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

2023-02-02 02:03 UTC-4

Chen Eliminates Badziakouski With Straight

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Niveau 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Mikita Badziakouski raised to 2,400 on the button and Andrew Chen called in the big blind.

The flop came and Chen led for 2,200. Badziakouski raised to 6,600 and Chen called.

The was the turn and Chen checked. Badziakouski bet 8,000. Chen called again.

The river was the and Chen checked. Badziakouski moved all in and was snap called by Chen. Badziakouski showed for two pair while Chen showed for a straight to eliminate Badziakouski.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Andrew Chen	210,000 50,000	50,000
Mikita Badziakouski	Eliminé

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2023-02-02 02:29 UTC-4

Amiri Takes Out Simao With Full House

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Niveau 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Ehsan Amiri raised to 2,500 from the hijack and was called by Joao Simao in the cutoff. Shannon Shorr came along in the big blind.

The flop came and action checked to Amiri who bet 5,000. Only Simao called.

The was the turn and Amiri bet 13,000. Simao called.

The river was the and Amiri checked. Simao bet 13,800 before Amiri check-shoved all in for around 27,000. Simao used all his time bank cards before making the call. Amiri turned over for a full house which defeated Simao's to eliminate the Brazilian from the tournament.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Ehsan Amiri	120,000 52,000	52,000
Shannon Shorr	80,000 63,000	63,000

Joao Simao	Eliminé

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2023-02-02 02:39 UTC-4

Hendrix Puts Beresford in the Blender

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Niveau 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

On a flop of , Adam Hendrix led out for 8,000 and was called by Conor Beresford but received a fold from big stack Ognyan Dimov.

"Thank you," Beresford said to Dimov, happy to see him get out of the way, as the turn came out .

This time Hendrix checked to Beresford, who in turn decided to bet 2,800. But then Hendrix put in a big check-raise to 22,000, which sent Beresford into the tank.

After using a time bank, he made the call and the two saw the river fall the . Hendrix then cut out a huge bet of 85,000 and set it in front of him, which put a puzzled look on Beresford's face as he mulled it over.

"All in," he announced after a while, and Hendrix seemed to pause for a second before he slid the rest of his chips out, putting himself at risk as the cards were tabled.

Adam Hendrix:
Conor Beresford:

Hendrix didn't really have too much to fear with his rivered full house, and Beresford's king paled in comparison.

"Well, he thought about it at least!" Beresford joked as the huge pot was pushed Hendrix's way to rocket him up to 295,000.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Adam Hendrix	295,000 230,000	230,000

Conor Beresford	60,000 -127,000	-127,000

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2023-02-02 02:57 UTC-4

Greenwood Doubles Through Meran

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Niveau 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Cards were on their backs as Lucas Greenwood was all in on the button against Alberto Meran in the cutoff.

Lucas Greenwood:
Alberto Meran:

Greenwood had Meran dominated and needed to hold to survive in the tournament. The board ran out which gave Greenwood the double up.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Lucas Greenwood	68,000 34,900	34,900

Alberto Meran	35,100 -9,400	-9,400

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2023-02-02 03:02 UTC-4

Lijo the Hero

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Niveau 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

On a heads-up completed board of , Dan Smith was first to act and he bet out 18,000 in to the pot of 19,000.

His opponent, Lander Lijo, then went deep into the tank.

After using several time banks, Lijo made the call and was shown by Smith for just queen-high.

The table went silent as Lijo then flipped over for ace-high to take down the pot, which left Smith with under 30,000.

Fortunately for Smith, he pulled off a successful squeeze play the very next hand to bring him back to 35,000.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Lander Lijo	45,000 -30,000	-30,000
Dan Smith	35,000 -37,000	-37,000

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2023-02-02 04:47 UTC-4

Ognyan Dimov Leads Pack into Day 2 of $25,000 PCA High Roller

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Niveau 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Besides the PokerStars Players Championship, the $25,000 PCA High Roller has broken the record for the biggest-field high roller event of the 2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) in The Bahamas. This event wrapped up early this morning with 70 players remaining out of a field of 144, generating a prize pool of $3,422,160 and counting. The last tournament of this caliber buy-in also had a huge turnout with a total of 140 runners, and late registration for this event doesn't end until play resumes at 1:00 p.m. tomorrow.

Leading the way after 10 levels of play on Day 1 is Ognyan Dimov with 356,000, followed closely by Adam Hendrix with 317,500 and Anthony Hu with 242,500. Elio Fox and Ehsan Amiri rounded out the top five with 224,000 and 219,500, respectively. Those are hardly the only notable names in this star-studded event as Michael Addamo, Adrian Mateos, Dan Smith, and Mike Watson have all made it to Day 2. Pedro Neves, who was runner-up in the PCA Main Event, has also found a bag.

Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts

Place	Name	Nationality	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Ognyan Dimov	Bulgaria	356000	237
2	Adam Hendrix	USA	317500	212
3	Anthony Hu	USA	242500	162
4	Elio Fox	USA	224000	149
5	Ehsan Amiri	Australia	219500	146
6	Andy Wilson	United Kingdom	219500	146
7	Alex Kulev	Bulgaria	210500	140
8	Thomas Muehloecker	Austria	205500	137
9	Dominykas Mikolaitis	Lithuania	200000	133
10	Guillaume Nolet	Canada	199500	133

The tournament started with just a few tables but that rapidly multiplied to six and beyond as more players put up the $25,000 stake. Most of the field was eliminated on their first entry but were quick to get back in the mix, especially since it is one of the last events of the series.

The second of this three-day event will commence at 1:00 p.m. local time with the Level 11 blinds being 1,000/1,500/1,500. Late registration remains open until the start of play, so expect the field to grow during that time.

Stay tuned to PokerNews for continued coverage of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure including coverage of the PokerStars Players No Limit Hold'em Championship.

Tags: Adam Hendrix Adrian Mateos Alex Kulev Andy Wilson Anthony Hu Dan Smith Dominykas Mikolaitis Ehsan Amiri Elio Fox Guillaume Nolet MIchael Addamo Mike Watson Ognyan Dimov Pedro Navas Thomas Muehloecker