Break Time
Level 6
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
The remaining 25 players out of 31 entries are now on their first 20-minute break of the day. The action will pick up shortly.
2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$250,000 PSPC Super High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
Buy-in
$250,000
Prize Pool
$9,498,060
Entries
39
Level
21
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Entries
34
Players Left
8
Three Quick Hands Before the Break; Pardo on Fumes
Level 6
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Juan Pardo raised to 7,000 on the button and instantly called the three-bet shove by Dan Smith in the small blind with a near identical shorter stack.
Dan Smith: 
Juan Pardo: 
The coin flip went to Smith, who made nines full of kings on the 
runout to double his 115,500.
Three ways to a 
flop, Eric Worre checked and David Yan bet 8,000 and Mikita Badziakouski then raised to 20,000. Worre checked the shorter stacks of both opponents to then check-raise to 175,000 and earn two quick folds.
Last but not least, Artur Martirosian check-raised a 
flop in a blind battle versus Justin Bonomo and received a call by Bonomo. The 
turn brought a bet worth 23,000 by Martirosian and Bonomo called. Both checked the 
river and Bonomo earned the pot with the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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595,000
-45,000
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-45,000 |
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355,000 | |
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240,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
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237,000
92,000
|
92,000 |
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||
|
99,000
-81,000
|
-81,000 |
|
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||
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60,000
-16,000
|
-16,000 |
|
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19,000
-201,000
|
-201,000 |
Smith Picks Up Small One; Heath Scores Four-Bet Pot
Level 6
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
In a multi-way pot with 24,000 in the middle on a flop of 
, Isaac Haxton and Ben Heath checked from the blinds to Dan Smith in the cutoff who bet 6,000. Haxton made the call and Heath got out of the way.
On the 
turn both players checked to the 
river. Haxton quickly checked and after a moment, Smith checked back. Haxton rolled over 
for a pair of tens but was no good against the 
of Smith.
A couple hands later Smith opened to 6,500 from the hijack and Haxton put in a three-bet to 20,000 on the button. Heath decided to put a cold-four bet in to 57,000 and only Haxton made the call.
The flop came 
and Heath continued for 24,000. Haxton took his time, but in the end made the fold and Heath took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
425,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
|
|
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|
340,000
195,000
|
195,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
145,000
73,500
|
73,500 |
|
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Brewer Successfully Jams Into Thorel
Level 6
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
With 101,000 chips in the middle preflop, Jean-Noel Thorel in the big blind checked the 
flop. Chris Brewer bet 50,000 and Thorel gave it a couple of seconds before coming along.
On the 
turn, Thorel checked again and Brewer jammed with the covering stack. Thorel used one time bank, asked for an exact count and folded once it was deemed to be for 326,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
630,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
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170,000
-230,000
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-230,000 |
|
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Yan Gets a Shove Through; Greenwood Recovers Lost Chips
Level 6
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
David Yan raised from under the gun and was called by Sam Greenwood. On a flop, Yan continued for 10,500 to earn a call and that led them to the 
turn. Yan now jammed for 42,000 and Greenwood folded.
Soon after, Greenwood was involved in action against Aleksejs Ponakovs and called a check-raise to 25,000 on the 
flop. Ponakovs check-called the 
turn for 25,000 and checked the 
river. Greenwood bet 78,000 with a single T-1,000 chip behind and Ponakovs used two time banks before folding.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
410,000
-95,000
|
-95,000 |
|
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|
185,000
35,500
|
35,500 |
|
|
||
|
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76,000
12,500
|
12,500 |
|
|
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'Kitty' Kuo | Day 3 Table Walk | PSPC
Level 6
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Three-Bet Pot for Bonomo Against Chidwick
Level 6
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Stephen Chidwick made it 7,000 to go from under the gun and called a three-bet to 25,000 by Justin Bonomo in the small blind. On a 
flop, Bonomo checked and Chidwick bet. The check-raise to 40,000 by Bonomo followed and that won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
215,000
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
|
|
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|
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190,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
|
|
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Worre Moving Up The Leaderboard
Level 6
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Eric Worre opened to 7,000 from the cutoff and only Sam Greenwood made the call in the big blind.
On the flop of 
, both players checked their options to the turn. Greenwood checked again and Worre tossed out 10,000. Greenwood quickly folded and the pot was sent to Worre.
Two hands later, Worre opened from under the gun to 6,000 and it folded to Nick Petrangelo in the big blind who made the call.
The flop came 
and Petrangelo checked to Worre who continued for 7,000. Petrangelo took a moment before tossing his cards to the dealer, and another pot was sent to Worre.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
355,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
260,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
|
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|
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149,500
-37,500
|
-37,500 |
|
|
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Kenney Latest Addition to the Field
Level 6
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
While the 2023 PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold'em Championship is right on the money bubble, the field in the $250,000 Super High Roller has grown by one notable entry. Bryn Kenney made his way into the corner of the tournament room and took a seat on table three.
There are currently 25 players out of 31 entries remaining and they are spread across four tables.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000 | |
|
|
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Ponakovs Jams Into Yan
Level 6
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
David Yan had been the initial preflop raiser in the cutoff and Aleksejs Ponakovs on the button as well as Mikita Badziakouski in the big blind stuck around. Three ways to the 
flop, it checked to Ponakovs and he bet 19,000. Badziakouski opted to fold while Yan made the call.
Yan checked the turn before calling a bet of 47,000 by Ponakovs and checked the on the river, too. Ponakovs used one time bank and then moved all-in with the far biggest stack to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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505,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
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|
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180,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
|
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|
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63,500
-66,500
|
-66,500 |
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