{"id":56556,"date":"2023-01-31T19:46:50","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T19:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/?p=56556"},"modified":"2023-01-31T19:49:18","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T19:49:18","slug":"pca-update-tony-tran-chris-moorman-lead-pspc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/pca-update-tony-tran-chris-moorman-lead-pspc\/","title":{"rendered":"PCA Update: Chris Moorman, Tony Tran Lead PSPC; PCA Main Event & More Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"

After months of hype, promotion, and hundreds of Platinum Passes awarded, the <\/span><\/span>PokerStars<\/span><\/span><\/a> No Limit Hold’em Players Championship<\/span><\/span><\/strong> kicked off on Monday in the Bahamas as part of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The event drew 1,003 players on Day 1, including more than 400 <\/span><\/span>Platinum Pass<\/span><\/span><\/strong> winners. <\/span>Players can still register on Day 2 as well, so the player pool should swell even more.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

When the action concluded Monday, <\/span><\/span>Chris Moorman<\/span><\/span><\/strong> and <\/span><\/span>Tony Tran<\/span><\/span><\/strong> ended as chip leaders, both with 356,000 chips.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI feel awesome, cool and relaxed,\u201d Tran <\/span><\/span>told <\/span><\/span>USPoker<\/span><\/span><\/em> . <\/span>\u201cI’ve never cashed in a $25,000 event, but I’ve only played in two other $25,000 events prior to this one.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Tran, Moorman lead the field in PSPC<\/span><\/h2>\n

The PSPC has been months in the making, actually longer when considering a COVID break. <\/span>What originally had been planned for Barcelona, <\/span><\/span>\u200b\u200bSpain<\/span><\/span><\/a> , in 2021, was eventually moved back to the <\/span><\/span>Bahamas<\/span><\/span><\/strong> . <\/span>That included the revival of the PCA.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

So far, players seem pleased with the tropical poker vibes and return to the PSPC action. <\/span><\/span>PokerScout<\/span><\/span><\/em> is at the event and speaking with players throughout the week.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Like Tran, Moorman (pictured in lead image courtesy PokerStars\/Manuel Kovsca) was pleased with his run through the tournament. At one point he\u2019d been down to only three 5,000 chips<\/strong> but was able to find a big bag by the time the day\u2019s action concluded.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cRolled back the years and bagged the chip lead for Day 1 of the PSPC,\u201d he noted on Twitter.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Spun up a stack in the last couple of levels in the #25kPSPC<\/a> @ACR_POKER<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/MlhA4PanL8<\/a><\/p>\n

— Chris Moorman (@Moorman1) January 31, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n