$250,000 PSPC Super High Roller Dia 1 | 2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

2023-02-01 03:13 UTC-4

Martirosian Leads The Pack In $250,000 PSPC Super High Roller

Nível 4 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The 2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure continued today with Day 1 of the $250,000 PokerStars Players Championship Super High Roller at the beautiful Baha Mar Resort.

After only four levels of play on Day 1, Artur Martirosian leads the pack with an impressive 726,000 in chips. Next closest was Chris Brewer (547,500) and Henrik Hecklen (465,000) to round out the top three.

This star-studded field attracted 25 entries from the biggest and best players from around the globe to create a $6,088,500 prize pool, and with late registration and rebuys open until the start of Level 9 on Day 2, that number will be sure to grow.

Some high-stakes notables who jumped in early included EPT champions Adrian Mateos and Mikita Badziakouski, as well as recent PCA High Roller winners Isaac Haxton, Justin Bonomo, and David Yan to name a few.

$250,000 PSPC Super High Roller Top 10 Chip Counts

RANK	NAME	COUNTRY	CHIPS	BIG BLINDS
1	Artur Martirosian	Russian Federation	726,000	290
2	Chris Brewer	United States	547,500	219
3	Henrik Hecklen	Denmark	465,000	186
4	Orpen Kisacikoglu	Turkey	444,500	178
5	Chris Hunichen	United States	391,000	156
6	Aleksejs Ponakovs	Latvia	349,500	140
7	Isaac Haxton	United States	349,000	139
8	Juan Pardo	Spain	340,000	136
9	Stephen Chidwick	United Kingdom	330,500	132
10	Kathy Lehne	United States	325,000	130

Day 1 Action

Things got off to a hot start with many big pots early on. Martirosian scored a massive double up in the first level off of Andrew Lichtenberger, who held kings while Martirosian rivered the nut-flush with ace-king. Lichtenberger could not rebound from the bad beat and would hit the rail soon after.

Chalie Hook also exited the field early when he moved all in with ace-queen but ran into the ace-king of Brewer and couldn’t find improvement. A short while later, Yan would flop a set of sixes but was up against the top set of kings for Orpen Kisacikoglu. Yan would be left with a couple of big blinds and need to rebuy a few hands later.

Day 2 starts on February 1st at 2 p.m. EST and is scheduled to play eight more one-hour levels with blinds resuming at 1,000/2,500 with a 2,500 big blind ante. Players who wish to join will have until the start of Level 9 to do so.

Be sure to stick with PokerNews to bring you all the up-to-date coverage as we come closer to crowning a new super high roller champion here in The Bahamas.

Tags: Adrian Matteos Aleksejs Ponakovs Andrew Lichtenberger Artur Martirosian Chris Brewer Chris Hunichen David Yan Henrik Hecklen Isaac Haxton Justin Bonomo Mikita Badziakouski Orpen Kisacikoglu Stephen Chidwick

2023-02-01 02:29 UTC-4

Lehne Finds Lucky River To Stay Alive

Nível 4 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

In a heads-up pot with close to 35,000 in the middle on a board showing , Kathy Lehne checked from the small blind to Seth Davies on the button who bet out 55,000. Lehne took a moment before moving all in for 153,000 total and Davies quickly called to put Lehne at risk.

Kathy Lehne:
Seth Davies:

Both players flopped trip fours but Davies was well out in front with the better kicker. Lehne was shocked to see what she was up against and let out a sigh.

"You're not dead yet," said Davies before the hit the river to give Lehne the one card she needed to secure the massive double up.

"I shouldn't have said anything," joked Davies as he paid the bet.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Kathy Lehne	330,000	135,000
Seth Davies	320,000	-33,000

Tags: Kathy Lehne Seth Davies

2023-02-01 01:46 UTC-4

Pardo Flops Top Set; Yan Hits The Rail

Nível 4 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

David Yan moved all in for 8,000 from under the gun and Sam Greenwood called next to act. It folded around to Juan Pardo who called in the small blind and Orpen Kisacikoglu put in a three-bet to 40,000 from the big blind. Greenwood quickly got out of the way and Pardo called.

