Timothy Adams opened for 250 from the hijack and received a call from Aaron Massey on the button. Zachary Korik came along from the big blind, and it was three-way action to the flop.
Korik checked, Adams bet 425, and Massey raised to 925. Korik quickly folded, Adams tossed in a call, and then the dealer burned and turned the . This time Adams slowed down with a check, and Massey kept the pressure on with a bet of 1,500. Adams, who was receiving a massage, thought long and hard before full releasing his hand.
David Peters opened for 250 from middle position and received calls from Carlos Boyd and Alexander Zaverukha on the button and big blind respectively. All three players checked the flop, and then Zaverukha checked the turn. Peters took the opportunity to bet 425, Boyd snap-called, and Zaverukha got out of the way.
When the peeled off on the river, Peters put out a bet of 850, and this time it proved enough to get the job done as Boyd released his hand.
With 1,300 in the pot and a board reading , Owen Crowe bet 1,125 from early position and received a call from Matt Glantz on the button. Both players then checked the river and Crowe tabled for top pair. Unfortunately for him, Glantz held for two pair and the win.
It's been a prosperous level for Glantz, who is already up to 38,000.
In 2011, the poker world was captivated as Team PokerStars Pro Chris Moneymaker, their hero from the poker boom, made a deep run in the PCA Main Event. Unfortunately Moneymaker's deep run through a field of 1,560 players came up short of the final table in 11th place, for which he earned $130,000.
Moneymaker is in today's field and looking to improve upon that performance. In a recent hand, there was 1,350 in the pot and a board reading . The player in the big blind had checked to Moneymaker, who fired out a single yellow T1,000 chip. It proved enough to get the job done as Moneymaker's opponent gave up on the hand.
It's a good start for the 2003 World Series of Poker Main Event champ.
Triple Crown Winner Jake Cody was moments ago patched up by Daniel Negreanu at the PCA. The Britsh poker wunderkind plays the Main Event today. Read about it here.
flop.
. This time Adams slowed down with a check, and Massey kept the pressure on with a bet of 1,500. Adams, who was receiving a massage, thought long and hard before full releasing his hand.
turn. Peters took the opportunity to bet 425, Boyd snap-called, and Zaverukha got out of the way.
peeled off on the river, Peters put out a bet of 850, and this time it proved enough to get the job done as Boyd released his hand.
river and Crowe tabled 
for top pair. Unfortunately for him, Glantz held 
for two pair and the win.
. The player in the big blind had checked to Moneymaker, who fired out a single yellow T1,000 chip. It proved enough to get the job done as Moneymaker's opponent gave up on the hand.
