Level: 27
Blinds: 100,000/150,000
Ante: 150,000
2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$25,000 8-Handed
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$3,361,400
Entries
140
Level
27
Blinds
100,000 / 150,000
Ante
150,000
Entries
140
Players Left
1
Level 26
: 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Carlos Chadha opened to 700,000 but then Jean-Noel Thorel moved all in behind him. The other players quickly got out of the way and Chadha made the call, putting himself at risk.
Carlos Chadha: 
Jean-Noel Thorel: 
Thorel was a favorite going in with his made hand, but the flop of 
gave Chadha the lead with his pair of kings. The runout of 
only improved Chadha to trips and he secured the double-up through Thorel.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,300,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
|
1,400,000
-1,200,000
|
-1,200,000 |
Level 26
: 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Isaac Haxton opened to 270,000 in the cutoff and Justin Bonomo defended out of the big blind.
Bonomo checked on the flop of 
and Haxton continued for 120,000. Bonomo used a time bank before check-raising to 420,000. Haxton in turn used a time bank and called.
Bonomo used another time bank on the 
turn before firing a bet of 450,000. Haxton used a time bank and called.
The 
river completed the board and Bonomo used another time bank before checking. Haxton used a time bank before betting 800,000. Bonomo used zero time banks this time and folded instantly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,800,000
-1,100,000
|
-1,100,000 |
|
||
|
3,600,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
|
||
Level 26
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Mario Mosboeck opened to 1,000,000 but was then three-bet all in by big stack Rui Ferreira. Action folded back around to Mosboeck who made the call, putting himself at risk.
Mario Mosboeck: 
Rui Ferreira: 
Pitted against a pocket pair, Mosboeck needed some help, but the board of 
did not deliver and he was eliminated in sixth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,500,000
1,300,000
|
1,300,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 26
: 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
On the latest PokerNews Podcast episode of 2023, Chad Holloway and Jesse Fullen discuss a controversy from the WSOP Circuit King��s Resort that was a chopped pot but accidentally resulted in the elimination of one player at the final table.
They then turn their attention to the 2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) down in The Bahamas. It was there that Isaac Haxton continued his heater, and he spoke with PokerNews after winning the $100K Super High Roller. Plus, Connor Richards caught up with guest Vanessa Kade, who discussed what it was like to be awarded a coveted Platinum Pass.
Other stories discussed include Jackie Glazier being back on Australian Survivor, High Stakes Poker Season 10 premiering on PokerGO, Gabe Kaplan��s unexpected retirement from poker commentary, and the recent PokerNews article on the Top 5 Poker Movies You Must Watch.
Level 26
: 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Seth Davies open-jammed in the small blind for around 660,000 and Jean-Noel Thorel quickly called in the big blind with a bigger stack.
Seth Davies: 
Jean-Noel Thorel: 
Davies had two live cards but couldn't pull ahead on the runout of 
to go out in seventh place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,600,000
750,000
|
750,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Level 26
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Justin Bonomo opened to 200,000 but was then three-bet by Mario Mosboeck to 500,000, which left him with barely anything behind.
Bonomo then moved all in to cover, and Mosboeck called, putting himself at risk.
Mario Mosboeck: 
Justin Bonomo: 
Although he started off behind, the flop of 
gave Bonomo the lead with his pair of queens, but the turn tipped the scales back in Mosboeck's favor as he now had the nut straight. Bonomo failed to catch an ace for a chop and Mosboeck secured a full double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,900,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,400,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
Level: 26
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 120,000
Level 25
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Alex Kulev open-jammed for around 1,000,000 from the small blind and Justin Bonomo called in the big blind with a bigger stack.
Alex Kulev: 
Justin Bonomo:
Kulev couldn't pull ahead of the queens of Bonomo as the board ran out 
to mark his elimination and for Bonomo to extend his chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,000,000
1,300,000
|
1,300,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Level 25
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Big stack Rui Ferreira moved all in and found one call from Dominykas Mikolaitis, which put him at risk.
Dominykas Mikolaitis: 
Rui Ferreira:
Ferreira was ahead with his superior kicker, but on the turn of 
, Mikolaitis took the lead with his pair of eights. Unfortunately for him, this lead did not last long as the river fell the to give Ferriera the superior pair of queens and eliminated Mikolaitis in ninth place as the first final table casualty.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,200,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
Busted |