The flop came and both players checked to the turn. Pardo led out for 60,500 and Kisacikoglu quickly folded.

David Yan:
Juan Pardo:

The inconsequential hit the river and the set of eights for Pardo scored the pot to send Yan to the exit.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Orpen Kisacikoglu	385,000	-60,000
Juan Pardo	350,000	65,000
Sam Greenwood	160,000	-65,000
David Yan	Eliminado

Tags: David Yan Juan Pardo Orpen Kisacikoglu Sam Greenwood

2023-01-31 23:33 UTC-4

Vogelsang Takes From Ponakovs; Lichtenberger Hits The Rail

Nível 2 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Christoph Vogelsang opened to 2,500 from the button and only Aleksejs Ponakovs made the call in the big blind.

On the flop of , Ponakovs checked to Vogelsang who continued for 2,000. Ponakovs elected on a check-raise to 7,000 and Vogelsang came along.

The hit the turn and Ponakovs slowed down with a check. Vogelsang took his time before sliding out a bet of 12,000 and Ponakovs quickly let his hand go.

Meanwhile a few hands earlier, Andrew Lichtenberger hit the rail when he couldn't spin up his short stack.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Christoph Vogelsang	260,000	10,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs	245,000	-35,000
Andrew Lichtenberger	Eliminado

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Christoph Vogelsang

2023-01-31 22:38 UTC-4

Martirosian Scores Massive Double In First Couple Hands

Nível 1 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Artur Martirosian opened to 2,500 from under the gun and it folded to Andrew Lichtenberger in the cutoff who three-bet to 9,000. Martirosian put in a four-bet to 26,000 and Lichtenberger made the call.

The flop came and Martirosian checked to Lichtenberger who bet out 12,500. Martirosian took a moment before putting in a check-raise to 45,000, which Lichtenberger called.

On the turn Martirosian continued the aggression with a sizing to 30,000, and again Lichtenberger came along. The completed the board and Martirosian moved all in for 165,000, putting Lichtenberger deep in the tank.

After using three time bank cards, Lichtenberger tossed in a chip for the call and the hands were tabled. Martirosian rolled over for the nut-flush and Lichtenberger flashed for the cracked cowboys. Lichtenberger was left with only three big blinds after the massive hand for Martirosian.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Artur Martirosian	500,000	250,000
Andrew Lichtenberger	3,500	-246,500

Tags: Andrew Lichtenberger Artur Martirosian

2023-01-31 18:10 UTC-4

$250,000 PSPC Super High Roller Kicks Off at 9 p.m.

Welcome to Day 1 of the $250,000 PokerStars Players Championship Super High Roller at the beautiful Baha Mar Resort. This is the highest buy in event of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure and will be sure to attract the best in the world.

Isaac Haxton took down the $100,000 version of this event at the beginning of the series for $1,082,230 and will look to capture another Super High Roller title in this one starting at 9 p.m. EST.

Haxton, who is no stranger to these fields, has had as good of a start to the new year as anyone could hope for after taking down a PokerGO Cup $50,000 High Roller in Las Vegas for $598,000 earlier this month.

This prestigious three-day event will see players start with 250,000 in chips and blind levels are one hour in length, with blinds starting at 500/1,000 and a 1,000 big blind ante. This is a unlimited reentry format with late registration and rebuys open until the end of Level 9 on Day 2. Tonight, players will play four levels before bagging up for Day 2 on February 1st at 2 p.m. EST.

The shot clock will be in play from the start of the tournament with 20 seconds to act preflop while registration is open and 30 seconds to act preflop once it is closed. All later streets will be 30 seconds in length throughout the tournament. Something new that PokerStars is implementing is that each new entry will receive four time banks and then one additional time bank at the end of each level.

The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the tournament floor to bring you all of the live updates throughout the tournament en route to crowning a champion when millions of dollars will be handed out.