PCA Thins Field, Greenstein Teaches, Shak Hired

PCA Main Event Completes Day 2

The PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $10K Main Event was in full swing on January 9, with the remaining 500 players starting Day 2.

The official tournament numbers were released, and the 987 entries created a $9,573,900 prize pool. The top 144 players will be paid, with the minimum payout set at $15,000 and the top prize at $1,859,000. Second place will win $1.19 million, as a total of $5,489,900 will be give out to the final table players.

Some of the first eliminations of the second day included Phil Ivey, Xuan Liu, Jonathan Little, Allen Kessler, Hoyt Corkins, Chris Moorman, Daniel Negreanu, and comedian Gerry Dee. Only few more than 200 players went to dinner that night, and one more level led to further bustouts, including David Sands, Mike McDonald, and Andy Frankenberger. The night ended with 172 players and Nicolas Godoy in the lead with 724,200 chips. Darren Elias was in second with 558,900, and Michael Mizrachi was in third with 540,700 chips.

Team Online’s Rowsome Wins Stud

Adrienne Rowsome, bettern known as Team PokerStars Online‘s talonchick, won a PCA title for the second year running. She took down an Omaha event in 2012, and on January 9, 2013, she played a Triple Stud tournament for a $1,100 buy-in. Out of the 22 players, Rowsome won the title and $10,920.

Barry Greenstein Donates Lessons for Charity

The veteran poker pro collaborated with the World Poker Tour to raise money for the WPT Foundation. Barry Greenstein offered a private, two-hour poker lesson to take place during the WPT’s L.A. Poker Classic in February, as well as dinner and social time with Greenstein at the Commerce Casino after the lessons and one night’s accommodation at the Crown Plaza.

The lessons were listed on the CharityBuzz website and bidding closed on January 9. The estimated price for the package was $5,000 but the winning bid took it for $2,050. Funds will go to WPT Foundation to support non-profit programs via philanthropic efforts.

Phil Ivey Hires Dan Shak

IveyPoker, the instructional poker site that has yet to launch, recently added Shak to the list of instructors. Phil Ivey asked Dan Shak to join, and the latter accepted his first sponsorship of any kind in poker because it was an “honor to be part of this team” and in order to give back to the poker community.

The high stakes poker player first wore the IveyPoker patch at the 2013 PCA.