$10,300 PCA Main Event | 2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

2019-01-16 11:33 UTC-4

Seat 2: Daniel "deoxyribo" Strelitz, 29, Torrance, CA/USA - 2,355,000

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Californian grinder Daniel Strelitz has been amassing live cashes since 2011. His earnings totalled over $3 million before he entered the PCA Main Event where he's guaranteed to notch a six-figure prize. Sterlitz has already closed out a high-profile final table, topping the 2017 WPT L.A. Poker Classic for just over $1 million.

Strelitz' other highlights feature a second place in a $5k Turbo event at World Series, and a deep run in the 2012 WSOP Main Event where his cruise stopped on the last three tables, earning him $294,601 for 24th place. Strelitz has proved his qualities in online fields as well, having notched three six-figure results as "deoxyribo" at PokerStars.

Daniel Strelitz's 2019 PCA Main Event

Day	Position	Chips
2	127,800	48 / 349
3	333,000	27 / 79
4	2,615,000	3 / 20
5	2,355,000	5 / 6

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Daniel Strelitz	2,355,000

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2019-01-16 11:31 UTC-4

Seat 3: David "Chino" Rheem, 38, Los Angeles, CA/USA - 7,550,000

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Los Angeles' David "Chino" Rheem is a professional poker player who's been grinding live tournaments for well over a decade. The 38-year-old boasts nearly $9 million in live cashes. His most remarkable moments at the felt came in 2008 when he first made the WSOP Main Event final table (banking $1,772,650 for 7th place) and then added a victory in the WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic only a month later, taking home a handsome $1,538,730. Rheem's pedigree features further two seven-figure paydays.

While Rheem has made for his name on the World Poker Tour circuit, where he's won three WPT titles, he'd previously cashed only once in a PCA Main Event (141st in 2011).

David "Chino" Rheem's 2019 PCA Main Event

Day	Position	Chips
2	197,900	8 / 349
3	437,000	19 / 79
4	1,425,000	7 / 20
5	7,550,000	1 / 6

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Chino Rheem	7,550,000

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2019-01-16 11:29 UTC-4

Seat 4: Brian Altman, 30, Boston, MA/USA - 4,995,000

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Brian Altman has over $2.8 million in live tournament earnings including seven cashes at different incarnations of the PCA dating back to 2014. He racked up two of them this week as he warmed up for the Main Event. The American player’s biggest previous win came at the WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open which he won for over $720,000 in 2015.

Now based in Canada, the poker pro is just as comfortable at the virtual felt, with over $1.3 million in online winnings, too. He has previously taken down the Sunday 500 for $90,000 and a WCOOP Second Chance on PokerStars as part of his online grinder career, but is looking at his biggest result to date in either poker format should he finish in first or second place in the PCA Main Event.

Brian Altman's 2019 PCA Main Event

Day	Position	Chips
2	236,100	4 / 349
3	746,000	6 / 79
4	1,785,000	5 / 20
5	4,995,000	4 / 6

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Brian Altman	4,995,000

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2019-01-16 11:27 UTC-4

Seat 5: Pavel Veksler, 31, Kiev/Ukraine - 2,035,000

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31-year-old Pavel Veksler had been flying under the radar, but he took off at the PCA 2019. Veksler first had a decent run in the 1,039-strong PSPC, finishing 68th for $56,800, his biggest live cash at the time. It took Veksler only a few days to push the bar even higher. He's locked up his first six-figure score. He's been relatively new to the live felt with his earliest reported cashes only dating back to 2017. Veksler was busy grinding live tournaments in Las Vegas last summer, cashing in nine of them including the WSOP Main Event.

While the new year is only a couple of weeks old, it already seems evident that 2019 is going to be Veksler's breakout year on the top level poker scene.

Pavel Veksler's 2019 PCA Main Event

Day	Position	Chips
2	148,300	25 / 349
3	808,000	5 / 79
4	1,320,000	9 / 20
5	2,035,000	6 / 6

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Pavel Veksler	2,035,000

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2019-01-16 11:24 UTC-4

Seat 6: Vicent Bosca, 29, Xatia/Spain - 2,875,000

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Spanish player Vicent Bosca may not be a household name in the live tournament arenas, but he's an accomplished professional poker player with a solid online background. Bosca has been active in both tournaments and cash games at PokerStars.

The 29-year-old started travelling around the world last year, shifting his focus to live events. He ran deep in the 2018 WSOP Main Event, finishing in 80th place for $91,610, his then-largest live tournament payday. Now he's guaranteed to boost his Hendon Mob résumé with his first six-figure result, a feat he's already accomplished online.

Bosca is guaranteed to sky-rocket on the Spanish all-time money list where he currently occupies the 111th place with $190,000 and change.

Vicent Bosca's 2019 PCA Main Event

Day	Chips	Position
2	108,700	75 / 349
3	1,138,000	2 / 79
4	965,000	13 / 20
5	2,875,000	4 / 6

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Vicent Bosca	2,875,000

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