PokerStars Team Online Member Mickey "mement_mori" Petersen opened to 300 in early position, Matt Salsberg three-bet to 900 on his direct left, and the action folded back to Petersen, who called.
The flop fell , Petersen checked, and Salsberg tossed out 1,200. Petersen called.
The turn was the , the two checked, and the completed the board. Petersen tossed out two yellow T1,000 chips, and Salsberg quickly called. Petersen turned over for two pair, and Salsberg unhappily mucked.
It's often thought that Phil Ivey has a big edge on most tournament fields. If true, that edge just increased as Ivey has already doubled up.
The cameras swarmed the table as Ivey and John Spadavecchia, Jr. got all of the money in preflop, revealing that Ivey had the upper hand with the versus Spadavecchia's .
On the flop, the rolled out and Spadavecchia picked up some additional outs to a straight. The turn was the , and the river completed the board with the . Ivey faded what he needed to, eliminating Spadavecchia and moving to 60,000 in chips.
While scanning the field today our Live Reporting Team came across swimming legend Michael Phelps as he took his seat for the event. For the few that may not know, Phelps is the most decorated Olympian in history with an astounding 22 medals, 18 of which are gold. While Phelps' arena of choice is the pool, it seems that he is now turning his eyes to the poker world.
Phelps will have his work cut out for him today, however, as the field is stacked with the greatest minds in the poker world. Phelps has Melanie Weisner at his starting table and she could prove to be some tough competition for the gold-medalist. As the day progresses we'll keep you posted on Phelps' actions here at the PCA 2013 Main Event.
Dario Minieri opened with a raise to an unknown amount from under the gun. From across the table, Jason Somerville tossed out a three-bet to 700. It folded back to Minieri and he wasted little time announcing a four-bet. It was 1,600 to go and Somerville decided to make the call.
The flop was and Minieri continued for 1,400. Somerville called and the dealer produced the . Minieri turned up the aggression on fourth street with 4,100. Somerville chose not to call this bet and awarded the pot to the Italian Team PokerStars Pro.
Peter Jetten won the first-ever Open Face Chinese tournament at the 2013 PCA.
It’s hard to recall a game that has grown as fast and been as popular as Open Face Chinese. The game garnered mainstream attention during the World Series of Poker Europe as players like Phil Hellmuth, Brandon Cantu, Jeff Lisandro, Joe Hachem and Jason Mercier spent their evenings playing long sessions of the game.
The player enthusiasm for the game inspired PokerStars to host the first-ever Open Face Chinese tournament a this year’s PCA, and while there were a few that’ll need to be ironed out moving forward, the event proved a tremendous success as 59 players accounted for 18 re-entries, creating a prize pool of $149,380.
Along with many of the aforementioned players, the tournament also attracted Chinese Poker aficionados Daniel Negreanu and Shaun Deeb. Unfortunately neither of those players, nor any of those listed about, had much success. Instead, the title went to well-known Canadian pro Peter Jetten, who has the distinction of being the first major live Open Face Chinese champion.
The cards are now in the air here on Day 1b of the PCA Main Event. There was a brief announcement prior to the start of play where Daniel Negreanu announced the latest addition to Team PokerStars Pro... Jake Cody.
The Triple Crown winner is a solid addition to an already stacked team.
, Petersen checked, and Salsberg tossed out 1,200. Petersen called.
, the two checked, and the 
completed the board. Petersen tossed out two yellow T1,000 chips, and Salsberg quickly called. Petersen turned over 
for two pair, and Salsberg unhappily mucked.
versus Spadavecchia's 
.
rolled out and Spadavecchia picked up some additional outs to a straight. The turn was the 
, and the river completed the board with the 
. Ivey faded what he needed to, eliminating Spadavecchia and moving to 60,000 in chips.
. Minieri turned up the aggression on fourth street with 4,100. Somerville chose not to call this bet and awarded the pot to the Italian Team PokerStars Pro.
