Defending Champ John Dibella Finds More PCA Success By Winning $2K NLHE Turbo
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Many people thought it was a bit of a fluke that John Dibella, 44, defeated a final table that included Xuan Liu, Kyle Julius and Faraz Jaka to at last year’s PCA Main Event for $1,775,000. The amateur silenced his critics on Sunday when he returned to the PCA and won another tournament—Event #3 $2,000 No-Limit Hold’em Turbo.
The New Yorker and married father-of-two defeated a field of 109 players to capture a $69,780 first-place prize. He did so by emerging victorious over a final table that included Joe Elpayaa, who finished in fourth place for $17,980. With his victory, Dibella moved over $2 million in live tournament winnings.
Dibella is in today's field and looking for a title defense.
2013 PCA Event #3 No-Limit Hold’em Turbo
| Date | Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 6 | $2,000+$150 | 109 | $211,460 |
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Dibella | USA | $69,780 |
| 2 | Charles Yamaguchi | Brazil | $40,700 |
| 3 | Matthew O’Brien | Canada | $23,260 |
| 4 | Joe Elpayaa | USA | $17,980 |
| 5 | Fabio Freitas | Brazil | $14,280 |
| 6 | Simon Higgins | UK | $10,580 |
| 7 | Adam Bennett | Canada | $8,460 |
| 8 | Angelo Recchia | Italy | $6,340 |