We arrived at the table in time to watch PokerStars' newest Team Pro Jake Cody take down a sizable pot against Steve O'Dwyer.
The board read and O'Dwyer checked. Cody fired 9,500 into a pot of roughly 27,000 and O'Dwyer called.
Fifth street was the and O'Dwyer checked once more. Cody pondered for a moment before moving 12,500 into the center. O'Dwyer called once more and Cody showed cowboys- - and was able to drag in the pot.
Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi had an opponent all in and at risk on a flop of . Mizrachi's was trailing his opponent's , but the turn and river came , respectively, giving the two-time Poker Players Championship winner a straight.
We noticed that Team PokerStars Pro Chris Moneymaker, who finished 11th in this event back in 2011, was no longer in the field, and we made our way to his old table to find out what happened.
One of the players at the table informed us that Moneymaker held while an unknown opponent had . There was a little action on the flop, which included an and along with a spade, but it wasn't until the turn that the money went in. The river failed to help Moneymaker, and he failed to duplicate his 2011 success and took his leave here on Day 1b.
Out of #PCA main, Mp opens 1100, LP calls, me 3800 bb with AA (24k eff), mp folds LP calls. Flop 23Tr me 3100 he jams 68o comes 45 #riggedJanuary 08 2013
Jean-Guy Dubois opened in late position, a player called, and JC Alvarado three-bet to 4,800. Dubois four-bet to 12,700, the player in the middle folded, and Alvarado studied Dubois before moving all in for effectively 50,000 or so. Dubois tank-called.