$100,000 PCA Super High Roller Day 2 | 2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

01-23-2023 20:09 UTC-4

Kisacikoglu Rivers Queen to Bust Kaverman

Connor Richards

Level 14 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Byron Kaverman was in the hijack and had committed most of his stack preflop against Orpen Kisacikoglu as the flop landed .

Kisacikoglu led out for 20,000 on the flop and Kaverman gave it some thought before calling off with less.

"Do you have a king? It feels like a king," he said.

Byron Kaverman:
Orpen Kisacikoglu:

Kaverman was in front but the board then proceeded to run out to give Kisacikoglu the best hand and for Kaverman to fall on the two-table bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Orpen Kisacikoglu	620,000 310,000	310,000

Byron Kaverman	Busted

Tags: Byron Kaverman Orpen Kisacikoglu

01-23-2023 20:20 UTC-4

Table	Seat	Player	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	1	Henrik Hecklen	504,000	25
1	2	Juan Pardo	1,075,000	54
1	3	Stephen Chidwick	820,000	41
1	4	Justin Bonomo	850,000	43
1	5	Timothy Adams	430,000	22
1	6	Ben Heath	555,000	28
1	7	Sergio Aido	310,000	16
1	8	Isaac Haxton	540,000	27

2	1	Jean-Noel Thorel	950,000	48
2	2	Daniel Dvoress	620,000	31
2	3	Orpen Kisacikoglu	570,000	29
2	4	Adrian Mateos	1,600,000	80
2	5	Seth Davies	610,000	31
2	6	Aleksejs Ponakovs	850,000	43
2	7	Chris Brewer	715,000	36
2	8	Mike Watson	1,000,000	50

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Mateos	1,600,000 -10,000	-10,000

Juan Pardo	1,075,000 5,000	5,000
Mike Watson	1,000,000 -300,000	-300,000

Jean-Noel Thorel	950,000
Justin Bonomo	850,000 200,000	200,000

Aleksejs Ponakovs	850,000 40,000	40,000

Stephen Chidwick	820,000 -20,000	-20,000

Chris Brewer	715,000 235,000	235,000

Daniel Dvoress	620,000 170,000	170,000

Seth Davies	610,000 118,000	118,000

Orpen Kisacikoglu	570,000 -50,000	-50,000

Ben Heath	555,000 5,000	5,000

Isaac Haxton	540,000 -380,000	-380,000

Henrik Hecklen	504,000 -136,000	-136,000
Timothy Adams	430,000 -188,000	-188,000

Sergio Aido	310,000 145,000	145,000

Mateos Shoves on Ponakovs

Connor Richards

Level 14 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Adrian Mateos opened from the hijack and Aleksejs Ponakovs three-bet on the button. Mateos called.

Mateos checked on the flop and Ponakovs bet 120,000. Mateos called. Mateos checked again on the turn and Ponakovs checked back.

The river completed the board and Mateos led all in with Ponakovs well-covered. Ponakovs quickly laid it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Mateos	1,650,000 50,000	50,000

Aleksejs Ponakovs	600,000 -250,000	-250,000

Tags: Adrian Mateos Aleksejs Ponakovs

01-23-2023 20:28 UTC-4

Watson Downs Kisacikoglu

Adam Lamers

Level 14 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Orpen Kisacikoglu raised it up from early position and Mike Watson three-bet from the small blind. With the action back on Kisacikoglu, he four-bet shoved all in for around 600,000. Watson quickly called and had Kisacikoglu at risk.

Orpen Kisacikoglu:
Mike Watson:

The flop of left Watson comfortably in the lead with his pocket queens. The on the turn and the on the river sent Kisacikoglu to the rail just before the dinner break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Watson	1,655,000 655,000	655,000

Orpen Kisacikoglu	Busted

Tags: Orpen Kisacikoglu Mike Watson

01-23-2023 20:36 UTC-4

Ponakovs Bluffs Mateos

Connor Richards

Level 14 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Aleksejs Ponakovs opened from middle position and Adrian Mateos defended from the big blind.

Mateos checked on the flop of and Ponakovs bet 55,000. Mateos called. Mateos checked again on the turn and Ponakovs bet 100,000. Mateos again called.

Mateos checked again on the river and Ponakovs used a time bank before betting 370,000 with just a few chips behind. Mateos went deep into the tank and burned through four of his time banks.

"Pffff," Mateos said as he ran his fingers through his hair before eventually folding.

"Show," Mateos asked Ponakovs, who proceeded to turn over for an ace-high bluff with the nut flush blocker.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Mateos	1,900,000 250,000	250,000

Aleksejs Ponakovs	750,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: Adrian Mateos Aleksejs Ponakovs

01-23-2023 20:41 UTC-4

Haxton Finds a Way to Get There

Adam Lamers

Level 14 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

The action folded around to Sergio Aido on the button who shoved all in for 310,000, good enough for 15 big blinds. Isaac Haxton asked for a count in the small blind and then called.

Sergio Aido:
Isaac Haxton:

The flop came and Haxton paired the card he was looking for with the ace on the flop. The and runout could not save Aido who was bounced from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Haxton	965,000 425,000	425,000

Sergio Aido	Busted

Tags: Isaac Haxton Sergio Aido

01-23-2023 20:41 UTC-4

Dinner Break

Adam Lamers

Level 14 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

The remaining 14 players are going on a 75-minute dinner break and are due back at the tables around 8:55 p.m.

Level: 15

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

01-23-2023 22:08 UTC-4

Ponakovs Gives One Up

Connor Richards

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

Seth Davies was in a heads-up pot against Aleksejs Ponakovs, who has proven to be one of the more aggressive players in the tournament, on a board of .

Davies checked from the cutoff and Ponakovs fired a bet of 200,000 from the button. Davies called. Davies checked again on the river and Ponakovs used a time bank before checking back.

It was surely the right move as Davies tabled for top pair to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Seth Davies	950,000 340,000	340,000

Aleksejs Ponakovs	850,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Seth Davies

01-23-2023 22:15 UTC-4

Heath Sinks Bonomo

Connor Richards

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

Justin Bonomo was out of position in a heads-up pot against Ben Heath on a board of .

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