$3,000 PCA Mystery Bounty
Day 1 Completed
2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$3,000 PCA Mystery Bounty
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$1,309,308
Entries
763
Level
37
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
626
Players Left
229
David Stamm Leads 229 Survivors After Day 1 of the $3,000 Mystery Bounty
Level 12
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
There was no shortage of action or players for Day 1 of the $3,000 PCA Mystery Bounty at the 2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure in The Bahamas. Many notables tested their luck trying to spin up a stack and the field is currently sitting at 626 total entries with just 229 players advancing to Day 2.
The largest stack to end Day 1 belongs to David Stamm who has positioned himself well to earn some bounties when Day 2 kicks off. Stamm began the day strong and was consistently being complimented by his tablemates about how well he was playing. He finished even stronger as he put a whopping 340,500 chips in the big, more than 11 starting stacks. Stamm has accumulated over $1,000,000 in live tournament earnings and will be looking to add to that number over the coming days.
Joining him near the top of the leaderboard is Mauricio Sanchez with 306,00 chips, the only other player to bag over 300,000 chips. Santiago Plante also had an exciting day, finishing among the leaders with 276,500 chips. Plante was slowly increasing his stack throughout the day but struck lightning when he won one of the largest pots of the day. Plante flopped the nut flush in a three-bet pot and went on to get three streets of value in one of the last levels of the day.
While the field was littered with familiar faces right from the onslaught, many were forced to hit up the registration desk on multiple occasions. Shaun Deeb was seen using at least three entries over the course of the day but managed to find a healthy bag of 187,500 chips. Other notables advancing to Day 2 include Joris Ruijs (229,000), Dario Sammartino (175,000), PokerStars ambassador Lex Veldhuis (116,500), Erik Seidel (112,000), and Martin Jacobson (80,500).
Late registration still remains open until 12:30 p.m. EST tomorrow and the cards will go back in the air at 1 p.m. EST. That will allow the tournament staff enough time to gather the bounty information that will commence at the start of Day 2. There is guaranteed to be at least one $30,000 Platinum Pass package along with at least one $100,000 bounty prize.
The blinds will resume on level 13 at 1,000/1,500 and a 1,500 big blind ante with the levels continuing at 40 minutes in length. There will be a 15-minute break after every three levels and a 75-minute dinner break after level 21. The current plan is to play a total of 15 levels on Day 2 and the winner will be crowned on Day 3.
Keep it locked here as the PokerNews live reporting team will be back on the tournament floor to bring you all of the live updates throughout the day.
End of Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 12
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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340,500 | 130,500 |
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306,000 | 306,000 |
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303,000 | 68,000 |
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276,000 | -1,500 |
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223,500 | 12,000 |
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206,000 | 206,000 |
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205,000 | -74,000 |
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200,150 | 175,150 |
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188,500 | 41,500 |
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187,500 | -2,500 |
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181,500 | 181,500 |
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174,500 | -6,500 |
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174,500 | 16,000 |
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168,500 | -21,500 |
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167,000 | 167,000 |
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166,500 | 49,500 |
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166,000 | 166,000 |
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164,500 | 164,500 |
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158,500 | 158,500 |
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157,500 | 114,500 |
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155,500 | 155,500 |
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154,000 | 154,000 |
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148,000 | 115,000 |
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147,500 | 147,500 |
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144,000 | 144,000 |
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Day 1 Completed
Level 12
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Play for Day 1 of the $3,000 PCA Mystery Bounty is officially completed as the remaining 229 players have bagged. They will return tomorrow for a restart at 1:00 p.m. ET with registration closing at 12:30 p.m. ET.
A full recap of the day's events will be released shortly;y, so stay tuned!
Last Three Hands
Level 12
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
The Tournament Director has announced that only three more hands will be played before bagging.
Mendez Dent's Seymour's Stack Late in Day 1
Level 12
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Richard Seymour and Jeannette Mendez were heads-up in a three-bet pot and the flop fell 
. Seymour checked to Mendez who bet 10,000 into a pot of around 25,000 and Seymour called.
The turn brought the 
and both players checked to the 
on the river. Seymour checked again and Mendez flicked in another bet of 10,000. Seymour quickly called and Mendez flipped over 
for the best full house to scoop the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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82,500 | -500 |
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14,700 | |
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Murphy Jams to Take it; Deeb Out of Control
Level 12
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Dean Murphy on the button raised to 6,000 preflop and was called by an incoherent Shaun Deeb, who managed to spill his drink in the process.
Klemens Roiter in the cutoff then decided that wasn't quite enough, so he raised it up again to 21,000.
Murphy then announced he was all in for around 120,000 effective. Deeb quickly folded behind and Roiter didn't take much pause before mucking his hand as well.
Murphy was pushed the pot for a nice pickup as his stack shot up to 120,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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190,000 | 60,000 |
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120,000 | |
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60,000 | |
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Jaka Gets Paid with Top Pair
Level 12
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Faraz Jaka made it 2,600 from middle position and was called by Dario Sammartino in the small blind. The flop fell 
and both players checked to the 
on the turn.
Sammartino checked again and Jaka tossed in a bet of 3,500. Sammartino called and the 
completed the board. Sammartino checked once more and Jaka announced a bet of 8,500. Sammartino thought for a minute and eventually called. Jaka tabled 
for top pair and Sammartino nodded in approval.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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181,000 | 66,000 |
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76,700 | 46,700 |
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Updated Chip Counts
Level 12
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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268,500 | |
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158,500 | 128,500 |
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147,000 | 80,500 |
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115,000 | 85,000 |
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112,000 | 52,000 |
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112,000 | 44,000 |
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84,000 | 20,500 |
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69,500 | 6,700 |
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57,100 | 57,100 |
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49,300 | 49,300 |
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45,000 | 45,000 |
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43,500 | 13,500 |
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Abusada Doubles Up
Level 12
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Aram Oganyan opened to 3,600 in early position and received three consecutive calls, but then it got around to Gabriel Abusada who moved all in for around 22,000.
"Now I get all of you!" he shouted as the action was back on Oganyan, who reshoved for more.
The other players quickly folded and the two players tabled their cards.
Gabriel Abusada: 
Aram Oganyan: 
"Don't do it dealer," Oganyan said, but the flop of 
was not favorable for him as it gave Abusada the lead.
The board completed with 
to give Abusada the win for the double up.
"I win!" declared Abusada as he was pushed the pot.
"Yes you did, congratulations. I don't know how you guys didn't see that coming," Oganyan told the table. "At least you're the one who got the chips, now I have a chance to get them back."
Abusada then started to chatter nonstop as he stacked his new chips, much to the tables resentment.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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55,000 | 55,000 |
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40,000 | 40,000 |
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