$3,000 PCA Mystery Bounty
Day 1 Started
$3,000 PCA Mystery Bounty
Day 1 Started
The PokerStars Caribbean Adventure hosted at the beautiful Baha Mar in The Bahamas continues today with PSPC Event #23: $3,000 PCA Mystery Bounty ($1,000 Mystery Bounty) - Unlimited Re-Entry - Platinum Pass Added. The action will begin today at 2:00 p.m. ET and consists of 40-minute levels.
This event is a three-day tournament, with late registration open until the beginning of Day 2, which kicks off on Friday, January 27th at 12:30 p.m.
The Mystery Bounty element will come into play on Day 2 and possible prizes could be as followed, but are not limited to, €100,000, €50,000, €30,000, €15,000, €10,000, €5,000, €1,000, and €500. A PokerStars Platinum Pass has also been added as an extra bonus, which includes a full package to play in the $25,000 PSPC Main Event.
Players who enter the Mystery Bounty will receive a starting stack of 30,000. The plan for Day 1 is to play twelve 40-minute levels and unlimited reentries will be available during the registration period.
From the €3,000 buy-in, a third of that will go into the bounty prize pool, while €1,716 of the entry fee will be allotted to the regular prize purse.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the tournament floor to bring you all of the live updates throughout the tournament en route to crowning a champion with a hefty payout.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
The cards are in the air for Day 1 of the $3,000 PCA Mystery Bounty event with 50 players currently in their seats.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Shaun Deeb
|
30,000 | |
Merijn van Rooij | 30,000 | |
Igor Yaroshevskyy | 30,000 | |
Nicholas Marchington | 30,000 | |
Michael Wang
|
30,000 | |
Lex Veldhuis | 30,000 | |
Kevin Rabichow | 30,000 | |
Shawn Buchanan
|
30,000 |
Corey Hochman opened to 300 in the cutoff and Maximiliano Castagnini three-bet to 900 on the button. William Mical stuck in a four-bet to 2,200 from the big blind which got Hochman to fold but Castagnini called.
The flop came and Mical continued with a bet of 2,700. Castagnini called and the rolled off on the turn. Mical checked this time and Castagnini took over two minutes to finally bet 3,000. Mical called and the completed the board.
Mical checked again and Castagnini announced all in for 13,600. Mical thought it over briefly but opted to send his cards to the muck. Castagnini raked in the pot and return to a starting stack after losing an early pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Maximiliano Castagnini | 30,400 | |
William Mical | 20,600 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Guillaume Nolet | 30,000 | |
Rayan Chamas | 30,000 | |
Sergio Aido | 30,000 | |
Jordan Saccucci
|
30,000 | |
Thomas Boivin | 30,000 | |
Fintan Hand | 30,000 | |
Manuel Fritz | 30,000 | |
Johan Schumacher | 30,000 |
After a limping preflop, Shaun Deeb and Hormando Jimenez went to a flop of .
Deeb then bet out 300 and was quickly called by Jimenez to see the on the turn.
Deeb then decided to check and Jimenez bet 1,000. Deeb thought for a second but decided on just a call.
When the river came the , Deeb led out for 3,000. Jimenez then raised him to 9,000, which Deeb clearly did not like. After a few moments, he shook his head and made the call, which left him with only 1,300 behind. Jimenez then turned over for a rivered two pair and Deeb instantly mucked his cards in frustration.
Left with only a few big blinds, Deeb busted shortly after.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Hormando Jimenez
|
47,000 | 47,000 |
Shaun Deeb
|
Busted |
On a heads-up turn board of , Maximiliano Castagnini had made a pot-sized bet and action was then on Sebastion Toro.
After some time in the tank, Toro moved all in, covering Castagnini.
Castagnini quickly tossed his cards into the muck in disgust and the pot was awarded to Toro.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Sebastian Toro | 36,000 | 36,000 |
Maximiliano Castagnini | 22,000 | -8,400 |
In a three-bet pot, Colin Robinson and Daniel Crane were heads-up in a pot after each sticking in 1,000 chips preflop. The flop came and Robinson check-called a bet of 800 from Crane.
The turn was the and both players checked to the on the river. Two more checks and Robinson tabled for the best hand.
The field has quickly surpassed the 100 player mark in the opening level with the additions of Tyler Cornell, Mike Dentale, and Paulina Loeliger who made a scene after busting the Main Event just shy of the money.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Colin Robinson | 40,000 | |
Shaun Deeb
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
Mike Dentale | 30,000 | |
Paulina Loeliger | 30,000 | |
Tyler Cornell
|
30,000 | |
Roberto Romanello
|
30,000 | |
Daniel Crane
|
22,000 |