The action folded around to Orpen Kisacikoglu who limped in from the small blind and Jonathan Jaffe checked his option in the big blind.
The flop came . Kisacikoglu checked to Jaffe who bet out 2,000 and Kisacikoglu elected to check-raise to 9,000. Jaffe took a moment before raising to 23,000 and Kisacikoglu came along.
On the turn, Kisacikoglu checked again and Jaffe sized to 32,000, which Kisacikoglu called. The river came the and play slowed down with both players checking to a showdown.
Kisacikoglu rolled over for a turned set and Jaffe tossed his cards to the dealer. Jaffe allowed Kisacikoglu to pick a card to turn up and the was revealed while Kisacikoglu collected the sizable pot.
In a heads-up pot with 13,500 in the middle on a flop of , Jonathan Jaffe checked from the small blind to Stephen Chidwick in the big blind, who bet 4,000. Jaffe made the call and the hit the turn.
Both players checked their options to the river. Jaffe elected to lead out for 5,500 and Chidwick took his time before raising to 40,000. Jaffe went deep in the tank and after using two time bank cards, made the call.
Chidwick tabled for a flush and Jaffe mucked his hand.
In a heads-up pot with 32,000 in the middle and a board showing , Jonathan Jaffe checked from big blind to Mikita Badziakouski on the button, who bet 8,000. Jaffe took a moment before making the call and the hit the river.
Jaffe checked again and Badziakouski bet 36,500, leaving a single 500 chip behind. Jaffee announced all in and Badziakouski tossed in his last chip for the call.
Jaffe rolled over for a rivered straight. Badziakouski tabled then made his way to the exit.
The action folded around to Daniel Dvoress in the small blind who moved all in, covering the 8,500 stack of Seth Davies in the big blind, who made the call.
Seth Davies:
Daniel Dvoress:
The board ran out and the trip queens for Dvoress scored the pot to send Davies to the exit.
In a three-way pot of 16,000 on a flop showing , Jonathan Jaffe checked from the big blind to Daniel Dvoress who also checked from under the gun. Mikita Badziakouski bet out 5,000 on the button and both Jaffe and Dvoress made the call.
On the turn action checked around again to Badziakouski who sized to 21,000. Jaffe got out of the way and Dvoress called. The completed the board and Dvoress checked a third time. Badziakouski took some time before sliding forward 128,000, leaving a single 500 chip behind.
Dvoress went well in the tank, using five time bank cards, before eventually tossing in a chip for the call. Badziakouski tabled for a turned full house and scored the massive double up when Dvoress mucked his hand.
Stephen Chidwick opened to 7,000 from under the gun and it folded around to Jonathan Jaffe in the big blind who three-bet to 30,000. Chidwick clicked it back to 55,000, and after a few seconds, Jaffe moved all in for 148,500. Chidwick quickly made the call with a bigger stack and the cards were on their backs.
Jonathan Jaffe:
Stephen Chidwick:
It was a classic flip situation and when the board ran out , it was the full house for Jaffe that secured the huge double up and leave Chidwick on a short stack.
In a heads-up pot with 47,000 in the middle on a board showing , Seth Davies checked from the small blind and Jonathan Jaffe checked back in the big blind.
On the river Davies checked again and Jaffe sized to 25,000. Davies took a moment to weigh his options, but eventually made the fold and Jaffe took down the pot.
After ten levels of play on Day 1 of Event 25: $50,000 8-Handed in the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, it was Jonathan Jaffe who bagged the chip lead at the luxurious Baha Mar Resort in The Bahamas.
The event saw six players join the field on Day 1 with two needing a second chance early on. Mikita Badziakouski and Seth Davies couldn’t find luck but jumped back into the action to bag at the end of the night.
Jaffe comes in with more than six million dollars in earnings and will look to add to that number with a title here. Jaffe finished second place in the 2018 PCA $25,000 High Roller for $569,760 but will have his hopes set on his first PCA trophy.
Full Chip Counts after Day 1
Place
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Jonathan Jaffe
United States
353,000
88
2
Daniel Dvoress
Canada
317,000
79
3
Orpen Kisacikoglu
Turkey
248,000
62
4
Seth Davies
United States
167,000
42
5
Mikita Badziakouski
Belarus
70,000
17
6
Stephen Chidwick
United Kingdom
45,000
11
Day 1 Action
After the delayed start to the event, there was no shortage of action. Jaffe and Orpen Kisacikoglu clashed early when Kisacikoglu turned a set of kings and won a sizable pot in the first level.
Soon after Jaffe would bounce back when he turned the nut straight against the ace-queen of Badziakouski to send him to the rebuy window. A few hands later Kisacikoglu would find a full double up when he made a flush against the two pair of Davies to leave him on a short stack.
Later in the evening Stephen Chidwick would find a premium with ace-king suited and get it all in against Jaffe who held pocket jacks. The board ran out with Jaffe making a boat to leave Chidwick short. He would manage to climb back a bit to finally bag for the night in hopes of better luck tomorrow.
Play resumes at 2 p.m. ET on January 27th at Level 11, with blinds at 2,000-4,000 and a 4,000 chip big blind ante. The late registration and re-entry period remains open until the end of Level 12.
As always, the PokerNews team will have all of the action covered as the field plays down to crowning the latest PCA champion.