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

02-01-2023 17:27 UTC-5

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Rocco	85,000 35,000	35,000

Carlos Chadha	79,000 29,000	29,000
Lucas Greenwood	58,000 8,000	8,000

Leonard Maue	57,000 7,000	7,000
Joao Vieira	55,000 5,000	5,000

Jonathan Little	53,000 3,000	3,000

Kevin Rabichow	50,000

Steve O'Dwyer	45,200 4,800	4,800

Pedro Neves	38,000 12,000	12,000

Erik Seidel	36,500 13,500	13,500

Dylan Linde	36,500 13,500	13,500

Mike Watson	27,000 7,000	7,000

Lex Veldhuis	23,100 14,900	14,900

Rodrigo Seiji	22,000 28,000	28,000

Lefrancois Doubles With Kings

Lewis Powell

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Pascal Lefrancois raised to 1,000 from early position before Dylan Smith three-bet to 3,500 from the hijack. Action folded back to Lefrancois who four-bet to 9,500. Smith five-bet all in for 46,000 effective. Lefrancois snap-called.

Pascal Lefrancois:
Dylan Smith:

Lefrancois was in great shape to double and held as the board ran out .

Player	Chips	Progress
Dylan Smith	124,000 4,000	4,000

Pascal Lefrancois	93,000 43,000	43,000

Tags: Dylan Smith Pascal Lefrancois

02-01-2023 17:09 UTC-5

CHRIS MONEYMAKER, FEDOR HOLZ READY FOR THE BUBBLE | Table Walk | PSPC 2023

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Sandra Barbour

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

02-01-2023 17:09 UTC-5

Action at Table 7

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Kirk Brown

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Mike Watson was first to act on the completed board of and he decided to bet 16,000 into the already large pot of 20,000.

The action was then on his heads-up opponent, Pablo Silva, who went into the tank.

After some thought, Silva made the call and Watson shook his head as he tabled for a queen-high bluff. Silva then flipped over for a pair of aces to take down the sizeable pot.

The very next hand Watson opened to 1,000 under- the-gun but was then three-bet to 4,000 by Anthony Hu on the button. Then Silva decided to cold four-bet from the small blind to 8,000 which prompted a frustrated fold from Watson and sent the action back to Hu.

After several moments, Hu then announced he was all in and slid his stack into the middle, totaling 57,000. Faced with this bet, Silva decided to let it go and Hu took it down without seeing a flop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pablo Silva	77,000 9,000	9,000

Anthony Hu	67,000 7,000	7,000
Mike Watson	34,000 13,000	13,000

Tags: Anthony Hu Mike Watson Pablo Silva

02-01-2023 17:07 UTC-5

New Entrants

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Lewis Powell

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Lander Lijo	50,000 50,000	50,000
Ehsan Amiri	50,000 50,000	50,000
Mario Navarro	50,000 50,000	50,000
Kyle Carlston	50,000
Juan Pardo	50,000 50,000	50,000

02-01-2023 17:03 UTC-5

Wilson Takes From Lichtenberger

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Lewis Powell

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Brandon Wilson raised to 900 from under the gun. Action folded around to Andrew Lichtenberger in the big blind who three-bet to 6,500. Wilson called.

The flop came and Lichtenberger check-called a 2,500 bet from Wilson.

The was the turn and the action went check-check.

The river was the and Lichtenberger checked. Wilson put out a bet of 7,000 and Lichtenberger folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Wilson	73,500 23,500	23,500
Andrew Lichtenberger	60,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Andrew Lichtenberger Brandon Wilson

02-01-2023 16:50 UTC-5

Nolet Shoves River

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Lewis Powell

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

There was around 16,000 in the pot. Joao Simao was in the cutoff against Guillaume Nolet in the small blind.

The board was showing and Nolet bet 10,500. Simao called.

The river was the and Nolet moved all in for 22,900. Simao used all of his time bank cards before folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Simao	57,000 19,000	19,000

Guillaume Nolet	56,000 6,000	6,000

Tags: Guillaume Nolet Joao Simao

02-01-2023 16:41 UTC-5

PN Podcast: Postle Back in Poker & Guest Mori Eskandani Shares Mirage Stories

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Sandra Barbour

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

In the latest PokerNews Podcast episode of 2023, Chad Holloway and Connor Richards handle things while Jesse Fullen is in Australia. They discuss Mike Postle’s sudden reappearance in the poker world after making a final table at the Million Dollar Heater at Beau Rivage in Mississippi, while also talking about the slowroll and needle that accompanied his bust out.

They try to balance that story with a heart-warming one where Johnnie “Johnnie Vibes” Moreno put a bartender into the MSPT Sycuan Main Event, with the recreational player going on to finish in fourth place for $40,000!

Other stories discussed include WSOP.com Player of the Years, Lon McEachern and Daniel Lowery winning WSOP Circuit gold rings, and early winners from the PokerGO Cup.

Speaking of which, PokerGO’s Mori Eskandani joins the show as this week’s guest. The Poker Hall of Famer talks 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) preparations, who came close to challenging Jason Koon on High Stakes Duel III (HSD), plus when we can expect the next HSD match to take place. He also discussed new developments to this year’s PokerGO Tour (PGT) and shared memories from the days when the Mirage was the hot spot for poker in Vegas.

Click here to listen to the new PN Podcast!

02-01-2023 16:38 UTC-5

Hu Wins at Showdown

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Lewis Powell

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Anthony Hu was in the hijack against Alberto Meran in the big blind. There was 10,000 in the pot.

The flop came and Meran check-called a 3,200 bet from Hu.

The turn was the and Meran checked. Hu bet 6,000 and again Meran called.

The river was the and Meran checked. Hu rechecked his cards before checking back. Meran tabled for second pair but it was no good as Hu showed to take down the pot.