Final Day of The BSOP Bahamas Main Event Kicks Off at 1 p.m.
After 10 long levels of play on Day 2 of the $1,100 Brazilian Series of Poker (BSOP) Bahamas Main Event at the 2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, the final 37 players are set to battle it out for PCA gold. The event started with 460 runners to create a prize pool of $466,200 with the winner taking home $86,650.
Leading the pack is Sriharsha Doddapaneni who had a late night surge to sky rocket his stack to 1,087,000 in chips. Christian Rudolph trailed in second with 974,000, while Maria Konnikova finished with 773,000 in third. Elliot Smith and Allan Barnes rounded out the top five with 648,000 and 622,000, respectively.
The other big stacks from the top ten include Paul Dewald, Steven Fandozzi, Brunno Botteon, Ludovic Geilich, and Micha Hoedemaker.
2023 BSOP Bahamas Main Event Top Ten Day 2 Chip Counts
| Rank | Name | Country | Chip Count | Day 3 Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sriharsha Doddapaneni | India | 1,087,000 | 109 |
| 2 | Christian Rudolph | Germany | 974,000 | 97 |
| 3 | Maria Konnikova | USA | 773,000 | 77 |
| 4 | Elliot Smith | Canada | 648,000 | 65 |
| 5 | Allan Barnes | Canada | 622,000 | 62 |
| 6 | Paul Dewald | USA | 595,000 | 60 |
| 7 | Steven Fandozzi | USA | 591,000 | 59 |
| 8 | Brunno Botteon | Brazil | 590,000 | 59 |
| 9 | Ludovic Geilich | United Kingdom | 576,000 | 58 |
| 10 | Micha Hoedemaker | Netherlands | 542,000 | 54 |
Many notables joined the field on Day 2 and some who couldn't find a deep run included PokerStars Ambassadors Fintan Hand and Parker Talbot, as well as PCA regulars Chino Rheem and Ryan Riess. Benjamin Spragg was among the PokerStars Ambassadors to join the action and found his way into the money, but hit the rail when his jack-ten couldn't hold up against the dominated ten-five.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $86,650 | 12-13 | $6,450 |
| 2 | $54,550 | 14-15 | $5,400 |
| 3 | $38,950 | 16-17 | $4,700 |
| 4 | $29,950 | 18-20 | $4,100 |
| 5 | $23,050 | 21-23 | $3,550 |
| 6 | $17,750 | 24-27 | $3,100 |
| 7 | $13,650 | 28-31 | $2,700 |
| 8 | $11,200 | 32-37 | $2,350 |
| 9 | $9,300 | ||
| 10-11 | $7,750 |
Players will return at 1 p.m. local time in Level 19 with blinds at 5,000/10,000/10,000 and they will play down until a winner is crowned. There will be a 20-minute break every two levels and a dinner break has not yet been scheduled.
Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team all week long for live updates from the floor of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure at Baha Mar Resort in The Bahamas.
and Chen made the Broadway straight to double through Konnikova. 
. Sriharsha Doddapaneni bet out 55,000 from the small blind and Iliodoros Kamatakis raised to 150,000 from the big blind. Doddapaneni made the call and the 
hit the turn. 
river Doddapaneni checked again and Kamatakis moved all in for over 500,000, which Doddapaneni snap-called with the bigger stack. Kamatakis mucked his hand and Doddapaneni tabled 
for a full house to take down an over two million chip pot. 
and the queens held for Ho to secure the double.
, it was the flopped seven for Wilson that scored the victory and sent Lindsay to the payout window in 22nd place.
. Botteon had 
showing for a set of fives and Snook had 
for the top pair of queens. The river was 
and Snook was eliminated from the tournament in 21st place for $3,550.
and Botteon flopped a pair of nines to eliminate Chiciak in 19th place for $4,100.
, he got what he wished for. The turn however changed things again when the 
hit to leave Severino with only one out. The