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2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

$25,000 PokerStars NL Hold'em Players Championship
Jours 3
Event Info

2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

Résultats
Gagnant
Main Gagnante
a5
Prix
$5,100,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$26,455,500
Entrants
1,039
Info Niveau
Niveau
36
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000

The Money Bubble Looms on Day 3 of the PSPC

PCA Bahamas Atlantis
PCA Bahamas Atlantis

Welcome back to Day 3 of the $25,000 PokerStars Players Championship located at the Atlantis Resort in the beautiful Bahamas. Players have jockeyed for position over the course of the first couple of days and now it becomes crunch time as the money bubble is in sight of those remaining.

It was a fast-paced Day 2 that saw the 1,000 plus field dwindle down to just 207 players who will be returning on Day 3 looking to reach the money. With 181 players getting paid, the bubble is expected to burst within the first couple of levels today. For some, a min-cash of just over $25,000 will be a huge payday, especially for those Platinum Pass winners. As for others, they will certainly have their sights set on the $5.1 million first-place prize, enough to make anyone jump for glory.

Heading into the middle day of the tournament, Farid Jattin from Columbia holds the chip lead, on the verge of cracking the seven-figure mark with 921,000 chips. He doesn't have a lot of breathing room though, as big names like Mustapha Kanit (888,000), Griffin Benger (885,000), and Julien Martini (832,000) are not far behind.

It was a rough second day for the PokerStars Team Pros with many of them dropping by the wayside. Of those that are still left with a shot at winning the title include Leo Fernandez (207,000), Benjamin Spragg (113,000), and Celina Lin (12,000). Some other notables to keep an eye include Talal Shakerchi (691,000), Patrick Tardif (633,000), Kristen Bicknell (631,000), and Christoph Vogelsang (483,000).

The action is scheduled to fire up again at 12 noon with an expected eight levels on tap, subject to change based on the pace of play. The blinds will begin at 4,000/8,000 with a big blind ante of 8,000 and will still be 60 minutes in length. A 20-minute break will occur after every two levels and there will likely be a dinner break at some point as well.

The livestream will kick off at the start of the day and can be found on Twitch, or by clicking on the 'Livestream' tab. The hole cards will be shown on a 30-minute delay. As well, you can always tune in here to follow the PokerNews live reporting team for all of the up-to-date action throughout the event.

Tags: Benjamin SpraggCelina LinChristoph VogelsangFarid JattinGriffin BengerJulien MartiniKristen BicknellLeo FernandezMustapha KanitPatrick TardifPokerStars Players ChampionshipTalal Shakerchi

Fernandez Has Aces Cracked Before the Money

Niveau 17 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Leo Fernandez
Leo Fernandez

With the clock stopped and hand-for-hand play underway four spots off the money, the first hand brought two all in and call. The first one to run included PokerStars Team Pro Leo Fernandez, who shoved from middle position for around 55,000. Bart Lybaert called in the big blind and their table was the first to run out the hand.

Leo Fernandez: {A-Clubs}{A-Spades}
Bart Lybaert: {Q-Spades}{Q-Hearts}

The board came {J-Spades}{J-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{Q-Clubs} and Lybaert spiked a queen on the river to deal the final blow.

Joueur Jetons Progression
Bart Lybaert be
Bart Lybaert
270,000
-15,000
-15,000
Leo Fernandez ar
Leo Fernandez
Eliminé

Tags: Bart LybaertLeo Fernandez

The Fold of the Tournament! Polychronopoulos and Nguyen Comment on Infamous PSPC Hand

Niveau 17 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Yesterday, on Day 2 of the PSPC, the hand above played out between French player Thi Xoa Nguyen and American Athanasios Polychronopoulos.

Wondering what the players involved were thinking? Check out our article on PokerNews.com with comments from both Thi Xoa Nguyen and American Athanasios Polychronopoulos.

Tags: Athanasios PolychronopoulosThi Xoa Nguyen

Paul Leckey fait la bulle... et se fait offrir un package EPT Monaco

Niveau 19 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Paul Leckey-Bubble
Paul Leckey-Bubble

Paul Leckey fait tapis en MP pour 235,000 et son voisin Tianje Wang call le 4-bet shove avec {a-}{a-} pour un joli setup.

Paul Leckey: {k-Spades}{k-Clubs}
Tianle Wang: {a-Spades}{a-Clubs}

Le tableau {3-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{10-Spades}{5-Clubs}{6-Spades} libère les 181 derniers survivants pour un min-cash de 25450$ après plus d'une heure de main par main où trois joueurs ont doublé. JC Alvarado a ainsi passé le flip de la survie quelques minutes avant...

Quelques secondes après sa sortie, Leckey se voit remettre un package EPT Monte Carlo par l'organisateur, ses efforts n'ont pas été vains.

