Daniel Rezaei and Will Givens have also entered before the start of Day 2 and that brings the field size up to 861 total entries.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000 | |
|
||
Adrian Mateos clashed with Guilherme Cheveau Paes Campos and it was a classic flip that sealed the fate of the three-time WSOP bracelet winner and former EPT champion.
Adrian Mateos: 
Guilherme Cheveau Paes Campos: 
The board came 
and Paes Campos hit trips aces to send Mateos to the rail.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000
53,800
|
53,800 |
|
Eliminé | |
|
||
Brian Yoon started the day with just seven big blinds and scored an early double. At his table, Rajesh Vohra started well also after claiming a pot against Brett Bader. The completed board showed 
and Vohra bet 8,700, which Bader called. Vohra turned over 
and that won the pot.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
|
||
|
55,000
-17,600
|
-17,600 |
|
22,000
9,900
|
9,900 |
|
||
Kenny Hallaert was involved with Simon Kaiser on a 
flop. The latter check-raised to 12,200 from the blinds, which Hallaert called in position. The turn brought the 
and Kaiser kept up the aggression with a bet of 20,500. Hallaert once again slid in a call.
The river brought the and with trembling hands, Kaiser cut out a bet of 57,500. Hallaert gave it brief thought before putting a single chip in, indicating a call.
Kaiser showed 
for just ace-high, Hallaert had 
for a straight and scooped up a sizable pot.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
228,000
92,300
|
92,300 |
|
68,000
-95,200
|
-95,200 |
Sam Grafton raised the vast majority of his 21,500 stack in late position, Jeremiah Williams in the big blind put the rest in to get to a showdown.
Sam Grafton: 
Jeremiah Williams: 
The board ran out 
to pair the talkative Brit right on the flop to continue his Main Event bid.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
146,600
-20,100
|
-20,100 |
|
45,400
27,100
|
27,100 |
|
||
Robert Heidorn raised to 3,600 from the hijack. David Fuss, on the cutoff, called. Joao Barbosa, on the button, three-bet to 14,000. Jay Romano, in the big blind, four-bet shoved for 46,000. Barbosa was the only caller.
Joao Barbosa:
Jay Romano: 
The board ran 
and Romano was eliminated.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
152,000
54,700
|
54,700 |
|
|
||
|
Eliminé | |
Another 17 players joined before the start of Day 2 including Chris Hunichen, Andjelko Andrejevic, Jesus Cortes, Timothy Adams, Emil Patel, Steve O'Dwyer, Ryan Riess, Ben Keeline and Martin Zamani. This should bring the field up to 860 entries and the prize pool information will be finalized and published as soon as PokerNews receives them.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
||
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
||
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Niveau: 11
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
Table 26 is the first feature table and the cards up coverage will run on a 30-minute delay.
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 1 | Ken Aldridge | United States | 73,800 | 46 |
| 26 | 2 | Jeremy Ausmus | United States | 145,800 | 91 |
| 26 | 3 | Pavel Veksler | Ukraine | 148,300 | 93 |
| 26 | 4 | Gauthier Brugnooge | France | 68,600 | 43 |
| 26 | 6 | Felipe Pantoja | Brazil | 144,200 | 90 |
| 26 | 7 | Maria Ho | United States | 65,100 | 41 |
| 26 | 8 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 56,700 | 35 |
The PokerStars Caribbean Adventure 2019 Main Event has moved on to Day 2 with 330 of the 842 entries still left on the felt. Registration does remain open until the start of play today which will see cards get in the air at the Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island at noon local time.
Day 1a survivors dominate the top counts with Alexander Kharkov starting the day as the overall chip leader with a massive stack of 350,500, the only stack above the 300,000 mark. Joey Weissman is in second with 267,000. He is followed closely by Joao Simao (251,200) and Brian Altman (236,100).
Other big names who have bagged a top stack include Rainer Kempe (214,200) and Niall Farrell (202,000). Kempe bagged the chip lead of the Day 1b pack and will start the day 5th in chips.
PokerStars will be well represented on the felt today as PokerStars Ambassadors Andre Akkari (143,200), Barry Greenstein (71,100), Jake Cody (67,800), Liv Boeree (64,800), Daniel Negreanu (56,700), Jeff Gross (53,300), Aditya Agarwal (52,800) and Randy Lew (43,500) will all be back to continue to battle it out.
A number of notable names and familiar faces are still in the hunt as well such as Dominik Nitsche (152,400), Kenny Hallaert (135,700), Steffen Sontheimer (115,600), Mike Leah (88,300), Anthony Zinno (64,600) and Griffin Benger, (64,200).
Action will kick off at 12 p.m. local time with 800/1,600/1,600. Six levels of 90-minutes will be played. There will be a 20-minute break after Level 11,12,13, and 15 and a 80-minute dinner break after Level 14.
PokerNews will be here throughout the festival, bringing you all the news and live updates.
