$1,650 National Championship
Jour 1 a débuté
$1,650 National Championship
Jour 1 a débuté
After a successful opening day of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure 2018, Day 2 begins with the $1,650 PCA National under the bright lights. The stage is set for an incredible week of poker at the Atlantis Resort in the beautiful Bahamas.
The action is slated to get underway at 12:00PM local time with a total of 11 levels being played. Players will begin with 20,000 in chips and will play 60-minute levels, taking a 20-minute break after every two levels. There will be an 80-minute dinner break after level 6. Once play concludes for the night, the remaining players will bag and tag their chips to return for Day 2 of this event.
There will be a single re-entry permitted per player with late registration remaining open until the end of Day 1. The tournament will wrap up on the third day where a winner will be crowned.
Follow along with the PokerNews live reporting team for all of the up-to-date action from the tournament floor.
Niveau: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
The cards are in the air as the tournament director has instructed the dealers to "Shuffle Up and Deal".
There are currently 62 entries to begin the tournament with PokerStars Team Pro, Barry Greenstein, being the highlight of the field. Greenstein has over $8.2 million in career tournament earnings and will likely be a force to be reckoned with.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Barry Greenstein
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
Ryan Smith | 20,000 | 20,000 |
Vladimir Troyanovskiy | 20,000 | 20,000 |
Armand King | 20,000 | 20,000 |
With around 2,400 in the middle, the dealer fanned a flop of . Kelly Webb checked from the small blind and Vladimir Troyanovskiy fired out a bet of 1,200 from the big blind. Webb tossed in a call and the paired the board on the turn.
Webb checked again and Troyanovskiy continued for another 3,000. Webb made his move with a check-raise to 8,000 and Troyanovskiy stuck around to see the on the river. Webb led out for 8,000 and Troyanovskiy splashed in a call. Webb turned over for trip fives and Troyanovskiy was left shaking his head as he flashed .
Troyanovskiy was left with just a little over 1,000 chips and will likely be trying to spin it up or fire another bullet in a hurry.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Kelly Webb | 36,500 | 36,500 |
Vladimir Troyanovskiy | 1,200 | -18,800 |
The number of entries has climbed to 95 in just the first level of play. Some notables to recently take their seat include Joseph Cheong, Harrison Gimbel, and Michael Wang. Registration will remain open until after the dinner break, at approximately 8:00 P.M.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Joseph Cheong
|
20,000 | |
Mitchell Heidt | 20,000 | |
Harrison Gimbel
|
20,000 | |
Michael Wang
|
20,000 | |
Simon Deadman | 20,000 | |
Vicente Delgado | 20,000 | |
Christopher Day | 20,000 | |
Maria Konnikova
|
20,000 | |
Viliyan Petleshkov | 20,000 |
Niveau: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
Many Canadians have chosen to escape the cold winter and enjoy some time in the tropical Bahamas while taking their shot at glory. Ari Engel leads the list of recent Canadian entries along with Michael Malm and Lucas Greenwood.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Michael Malm
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
Ari Engel
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
Lucas Greenwood | 20,000 | 20,000 |
Four players saw a flop of and the action was checked to Vicente Delgado in middle position. Delgado fired a bet of 900 and was called by the button and the big blind. The landed on the turn and the action checked to the button who bet 600. Both the big blind and Delgado stuck around to see the complete the board.
The action checked to the button again who checked behind and quickly tossed his cards to the muck. The big blind tabled and Delgado turned over for a pair of jacks to rake in the pot.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Vicente Delgado | 22,500 | 2,500 |