Level 4
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
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2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$50,000 6-Handed
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$1,509,948
Entries
31
Level
22
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
60,000
Entries
31
Players Left
1
Level 4
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Justin Bonomo was in the big blind for 1,500 with 17,000 behind when small blind Chris Hunichen put him all in.
"Ok, one sec, let me do the Dan Smith sweat," Bonomo said as he held the cards straight out in front of him and proceeded to peek at each one.
"Ok, I call," he announced as he tabled his cards, putting himself at risk.
Justin Bonomo: 
Christopher Hunichen: 
The board ran out 
to give Bonomo the victory with his pair of aces and he doubled up his stack to 40,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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140,000
-15,000
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-15,000 |
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40,000
-60,000
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-60,000 |
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Level 4
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
In the latest PokerNews Podcast episode of 2023, Chad Holloway and Connor Richards handle things while Jesse Fullen is in Australia. They discuss Mike Postle’s sudden reappearance in the poker world after making a final table at the Million Dollar Heater at Beau Rivage in Mississippi, while also talking about the slowroll and needle that accompanied his bust out.
They try to balance that story with a heart-warming one where Johnnie “Johnnie Vibes” Moreno put a bartender into the MSPT Sycuan Main Event, with the recreational player going on to finish in fourth place for $40,000!
Other stories discussed include WSOP.com Player of the Years, Lon McEachern and Daniel Lowery winning WSOP Circuit gold rings, and early winners from the PokerGO Cup.
Speaking of which, PokerGO’s Mori Eskandani joins the show as this week’s guest. The Poker Hall of Famer talks 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) preparations, who came close to challenging Jason Koon on High Stakes Duel III (HSD), plus when we can expect the next HSD match to take place. He also discussed new developments to this year’s PokerGO Tour (PGT) and shared memories from the days when the Mirage was the hot spot for poker in Vegas.
Level 4
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
In a bloated heads-up pot of 60,000, Orpen Kisacikoglu and Timothy Adams were duking it out on a board of 
.
After both players decided on a temporary cease-fire by checking on this street, the dealing put out the river 
.
Kisacikoglu checked once more to Adams, who then moved all in to cover Kisacikoglu. Orpen Kisacikoglu quickly called, putting himself at risk, and Adams turned over 
for a rivered pair of kings, but Kisacikoglu then flipped over 
for a pair of kings as well, but with a superior kicker. Adams looked disgusted as the majority of his stack was shipped across the table to Kisacikoglu while he was left with a little under 40,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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220,000
122,000
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122,000 |
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37,000
-73,000
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-73,000 |
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Level: 4
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Level 3
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
After Christoph Vogelsang opened to 3,500 from the cutoff and Nick Petrangelo called on the button, Ben Heath then three-bet to 17,500 from the big blind. Vogelsang quickly folded, but Petrangelo made the call and the duo went to a flop of 
.
Both players then proceeded to check to the turn and then to the river, which saw another check from Heath.
After using a time bank, Petrangelo then tossed out a 25,000 chip, roughly a three-quarter pot-sized bet. Action was then back to Heath, who after some time, eventually slid his cards into the middle.
"I really thought you were going to do it there", Petrangelo remarked to Heath, who gave no response as Petrangelo was shipped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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170,000
-20,000
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-20,000 |
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125,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
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120,000
20,000
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20,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Level 2
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
On a heads-up turn board of 
, a big pot was brewing between Ben Heath and Michael Addamo.
There was already 35,000 in the middle when Addamo bet 14,000 from the button after a check from Heath.
Heath made the call and the two went to a river card, the .
Heath checked to Addamo once more, who then moved all in. Heath quickly called and Addamo proudly turned over 
for a flopped set of deuces, but it was no good as Heath flipped over for a turned set of eights.
It was discerned that Heath had him covered, and Addamo was sent to the rail as Heath rocketed to the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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190,000
90,000
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90,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level 2
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Over the past century, poker has permeated pop culture, especially when it comes to motion pictures. Long before the “Poker Boom”, and even before the World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a thing, poker had already made its big screen debut.
Over the decades, poker fans have been treated to a plethora of poker movies, some good and others not so much. Some well-received poker films include the western comedy Maverick (1994), Survivor host Jeff Probst’s debut film Finder’s Fee (2001), the improv-inspired The Grand (2007), indie comedy darling Hitting the Nuts (2010), and the high-profile Hollywood flick Molly’s Game (2017).
All of those are among the best poker movies of all time, and if this article was “Top 10” instead of “Top 5 Poker Movies,” chances are they’d make the final list. However, the PokerNews crew got together, along with input from social media, to determine the top five must-watch poker movies of all time.
Level 2
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
On a three-way flop of 
, the action checked around between Stephen Chidwick, Dan Smith, and
Chris Hunichen.
But on the turn, Chidwick led out for 2,500 which produced a fold from Smith and a call from Hunichen.
On the river , Chidwick fired again for 3,500 and action was now to his heads-up opponent. As the shot clock approached zero, Hunichen then put out a big raise to 18,000 and put the action back on Chidwick.
After thinking about it for a few moments, Chidwick decided to make the call but was then shown for a turned set of eights by Hunichen. Chidwick mucked his cards as the substantial pot was pushed to Hunichen.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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155,000
55,000
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55,000 |
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55,000
-25,000
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-25,000 |
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