$25,000 PCA High Roller Day 1 | 2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

02-01-2023 23:57 UTC-4

Aido Doubles; Derwiche Busts

Kirk Brown

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Sergio Aido open-shoved for 13,000 from early position and was called off by Kevin Rabichow to put him at risk.

Sergio Aido:
Kevin Rabichow:

Aido was ahead in this flip and the board of kept it that way and he secured the double-up.

The very next hand Imad Derwiche moved all in for less than 10,000 and it folded around to Aido who made the call.

Imad Derwiche:
Sergio Aido:

Derwiche was heavily dominated with his inferior kicker, but the flop of was promising as it gave him an open-ended straight draw. Unfortunately, the bricked out for him and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Rabichow	40,000 13,700	13,700
Sergio Aido	35,000 500	500
Imad Derwiche	Busted

Tags: Imad Derwiche Kevin Rabichow Sergio Aido

02-01-2023 23:52 UTC-4

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Haxton	90,000 90,000	90,000

Mario Mosboeck	81,500 81,500	81,500
Adrian Mateos	79,000

Leonard Maue	68,000 -6,000	-6,000
Andras Nemeth	51,300 51,300	51,300
Timothy Adams	50,000 50,000	50,000

Mikita Badziakouski	42,000 42,000	42,000

Seth Davies	37,500 37,500	37,500

Sergio Aido	34,500 34,500	34,500
Brock Wilson	27,900 -22,100	-22,100
Dan Smith	24,100 24,100	24,100

Mikolaitis Claims a Pot

Kirk Brown

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Rodger Johnson opened to 2,200 from the hijack but was then three-bet to 6,500 by Dominykas Mikolaitis on the button. Action folded back around to Johnson, who made the call.

The flop came out and Johnson checked to Mikolaitis, who continued for 4,000 and was greeted with a quick fold from Johnson.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rodger Johnson	65,000 15,000	15,000
Dominykas Mikolaitis	52,000 52,000	52,000

Tags: Dominykas Mikolaitis Rodger Johnson

02-01-2023 23:40 UTC-4

Deuces Win At Showdown

Lewis Powell

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Action was three-ways to a flop with 7,500 in the pot. Lucas Greenwood was in the cutoff, Carlos Chadha was on the button and Punnat Punsri was in the big blind.

Action checked through on the flop.

The was the turn and action checked to Chadha who bet 2,100. Only Greenwood called.

Action checked through on the river and Chadha tabled for two pair which was good enough to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carlos Chadha	68,000 31,000	31,000
Punnat Punsri	58,500
Lucas Greenwood	53,800 14,800	14,800

Tags: Carlos Chadha Lucas Greenwood Punnat Punsri

02-01-2023 23:31 UTC-4

Rampage Joins the Field; Watson Reenters

Lewis Powell

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Ethan "Rampage" Yau has joined the field along with David Peters, Michael Addamo, and Mike Watson.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Peters	50,000 50,000	50,000

Mike Watson	50,000 50,000	50,000

Michael Addamo	50,000 50,000	50,000

Ethan Yau	50,000 50,000	50,000

02-01-2023 23:25 UTC-4

Adams Comes And Goes

Lewis Powell

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Timothy Adams had three-bet to 7,000 on the button fresh from registering for the tournament during the dinner break. Luis Pinho put in a cold four-bet to 15,000 from the big blind.

Action folded to Adams who five-bet all in for around 50,000. Pinho snap called covering Adams.

Timothy Adams:
Luis Pinho:

Adams was coolered as his pocket queens had run into Pinho's pocket kings. The board ran out to send Adams to the rail after only a few hands.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luis Pinho	151,000 115,000	115,000
Timothy Adams	Busted

Tags: Luis Pinho Timothy Adams

02-01-2023 23:17 UTC-4

Chen Takes Out Neves

Lewis Powell

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Andrew Chen raised to 2,200 from under the gun and was three-bet by Tauan Naves in the hijack who made it 6,000. Action folded around to Pedro Neves in the small blind who moved all in for around 36,000. Chen moved all in over the top and Naves quickly folded.

Pedro Neves:
Andrew Chen:

Neves was in rough shape as his pocket pair was dominated. The help wouldn't come as the board ran out to eliminate the PCA Main Event runner up from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Chen	116,500 60,500	60,500
Pedro Neves	Busted

Tags: Andrew Chen Pedro Neves Tauan Naves

02-01-2023 23:09 UTC-4

Big Stacks in the Room

Lewis Powell

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Elio Fox	260,000 -10,000	-10,000

Ognyan Dimov	217,000 -11,000	-11,000

Gergely Kulcsar	190,000 8,000	8,000
Arthur Conan	146,000 96,000	96,000
Dylan Smith	145,000 25,000	25,000
Andy Wilson	144,000 17,500	17,500

Conor Beresford	133,000 -2,000	-2,000
Sirzat Hissou	132,000 -23,000	-23,000
Alex Kulev	131,000 51,000	51,000

Thomas Muehloecker	130,000 39,000	39,000