Brunno Botteon raised to 13,000 from middle position and Guillermo Sanz made it 33,000 from the cutoff. The button and blinds got out of the way and Botteon spent a few moments in the tank before he made it 85,000. Sanz thought it over for a few moments, but the bet was too rich and he gave up the pot.
Lucas Silva Rocha moved all in for 19,000 from early position and Giovani Torre made the call next to act. The rest of the table got out of the way and the hands were on their backs.
Lucas Silva Rocha:
Giovani Torre:
Rocha was in need of some help to stay alive, but when the board ran out , it was the end of the road for the Brazilian as he hit the rail on the stone bubble.
The remaining 63 players are now in the money and guaranteed a minimum cash of $1,850.
The action folded around to Benjamin Spragg on the button who moved all in for 22,000. The small blind quickly folded and Martin Johnstone, after some hesitation, made the call to put Spragg at risk.
Benjamin Spragg:
Martin Johnstone:
Spragg found himself in great shape preflop but when the board ran out , it was the rivered straight for Johnstone that sent the PokerStars Ambassador to the payout desk.
The action was picked up in a pot of 42,000 on a flop showing . Daniel De Sousa Custodio bet out 30,000 from the cutoff and Maria Konnikova moved all in for 169,000 next to act. Custodio took a few seconds before making the call and the cards were on their backs.
Maria Konnikova:
Daniel De Sousa Custodio:
It was virtually a coin flip between the queens for Custodio and the open-ended straight draw and flush draw for Konnikova. The turn came the and the river fell the , giving Konnikova a flush and a massive double up late into Day 2.
Day 2 of the $1,100 Brazilian Series of Poker(BSOP) Bahamas Main Event has come to an end at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure and Sriharsha Doddapaneni leads a field of 37 surviving players into the Day 3 finale.
The tournament drew 460 entries to generate a prize pool of $466,200, and a massive Day 2 saw 304 runners play down to the final 37. Tuesday’s returning players are all guaranteed at least $2,350, while $86,650 waits up top for the winner. Players will return at 1 p.m. local time to play down to a winner.
Doddapaneni bagged a sizable lead with a stack of 1,087,000 after he went on a big run in the late levels. 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
Day 2 Action
A tough field filled with notable players turned out for the event but several could not find their way to Day 2, including Benny Glaser, Harry Lodge, Chino Rheem, Julien Martini, Keith Lehr, Jason Wheeler, Gianluca Speranza, Ryan Riess and PokerStars AmbassadorFintan Hand.
Fellow PokerStars Ambassador Benjamin “Spraggy” Spragg was active throughout the day and he found his way into the money, but he couldn’t survive to see Day 2. Spragg has now cashed at five straight major PokerStars events, including every EPT dating back to the most recent trip to Monte Carlo.
Andrew Chen got off to a hot start on Monday when he found a full double with pocket kings against the Big Slick of Adrian State. Chen previously won the NAPT Bounty Shootout at the 2011 PCA, as well as a $2,150 event at EPT Sanremo and the $10,300 High Roller at EPT London, both in 2014. He finished with 200,000 and he will return on Tuesday for a shot at his first big score since 2018.
Konnikova held strong throughout the day, but her big move came in the late levels when she cracked Daniel De Sousa Custodio's pocket queens for a big double when her suited eight-seven made a flush on the river. She won this tournament in 2018, and she will return on Tuesday with a real chance to do it again.
Maria Konnikova
Among the other players returning for Day 2 are Martin Johnstone, Sebastian Toro, Jose Severino, Jonathan Little, Andras Nemeth, Shawn Buchanan, and Iliodoros Kamatakis.
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 on Tuesday at 1 p.m. local time in Level 19 with blinds at 5,000/10,000/10,000. The timing of a dinner break has yet to be determined.
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.
, it was the end of the road for the Brazilian as he hit the rail on the stone bubble. 
, it was the rivered straight for Johnstone that sent the PokerStars Ambassador to the payout desk.