Joueur Jetons Progression
Tianle Wang cn
Tianle Wang
600,000
76,000
76,000
Paul Leckey ie
Paul Leckey
Eliminé

Tags: Paul LeckeyTianle Wang

Bill Perkins ne fera pas de comeback

Niveau 19 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Bill Perkins
Bill Perkins

Bill Perkins avait 10 blindes en début de journée, il rêvait d'un comeback de légende... il a déjà fait l'argent. Après avoir doublé contre Max Greenwood, il se retrouve à nouveau à tapis contre le même adversaire :

Bill Perkins: {A-Diamonds}{K-Spades}
Max Greenwood: {A-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}

Greenwood termine en couleur à l'issue d'un tableau {K-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}{10-Hearts} et Perkins remercie la table avant de quitter la partie...

Joueur Jetons Progression
Max Greenwood ca
Max Greenwood
590,000
280,000
280,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Bill Perkins us
Bill Perkins
Eliminé

Tags: Bill PerkinsMax Greenwood

De l'air pour Calamusa et Sarda

Niveau 19 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Pierre Calamusa
Pierre Calamusa

Pierre Calamusa s'offre un double-up directement après la bulle avec {a-}{6-} contre {q-}{6-} puis fold après un all-in et un call... ce qui lui aurait permis de tripler !

Dans la foulée, jeremie Sarda envoie ses dernières blindes au bouton et se fait payer par l'ouvreur UTG qui dévoile {k-Hearts}{3-Hearts}. Jeremie est devant avec {a-}{10-} mais son adversaire frappe un {3-} au flop ! Le tricolore se lève après la turn... mais doit reprendre sa place après une rivière {10-} !

Une bonne nouvelle ne venant jamais seule, les éliminations s'enchaînant, ce duo franchit le premier palier et s'assure 35.000$ de gains. Pendant ce temps là, Jimmy Guerrero et Thi Xoa Nguyen ont rendu les armes... il reste 8 Français en course sur les 11 qui ont fait l'argent !

Joueur Jetons Progression
Pierre Calamusa fr
Pierre Calamusa
140,000
29,000
29,000
Jeremie Sarda fr
Jeremie Sarda
138,000
-70,000
-70,000

Moneymaker Tour Platinum Pass Winners Chase the $86 to Millions Dream

Niveau 20 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Clifford Ellefson
Clifford Ellefson

More than 15 years ago, an accountant from Tennessee won the $10K WSOP Main Event for $2.5 million after qualifying through an $86 satellite, thus fueling the fire for the ultimate poker dream. “Rags to riches” as they say, the Chris Moneymaker story is familiar to even the most casual of poker fans, and in their Platinum Pass giveaway, PokerStars wanted to recreate the Moneymaker magic.

There were dozens of ways to qualify for one of the 320 $30,000 Platinum Passes that included a buy-in to the $25K PSPC, but 13 players would get in by winning an $86 buy-in tournament in the Moneymaker PSPC Tour. Sound familiar?

The Moneymaker PSPC Tour kicked off in early August at Stones Gambling Hall, making its way to various stops across the United States, even passing through the internet realm in the state of New Jersey. Of those lucky 13, the dream was still alive for three as the tournament got into the money on Day 3. We caught up with two of the $86 qualifiers around the money bubble.

Cliff Ellefson

The very first Platinum Pass winner, Cliff Ellefson (pictured above), beat out a field of more than 800 entries at Stones to play in a tournament where a min-cash is more than five times his previous biggest tournament cash.

“It would be a dream come true to final table, to win the tournament," Ellefson told PokerNews. "Cashing in and of itself is a dream come true.”

Now in the money, freerolling with $25K locked up, Ellefson is focused on paying attention and playing his game.

Unlike some pass winners who are treating this experience more as a vacation than focusing on grinding out the tournament, Ellefson came solely to play.

“I came here alone and I wanted to treat it as a serious opportunity that I wanted to do my best at and not have any regrets looking back. I definitely don’t want any distractions here.”

“I’ve learned a lot and I’m following my instincts, not playing scared.”

A couple months before the event, Ellefson began to pour all of his extra time into growing his game, putting in hours on the RaiseYourEdge training site and playing more tournaments.

Here in the Bahamas, Ellefson is staying dialed in, going to the gym and meditating in the mornings to get him ready each day.

“I have a certain faith that things are going to work out for the best, and that gives me more of a relaxed feeling going into it.”

He’s soaking in the experience at the tables, playing alongside some of the best in the world.

“I’m so thankful for just all the little things that I’m experiencing, like when I win a pot, or just learning things or meeting people that I’ve watched online.”

Not putting too much pressure on himself, Ellefson is relying on faith to get him through.

“I’m a big believer in if I can be relaxed and just believe with 100 percent faith that God is going to bring me the victory that he wants for me, then I just kind of let go every time I’m all in.”

On Day 2, Ellefson found himself all in and in need of some help, holding ace-queen versus ace-king. Holding the queen of spades, he made a flush to win the hand when three spades flopped and another came on the turn.

