The 2012 PCA Main Event is now in the books. After serval days of play, John Dibella, a 43-year-old stock trader from Westchester, New York, was the last man standing after knocking out Kyle Julius in 2nd place.
Dibella survived a field of 1072 players to reach the fantastic first prize of $1,775,000. Dibella's previous tournament cashed totaled just $42k, and his biggest cash up to this point came in 2008 at the PCA when he finished 60th for $16,000. In other words, $1.775 million will come in handy for his future poker career.
This is how the final hand was played out:
Kyle Julius raised to 825,000 on the button with 9
6
and John Dibella defended his big blind with 6
5.
The flop came down AQ
3 and Dibella checked. Julius bet 725,000, but was matched by a quick Dibella call. The 8 hit the turn and both checked, landing the T on the river. Dibella bet a cool 1,000,000 with his flush, but Julius represented a big hand and shoved all in. Dibella quickly called with his flush, ending Julius' Main Event run with a runner-up showing.
