$25,000 PCA High Roller Jour 1 | 2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

2023-02-01 23:17 UTC-4

Chen Takes Out Neves

lewispowell2000

Niveau 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Andrew Chen raised to 2,200 from under the gun and was three-bet by Tauan Naves in the hijack who made it 6,000. Action folded around to Pedro Neves in the small blind who moved all in for around 36,000. Chen moved all in over the top and Naves quickly folded.

Pedro Neves:
Andrew Chen:

Neves was in rough shape as his pocket pair was dominated. The help wouldn't come as the board ran out to eliminate the PCA Main Event runner up from the tournament.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Andrew Chen	116,500 60,500	60,500
Pedro Neves	Eliminé

Tags: Andrew Chen Pedro Neves Tauan Naves

2023-02-01 21:52 UTC-4

Watson Hero Calls Wrong

lewispowell2000

Niveau 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

There was around 81,500 in the pot. Ognyan Dimov was in early position against Mike Watson in the cutoff.

The board was complete and read and Dimov moved all in for 54,000 effective. Watson went deep into the tank using three time bank cards before slamming in the call. Dimov showed for top pair top kicker. Watson mucked his cards but was forced to show for a pair of fives as he was eliminated just before dinner break.

Ognyan Dimov in winning the big pot had become one of the biggest stacks in the room.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Ognyan Dimov	228,000

Mike Watson	Eliminé

Tags: Mike Watson Ognyan Dimov

2023-02-01 21:44 UTC-4

Navarro Doubles With Trips

lewispowell2000

Niveau 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

There was 8,000 in the pot. Luis Pinho was in early position against Mario Navarro in the big blind.

The board was complete and read . Navarro checked before Pinho bet 4,500. Navarro check-shoved all in for 18,200. Pinho went into the tank before making the call. Navarro showed for trips beating Pinho's to secure the double up.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Mario Navarro	44,400 -5,600	-5,600
Luis Pinho	36,000 36,000	36,000

Tags: Luis Pinho Mario Navarro

2023-02-01 21:01 UTC-4

Kanit 2-0 Against World Champion

lewispowell2000

Niveau 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

It was a blind versus blind confrontation between Espen Jorstad in the small blind and Mustapha Kanit in the big blind.

There was 2,300 in the pot and action checked through on the flop.

The was the turn and Jorstad bet 800. Kanit raised to 2,800. Jorstad called.

Action checked through on the river. Jorstad showed for a pair of eights while Kanit tabled for two pair to take down the pot. Kanit said "Mustapha Kanit two, World Champion zero." as he collected the chips.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Mustapha Kanit	53,000 53,000	53,000
Espen Jorstad	34,700 -7,300	-7,300

Tags: Espen Jorstad Mustapha Kanit

2023-02-01 20:52 UTC-4

Very Lin Value

Kirk.brown

Niveau 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

On the heads-up flop of , Ren Lin checked to his opponent, Sriharsha Doddapaneni, who then bet 4,000.

"Four thousand, what are you doing, how much do you have?" asked Lin, known for his table talk.

Doddapaneni said nothing but adjusted his chips so Lin could see.

"Oh wow you have a lot, I better just call, I don't even know what I have," Lin said as he called the 4,000.

The turn came the and the action went check-check.

On the river , Lin carefully placed out 2,000 and was called by Doddapenini. Lin then tabled for a pair of aces and Doddapenini promptly mucked.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Ren Lin	145,000 68,000	68,000
Sriharsha Doddapaneni	92,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Ren Lin Sriharsha Doddapaneni

2023-02-01 19:19 UTC-4

Theuma Adds Little to His Stack

Kirk.brown

Niveau 4 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

After a preflop raise to 8,500 and a call, Jonathan Little and Corel Theuma went to a flop of .

Little was the first to act and he led out for 5,000. Theuma quickly made the call and the two went to the turn.

After a few seconds Little checked to Theuma, who moved all in with a slightly bigger stack.

