$10,300 Main Event Day 2 | 2018 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

01-10-2018 13:25 UTC-5

Vladimir Troyanovskiy Cracks Aces to Stay Alive

Chad Holloway

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Vladimir Troyanovskiy got his stack of 30,200 all in preflop and found himself in dire straits against Martin Raus.

Raus:
Troyanovskiy:

Troyanovskiy got up and gathered his things as the dealer put out the flop. However, Troyanovskiy received a reprieve when the dealer burned and turned the to give him the lead with a set.

The Russian pro then retook his seat when the river saw the pot pushed his way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Raus	94,000 -31,000	-31,000

Vladimir Troyanovskiy	63,000 27,600	27,600

Tags: Vladimir Troyanovskiy Martin Raus

01-10-2018 13:03 UTC-5

Assorted Updated Chip Counts

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Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Kamran	204,000 100,000	100,000
Christopher Kruk	90,000 -22,400	-22,400
Maria Konnikova	90,000 60,000	60,000

Nick Petrangelo	75,000 -25,000	-25,000

Byron Kaverman	72,000 42,000	42,000

Shawn Buchanan	70,000 -7,600	-7,600

Chris Hunichen	66,000 2,300	2,300

David Peters	65,000 -6,600	-6,600

Orpen Kisacikoglu	63,000 42,600	42,600

Ankush Mandavia	54,000 -1,000	-1,000

Adrian Mateos	53,000 -16,900	-16,900

Barry Greenstein	53,000 -9,700	-9,700

Ryan Riess	40,000 1,700	1,700

Jason Koon	34,000 6,500	6,500

Kevin Martin	25,000 -14,900	-14,900

01-10-2018 13:02 UTC-5

Nicola Gonzalez Busts to Matt Glantz

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Chad Holloway

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Nicola Gonzalez got his short stack of 5,225 all in preflop and found himself primed to double through Matt Glatz.

Gonzalez:
Glantz:

Gonzalez was way ahead with the superior pair, and he held on the flop. Unfortunately for him, the dealer burned and turned the to give Glantz a set. The river was no help to Gonzalez and he took his leave from the 2018 PCA.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Glantz	42,000 13,300	13,300

Nicola Gonzalez	Busted

Tags: Nicola Gonzalez Matt Glantz

01-10-2018 12:59 UTC-5

A Couple Hands with Jason Koon

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Chad Holloway

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Venezuela's Luis Perez raised to 2,200 from early position and Jason Koon defended from the big blind. Action went check-check on the flop and then Koon check-called a bet of 2,400 on the turn.

When the double paired the board on the river, both players checked and Koon flashed the for a missed flush draw. Perez then tabled the [qqh] for the win.

In the very next hand, Matthias Eibinger raised to 2,200 from early position and Koon called from the small blind to see a flop. Both players checked and the dealer burned and turned the . Koon led out for 5,000 and got a few chips back after Eibinger folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luis Perez	80,000 18,500	18,500
Jason Koon	27,500 -4,700	-4,700

Tags: Jason Koon Luis Perez

01-10-2018 12:54 UTC-5

Be Sure to Use the PokerNews MyStack to Update Your Chip Counts

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Chad Holloway

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

PokerNews has activated the MyStack App for the 2018 PCA Main Event, allowing you to directly adjust your chip counts in our live reporting blog using your iPhone or Android phone.

You can download the app for iPhone or Android now to get started. Then, create a new PokerNews account or update your current one to start updating your status immediately. Your followers can see all the live action that you're involved in.

Click here to download the My Stack app for iPhone, or click here to download the My Stack app for Android.

01-10-2018 12:50 UTC-5

Jumping Into Action

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Chad Holloway

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

We just got a list of those players who jumped into action at the start of Day 2. They include Cary Katz and Maria Konnikova, who are fresh off PCA wins. They are joined by some still competition including Connor Drinan, Chance Kornuth, Byron Kaverman, and "Bahama" Bryn Kenney.

