Argentina's Juan Martin Pastor is mostly known for his exploits in online cash games, but he's making some serious noise here at the PCA Main Event. Pastor, who recently reached Supernova Elite status at PokerStars under the name "pastorcito", currently sits second in chips after increasing his stack by more than 100,000 during the first level of Day 3.
We chatted with Pastor briefly during the break.
PokerNews: You began the day third in chips and you're currently right up there with the chip leader. How did that first level go for you?
Pastor: It was really good. I now have like 560K so it was good.
I saw you Tweet before the day started that you had Olivier Busquet at your table today. Is he someone you play with online or someone you look up to?
No, he's just a high roller guy so I know him but I've never played against him.
You've got some other tough players at your table (John Hennigan, Tyler Cornell). How have they been treating you as the big stack?
They're respecting me so far me so things have gone very well.
I know you play a lot online — you recently earned Supernova Elite status on PokerStars. What's it like coming here and playing live poker and doing well?
It's really nice. This is my third PCA Main Event but it's the first time I made Day 3. It's going really well so I hope it continues.
Do you usually play cash games online?
Yeah, cash games.
So how do you make that transition from cash games to live tournaments?
I play both of them online but my specialty is cash games. I do play a lot of tournaments though and really been working on improving.
A short-stacked Scott Seiver moved all in first to act from middle position for 37,300. Emrah Cakmak isolated from late position by putting out a reraise to 100,000 and the remaining players folded. Seiver held and would need some help against Cakmak's .
The board ran out and Seiver grabbed his things as he was eliminated from the tournament.
We found PokerStars Team Online Pro Mickey Petersen all in and at risk before the flop for what looked to be around his last 60,000 against chip leader Walter Fisher.
Fisher:
Petersen:
The board fell giving each player two pair with Fisher's aces and nines reigning supreme. Petersen hit the rail and Fisher increased his chip lead to 579,000.
Laura Garzon, who won her entry for the PCA Main Event as a six FPP Mega-Path qualifier, was recently engaged in a significant pot with Scott Baumstein.
The flop read and Garzon, first to act, led out with a min-bet. Baumstein came over the top with a raise to an unknown amount and Garzon called to see fourth street.
The dealer paired the turn with the and Garzon checked. Baumstein fired 16,000 only to have Garzon check-raise all in. Baumstein instantly called for his own tournament life and the hands were turned over.
Baumstein:
Garzon:
The river was the , giving each player a flush but Baumstein the nut flush. He was awarded the double and now has about 105,000 to his name. Garzon, on the other hand, has been crippled to just about 33,000.
Welcome to Day 3 of PokerNews' coverage of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event.
The starting field of 816 entrants is down to just 175 players who are still in the running for this prestigious title and the first-place prize of $1,491,580. On top of the chip counts with Walter Fisher with 497,000. Rounding out the top five is Hugh Drummond (456,800), Juan Martin Pastor (446,000), Adam Reynolds (378,500) and Diego Ventura (362,800).
Others still in the field include Pratyush Buddiga (357,900), Team PokerStars Pro Daniel Negreanu (295,600), Team PokerStars Pro Liv Boeree (247,100), Team PokerStars Pro Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier (212,400), Ole Schemion (192,600), Olivier Busquet (190,700), Mike Leah (185,400), Noah Schwartz (173,100) and Shannon Shorr (156,500), to name a few.
The plan for the day is to play another five levels, which should bring the field well into the money. The top 119 will make the money, with a min-cash being worth $17,800.
The cards will be in the air at noon local time, roughly 90 minutes from now. Keep it here at PokerNews throughout the day for live updates on all of the exciting action as the quest to crown the next PCA Main Event champion continues!
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and would need some help against Cakmak's 
.
and Seiver grabbed his things as he was eliminated from the tournament.
and Garzon checked. Baumstein fired 16,000 only to have Garzon check-raise all in. Baumstein instantly called for his own tournament life and the hands were turned over.
, giving each player a flush but Baumstein the nut flush. He was awarded the double and now has about 105,000 to his name. Garzon, on the other hand, has been crippled to just about 33,000.
