PCA: Jaka Back on Top With 24 Contenders Remaining
Fitzgerald aka Assasinato ended the day second in chips After middling in the counts of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event for a few hours, Faraz Jaka decided he would rather resume the chip lead. So he did, ending Day 4 action on top of the Day 4 end of day chip counts with more
PCA: D’Auteuil Leads With 64 Players Left in Main
Gregg already has a second place finish in this event to his credit It was an early day for the 64 players still alive in the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event, but they deserved it. After beginning the day with 183 players and 23 eliminations to go before the bubble burst, the group managed to
PCA: Venovski, Rheem on Top of Day 1B Field
Rheem ended the day second in chips For the fourth consecutive year, the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event has produced a field of more than 1,000 runners, continuing its run as one of the richest and biggest events outside of the World Series of Poker. This year’s field topped out at 1,072 runners after Day
Lew Sets World Record for Poker Hands Played
The Team Online pro renowned for his multi-tabling ability and epic rise to $1 million in profit through the microstakes took it to the next level today with his new Guinness World Record. Sitting down in the corner of the PCA tournament room, Lew blitzed his way through roughly 1.2 cash-game hands per second on his way to 23,000+. To officially set the record, Lew also needed to make a profit and he managed to do just that, squeezing out a miniscule $7.65 to make it legit.
PCA: Russian Alexey Repik Tops Day 1A Main Event Field
This is the first year Levy has made Day 2 of the PCA Main Event While Viktor Blom played his way to a seven-figure payday in the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Super High Roller event, 418 hopefuls ponied up $10,000 to try to win a seven-figure payday of their own in the PCA Main Event. Day
Blom! Isildur1 Wins $100k PCA High Roller
Feared for his online prowess but 0-for-his-career in live tournaments, Blom outlasted 30 of the best and most experienced live players in the world to take home $1,254,400 and the prestigious $100k title. Coming into the day in the middle of the pack of the final eight, Blom held steady until the money bubble burst at five players before taking control of the event and busting all of the remaining players. Daniel Negreanu in fifth ($250,990), Jonathan Duhamel in fourth ($313,600) and Galen Hall in third ($470,400) all fell at the hand of Isildur before he essentially ran over runner-up Dan Shak ($846,700) to seal the win
Mysterious Russian on Top After Day 1a at PCA
With just one known live cash on his record, a sixth in last year’s EPT Grand Final High Roller event, not too much is known about the Russian businessman other than it seems like he has deep pockets and enjoys long dinners. Repik played and busted the $100k High Roller event here on Thursday and raced out to a huge chip stack – around 150k – before the dinner break today. He then proceeded to take a three-hour break before returning to the felt.
PCA: Galen Hall Looking for a Second Win in the Bahamas
Hall only held the chip lead for around 30 minutes of Day 2 action This time last year, Galen Hall burst onto the poker scene by winning the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event and $2.3 million. Now he is poised to pick up another seven-figure score in Nassau, as he leads the final eight players
Hall Stuns Haxton to Seize Chip Lead at PCA
Down to a shorter stack and looking in trouble at times, Hall hung around and hung around before the two big hands changed his fortunes. In the first, Hall hit a flush on the turn with 8 ♥ 5 ♥ and got Haxton to call a big river bet and muck to take a big chunk of his stack. Shortly after, they got it in with Haxton’s AK dominating Hall’s K-J but a jack on the flop changed everything and gave him the rest of Haxton’s stack.
PCA: Haxton on Top of Super High Roller Field
Haxton is the only player with a seven-figure stack The 2012 tournament circuit is underway.