Welcome to Day 3 of the 2023 PCA Main Event
Welcome to Day 3 of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event at the Baha Mar Resort on New Providence Island in The Bahamas. Cards go in the air at 12 p.m. local time for the third day of this six-day event.
A total of 889 entries were put in for the PCA Main Event, and Alex Kulev leads the 151 surviving players from Day 2 with 704,000. Ehsan Amiri trails in second with 518,000, and Evan Sparling rounds out the top three with 469,000.
2023 PCA Main Event Top Ten Day 2 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Kulev | Bulgaria | 704,000 | 235 |
| 2 | Ehsan Amiri | Australia | 518,000 | 173 |
| 3 | Evan Sparling | Canada | 469,000 | 156 |
| 4 | Christoph Csik | United States | 451,500 | 151 |
| 5 | Chino Rheem | United States | 428,500 | 143 |
| 6 | Dean Murphy | Canada | 411,000 | 137 |
| 7 | Michael Rocco | United States | 408,000 | 136 |
| 8 | Chance Kornuth | United States | 380,000 | 127 |
| 9 | Mustapha Kanit | Italy | 366,900 | 122 |
| 10 | Mauricio Ferreira Pais | Germany | 366,500 | 122 |
Chino Rheem, Chance Kornuth, and Mustapha Kanit also found their way to the leaderboard in a tournament that drew some of poker's biggest stars from all over the world. They'll return in Level 14 with blinds at 1,500/3,000/3,000, and the plan is to play another five 90-minute levels on Day 3.
Other returning players include Nick Petrangelo, Chris Brewer, Chad Eveslage, Maria Ho, as well as PokerStars Ambassadors Sam Grafton, Andre Akkari, and Roman Colillas.
The money bubble is expected to burst on Day 3, and the top 127 players are guaranteed a min-cash of $17,600. The field generated a prize pool of $8,623,300, from which the winner will take home $1,500,000. Today's action will be streamed on the PokerStars Twitch channel.
2023 PCA Main Event Payouts
| Place | Prize (in USD) | Place | Prize (in USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500,000 | 16-17 | $68,000 |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | 18-20 | $59,100 |
| 3 | $677,400 | 21-23 | $51,400 |
| 4 | $519,600 | 24-27 | $44,700 |
| 5 | $399,800 | 28-31 | $38,900 |
| 6 | $307,500 | 32-39 | $33,800 |
| 7 | $236,500 | 40-55 | $29,400 |
| 8 | $181,900 | 56-71 | $25,600 |
| 9 | $139,900 | 72-95 | $22,300 |
| 10-11 | $112,600 | 96-119 | $19,300 |
| 12-13 | $93,800 | 120-127 | $17,600 |
| 14-15 | $78,200 |
Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team all day long for live updates from the floor of the PCA Main Event here at Baha Mar Resort in The Bahamas.
against Allan Ribeiro in the big blind with 
. 
and action checked through.
and Riberio moved all in for 51,000 effective. Mateos went into the tank as he was facing a decision for his tournament life with two pair and the nut flush blocker. After some deliberation Mateos called off to be eliminated from the tournament near the money bubble as he couldn't beat Robeiro's queen high flush.
. Tamasauskas check-called the 18,000 bet from Moron.
and Tamasauskas checked again. Moron moved all in for around 43,000 effective. Tamasauskas called for his tournament life. Moron showed 
for two pair.
before Sam Grafton three-bet to 21,000. Landa then jammed as the big stack and Grafton called off his remaining 57,000. 
flop but the 
river was a safe card for Grafton and he doubled up.
flop after the action was checked to him. Gathy then raised to 37,500 which folded out Stamm. O'Dwyer responded by jamming in his stack which Gathy wasn't too pleased about. 
flop. No miracle runout would arrive to save Stamm and he was eliminated before the money after the dealer completed the board with the 
.
from the cutoff and called after Sam Grafton made it 27,000 with 
and was called. The turn brought in the 
completed the board and Hu somehow survived to get the double up.
and Membreno moved all in for 191,000. Marques called, and both players waited until all other hands were finished before revealing their cards.
giving Marques trips and eliminating Membreno, making him the bubble boy in the process.
