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2012 PCA Main Event – Day 3 Report
Posted by: Randy Williams - Wed, 2012-01-11 15:45
The 3rd day of the
2012 PCA’s Main Event turned out to be a rather short one. 183 players returned to action and in a little over 4 levels, they played down to the final 8 tables. The first level of play was the one to present the biggest challenge, as when the action kicked off, there were only 23 eliminations to go before the money bubble.
Faraz Jaka started the day with the largest stack of chips, but over the 4 levels, he lost his position to Phil D’Auteuil, who eventually finished the day on top. D’Auteuil accumulated 1.47 million chips. Jaka didn’t fare badly either: he ended up in 3rd place, having built a 1.22 million stack. Sam Greenwood finished in second place. Other players in the top 5 were Anthony Gregg and Alex Fitzgerald. Kyle Julius finished with a 6-figure stack as well.
Jaka’s day started off on the wrong foot, be he recovered and through prowess, he fought his way to a menacingly-sized stack yet again. Javier Dominguez and Barry Greenstein were the beneficiaries of his early struggles.
D’Auteuil had a smaller stack at the beginning of the day, but he was quick to add to it and he rose through the ranks quickly. His first major pot came in a hand against Esteban Ripamonti, who had pocket 8s on a board of Ac,Qc,5h, and all his chips in the middle. D’Auteuil made the call with 5c, 6c for the 4-card flush. The Jd on the turn didn’t really help him out, but the Kc on the river filled his flush and sent his opponent packing. That pot pushed him over the 700k mark, but he wouldn’t stop there.
JC Alvarado and Robert Rosen found that it was particularly painful for them to leave the tables behind: they left with nothing to show for their efforts.
Shane Schleger and Randy Lew were eliminated too, but at least they cashed.
