2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

$100,000 PCA Super High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info

2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j8
Prize
$1,082,230
Event Info
Buy-in
$100,000
Prize Pool
$4,753,980
Entries
49
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
38
Players Left
6

Dvoress Gets the Best of Davies

Level 16 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Daniel Dvoress raised to 70,000 on the button and Seth Davies re-raised to 250,000 in the big blind. Dvoress just called and the dealer fanned the flop of {j-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{5-Clubs}. Davies checked to Dvoress who bet 105,000 and Davies called.

The turn brought the {j-Spades} and Davies checked again. Dvoress counted out a bet of 200,000 this time and that was enough to get Davies to fold.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
WSOP 2X Winner
2,000,000 420,000
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
WPT 1X Winner
620,000 -330,000

Tags: Seth DaviesDaniel Dvoress

Level: 16

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

Watson Fades Everything to Eliminate Thorel

Level 15 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Jean-Noel Thorel
Jean-Noel Thorel

Jean-Noel Thorel, who had just lost a big chunk of change to Daniel Dvoress, opened from late position and Mike Watson three-bet jammed from the big blind. Thorel gave it some thought before calling off for around 650,000.

Jean-Noel Thorel: {a-Clubs}{10-Hearts}
Mike Watson: {6-Spades}{6-Clubs}

The flop landed {9-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{5-Hearts} to give Thorel everything but a pair, but the board then bricked out {8-Spades}{2-Clubs} to mark the Frenchman's elimination.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
Day 2 Chip Leader
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 2X Winner
2,400,000 970,000
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
Busted

Tags: Daniel DvoressJean-Noel ThorelMike Watson

Dvoress Doubles with Aces

Level 15 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Mike Watson opened to 55,000 from under the gun and Jean-Noel Thorel three-bet to 150,000 in the cutoff. Daniel Dvoress four-bet to 250,000 on the button and the action folded back to Thorel who called.

The flop fell {10-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} and Thorel led out with a bet of 150,000. Dvoress just called and the {10-Clubs} paired the board on the turn. Thorel shoved all in and Dvoress called off his last 350,000.

Thorel turned over {7-Spades}{7-Hearts} but it was no match for the {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds} that Dvoress held. The river was the {8-Diamonds} and Dvoress collected a timely double-up.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
WSOP 2X Winner
1,580,000 960,000
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
Day 2 Chip Leader
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 2X Winner
1,430,000 -225,000
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
630,000 -920,000

Tags: Daniel DvoressJean-Noel ThorelMike Watson

Five-Bet Wins it for Adams

Level 15 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Timothy Adams
Timothy Adams

Juan Pardo opened to 50,000 from middle position and Timothy Adams three-bet to 125,000 from the cutoff.

Action folded back around and Pardo upped it to 250,000. Adams responded with a five-bet jam for around 700,000 and Pardo quickly folded.

Player Chips Progress
Juan Pardo es
Juan Pardo
1,200,000 125,000
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
WSOP 1X Winner
1,050,000 480,000

Tags: Juan PardoTimothy Adams

Mateos Ends the Tussle with Ponakovs

Level 15 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Adrian Mateos raised it up on the button and Aleksejs Ponakovs three-bet shoved all in for 335,000 from the big blind. Mateos quickly called and the cards were on their backs.

Aleksejs Ponakovs: {a-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}
Adrian Mateos: {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}

The flop fell {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{5-Hearts} and Ponakovs took a big lead with three aces. However, the {10-Spades} on the turn put Mateos back out front with a full house. Ponakovs was unable to recover on the {6-Diamonds} river and he was sent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
2,585,000 285,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
WSOP 2X Winner
Busted

Tags: Adrian MateosAleksejs Ponakovs

Short Stacks Battle in the Blinds

Level 15 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

The action folded to Stephen Chidwick in the small blind who just limped in. Timothy Adams checked his option and the flop of {a-Hearts}{k-Spades}{5-Spades} was spread across the felt. Chidwick led out with a bet of 25,000 and Adams just called.

The turn brought the {10-Spades} and Chidwick check-called a bet of 90,000 from Adams. The {7-Hearts} completed the board and Chidwick checked again. Adams pushed out a bet of 260,000, leaving just 5,000 behind. Chidwick dipped into the tank for a couple of minutes before finally finding the fold.

Player Chips Progress
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
WSOP 1X Winner
570,000 140,000
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
WSOP 1X Winner
285,000 -535,000

Tags: Stephen ChidwickTimothy Adams

Thorel Wins Some Off Mateos

Level 15 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Jean-Noel Thorel opened to 50,000 on the button and Adrian Mateos defended his big blind.

Mateos checked on the flop of {j-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} and stared Thorel down before he bet 50,000. Mateos called. Mateos checked again on the {3-Diamonds} turn and Thorel quickly checked back.

Without taking his eyes off his opponent, Mateos checked again on the {k-Spades} river and Thorel bet a small 50,000. Mateos called and then mucked when Thorel showed {k-Hearts}{9-Spades} for a pair of kings.

Player Chips Progress
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
2,300,000 -5,000
Jean-Noel Thorel fr
Jean-Noel Thorel
1,550,000 600,000

Tags: Adrian MateosJean-Noel Thorel

Mateos Wakes Up with the Goods

Level 15 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Chris Brewer opened to 50,000 from the hijack and Adrian Mateos was in the big blind as the big stack at the table. Mateos ripped all in and Brewer was left with a decision for his last 370,000 chips. Brewer eventually called it off and was given the bad news.

Chris Brewer: {k-Hearts}{q-Clubs}
Adrian Mateos: {q-Spades}{q-Hearts}

Brewer was in need of a king and the flop of {10-Clubs}{6-Spades}{6-Clubs} was not much of any help. The {a-Diamonds} on the turn gave him a straight draw but the {7-Clubs} on the river was clean for Mateos.

Player Chips Progress
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
2,305,000 405,000
Chris Brewer us
Chris Brewer
WSOP 2X Winner
Busted

Tags: Chris BrewerAdrian Mateos

Heath Sinks Bonomo

Level 15 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Justin Bonomo
Justin Bonomo

Justin Bonomo was out of position in a heads-up pot against Ben Heath on a board of {6-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{4-Hearts}.

Bonomo bet the majority of his stack with just 5,000 behind and Heath called off as the effective stack. Bonomo tabled {q-Hearts}{5-Hearts} for a queen-high flush, but it was no good against the king-high flush of his opponent with {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}.

The next hand, Heath opened to 65,000 and action folded to Bonomo in the small blind, who called off with his remaining two big blinds.

Justin Bonomo: {k-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}
Ben Heath: {j-Spades}{j-Hearts}

Bonomo couldn't get ahead of Heath's jacks as the board ran out {q-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{8-Spades}{q-Hearts} to mark the all-time money leader's elimination.

Player Chips Progress
Ben Heath gb
Ben Heath
WSOP 1X Winner
1,250,000 695,000
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
WSOP 3X Winner
Busted

Tags: Ben HeathJustin Bonomo