Big stack Rui Fererra moved all in and was called by Rodrigo Seiji, putting himself at risk.
Rodrigo Seiji: 
Rui Fererra: 
The board ran out 
to give Ferarra the win with his pair of fours and Seiji was eliminated in 19th place.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,500,000 | 3,500,000 |
|
Eliminado |
PokerNews didn't catch the action, but Tamas Adamszki was eliminated in 20th place shortly after the burst of the money bubble with the elimination of Tauan Naves.
For his money-reaching run, Adamszki takes home a minimum cash of $43,050.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
Eliminado |
The action was three ways and Tauan Naves was committed to the pot for the last of his dwinding stack, while both Justin Bonomo and Dan Shak had called. A full board of 
was out and a small side pot had been established, but Bonomo and Shak made it to showdown and the players were ready to flip over their hands.
Tauan Naves: 
Dan Shak: 
Justin Bonomo: 
Bonomo had the rivered pair of tens to take the pot and eliminate Naves in 21st place. The bubble has now burst and the remaining 20 players are all guaranteed at least $43,050.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
2,500,000 | 600,000 |
|
900,000 | -200,000 |
|
Eliminado |
Alex Kulev opened to 100,000 and action folded around to short-stacked Steve O'Dwyer, who tank-min-raised to 150,000 and left himself with 50,000 behind. When it got back to Kulev, he moved all in and O'Dwyer called.
"Good luck," Kulev said as with his previous all-ins.
"Thank you," O'Dwyer replied with a smile, despite some chatter about it being an unlucky seat. "I'm still here, ain't I?"
Steve O'Dwyer: 
Alex Kulev: 
O'Dwyer was a favorite going in with his superior kicker and things were looking good when the flop came 
. The 
on the turn brought chop-outs for Kulev, but then the on the river was a knife in the gut as it gave Kulev two pair.
Kulev was pushed the pot as O'Dwyer made his exit, two places off of the money. The remaining members of the table then concurred that it was, in fact, an unlucky seat.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
2,000,000 | 350,000 |
|
Eliminado |
On a completed board of 
, the pot was around 500,000 when Brandon Wilson bet 40,000.
His opponent, Steve O'Dwyer, shook his head and called. Wilson then tabled 
for trip kings while O'Dwyer flashed 
before sending them into the muck.
"I guess it's not a lucky seat after all," he muttered.
O'Dwyer was left with only 150,000 after that and moved all in from under the gun the very next hand, but he got a walk and took down the blinds.
The hand after that, Wilson shoved from the button and after using a time bank, Dan Smith called from the small blind, putting himself at risk. O'Dwyer also used a time bank to contemplate his decision but eventually elected to fold and the two hands were tabled.
Dan Smith: 
Brandon Wilson: 
Wilson was ahead with his pocket pair, but the runout of 
gave Smith the win with his pair of kings and he was able to score a double up.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
1,300,000 | -100,000 |
|
300,000 | -800,000 |
|
|
150,000 | -100,000 |
After a raising war, Mikita Badziakouski and Dominykas Mikolaitis got it all in preflop for piles, with Badziakouski at risk.
Mikita Badziakouski:
Dominykas Mikolaitis:
Badziakouski was on the right side of this cooler going into this hand, but the tables quickly turned on the flop of 
to give Mikolaitis top set of kings.
The board completed with 
to secure Mikolaitis' victory and sent Badziakouski to the rail. Mikolaitis now has a massive stack of 1,900,000 and is the tournament's clear chip leader.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
1,900,000 | |
|
Eliminado |
While staying up to date with all the PCA and PSPC action from The Bahamas, make sure to check out the PokerStars live streaming schedule.
Overall there will be ten days of streaming across both Main Events, with plenty of analysis, player interviews and more.
PokerNews spoke with PokerStars presenter and commentator James Hartigan, who said that he was "incredibly excited" to be heading back to the Caribbean.
"It's the first time in four years, but it's a brand new venue," he told PokerNews. "And this time the PCA precedes the PSPC — so we've got two big events back-to-back."
PokerStars is currently hosting the 2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA), and next week will run the second ever PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold’em Championship (PSPC) from January 30–February 3. The buy-in for the PSPC will be $25,000, mirroring that of the first installment.
On a heads-up turn board of , Mike Watson was first to act and he decided to check it over to Timothy Adams, who bet 195,000.
After some thought, Watson made the call and the two aw the appear on the river.
Watson checked again, and after using a time bank, Adams scooted approximately 600,000 into the middle, which left him with a single 5,000 chip behind. Faced with this maneuver, Watson promptly folded and the pot was awarded to Adams.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
1,100,000 | 235,000 |
|
775,000 | -195,000 |
Dan Shak was all in and at risk for 470,000 from the small blind against chip leader Alex Kulev.
Dan Shak:
Alex Kulev: 
It looked like Shak would be heading out when the board came 
, but the on the river gave him the best hand to double up and for Kulev to lose the chip lead.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,500,000 | -500,000 |
|
|
950,000 | 950,000 |
Seth Davies raised to 45,000 and Chance Kornuth shoved from the button for 393,000. Davies took a moment of thought before he put out a stack of chips to call.
Chance Kornuth:
Seth Davies:
The board ran out 
and Davies made a set with the pocket sixes to send Kornuth to the rail.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
915,000 | 765,000 |
|
Eliminado |
