2018 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

$10,300 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2018 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
107
Prize
$1,081,100
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,300
Prize Pool
$5,645,400
Entries
582
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
25,000

Lucas Greenwood Continues to Crush

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

After a raise and a call preflop, Ricky Guan and Lucas Greenwood faced off. The flop was {A-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}{6-Hearts} and Guan checked over to Greenwood. Greenwood fired a bet of 3,000 and Guan called.

The turn was the {3-Spades} and Guan checked a second time. Greenwood thought for a bit this time before making a bet of 12,500. Guan thought a while himself, then eventually released his hand. Greenwood took down the pot and has continued to grow his stack over the course of the level, building to just over 250,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Luc Greenwood
255,000
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Ricky Guan
55,000

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Mateos Sends Vermette to the Rail

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Adrian Mateos
Adrian Mateos

The action folded around to Adrian Mateos in the small blind who announced all in, having more than enough to cover Sebastien Vermette's ten big blind stack. Vermette looked down at his cards and made the call, and the hands were tabled.

Adrian Mateos: {j-Hearts}{8-Spades}
Sebastien Vermette: {k-Hearts}{3-Hearts}

Vermette was slightly ahead with his king-high and remained in the lead after the flop bricked out. However, Mateos spiked a jack on the turn which proved to be enough to eliminate Vermette.

Player Chips Progress
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Adrian Mateos
131,800
24,800
24,800
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Winamax
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Sebastien Vermette
Busted

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Recent Eliminations

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Andjelko Andrejevic and Jason Koon are among the latest players to be eliminated from the 2018 PCA Main Event.

Player Chips Progress
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Diego Lewi
Busted
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Brian England
Busted
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Andjelko Andrejevic
Busted
WPT 1X Winner
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Bart Guthrie
Busted
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Aleksander Doan
Busted
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David Laka
Busted
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Alexander Nazarov
Busted
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Jeremey Grayson
Busted
Raise Your Edge
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Paul Corrigan
Busted
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Omer Smidt
Busted
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Jason Koon
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once
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Ambrose Ng
Busted
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Ivan Borisov
Busted
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Cheng Liu
Busted
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Rafael Flores Zazueta
Busted

O'Rourke Takes Down a Multi-Way Pot and Eliminates Sarmiento

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Gavin O'Rourke
Gavin O'Rourke

Under the gun, Carlos Garcia Sarmiento moved all in for 12,000. To his left, David Peters called, as did Gavin O'Rourke from the cutoff, Chris Huni from the small blind, and Mark Dietrich from the big blind creating a pot of over 60,000 heading to the flop.

The flop came down {J-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{9-Clubs} and action checked over to O'Rourke who bet 25,000. Everyone else folded so O'Rourke and Sarmiento turned up their hands.

O'Rourke: {A-Clubs}{J-Spades}
Sarmiento: {A-Spades}{10-Clubs}

O'Rourke was way ahead after the flop and that left Sarmiento drawing to running cards. The {2-Spades} on the turn would seal the deal and as it left Sarmiento drawing dead. The river was the {4-Diamonds} and that was it. O'Rourke took down the big pot and Sarmiento was sent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Gavin O'Rourke
130,000
31,000
31,000
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Carlos Garcia Sarmiento
Busted

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No Longer in Contention

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Joining the many players to hit the rail during the last level were notables Nick Petrangelo, Danny Noseworthy, Sylvain Loosli, PokerStars pro Kevin Martin, and former PCA runner-up Chris Oliver.

Player Chips Progress
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Kenneth Smaron
Busted
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Nick Petrangelo
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner
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Chris Oliver
Busted
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Danny Noseworthy
Busted
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Kevin Andriamahefa
Busted
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Sylvain Loosli
Busted
Jaka Coaching
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Kevin Martin
Busted
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Christopher Kruk
Busted

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Poker for Beginners with Chris Moneymaker

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

World Series of Poker 2003 Main Event Champion Chris Moneymaker has no problem teaching the basics of poker. He shares his tips for beginners. Is it better for beginners to play online or play live in a casino? How should you bet? Where should you play for your first time? If you want to teach poker to your friends or family, PokerStars pro Chris Moneymaker has tips for you.

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Sharman Olshan Continues Her Hot Streak

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Sharman Olshan from a previous event
Sharman Olshan from a previous event

Sharman Olshan is coming off a deep run in the $1,650 PCA National where she finished in 9th place. She is now looking to run up a stack here in the Main Event and she is off to a good start on Day 2.

Olshan opened to 3,500 from middle position and Jake Cody three-bet to 12,000 from the small blind. With the action back on Olshan, she quickly made the call and the flop came {a-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{j-Hearts}. Cody led out for 14,000 and Olshan wasted little time before calling.

The {5-Clubs} landed on the turn and both players checked to the {k-Clubs} on the river. With four cards to a straight on the board, Cody pushed forward another bet of 17,500. Olshan quickly announced all in, putting Cody at risk for his remaining 43,000 should he call. After thinking for a brief moment, Cody elected to muck his cards, sending a sizeable pot to Olshan.

Player Chips Progress
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Sharman Olshan
156,500
79,600
79,600
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Jake Cody
43,000
-42,000
-42,000

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Defending Champion Falls

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Christian Harder in 2017
Christian Harder in 2017

Christian Harder's bid for back-to-back Bahamas Main Event titles has come to an end.

As the film crew gathered around the table, three sets of cards were laid on their backs.

Christian Harder: {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}
David Laka: {9-Hearts}{9-Spades}
Alexander Gambino: {q-Hearts}{q-Spades}

Gambino had the best of it and had both players covered. Harder the smaller of the two stacks at risk.

The board ran out {8-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{j-Clubs} and Gambino's pair of queens held up to eliminate both of his opponents and scoop a huge pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Alexander Gambino
197,000
139,300
139,300
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Christian Harder
Busted
Defending Champion
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David Laka
Busted

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Schottes Takes From Gathy

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Action folded around to [Removed:240] in the cutoff and he raised to 3,500. Michael Gathy called from the big blind.

The flop came {Q-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{6-Clubs} and Gathy checked. Schottes bet 3,400 and Gathy called.

The turn brought the {6-Spades} and Gathy checked again. Schottes bet once more, 9,100 this time, and Gathy called.

The {10-Hearts} fell on the river and Gathy checked a third time. Schottes bet 17,100, and after some time in the tank, Gathy called. Schottes tabled {6-Hearts}{5-Hearts} for turned trip sixes, Gathy mucked, and Schottes took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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[Removed:240]
92,500
-55,700
-55,700
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Michael Gathy
65,500
22,800
22,800
WSOP 3X Winner

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