Little checked his cards one more time, shrugged, and set his chips in the middle, putting himself at risk.

Jonathan Little:
Corel Theuma:

Theuma was in the lead with his pair of fives, but Little could still hit any ace or king to take it. Unfortunately for him, the river only improved Theuma to two pair and Little was sent to the rail.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Corel Theuma	70,000 20,000	20,000
Jonathan Little	Eliminé

Tags: Corel Theuma Jonathan Little

2023-02-01 18:09 UTC-4

Action at Table 7

Kirk.brown

Niveau 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Mike Watson was first to act on the completed board of and he decided to bet 16,000 into the already large pot of 20,000.

The action was then on his heads-up opponent, Pablo Silva, who went into the tank.

After some thought, Silva made the call and Watson shook his head as he tabled for a queen-high bluff. Silva then flipped over for a pair of aces to take down the sizeable pot.

The very next hand Watson opened to 1,000 under- the-gun but was then three-bet to 4,000 by Anthony Hu on the button. Then Silva decided to cold four-bet from the small blind to 8,000 which prompted a frustrated fold from Watson and sent the action back to Hu.

After several moments, Hu then announced he was all in and slid his stack into the middle, totaling 57,000. Faced with this bet, Silva decided to let it go and Hu took it down without seeing a flop.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Pablo Silva	77,000 9,000	9,000
Anthony Hu	67,000 7,000	7,000
Mike Watson	34,000 -13,000	-13,000

Tags: Anthony Hu Mike Watson Pablo Silva

2023-02-01 17:30 UTC-4

Plante Jams River on Rezaei

Kirk.brown

Niveau 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

As the other players went on break, Santiago Plante and Daniel Rezaei were in the midst of battle. The board read on the turn and the pot had approximately 15,000 in it.

Plante checked to Rezaei, who then bet 6,000 into the swelling pot. Plante made the call and the two went to the river .

Plante then led-jammed for around 30,000 and Rezaei promptly folded to award Plante the nice pot.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Daniel Rezaei	65,000 15,000	15,000
Santiago Plante	63,000

Tags: Daniel Rezaei Santiago Plante

2023-02-01 16:56 UTC-4

All That..For That?

Kirk.brown

Niveau 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

After an open to 800 by Rodrigo Seiji and a call from Lex Veldhuis on the button, small blind Joao Simao three-bet to 4,300. Adam Hendrix in the big blind put in a cold four-bet to 10,500, causing a fold from Seiji and Veldhuis.
After using a time bank, Simao made the call and the two went heads-up to a flop of .

Simao then check-called a continuation of 4,500 from Hendrix and they saw the on the turn. Simao again checked, but Hendrix kept his foot on the gas and bet another 9,000. After a few seconds, Simao made the call and they saw the river card fall the .

This time, both players decided to check and the cards were shown:

Adam Hendrix:
Joao Simao:

"All that for that, eh?" Tablemate Parker Talbot chirped as the two chopped the pot.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Joao Simao	76,000 6,500	6,500

Adam Hendrix	70,000 20,000	20,000
Parker Talbot	49,000 -1,000	-1,000

Lex Veldhuis	38,000 500	500

Tags: Adam Hendrix Joao Simao Lex Veldhuis Rodrigo Seiji

2023-02-01 16:44 UTC-4

Eveslage Takes Out Back

lewispowell2000

Niveau 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

There was 16,500 in the pot and action was three ways. Andy Wilson was under the gun, Chad Eveslage was in the hijack and Gregory Back was in the big blind.

The board read and Back bet 10,000. Only Eveslage called.

The river was the and Back moved all in for 27,300 effective. Eveslage snap-called. Back turned over for an overpair while Eveslage tabled for a straight.

Back had 2,800 left and moved all in the next hand and was finished off by Eveslage.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Chad Eveslage	112,000 62,000	62,000

Gregory Back	Eliminé

Tags: Andy Wilson Chad Eveslage Gregory Back