After finding themselves delayed by the weather, the poker gods made an early appearance on Day 1A of the 2014 PCA, conjuring a rivered one-outer in the second level. And so the poker begins… PokerStars Blog caught up with the beneficiary.
Russell Crane bet 1,125 on the board, and Carter Gill made the call to see the land on the river. Crane fired a bet of 2,650, and Gill gave it up. This moved Crane up to 45,000 and dropped Gill back to 26,000.
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The Team Pro Q and As are back, the first of which took place this morning on the subject of healthy living. Players and fans alike sat down with cream and cake to hear what they had to say, as the PokerStars Blog reports.
David Bach has been coming to the PCA since it came to Atlantis in 2005. He's here again with a new view on life, religion, and open-face Chinese poker. The PokerStars Blog sat down with Bach for a talk about his life, upcoming marriage, and getting killed at OFC.