$10,300 PCA Main Event Dia 1a | 2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

2019-01-11 16:33 UTC-4

Roberts Eliminated by Sow

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Nível 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

A big pot was brewing over on table one, filled with notables from all over the world, and it was Lauren Roberts in the big blind that moved all in for 13,900 on the turn. Kalidou Sow snap-called and the cards were tabled.

Lauren Roberts:
Kalidou Sow:

The river further improved Sow to a full house and Roberts said "Only a full house, nice hand. I was hoping for ace-jack."

Koray Aldemir said "good game Lauren" in table chat and Sow, who sat down not long ago, immediately doubled his stack. In French, Sow explained after that his raise from early position was called four-ways and Roberts three-bet, which just Sow called. Roberts bet the flop for 12,000 and jammed the turn.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Kalidou Sow	62,000 62,000	62,000
Koray Aldemir	55,000 55,000	55,000

Brian Altman	37,000 -8,000	-8,000

Matas Cimbolas	32,000 32,000	32,000

Bruno Lopes	31,000 31,000	31,000
John Juanda	29,000 -1,000	-1,000

Lexy Gavin	18,000 -3,000	-3,000
Jean Ferreira	17,200 -19,300	-19,300
Lauren Roberts	Eliminado

Tags: Kalidou Sow Koray Aldemir Lauren Roberts

2019-01-11 15:35 UTC-4

Michaelis Missing; Eiler Thriving

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Nível 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

While Andreas Eiler has had a rocky start, he more than made up for it and now boasts a stack of 77,000. His table previously featured Paul Michaelis, but the latest player to lift the EPT Main Event trophy has been eliminated by Eiler.

In the previous level, Michaelis raised 300 and called a three-bet to 1,200 by Eiler from one seat over on the button. On a flop with two diamonds, Michaelis check-raised to 700 to 2,600 and Eiler called to see another king on the turn. Michaelis bet and Eiler called. After the river, Michaelis jammed for 17,500 with pocket treys for a full house to get snap-called by Eiler with kings for quads.

While Michaelis can re-enter today still, he will likely take the rest of the day off and try again tomorrow.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Andreas Eiler	77,000 33,000	33,000
Paul Michaelis	Eliminado

Tags: Andreas Eiler Paul Michaelis

2019-01-11 14:44 UTC-4

Gabay Eliminated by Alvarado

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Nível 2 : 100/100, 100 ante

Haim Gabay appears to be the first casualty on Day 1a after he just sent over the remainder of his stack to JC Alvarado. The board had already been completed and showed with some 8,000 in the middle.

A blue T-5,000 chip was in front of Gabay and he had another 7,200 behind only for Alvarado to move all in. Gabay was immediately taken aback, gave it a few seconds of thought and called with the words "I hope you have ace-king."

Alvarado turned over for two pair, having missed his flush draw, and Gabay mucked before heading to the rail.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
JC Alvarado	44,000 14,000	14,000
Haim Gabay	Eliminado

Tags: JC Alvarado Haim Gabay

2019-01-11 14:08 UTC-4

Nolet Two-Outers Dicriso

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Nível 1 : 100/100, 0 ante

With some 5,000 in the middle and the turn showing , Vittorio Dicriso and Guillaume Nolet started a raising war that saw the latter at risk for 23,200 and in need of help.

Guillaume Nolet:
Vittorio Dicriso:

The miracle appeared on the river and Dicriso gasped "oh my god", dropping to just over one third of the starting stack.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Guillaume Nolet	53,000 53,000	53,000
Vittorio Dicriso	12,000 12,000	12,000

Tags: Guillaume Nolet Vittorio Dicriso

2019-01-11 11:15 UTC-4

Welcome to Day 1a of the 2019 PCA $10,300 Main Event

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Poker enthusiasts from near and far will be heading to the Atlantis Resort & Casino on Paradise Island at the Bahamas for the 2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) $10,300 Main Event. The first of two starting days kicks off at noon local time and plenty of big names are expected to join the action and try to become the latest EPT Main Event champion.

The defending champion is Argentina's Maria Lampropulos, who topped a field of 582 entries one year ago to lift the trophy and score a payday of $1,081,100, her second seven-figure score on the international poker circuit. Lampropulos has already taken part in the record-breaking $25,000 PokerStars NL Hold'em Players Championship, which concluded yesterday with the victory of Platinum Pass qualifier Ramon Colillas, and will be there to defend her title in the days to come.

Further previous winners in the PCA Main Event include such big names as Gus Hansen, Bertrand Grospellier, Harrison Gimbel, Galen Hall, Dominik Panka and Christian Harder, who have all engraved their names into the history books of poker.

PCA Main Events at a Glance

Year	Buy-In	Entries	Total Prize Pool	Winner	First Prize
2004	$7,500	221	$1,657,500	Gus Hansen	$455,780
2005	$8,000	461	$3,487,200	John Gale	$890,600
2006	$8,000	724	$5,647,200	Steve Paul-Ambrose	$1,388,600
2007	$8,000	937	$7,063,842	Ryan Daut	$1,535,255
2008	$8,000	1,136	$8,562,976	Bertrand Grospellier	$2,000,000
2009	$10,000	1,347	$12,674,000	Poorya Nazari	$3,000,000
2010	$10,300	1,529	$14,831,300	Harrison Gimbel	$2,200,000
2011	$10,300	1,560	$15,132,000	Galen Hall	$2,300,000
2012	$10,300	1,072	$10,398,400	John Dibella	$1,775,000
2013	$10,300	987	$9,573,900	Dimitar Danchev	$1,859,000
2014	$10,300	1,031	$10,070,000	Dominik Panka	$1,423,096
2015	$10,300	816	$7,915,200	Kevin Schulz	$1,491,580
2016	$5,300	928	$4,500,800	Mike Watson	$728,325
2017	$5,000	738	$3,376,712	Christian Harder	$429,664
2018	$10,300	582	$5,645,400	Maria Lampropulos	$1,081,100

The Main Event features two starting days and a single re-entry option for a maximum of two entries in either of the flights is available, all players receive 30,000 in chips. The registration for the event closes at the start of Day 2 on Sunday, January 13th, 2019.

Both Day 1s will feature 10 levels of 60 minutes each and there will be a break every two levels. After the end of the 6th level of the day, there will be a 1:20 dinner break (approx. 18:40 - 20:00) and each Day 1 will conclude just after midnight local time.

As of Day 2, the level duration increases to 90 minutes each and once the money has been reached, a 30 second shot clock and 30 second time bank cards will come into play until a winner has been crowned. The tournament also features the popular Big Blind Ante. In an all-in situation, the Big Blind will be posted prior to the Ante.

Day 1 Level Structure

Level	Duration	Small Blind	Big Blind	Ante
1	60 min	100	100
2	60 min	100	100	100
BREAK 20 min
3	60 min	100	200	200
4	60 min	100	300	300
BREAK 20 min
5	60 min	200	400	400
6	60 min	200	500	500
DINNER BREAK 80 min
7	60 min	300	600	600
8	60 min	400	800	800
BREAK 20 min
9	60 min	500	1,000	1,000
10	60 min	600	1,200	1,200

Follow the PokerNews live coverage from the Bahamas to find out who will become the next EPT Main Event champion.

Tags: Bertrand Grospellier Christian Harder Dominik Panka Galen Hall Gus Hansen Harrison Gimbel Maria Lampropulos