Now in the money looking to ladder up as much as he can, Ellefson is trying to play his best in a field chock-full of top-level players.

“I’ve learned a lot and I’m following my instincts, not playing scared.”

Anthony Maio

One of the many top-level pros still in the field is a wolf in sheep’s clothing, one might say. Online poker pro Anthony Maio may be carrying a Platinum Pass, but his opponents will be unwise to underestimate him. The successful New Jersey online player also has nearly $900,000 in live cashes to his credit, and he won his way to the PSPC by winning the $86 online Moneymaker event.

“I would never have played this or came here, so I’m very thankful to have the opportunity. It’s been fun,” Maio told us.

Recently married, his wife and step-daughter are playing with dolphins today while Maio grinds in the Convention Center of the Atlantis.

“The only time I travel for poker is things like this, for bigger mains, and I tend to be really focused and do well. It’s exciting.”

Anthony Maio
Anthony Maio in a previous event.

For the online pro accustomed to playing usually 10-25 tables at a time, the PSPC structure is extremely slow.

“If I’m ever playing live, I’m always multi-tabling on my phone. Even in the WSOP Main, for the first two days, I’m multi-tabling. This is the first tournament where I haven’t multi-tabled live in a very long time.”

In preparation for the slow live grind, Maio put in some rare appearances at the cash tables.

“I went to Borgata to play some live cash, which I never do, just to get me familiar with uncomfortable spots because I’m always behind a screen and I never play cash, especially live cash. I figured that’s the most uncomfortable I could be and I figured it would give me good preparation for this.”

"I defend a lot and I limp-call and I don’t really fold."

As far as adjusting his approach from his usual online mulit-table grind, Maio is sticking to his guns, and likely catching his opponents off-guard.

“I’ve been playing small-ball cautious, using my aggressive limp strategy and not really folding much. I defend a lot and I limp-call and I don’t really fold, so I’m just having a good time, and that’s been my strategy.”

As with many online pros who don't hit the live circuit much, Maio is content flying under the radar in this one.

“Most people don’t know who I am – it’s good. I try to look like as big of a fish as I can for the most part… And I’m a Platinum Pass winner so that works out too… So I get underestimated early on which is nice.”

The third Moneymaker Tour winner to make it into the money was Ori Kossonogi, who won the $86 event held at Gardens Casino in Los Angeles. Kossonogi (139th place) and Maio (130th place) were unfortunate to bust out recently, but they did lock up an ROI of 40,600% cashing for $35,000. For Ellefson, the $86 to $5.1 million dream lives on.

Tags: Anthony MaioChris MoneymakerCliff EllefsonOri Kossonogi

Fin de parcours pour Alex De Zutter

Niveau 20 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Alexandre De Zutter et Jussi Nevanlinna
Alexandre De Zutter et Jussi Nevanlinna

Ariel Ceslestino paye au cutoff après une relance payée une fois. Alexandre call aussi en petite blinde et ils sont 4 à découvrir un flop {A-Spades}{Q-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}. La mise à 42 000 de Celestino n'est payée que par le Français qui checke-shove 450 000 jetons sur le tournant {2-Spades}.

Celestino sbap-call après avoir déjà misé 122,000 et nous avons un showdown.

Alexandre de Zutter: {10-Spades}{8-Spades}
Ariel Celestino: {K-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}

La rivière {8-Hearts} ne change rien et le tricolore peut filer au payout !

Joueur Jetons Progression
Ariel Celestino br
Ariel Celestino
1,475,000
1,044,000
1,044,000
Alexandre De Zutter fr
Alexandre De Zutter
Eliminé
PokerStars

Tags: Alexandre de ZutterAriel Celestino

Les Bleus qui ont fait l'argent

Niveau 20 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Julien Martini
Julien Martini

Julien Martini, Alexandre De Zutter, Johan Girard, Benjamin Pollak, Damien Le Goff et Adrien Delmas sont toujours dans la course.

Les Français éliminés dans l'argent
114 Jeremie Sarda Fr $39,500
133 Pierre Calamusa fr $35,000
153 Thi Xoa Nguyen FR $25,450
154 Filippo Filardo IT FR $25,450 (Platinum Pass winner)
180 Jimmy Guerrero fr $25,450

Présent au Jour 3, Corentin Ropert est l'unique tricolore qui a sauté avant les places payées.

Fin de parcours pour Pollak

Niveau 21 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Benjamin Pollak
Benjamin Pollak

Il ne reste que 4 tricolores en lice après la sortie de Benjamin Pollak en 82e position pour un chèque de 45 700$.

Le Français fait tapis 14 blindes et 275 000 jetons avec {j-Spades}{q-Diamonds} en fin de parole et Luis Faria en petite blinde paye avec {a-}{7-} pour mettre fin au parcours du tricolore n°1 au classement GPI.

Joueur Jetons Progression
Benjamin Pollak fr
Benjamin Pollak
Eliminé