$10,300 PCA Main Event Jour 1a | 2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

2023-01-23 20:10 UTC-4

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Yuri Dzivielevski	125,000 80,000	80,000

Maximilian Silz	95,000 51,000	51,000
Bruno Volkmann	80,000 18,000	18,000
Lucas Greenwood	55,000 55,000	55,000
Felipe Boianovsky	45,000 3,000	3,000
Sebastien Aube	45,000 -1,000	-1,000

Sam Grafton	40,000 40,000	40,000

Rodrigo Seiji	36,000 27,700	27,700
Taylor Paur	35,000 35,000	35,000

Joao Simao	32,000 1,000	1,000

Lex Veldhuis	32,000 32,000	32,000

David Yan	30,000 30,000	30,000

Sam Greenwood	25,000 -19,000	-19,000

Mikita Badziakouski	25,000 25,000	25,000

Stefan Huber	25,000 3,000	3,000
Joao Vieira	25,000 25,000	25,000

Roger Teska	21,000 -34,000	-34,000

Nicholas Marchington	20,000 -4,000	-4,000
Dustin Dirksen	17,000 -26,000	-26,000

Pascal Lefrancois	17,000 -13,000	-13,000

Mustapha Kanit	12,000 -30,000	-30,000
Niko Koop	3,200 -36,800	-36,800
Parker Talbot	Eliminé

Plante Recovers Some Chips

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Niveau 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

With 4,500 in the middle to the flop, Lucas Orsatelli checked and then called a bet worth 1,400 by Santiago Plante from one seat over. Both checked the turn and Orsatelli also checked the on the river. Plante bet 3,200 and that won the pot uncontested.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Lucas Orsatelli	57,000 25,000	25,000
Kristina Holst	42,000 42,000	42,000
Santiago Plante	17,000 -19,200	-19,200
Mustapha Kanit	6,200 -5,800	-5,800

Tags: Lucas Orsatelli Santiago Plante

2023-01-23 20:22 UTC-4

Marques Jams Into Conan

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Niveau 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

In a three-bet pot with 6,600 each in the middle, the flop showed . Arthur Conan in the small blind made it 3,000 to go and was called by Andre Marques on the button. The followed on the turn and Conan opted to check. Marques pushed all-in with the superior stack and that forced a fold from Conan.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Thomas Muehloecker	95,000 25,000	25,000
Andre Marques	90,000 90,000	90,000

Arthur Conan	24,000 -5,000	-5,000

Tags: Andre Marques Arthur Conan

2023-01-23 20:26 UTC-4

Orsatelli Eliminates Kanit

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Niveau 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Mustapha Kanit was against Lucas Orsatelli.

The flop came and Kanit bet before Orsatelli raised. Kanit moved all in and Orsatelli called covering Kanit.

Mustapha Kanit:
Lucas Orsatelli:

Kanit was in rough shape as he only had ace high against Orsatelli's pocket kings. The turn came the and the river the to eliminate Kanit from the tournament.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Lucas Orsatelli	88,000 31,000	31,000
Mustapha Kanit	Eliminé

Tags: Lucas Orsatelli Mustapha Kanit

2023-01-23 20:26 UTC-4

Dzivielevski Building a Stack

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Niveau 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Yuri Dzivielevski is one of the biggest stacks in the room and just added a few more chips to his collection. He opened to 1,600 from under the gun and was only called by Dustin Dirksen from the big blind.

Dirksen check-called for 1,000 on the flop before the turn checked through to the river. Dirksen check-folded after Dzivielevski bet 5,000.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Yuri Dzivielevski	140,000 15,000	15,000

Dustin Dirksen	20,000 3,000	3,000

Tags: Dustin Dirksen Yuri Dzivielevski

2023-01-23 20:28 UTC-4

Smith Folds Out Conan

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Niveau 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Dan Smith, who started the hand with around 13,000, opened to 1,600 from under the gun. Only Arthur Conan called from the big blind.

The flop checked through to the turn. Conan checked again and then folded after Smith bet 2,500.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Dan Smith	15,000 -14,000	-14,000

Tags: Arthur Conan Dan Smith

2023-01-23 20:35 UTC-4

Hunichen Eliminated Once More

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Niveau 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Chris Hunichen had re-entered recently but never got his stack up and running. In a battle of the blinds, he eventually jammed and was called by fellow short stack Picasso Candamo from one seat over.

Chris Hunichen:
Francisco Picasso Candamo:

The board ran out and the stacks were counted. Picasso Candamo had 13,000 at his disposal and Hunichen's 12,400 were covered by fewer than one big blind.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Francisco Picasso Candamo	28,000
Chris Hunichen	Eliminé

Tags: Chris Hunichen Francisco Picasso Candamo

2023-01-23 20:38 UTC-4

Wakil Joins the Big Stacks on Day 1a

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Niveau 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Bruno Volkmann raised it up to 4,000 out of the small blind and that sizing stunned Jamil Wakil in the big blind for a few seconds. He stared at his table neighbor and then came along to see a flop of on which Volkmann check-called a bet worth 3,000.

After the turn, Volkmann went for a check-raise from 3,500 to 11,500 and Wakil came along after pondering his decision for a couple of seconds. Once the river paired the board, Volkmann checked and Wakil sighed before checking behind.

Volkmann revealed the and Wakil smiled as he raked in the pot with the for a superior flush.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Jamil Wakil	145,000 145,000	145,000
Bruno Volkmann	55,000 -25,000	-25,000
Sam Grafton	42,000 2,000	2,000

Mikita Badziakouski	42,000 17,000	17,000

Chance Kornuth	36,000 -22,000	-22,000

Roger Teska	28,000 7,000	7,000

Tags: Bruno Volkmann Jamil Wakil

2023-01-23 20:44 UTC-4

Jorstad Eliminates Rocco

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Niveau 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Espen Jorstad raised to 2,000 from the cutoff before Michael Rocco three-bet to 12,500 from the big blind. Jorstad moved all in for around 12,500 effective and Rocco called.

Michael Rocco:
Espen Jorstad:

It was a flip for Rocco's tournament life but survival wasn't looking good as it came . The turn came the and the river the to eliminate Rocco from the tournament.