We're still waiting on official confirmation of numbers, but right now we have them at 178 players on Day 1A and 404 on 1B (that includes the late registrants) to bring the total field up to 582 players. Once we receive confirmation, we'll post official numbers with prize pool information.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maria Konnikova	30,000 30,000	30,000

Ambrose Ng	30,000 30,000	30,000
Chance Kornuth	30,000 30,000	30,000

Connor Drinan	30,000 30,000	30,000

Jan Petersen	30,000 30,000	30,000
Scott Bohlman	30,000 30,000	30,000

Bryn Kenney	30,000 30,000	30,000

James Collopy	30,000 30,000	30,000
Cary Katz	30,000 30,000	30,000

Byron Kaverman	30,000 30,000	30,000

Bartlomiej Machon	30,000 30,000	30,000

01-10-2018 12:47 UTC-5

Early Day 2 Eliminations

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Chad Holloway

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Mustapha Kanit	Busted

Julian Stuer	Busted
Pavel Ignatov	Busted
John Engledow	Busted
Marc-Olivier Perrault	Busted
Jonathan Kamhazi	Busted
Sandro Muscarello	Busted
Ian O'Hara	Busted
Jussi Jaatinen	Busted
Jared Jaffee	Busted

Fabio Freitas	Busted
Fabian Ortiz	Busted
David Pratt	Busted
Guilherme Furlan Louvandini	Busted
Laurynas Levinskas	Busted
Martins Adeniya	Busted
Michal Jankowski	Busted

01-10-2018 12:40 UTC-5

Zhou Finds a Nice Double

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Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

It was unclear how the money went in but we caught the action as Jianguo Zhou and Khaled Nassief Gutierrez were tabling their hands. Zhou was the player at risk and had the best of it on a flop.

Zhou:
Gutierrez:

The board ran out and Zhou's trip kings were best, earning him the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jianguo Zhou	72,000 -30,900	-30,900
Khaled Nassief Gutierrez	40,000 -40,800	-40,800

Tags: Jianguo Zhou Khaled Nassief Gutierrez

01-10-2018 12:24 UTC-5

$30,000 Platinum Pass Awarded to Thai Ha in Blind Hand

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Chad Holloway

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Five PokerStars Players No Limit Hold'em Championship (PSPC) Platinum Passes will be awarded throughout the 2018 PCA, including ones given to the eventual Main Event champion as well as Maria Konnikova, who was the PCA National champ.

In addition, all Main Event Day 2 participants had the chance today to win their own $30,000 Platinum Pass, which includes a $25,000 buy-in to the inaugural 2019 PSPC along with accommodation and expenses. Just before the start of Day 2, a single Main Event table was chosen at random. That table then played out a single hand of poker with the winner being awarded a Platinum Pass.

Table 34 was the table selected, and both players and media surrounded the table to observe the action. With Joe Stapleton on the mic, he instructed the dealer to deal cards facedown to all seven players. Actually, there were only six seat as Thai Ha had yet to take his seat. He was given a live hand nonetheless.

The dealer then put out the flop and then each player flipped one cards.

Seat 1	Jahangir Nazemian	United States
Seat 2	Mike Leah	Canada
Seat 3	Jonathan West	United States
Seat 4	Thai Ha	United States
Seat 5	Mei Siu	United States
Seat 6	Pavel Ignatov	Russia
Seat 7	Joseph Drory	United States

Poker pro Mike Leah was ahead with his pair of tens, but there were a lot of "ooohs and aaahs" when Ignatov revealed the for a straight flush draw.

The dealer then burned and turned the .

Nazemian was the only player that was willing to show his other card, which was the .

The dealer then completed the board with the on the river, which meant Nazemian was officially out of the running. Leah was next to reveal and tabled the , which failed to improve on his pair of tens. West was out after showing the , and the it was on the still missing Ha.

He needed an eight and an eight only to take the lead, and the dealer tabled his other card — the !

The spectators erupted in disbelief as the remaining players tabled their hands.

Seat 1	Jahangir Nazemian	United States
Seat 2	Mike Leah	Canada
Seat 3	Jonathan West	United States
Seat 4	Thai Ha	United States
Seat 5	Mei Siu	United States
Seat 6	Pavel Ignatov	Russia
Seat 7	Joseph Drory	United States

No one managed to overcome the trips of Ha, who at that very moment arrived at the table to discover he had just won a coveted $30,000 Platinum Pass.

Main Event players will have another opportunity to win a Platinum Pass when the tournament reaches the money. At that point, all remaining players will be dealt a single hand of poker. The winner from each table will be entered into a Phase II draw at the end of the event, which will award one pass.

I won a Platinum Pass ###### wow unreal https://t.co/UjXvnRWOun
— Thai Ha (@hathaipoker)

Was awesome until it was torturous # https://t.co/c8qxm4NkOt
— Mike Leah (@GoLeafsGoEh)

Tags: Platinum Pass Thai Ha

01-10-2018 12:20 UTC-5

Rogers Off to a Great Start

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Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

We arrived at the table to see John Rogers moving all-in on the turn of a board. Rogers' all-in was for 31,000 and his heads-up opponent Stefan Peukert quickly made the call.