$10,300 PCA Main Event
Jour 1b a débuté
$10,300 PCA Main Event
Jour 1b a débuté
The Imperial Ballroom at the Atlantis Resort & Casino on The Bahamas will once again be filled with poker enthusiasts from near and far, all aiming to become the next EPT Main Event champion. The second starting day of the 2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) $10,300 Main Event on Paradise Island will get underway at noon local time and the event is off to a great start thanks to 356 entries on Day 1a, which doubled the number of entries from the previous year.
In 2018, Maria Lampropulos defeated a 582-entry strong field to lift the trophy and claim a seven-figure payday after defeating Shawn Buchanan in heads-up. Lampropulos has already taken part in other events during the festival and is expected to take a seat to try and defend her title.
Other previous PCA champions already took a shot in yesterday's first flight, but only Dimitar Danchev made it through to Day 2 thus far, while Harrison Gimbel busted twice and won't be allowed to re-enter anymore. Leading the field after Day 1a is Russia's Alexander Kharkov with massive 350,500, more than 11 times the starting stack.
PCA Main Events at a Glance
Year | Buy-In | Entries | Total Prize Pool | Winner | First Prize |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2004 | $7,500 | 221 | $1,657,500 | Gus Hansen | $455,780 |
2005 | $8,000 | 461 | $3,487,200 | John Gale | $890,600 |
2006 | $8,000 | 724 | $5,647,200 | Steve Paul-Ambrose | $1,388,600 |
2007 | $8,000 | 937 | $7,063,842 | Ryan Daut | $1,535,255 |
2008 | $8,000 | 1,136 | $8,562,976 | Bertrand Grospellier | $2,000,000 |
2009 | $10,000 | 1,347 | $12,674,000 | Poorya Nazari | $3,000,000 |
2010 | $10,300 | 1,529 | $14,831,300 | Harrison Gimbel | $2,200,000 |
2011 | $10,300 | 1,560 | $15,132,000 | Galen Hall | $2,300,000 |
2012 | $10,300 | 1,072 | $10,398,400 | John Dibella | $1,775,000 |
2013 | $10,300 | 987 | $9,573,900 | Dimitar Danchev | $1,859,000 |
2014 | $10,300 | 1,031 | $10,070,000 | Dominik Panka | $1,423,096 |
2015 | $10,300 | 816 | $7,915,200 | Kevin Schulz | $1,491,580 |
2016 | $5,300 | 928 | $4,500,800 | Mike Watson | $728,325 |
2017 | $5,000 | 738 | $3,376,712 | Christian Harder | $429,664 |
2018 | $10,300 | 582 | $5,645,400 | Maria Lampropulos | $1,081,100 |
Day 1b will feature a total of 10 hour-levels and there will be a 20-minute break every two levels, along with an 75-minute dinner break after the sixth level of the day. The re-entry option for a maximum of two entries in either of the flights is available until the first cards are dealt on Day 2, and all participants receive 30,000 in chips. The bagging and tagging of chips is expected to take place at around 1 a.m. local time.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor to cover all the action as if unfolds, and you can also follow the live updates of the $100,000 PCA Super High Roller and the $100,000 Single-Day High Roller events as both tournaments play down to a champion today.
Niveau: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Among others, the Salter brothers are in the Day 1b field along with Thomas Boivin, Tobias Peters, Lee Markholt and Florian Duta.
Dragos Trofimov finished 3rd in the $1,100 PCA National last night and is back for more poker action also.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
John Esposito |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
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Thomas Boivin |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Barry Greenstein |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
Lee Markholt |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
Tobias Peters |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
Xixiang Luo |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Florian Duta |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Danut Chisu |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Jack Salter |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Louis Salter |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Nicolas Cardyn |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Eric Baldwin |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
Dragos Trofimov |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Just two days ago, Julien Martini finished 2nd in the record-breaking $25,000 PokerStars NL Hold'em Players Championship and took one day off before aiming for another deep run. The Frenchman kicked off the action on a short-handed table with James Romero, who busted in the last hand of Day 1a the previous night.
Romero bet the flop for 300 and Martini called. On the 52s] turn, Romero checked and folded to a bet of 1,200 by Martini.
Vanessa Selbst has also been spotted in the field. She raised to 300 and Manuel Martinez Solsona three-bet the small blind to 1,200, Selbst folded.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Julien Martini |
30,500
30,500
|
30,500 |
|
||
Vanessa Selbst |
29,700
29,700
|
29,700 |
|
||
James Romero |
29,500
29,500
|
29,500 |
|
More than 160 players are already registered and most of the short-handed tables are filling up rapidly. Among the newest additions to the field is also 2018 runner-up Shawn Buchanan, who faces Cliff Josephy on the same table.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Simon Deadman |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Dimitar Yosifov |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Paul Newey |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Eddy Sabat |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Chris Johnson |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Aymon Hata |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Daniel Rezaei |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Erwann Pecheux |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Aram Zobian |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
Chino Rheem |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
Sergi Reixach |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Peter Akery |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
James Chen |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
Marc Etienne McLaughlin |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Markus Durnegger |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Yiannis Liperis |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Sergio Aido |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Noah Schwartz |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
Cliff Josephy |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
Picking up the action on the turn, Leslie Indoe bet 1,200 out of the big blind and Luiz Duarte on the button raised to 4,000, which Indoe called. The river was checked by Indoe and Duarte made it 12,000 to go.
After some consideration, Indoe made the call and Duarte showed for a full house, Indoe mucked for trips eights.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Luiz Duarte |
46,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
Leslie Indoe
|
14,500
14,500
|
14,500 |
Florian Duta bet the flop in a battle of the blinds for 200 and the big blind raised to 1,200, which Duta called. The turn and river were checked and Duta showed , his opponent had the as the winning hand.
While Duta's flush draw didn't hand, Mark Radoja improved two tables over in a three-way pot that also included Jay Romano and Peter Vitantonio. The flop was checked and Radoja bet the turn for 400, only Romano called. The was checked again and Radoja showed .
Right after the hand was over, Colin Robinson sat down next to Radoja.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Mark Radoja |
31,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
||
Florian Duta |
28,500
-1,500
|
-1,500 |
Michael Gathy was eliminated on Day 1a, but appears to be off to a great start on Day 1b with a decent early profit in the first level of the day.
Maria Konnikova was among several players that entered once more for their second and final chance in the event.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Michael Gathy |
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
||
Goran Mandic |
32,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
John Dibella |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
Scott Stewart |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Maria Konnikova |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
Tony Gregg |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Aaron Been |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Connor Drinan |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
Fabiano Kovalski |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Shyam Srinivasan |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Sosia Jiang |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Renato Kaneoya |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Vinny Pahuja |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
In a battle middle position versus cutoff, Maria Konnikova bet the and picked up one caller. The turn brought a second barrel worth 1,700 by Konnikova and that shut down all further action.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Maria Konnikova |
32,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|