Sergi Reixach Leads Final 54 at Start of Day 4 of PCA Main Event
Day 1b chip leader Sergi Reixach will again start the day as chip leader as the Spaniard bagged 1,719,000 at the end of Day 3 of the PokerStars Carribean Adventure Main Event at the beautiful Baha Mar Resort in The Bahamas.
The tournament attracted 889 entries and now only 54 remain as cards go in the air for Day 4 of the PCA Main Event at 12 p.m. local time. Other players who bagged big with over a million in chips include Americans Christoph Csik (1,409,000) , Michael Rocco (1,260,000) and Ian Matakis (1,083,000).
Start of Day 4 Top Ten Chip Stacks
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | CHIP COUNT | BIG BLINDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergi Reixach | Spain | 1,719,000 | 172 |
| 2 | Christoph Csik | United States | 1,409,000 | 141 |
| 3 | Michael Rocco | United States | 1,260,000 | 126 |
| 4 | Ian Matakis | United States | 1,083,000 | 108 |
| 5 | Clint Tolbert | United States | 970,000 | 97 |
| 6 | Anton Wigg | Sweded | 903,000 | 90 |
| 7 | Artur Martirosian | Russia | 816,000 | 82 |
| 8 | Andre Marques | Brazil | 779,000 | 78 |
| 9 | Pedro Neves | Portugal | 768,000 | 77 |
| 10 | Evan Sparling | Canada | 683,000 | 68 |
Anton Wigg, Artur Martirosian, and Andre Marques also found their way to the leaderboard in a tournament that drew some of poker's biggest stars from all over the world. They'll return in Level 19 with blinds at 5,000/10,000/10,000, and the plan is to play another five 90-minute levels on Day 4.
Other returning players include Nick Petrangelo, Chris Brewer , Alex Kulev, Maria Konnikova, as well as PokerStars Ambassadors Sam Grafton and Ramon Colillas.
The final 54 players are guaranteed $29,400 and the field generated a prize pool of $8,623,300, from which the winner will take home the top prize of $1,500,000. Today's action will be streamed on the PokerStars Twitch channel.
2023 PCA Main Event Payouts
| Place | Prize (in USD) | Place | Prize (in USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500,000 | 16-17 | $68,000 |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | 18-20 | $59,100 |
| 3 | $677,400 | 21-23 | $51,400 |
| 4 | $519,600 | 24-27 | $44,700 |
| 5 | $399,800 | 28-31 | $38,900 |
| 6 | $307,500 | 32-39 | $33,800 |
| 7 | $236,500 | 40-55 | $29,400 |
| 8 | $181,900 | ||
| 9 | $139,900 | ||
| 10-11 | $112,600 | ||
| 12-13 | $93,800 | ||
| 14-15 | $78,200 |
Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team all day long for live updates from the floor of the PCA Main Event here at Baha Mar Resort in The Bahamas.
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and Mzareulov bet 50,000. Bonomo raised to 150,000 before Mzareulov moved all in for 363,000. Bonomo went into the tank using one time bank card before mucking his hand.
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