$100,000 PCA Super High Roller Dia 2 | 2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

2023-01-23 18:03 UTC-4

From Rags to Almost Riches

Nível 12 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Mikita Badziakouski was down to just 1,000 moments ago but was in the process of a highly unlikely spin-up. The action folded to David Yan in the small blind who ripped all in. Badziakouski called off his last 44,000 in the big blind and the cards were tabled.

Mikita Badziakouski:
David Yan:

The board ran out and Badziakouski made the only pair of deuces to make his way back to 100,000 chips.

However, it was short-lived as on the very next hand, Badziakouski collided with Mike Watson who was in the big blind. On a completed board of , Watson moved all in on the river and Badziakouski looked him up. Watson showed for a flush and Badziakouski was eliminated.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Mike Watson	1,205,000 115,000	115,000

David Yan	295,000 -25,000	-25,000

Mikita Badziakouski	Eliminado

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2023-01-23 18:09 UTC-4

Bonomo Doubles Winter Before Doubling Through Dvoress

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Nível 12 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Justin Bonomo opened to 24,000 on the button and Sean Winter moved all in from the small blind for around 85,000. Bonomo called with a bigger stack.

Sean Winter:
Justin Bonomo:

Winter had his opponent dominated and nothing changed as the board ran out to earn him the double.

The next hand, the now short-stacked Bonomo was all in and at risk against Daniel Dvoress in the small blind.

Justin Bonomo:
Daniel Dvoress:

The flop landed to give Bonomo the lead but left Dvoress plenty of outs with an open-ended straight draw. The board then finished out to improve Bonomo to a full house and the all-time money leader secured the double.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Daniel Dvoress	250,000 -359,000	-359,000

Sean Winter	180,000 -64,000	-64,000

Justin Bonomo	170,000 30,000	30,000

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2023-01-23 18:43 UTC-4

Antonius Ships Into Chidwick's Straight

Nível 13 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Patrick Antonius raised it up on the button and Stephen Chidwick defended from the big blind. The flop came and Chidwick check-called a bet from Antonius.

The turn brought the and Chidwick checked again. Antonius counted out a bet of 80,000 and Chidwick stuck around to see the on the river.

After being checked to for the third time, Antonius ripped all in for around 200,000 and Chidwick snapped him off. Antonius tabled for a pair of aces but Chidwick made a straight with to send Antonius packing.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Stephen Chidwick	775,000 540,000	540,000

Patrik Antonius	Eliminado

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2023-01-23 19:10 UTC-4

Mateos Doubles Through Ponakovs

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Nível 13 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Mike Watson opened on the button and Aleksejs Ponakovs three-bet to around 120,000 from the small blind. Adrian Mateos then four-bet jammed for 484,000. Watson folded and Ponakovs quickly called with a bigger stack.

Adrian Mateos:
Aleksejs Ponakovs:

A king in the window on the flop of gave Mateos a big lead and nothing changed as the board finished out to earn him a big double.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Mike Watson	1,300,000 95,000	95,000

Adrian Mateos	1,000,000 480,000	480,000

Aleksejs Ponakovs	650,000 -60,000	-60,000

Tags: Adrian Mateos Aleksejs Ponakovs Mike Watson

2023-01-23 20:09 UTC-4

Kisacikoglu Rivers Queen to Bust Kaverman

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Nível 14 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Byron Kaverman was in the hijack and had committed most of his stack preflop against Orpen Kisacikoglu as the flop landed .

Kisacikoglu led out for 20,000 on the flop and Kaverman gave it some thought before calling off with less.

"Do you have a king? It feels like a king," he said.

Byron Kaverman:
Orpen Kisacikoglu:

Kaverman was in front but the board then proceeded to run out to give Kisacikoglu the best hand and for Kaverman to fall on the two-table bubble.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Orpen Kisacikoglu	620,000 310,000	310,000

Byron Kaverman	Eliminado

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2023-01-23 20:28 UTC-4

Watson Downs Kisacikoglu

Nível 14 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Orpen Kisacikoglu raised it up from early position and Mike Watson three-bet from the small blind. With the action back on Kisacikoglu, he four-bet shoved all in for around 600,000. Watson quickly called and had Kisacikoglu at risk.

Orpen Kisacikoglu:
Mike Watson:

The flop of left Watson comfortably in the lead with his pocket queens. The on the turn and the on the river sent Kisacikoglu to the rail just before the dinner break.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Mike Watson	1,655,000 655,000	655,000

Orpen Kisacikoglu	Eliminado

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2023-01-23 20:36 UTC-4

Ponakovs Bluffs Mateos

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Nível 14 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Aleksejs Ponakovs opened from middle position and Adrian Mateos defended from the big blind.

Mateos checked on the flop of and Ponakovs bet 55,000. Mateos called. Mateos checked again on the turn and Ponakovs bet 100,000. Mateos again called.

Mateos checked again on the river and Ponakovs used a time bank before betting 370,000 with just a few chips behind. Mateos went deep into the tank and burned through four of his time banks.

"Pffff," Mateos said as he ran his fingers through his hair before eventually folding.

"Show," Mateos asked Ponakovs, who proceeded to turn over for an ace-high bluff with the nut flush blocker.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Adrian Mateos	1,900,000 250,000	250,000

Aleksejs Ponakovs	750,000 150,000	150,000

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2023-01-23 22:15 UTC-4

Heath Sinks Bonomo

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Nível 15 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Justin Bonomo was out of position in a heads-up pot against Ben Heath on a board of .

Bonomo bet the majority of his stack with just 5,000 behind and Heath called off as the effective stack. Bonomo tabled for a queen-high flush, but it was no good against the king-high flush of his opponent with .

The next hand, Heath opened to 65,000 and action folded to Bonomo in the small blind, who called off with his remaining two big blinds.

Justin Bonomo:
Ben Heath:

Bonomo couldn't get ahead of Heath's jacks as the board ran out to mark the all-time money leader's elimination.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Ben Heath	1,250,000 695,000	695,000

Justin Bonomo	Eliminado

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2023-01-23 23:27 UTC-4

Chidwick Eliminated by Pardo

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Nível 16 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Stephen Chidwick was down to just one big blind and managed to double up with against the in a blind versus blind confrontation that saw the board run out .

A few hands later, Chidwick open-jammed for about 100,000 from the hijack and Ben Heath three-bet to 170,000 on the button. Juan Pardo then four-bet to 350,000 in the big blind and Heath folded.

Stephen Chidwick:
Juan Pardo:

The flop landed to give Chidwick additional outs with a gutshot, but unfortunately for the British high stakes crusher the board bricked out to mark his elimination.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Juan Pardo	1,700,000
Ben Heath	800,000 -450,000	-450,000

Stephen Chidwick	Eliminado

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2023-01-24 00:42 UTC-4

Hecklen Out, Watson Builds on His Lead

Nível 17 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

With a $250,000 money bubble looming, the action had nearly ground to a halt over the last 20 minutes. However, Henrik Hecklen finally found a spot to get his stack in the middle with . Unfortunately for Hecklen, Mike Watson managed to out-flop him with when the flop came .

Hecklen was unable to improve on the turn or the river and was bounced from the tournament just shy of the money while Watson increased his lead to more than 3,000,000 chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Mike Watson	3,100,000 700,000	700,000

Henrik Hecklen	Eliminado

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