The player under the gun raised to 400, and Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier reraised to 1,150 from middle position. Action folded back to the original raiser, and he made the call to see the flop come down 
. Both players checked.
The turn was the 
, and the first player checked. Mercier bet 1,300, and his opponent folded.
Picking up the action in the midst of the preflop raises, action is on Kirill Shugai. He had previously reraised to 4,400 out of the small blind and was facing a reraise from Cong Pham in the big blind to 10,300. After about two minutes in the tank, Shugai shoved for effectively 30,800.
Pham called immediately with 
, well ahead of Shugai's 
. However, the flop fell 
giving Shugai quad kings. Pham found no miracle turn and river as the 
turn and 
river ended his PCA Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Prior to the level change, Paul Volpe opened to 300 from under the gun, Samuel Bernabeu called in position, and both blinds released. The dealer fanned 
, Volpe continued for 450, and Bernabeu called.
The turn was the 
, Volpe checked, and Bernabeu took the opportunity to bet 700. Volpe called. A repeat eight - the 
- completed the board, and Volpe checked once more. Bernabeu fired out 1,025, and Volpe tank-folded.
When Bernabeu mucked his hand, it looked like he tried to hold it high enough for Volpe to get a peak.
"What was it?" Volpe asked. "I didn't see it."
Bernabeu looked confused, Volpe inquired once more, and Bernabeu shrugged it off.
The very next hand, Daniel Laidlaw raised to 300 from early position, Vanessa Selbst called on his direct left, Daniel Weinman called on the button, and Volpe defended his big blind. The flop came 
, Laidlaw continued for what looked like 400, and only Weinman called.
The turn was the suicide king (), and Laidlaw led out for 2,100. Weinman quickly called.
The 
completed the board, Laidlaw fired a third and final bullet worth 5,600, and Weinman tanked for nearly 90 seconds before making the call. Laidlaw showed for top two, but it was no good against Weinman's 
for a flopped set of eights.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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42,300 | 12,300 |
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28,500 | -1,500 |
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26,800 | -3,200 |
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22,000 | -1,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
The cutoff seat raised to 300 before Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Selbst reraised to 900 on the button. The cutoff called, and the flop came down 
. The cutoff seat checked, and Selbst bet 1,100. She was called.
The 
landed on the turn, and both players checked to see the 
complete the board on the river. The cutoff bet 3,200, and Selbst eventually made the call.
The cutoff seat tabled 
, and Selbst couldn't beat it, mucking her hand and losing the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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23,000 | -7,000 |
Early on in Level 1, Team PokerStars Pro Barry Greenstein raised to 300 from the cutoff seat, and the button and big blind both made the call to see the flop come down 
. The big blind checked, and Greenstein bet 500. The button called, and the big blind folded.
The turn was the , and both players checked to see the 
land on the river. Greenstein fired 1,500, and the button folded.
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With over 3,500 already in the middle, we came across a hand in which Matt Glantz was heads up with Antonio Matias. The board read 
and Glantz fired out a bet of 2,500. Matias called to see the river which was the .
Glantz dipped into his stack and came out with a river bet of 6,500. Matias let go of his cards and Glantz picked up the pot. He's now sitting on about 37,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
37,000 | 7,000 |
We just spotted a table with four familiar faces, all of which are highly accomplished and not afraid to play big pots. Chris Oliver made name for himself at the 2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event when he finished second for $1.8 million, and on top of that he has a ton of online tournament winnings.
Chino Rheem has over $7.2 million in live tournament earnings including two WPT titles and a seventh place in the World Series of Poker Main Event for $1.7 million back in 2008.
Chris Moorman surpassed the $10 million in online lifetime earnings this past September, and he also has just shy of three million in live earnings. Moorman's best live result was a runner-up finish in the 2011 WSOPE Main Event for €800,000.
Canadian Jonathan Roy won WPT Montreal in 2012 for $777,903 and last year he came very close to taking down the PCA Main Event. Roy finished fourth for $560,000 and his results over the past 14 months have been nothing short of amazing.
Also at this table is Matt 'Plattsburgh' Vengrin, a very accomplished online player came close to winning a WSOP bracelet in the 2008 $3,000 No Limit Hold'em event for $167,973.
Last but not least we also spotted Byron Kaverman who won the 2011 $5,000 8-Max tournament at the PCA. That win for $320,840 is Kaverman's biggest score to date and he added another big score this past summer when he came in 34th in the WSOP Main Event for $229,281.
There you have it, an entire table full of top notch pros looking to claim PCA fame. The PCA Main Event is one of the highest rated tournaments in the world and for good reason, because you're definitely not going to have an easy time battling against all the professionals.
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