Cliff Josephy opened with a raise to 300 from under the gun. Action folded around where Jennifer Shahade called from the big blind.
The flop was and both players checked to see the come on the turn. On the turn, Shahade led out with a bet of 500 and Josephy called.
The river was the and Shahade bet again, this time making it 650. Josephy called. Shahade made a face and turned over her but was pleased to see that Josephy was holding for the same two-pair. The chopped up the pot and both sit with right around starting stack still.
Action folded around to Barry Greenstein on the button who opened with a raise to 300. The small blind folded while the big blind called the raise.
The flop came down and the big blind player checked to Greenstein who put out a continuation bet of 400. The big blind called.
On the turn, the big blind checked for a second time. Greenstein fired again, this time betting 1,000, which his opponent called.
The river was the and the big blind checked one last time. Greenstein put out a bet of 2,000 and quickly his opponent folded. That allowed Greenstein to take down the early pot and increase his stack here on Day 1a of the Main Event.
Several highly accomplished players have already taken their seats, including PokerStars Team Pro Barry Greenstein, Joseph Cheong, PokerStars Team Pro Fatima Moreira De Melo, and PokerStars Team Online Pro Jamie Staples. Currently, 78 players have registered, but more are sure to join the field as the day goes on.
A big day at the PokerStars Championship Bahamas today, as no fewer than four events are reported on PokerNews.com today. It's Day 1a of the Main Event but there's much more to keep an eye on as well. There's the massive $50,000 High Roller Day 1, which isn't even the biggest event here this festival as the $100,000 Super High Roller is down to a final table as well. Last, but certainly not least, the $1,650 National Championship is on to Day 2 today, with 61 players remaining out of a field of 290.
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Welcome to Day 1a of the $10,300 Main Event at the 2018 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure held at the posh Atlantis Resort in Paraside Island, Bahamas. This highly anticipated event is scheduled to play out over six days with two starting flights; Day 1a play begins Monday at noon, and Day 1b begins at the same time on Tuesday.
Last year, Christian Harder took the top prize in this event (held as the PokerStars Championship Bahamas with a $5,000 buy-in) after he reached heads-up play with his former backer, Cliff Josephy, and the two players agreed on a chop. Here's a look back at the previous winners of this prestigious event:
Year
Entrants
Prize Pool
Champion
Prize
2004
221
$1,657,500
Gus Hansen
$455,780
2005
461
$3,487,200
John Gale
$890,600
2006
724
$5,647,200
Steve Paul-Ambrose
$1,388,600
2007
937
$7,063,842
Ryan Daut
$1,535,255
2008
1,136
$8,562,976
Bertrand Grospellier
$2,000,000
2009
1,347
$12,674,000
Poorya Nazari
$3,000,000
2010
1,529
$14,831,300
Harrison Gimbel
$2,200,000
2011
1,560
$15,132,000
Galen Hall
$2,300,000
2012
1,072
$10,398,400
John Dibella
$1,775,000
2013
987
$9,573,900
Dimitar Danchev
$1,859,000
2014
1,031
$10,070,000
Dominik Panka
$1,423,096
2015
816
$7,915,200
Kevin Schulz
$1,491,580
2016
928
$4,500,800
Mike Watson
$728,325
2017
738
$3,376,712
Christian Harder
$429,664
Day 1 play in both flights will consist of eight one-hour levels and there will be a 20-minute break every two levels. Late registration will remain open until the start of Day 2, and thereafter, all levels will be 90 minutes long. Players will begin with 30,000 starting chips and blinds will start at 50/100.
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