[Removed:139] catches up with Maria Ho on a break during Day Two of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event. Ho takes us through her PCA Main Event journey, which has not been an easy one, but she still has chips as she heads back to the featured table.
After a raise from Jimmy Guerrero and a call from Jonathan West, Chris Hunichen three-bet shoved about 80,000 from the blinds. Guerrero called and West got out of the way.
Chris Hunichen: 
Jimmy Guerrero: 
The dealed fanned out 
and "Big Huni", who finished 4th in the $100,000 Super High Roller yesterday, was drawing dead by the time the turn arrived.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
320,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
Eliminado | |
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PokerStars Ambassador Jason Somerville looks at a sponsorship deal that is near and dear to his heart: PokerStars becoming UFC's first-ever "Official Poker Partner".
On a flop of 
, Philipp Kaempf bet 7,000 from the hijack. Oscar Hilario Quijada , on the button, raised to 27,000. Kaempf called.
The turn brought the 
. Kaempf checked. Hilario moved all in for around 130,000 and Kaempf tank-called.
Phillipp Kaempf: 
Oscar Hilario Quijada: 
The river completed the board and Quijada was sent to the exit.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
445,000
376,200
|
376,200 |
|
Eliminado |
Last year's champion Maria Lampropulos will not be adding a second Main Event trophy to her mantlepiece as she's just been eliminated from the tournament.
The live stream crew caught her walking away from the table and she had jammed her short stack in from the big blind with the 
only to get called by button raiser Gianluca Speranza with pocket jacks. No help followed on flop, turn or river and her title defense came to an end.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000
68,300
|
68,300 |
|
Eliminado | |
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In what was presumably a three-bet pot between Joe McKeehen and Michael Azzaro, it was McKeehen who continued with a bet of 24,000 from the blinds on a 
flop. Azzaro smooth-called the bet in position.
The turn was the 
and McKeehen shoved for around 70,000. Azzaro called lightning-fast to put the 2015 WSOP Main Event champ at risk.
Joe McKeehen: 
Michael Azzaro: 
McKeehen was in dire straights and needed one of the remaining kings to survive. The river instead brought the ; McKeehen quickly mucked his cards and splashed his stack towards Azzaro before switfly exiting the area.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
330,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
Eliminado | |
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PokerStars Ambassador Jake Cody summed up his 2018 (which included a massive roulette spike) with [Removed:139]. The two also discuss what the PokerStars Players Championship brought to the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure.
A total of 623 unique players showed up for the 2019 $10,300 PCA Main Event and they traveled to the Bahama's from 56 different countries. Unsurprisingly, the United States made up the majority of the field with 189 players. Countries represented at the PCA include Singapore, Luxembourg, Peru, Morocco, Kazakhstan, Chile, and Venezuela.
| Country | Players | % | Country | Players | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 189 | 21.85% | China | 11 | 1.27% |
| Canada | 75 | 8.67% | Ireland | 11 | 1.27% |
| Germany | 46 | 5.32% | Netherlands | 9 | 1.04% |
| UK | 42 | 4.86% | Austria | 8 | 0.92% |
| Brazil | 36 | 4.16% | Romania | 7 | 0.81% |
| France | 32 | 3.70% | Italy | 6 | 0.69% |
| Spain | 21 | 2.43% | Ukraine | 6 | 0.69% |
| Portugal | 16 | 1.85% | Belgium | 5 | 0.58% |
| Russia | 14 | 1.62% | Bulgaria | 5 | 0.58% |
| Argentina | 11 | 1.27% | Other | 73 | 8.44% |
Matthias Eibinger raised to 5,500, Manuel Ruivo three-bet to 16,500 from the blinds and Eibinger called. The flop was 
and Ruivo check-called 13,000 from Eibinger. On the 
turn, Ruivo checked, Eibinger shoved for 45,500, and Ruvio called after the clock got called on him.
Matthias Eibinger: 
Manuel Ruivo:
Ruivo could only win with a jack but caught the 
instead and had to fork over a decent part of his stack.
At the same time at another table, Steffen Sontheimer and Diogo Veiga got their stacks in the middle on a 
flop. Veiga was all in for a little over 50,000 and trailing with against Sontheimer's .
The turn and 
river kept the aces second best, scoring Sontheimer a knockout.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
170,000
54,400
|
54,400 |
|
150,000
85,100
|
85,100 |
|
|
||
|
50,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
Eliminado | |
|
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The live stream just switched over to one of the outer tables and showed the all in of Jake Cody near the end of level one, who ended up at risk preflop with 
against the of Joao Simao.
There was no help on the board and the pot was shipped over to Simao, who remains one of the biggest stacks early on Day 2.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
480,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
||
|
370,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
||
|
320,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
||
|
310,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
||
|
280,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
245,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
Eliminado | |
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