$10,300 PCA Main Event Day 5 | 2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

01-28-2023 15:45 UTC-4

Tolbert Gets Shorter

Calum Grant

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Clint Tolbert raised to 90,000 from a middle position. Pedro Neves three-bet to 210,000 in the cutoff and Tolbert let it go.

Shortly after, Tolbert was in the big blind and he faced a raise to 85,000 by Alexandre Raymond. "I gave you a lot of respect," Tolbert told Neves in table chat until it was his time to act. He then called and checked the flop. Raymond bet 60,000 and Tolbert came along.

The same action repeated for 105,000 on the turn and the river was then checked through. Tolbert revealed the and Raymond won the pot with for the superior high card.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandre Raymond	4,020,000 435,000	435,000
Pedro Neves	2,600,000 130,000	130,000

Clint Tolbert	490,000 -350,000	-350,000

Tags: Alexandre Raymond Clint Tolbert Pedro Neves

01-28-2023 15:48 UTC-4

Aces for Wakil

Calum Grant

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Sergi Rexiach opened to 80,000 from the cutoff and called after Jamil Wakil three-bet to 325,000 from the small blind with .

On the flop, Wakil continued for 175,000 and was called. The turn brought in the turn and Wakil fired a second barrel of 400,000 to which Reixach folded.

On the stream, only one of Reixach's cards was visible and it was the .

Player	Chips	Progress
Jamil Wakil	3,200,000 565,000	565,000
Sergi Reixach	1,250,000 -495,000	-495,000

Tags: Jamil Wakil Sergi Rexiach

01-28-2023 15:55 UTC-4

Straight Flush for Wakil

Calum Grant

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Jamil Wakil opened to 90,000 from the button and then called after Mitchell Halverson made it 275,000 from the small blind.

Halverson, with , bet 155,000 on the flop and Wakil called with his . Halverson continued for 230,000 on the turn and Wakil called again.

Wakil then drilled the straight flush on the river but Halverson slowed down and checked with his missed flush draw. Wakil, with the stone-cold nuts, used up a time bank card before moving all in. Halverson wasted little time in folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jamil Wakil	3,935,000 735,000	735,000
Christoph Csik	2,860,000
Artur Martirosian	2,470,000

Jonathan Little	2,360,000 5,000	5,000

Alexandros Kolonias	1,420,000 -80,000	-80,000

Mitchell Halverson	1,170,000 -735,000	-735,000
Sergi Reixach	125,000 -1,125,000	-1,125,000

Tags: Jamil Wakil Mitchell Halverson

01-28-2023 16:15 UTC-4

Matakis Applies Preflop Pressure; Tolbert Getting Shoves Through

Calum Grant

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Ian Matakis raised to 80,000 from under the gun before Pedro Neves three-bet to 210,000 from the button. Matakis fired back with a raise to 420,000 and Neves went into the tank for a moment before he tossed his cards in the muck.

Meanwhile, the table has been playing small ball for a couple of orbits. Clint Tolbert got two shoves through, and Mello did the same from the small blind against Matakis. A number of other preflop raises in this level have taken the pot without any action.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandre Raymond	4,000,000 -20,000	-20,000
Pedro Neves	2,230,000 -370,000	-370,000

Michel Dattani	1,520,000 -320,000	-320,000

Ian Matakis	1,270,000 535,000	535,000

Taylor Paur	905,000 -100,000	-100,000

Clint Tolbert	620,000 130,000	130,000
Allan Mello	540,000 -220,000	-220,000

Tags: Clint Tolbert Ian Matakis Pedro Neves

01-28-2023 16:22 UTC-4

Raymond Shoves the Turn

Calum Grant

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Alexandre Raymond raised to 105,000, with , from the small blind and Allan Mello called from the big blind with . The flop was .

Raymond continued for 90,000 and Mello called to see on the turn. Raymond shoved the turn and Mello gave a quick thought to committing his 425,000, but he thought better of it and the hand went into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandre Raymond	4,600,000 600,000	600,000
Allan Mello	425,000 -115,000	-115,000

Tags: Alexandre Raymond Allan Mello

01-28-2023 16:27 UTC-4

Little Check-Raises Flop; Makes Hero Call on River

Calum Grant

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Alexandros Kolonias opened to 90,000 from the button with the . Jonathan Little defended in the big blind with . Little check-raised to 200,000 on the flop after Kolonias continued for 80,000. Kolonias called.

The turn checked through to the river and Little checked once more. Kolonias bet 200,000 and after some decision time, Little made the hero call and then mucked after seeing Kolonias had the winner.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Little	2,270,000 -90,000	-90,000

Alexandros Kolonias	1,680,000 260,000	260,000

Tags: Alexandros Kolonias Jonathan Little

01-28-2023 16:30 UTC-4

Cagey Action on Secondary Feature Table Continues

Christian Zetzsche

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Taylor Paur raised to 80,000 and won the blinds and antes. Allan Mello open jammed for 405,000 to win the pot uncontested.

Ian Matakis raised to 80,000 on the button and Clint Tolbert jammed out of the big blind. The initial raiser asked for a count and sigh-folded after a few seconds when it was deemed to be for 440,000.

Alexandre Raymond raised to 85,000 and folded to a shove by Michel Dattani.

Paur limped the small blind and Pedro Neves checked from the big blind. They invested 65,000 each on the flop and checked the turn. On the river, Paur bet 75,000 and Neves folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandre Raymond	4,420,000 -180,000	-180,000
Pedro Neves	2,600,000 370,000	370,000

Michel Dattani	1,500,000 -20,000	-20,000

Taylor Paur	1,400,000 495,000	495,000

Ian Matakis	1,080,000 -190,000	-190,000

Clint Tolbert	620,000
Allan Mello	605,000 180,000	180,000

Tags: Alexandre Raymond Allan Mello Clint Tolbert Ian Matakis Michel Dattani Pedro Neves Taylor Paur

01-28-2023 16:35 UTC-4

Mello Doubles Through Raymond

Matt Hansen

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

The action folded to the table chip leader Alexandre Raymond on the secondary feature table. He moved all-in with the covering stack and Allan Mello called all-in for the last 565,000.

Allan Mello:
Alexandre Raymond:

While the shorter stack would usually hope for an ace, that would have been the worst case scenario on the flop. Raymond had an open-ended straight draw and two live cards but bricked the turn and river for Mello to double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandre Raymond	3,960,000 -460,000	-460,000
Allan Mello	1,170,000 565,000	565,000

Tags: Alexandre Raymond Allan Mello

01-28-2023 16:35 UTC-4

Csik Flops a Set

Calum Grant

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Christoph Csik, with , three-bet to 330,000 from the big blind after Artur Martirosian opened to 90,000 from the cutoff with . After using up a time bank card, Martirosian called.