn was {q-Spades} and Neves fired 225,000 and Matakis folded to give him to the pot.

On the next hand, Taylor Paur raised to 60,000 from the button and Alexandre Raymond called from the big blind. The flop was {9-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} and both players checked. The turn was {5-Spades} and Raymond bet 90,000. Paur called and the river was {8-Hearts}. Raymond fired 225,000 on the river and it was too much for Paur so he tossed his hand in the muck and surrendered the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Alexandre Raymond ca
Alexandre Raymond
3,300,000
-35,000
-35,000
Pedro Neves pt
Pedro Neves
2,230,000
415,000
415,000
Day 5 Chip Leader
Ian Matakis us
Ian Matakis
1,175,000
-125,000
-125,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Taylor Paur us
Taylor Paur
1,100,000
-95,000
-95,000
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Alexandre RaymondIan MatakisPedro NevesTaylor Paur