$100,000 PCA Super High Roller Jour 2 | 2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

2023-01-23 15:29 UTC-4

Moron and Mateos Tangle in the Blinds

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Niveau 10 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Ignacio Moron raised it up to 20,000 from the small blind and Adrian Mateos re-raised to 58,000 in the big blind. Moron called and the flop of was spread across the felt.

Moron checked to Mateos who continued for 40,000 and Moron called. The landed on the turn and both players checked to the on the river.

Moron led out with a bet of 20,000 this time and Mateos snap-called. Moron tabled for top pair and Mateos mucked.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Adrian Mateos	619,000 74,000	74,000

Ignacio Moron	505,000 -67,000	-67,000

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2023-01-23 15:31 UTC-4

Smith Busts Addamo

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Niveau 10 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Dan Smith was out of position in a heads-up pot against Michael Addamo on a board of .

Smith checked on the turn and Addamo bet 30,000. Smith check-raised to put Addamo all in and he called off with the remainder of his short stack.

Michael Addamo:
Dan Smith:

Smith had turned two pair to be in front of Addamo's pair of aces and nothing changed on the river to mark the Australian's elimination.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Dan Smith	325,000 205,000	205,000

Michael Addamo	Eliminé

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2023-01-23 15:33 UTC-4

Greenwood Doubles Through Vieira

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Niveau 10 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Jean-Noel Thorel raised to 20,000 in the cutoff and Sam Greenwood shoved all in for 165,000 on the button. Joao Vieira asked for a count from the big blind and then called, prompting a fold from Thorel.

Sam Greenwood:
Joao Vieira:

They were off to the races and Greenwood took the lead on the flop. The and runout was no help to Vieira who passed over a double-up.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Jean-Noel Thorel	635,000 175,000	175,000
Sam Greenwood	362,000 124,000	124,000

Joao Vieira	238,000 -128,000	-128,000

Tags: Sam Greenwood Joao Vieira Jean-Noel Thorel

2023-01-23 15:34 UTC-4

Winter Freezes Out Martirosian

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Niveau 10 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Artur Martirosian was seen standing up from his seat after getting stacked by Day 2 newbie Sean Winter.

Martirosian's hand had already been mucked while Winter showed with a king on the board for a set to send the Russian packing.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Sean Winter	350,000 100,000	100,000
Artur Martirosian	Eliminé

Tags: Artur Martirosian Sean Winter

2023-01-23 15:50 UTC-4

Hissou Fades the World to Double Up

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Niveau 10 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Seth Davies raised it up from the cutoff and Sirzat Hissou ripped all in for 86,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Davies confirmed the count before calling.

Sirzat Hissou:
Seth Davies:

The flop came and Davies picked up a straight draw to go with his two over cards. The on the turn gave Davies even more outs but Hissou managed to fade them all with the on the river.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Seth Davies	605,000 133,000	133,000

Sirzat Hissou	185,000 -63,000	-63,000

Tags: Sirzat Hissou Seth Davies

2023-01-23 15:52 UTC-4

Jared “BeamDoctorPoker” Halter Streams PokerStars Platinum Pass Invitational Victory

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Niveau 10 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) is happening now, and later this month the PokerStars Players NLH Hold’em Championship (PSPC) will take place January 30-February 3. One man who will be heading to the Bahamas is 41-year-old Jared “BeamDoctorPoker” Halter, who won a Platinum Pass on PokerStars Michigan.

“I won a PSPC Platinum Pass on Wednesday, November 9,” Halter told PokerNews. “I had just returned from Vegas that morning on a red eye flight and slept for four hours on a friend’s couch before I drove home for two hours. To be honest, I was very fortunate to win because I had a very rough 72 hours. Some things happened in Vegas that caused me to have anxiety attacks for the first time in my life and I ended up only sleeping about five hours total in the previous 48.”

He continued: “I was exhausted and when the MTT started, I said to myself, it will take a miracle for me to win. Funny enough, I mis-clicked two different times early in the tourney and called three-bets with hands like 85o (I did not win those hands). I streamed the tourney, and only single tabled it, because of how tired and ungrounded I felt from the previous time. During the stream, I talked about how exhausted I was and how there was almost zero chance I win. Of course, as we know, the universe had a different plan.”

Kenney Falls After Paying Off Smith

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Niveau 10 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Bryn Kenney opened to 17,000 in middle position and Dan Smith flat-called on the button, while Ben Heath also came along from the big blind.

Heath checked on the flop of and Kenney continued for 16,000. Smith called and Heath got out of the way. Kenney then bet 32,000 on the turn and Smith called.

Kenney slowed down on the river and Smith announced a bet of 88,000. Kenney sighed and stretched as he exhausted three of his time banks. Eventually, he called.

"Ace-jack," announced Smith before showing , leading Kenney to muck as he was left with crumbs.

Just a few hands later, Kenney open-jammed from under the gun and was called by the bigger-stacked Juan Pardo in the small blind.

Bryn Kenney:
Juan Pardo:

Kenney had run into kings to be drawing thin and received no help from the runout to mark his elimination. It is unlikely any tears were shed by other players in the event as the second all-time money leader was accused last year of running an online cheating ring.

Elsewhere, fellow American high-stakes pro Nick Petrangelo was eliminated.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Mike Watson	1,000,000 170,000	170,000

Dan Smith	560,000 235,000	235,000

Ben Heath	300,000 166,000	166,000

Juan Pardo	300,000 10,000	10,000
Stephen Chidwick	260,000 150,000	150,000

Daniel Dvoress	260,000 101,000	101,000

Cary Katz	230,000 52,000	52,000
Bryn Kenney	Eliminé

Nick Petrangelo	Eliminé

Tags: Ben Heath Bryn Kenney Dan Smith Juan Pardo Nick Petrangelo

2023-01-23 15:58 UTC-4

First Break

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Niveau 10 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The remaining 28 players have been sent on their first 15-minute break of Day 2.

Niveau: 11

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

2023-01-23 16:16 UTC-4

Vieira All But Doubles Up

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Niveau 11 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

On the last hand before the break, Joao Vieira raised it up to 16,000 in early position and Sam Greenwood defended his big blind. The flop fell and Greenwood checked to Vieira who bet 10,000. Greenwood check-raised to 26,000 and Vieira called.

The turn was the and Greenwood checked again. Vieira announced a bet of 18,000 and Greenwood just called this time. The river was the and Greenwood checked. Vieira slid out a bet of 85,000, leaving just 8,000 behind. Greenwood quickly called and Vieira tabled for the winner.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Joao Vieira	300,000 62,000	62,000

Sam Greenwood	272,000 -90,000	-90,000

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