$25,000 PCA PLO High Roller
Day 1 Completed
2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$25,000 PCA PLO High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$1,056,440
Entries
44
Level
24
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
0
Entries
44
Players Left
10
Jeremy Ausmus Leads Final Ten In $25,000 PLO High Roller
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 0 ante
After an action-packed day in Event #33: $25,000 PLO High Roller in the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, it was Jeremy Ausmus coming out on top with an impressive stack of 385,000. Ausmus registered late and spun up his stack to secure the top spot for Day 2 tomorrow, January 29th at 2 p.m. ET.
A total of 44 entries joined the field throughout the day to create a prizepool of $1,056,440, and the remaining ten all have their eyes on the PCA title and the $364,440 top prize.
Ausmus has over $13 million in live tournament earnings and is no stranger to these high-roller fields. Having just come off a recent win in the PCA $2,200 Deep Stack for $144,610, Ausmus will have his hopes set on another trophy to add to his collection.
Final Ten Chip Counts
| RANK | NAME | COUNTRY | CHIPS | BIG BLINDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeremy Ausmus | United States | 385,000 | 64 | |
| 2 | Joni Jouhkimainen | Finland | 336,000 | 56 | |
| 3 | Andriy Lyubovetskiy | Ukraine | 274,000 | 45 | |
| 4 | Oliver Weis | Germany | 246,000 | 41 | |
| 5 | Dylan Smith | United States | 239,000 | 40 | |
| 6 | Andrew Pantling | Canada | 206,000 | 34 | |
| 7 | Shaun Deeb | United States | 200,000 | 33 | |
| 8 | John Zable | United States | 190,000 | 31 | |
| 9 | Tom-Aksel Bedell | Norway | 83,000 | 14 | |
| 10 | Adam Hendrix | United States | 41,000 | 7 |
Many notable high-rollers joined the PLO streets, and some who weren't as fortunate to find a bag included Cary Katz, Cliff Josephy, Ben Lamb, and EPT champion Jason Mercier.
With 16 levels of play on Day 1, there was no shortage of action. Josephy started the day with a decent run of cards but fell short of making a deep run when he ran his combo draw into the two pair for Robert Cowen and couldn’t find improvement.
Later on, Sean Winter joined the field but couldn’t get much going early on. He found himself on a short stack and would hit the rail when his flush draw and straight draw didn’t hit against the aces for Shaun Deeb.
The final ten will return to their seats on Sunday, where the blinds will resume on Level 17 at 3,000/6,000. The 40-minute levels will continue, with 15-minute breaks after every three until a new PCA champion is crowned.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for our continuous live reporting all the way through the final hand and the next trophy being handed out here in The Bahamas.
End of Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
385,000
322,000
|
322,000 |
|
||
|
336,000
192,000
|
192,000 |
|
||
|
274,000
91,000
|
91,000 |
|
||
|
246,000
116,000
|
116,000 |
|
239,000
-16,000
|
-16,000 |
|
206,000
-124,000
|
-124,000 |
|
200,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
|
|
||
|
190,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
83,000
-306,000
|
-306,000 |
|
41,000
-88,000
|
-88,000 |
Day 1 Has Come To An End
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 0 ante
The final 10 players have bagged and tagged for Day 2 tomorrow with the top six making the money.
A full recap on the day will be available shortly.
Lyubovetskiy Takes Another One From Pantling
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 0 ante
The action folded to Andrew Pantling on the button who opened for 15,000 and only Andriy Lyubovetskiy made the call from the big blind.
On the flop of 
, Lyubovetskiy checked and Pantling continued for 15,000. Lyubovetskiy elected on a check-raise to 75,000, and without much thought, Pantling let his cards go.
Meanwhile on the other table, Robert Cowen and Noah Schwartz were eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
330,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
183,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/5,000
Ante: 0
Lyubovetskiy Takes Three-Bet Pot
Level 15
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 0 ante
Andrew Pantling opened the action to 12,000 from the cutoff and it folded to Andriy Lyubovetskiy in the big blind who three-bet to 38,000, which Pantling called.
The flop came 
and Lyubovetskiy quickly announced pot and slid forward 78,000, having only 500 left behind. Pantling took some time to re-look at his cards, but in the end made the fold and the pot was sent to Lyubovetskiy.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
230,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
|
155,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
|
||
Recent Bustouts
Level 15
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
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Two-Table Redraw
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 0 ante
| TABLE | SEAT | PLAYER | COUNTRY | CHIP COUNT | BIG BLINDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Andriy Lyubovetskiy | Ukraine | 82,000 | 20 | |
| 1 | 2 | Robert Cowen | United Kingdom | 145,000 | 36 | |
| 1 | 3 | Dylan Smith | United States | 255,000 | 64 | |
| 1 | 4 | Shaun Deeb | United States | 270,000 | 67 | |
| 1 | 5 | Vicente Delgado | Spain | 80,000 | 20 | |
| 1 | 6 | Laszlo Bujtas | Hungary | 132,000 | 33 | |
| 1 | 7 | Oliver Weis | Germany | 75,000 | 19 | |
| 1 | 8 | John Zable | United States | 50,000 | 12 | |
| 2 | 1 | Andrew Pantling | Canada | 80,000 | 20 | |
| 2 | 2 | Noah Schwartz | United States | 79,000 | 20 | |
| 2 | 3 | Adam Hendrix | United States | 120,000 | 30 | |
| 2 | 4 | Joao Simao | Brazil | 120,000 | 30 | |
| 2 | 5 | Joni Jouhkimainen | Finland | 172,000 | 43 | |
| 2 | 6 | Ben Lamb | United States | 105,000 | 26 | |
| 2 | 7 | Tom-Aksel Bedell | Norway | 368,000 | 92 | |
| 2 | 8 | Jeremy Ausmus | United States | 118,000 | 29 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 0