The highly-anticipated PokerStars Players Championship is underway. [Removed:139], with the help of the UFC's Bruce Buffer, introduces you to the $25,000 tournament at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure.
At the end of the third level, Matt Salsberg from under the gun and Luis Dono on the button headed to the 
flop and Salsberg checked. Dono bet 2,500 and Salsberg called. On the 
turn, Salsberg then made it 3,300 to go and Dono called before the 
appeared on the river.
Salsberg reluctantly cut out a bet and made it 6,000 to go. Dono tossed in a single chip for the call and was shown the 
for a turned full house by Salsberg. After the hand was over, Sam Panzica walked over from the next table to check out how Salsberg was doing. While the TV producer is up in chips, Panzica has already lost a decent chunk of his stack.
Niveau: 4
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Alex Foxen and Brent Roberts got into a raising battle preflop with Foxen in the hijack and Roberts on the button. With nearly 20,000 in the middle already, the dealer fanned the flop of 
. Foxen led out for 5,800 and Roberts made the call.
The turn brought the 
and Foxen slowed down with a check. Roberts checked back and the 
completed the board. Foxen checked again and Roberts quickly checked as well. Foxen quickly tabled his cards but then flipped them into the muck after Roberts showed 
.
Scott Bohlman checked from middle position on a 
flop and Christian Harder bet 2,000 from the button. Bohlman made it 7,000 and Harder came along, but both checked the 
. The river was a 
and Bohlman checked. Harder bet 7,000 and Bohlman thought a couple of minutes before dropping in a call.
Harder turned over 
and won with trips.
Frenchman Julien Martini has started well and almost doubled his stack. Martini had been involved in several battles with Randall Emmett and claimed the stack of the American producer. Further notables in today's field can be found below.
The board read 
with almost 16,000 in the middle already.
Tyson Apostol had checked from mid-position and I-Cheng Lin bet 9,000 from the hijack. Apostol thought about it for a minute or so, cut out calling chips, and then made the call. Lin tabled 
for the flopped top pair but was bested by Apostol who held 
for the rivered set of deuces to scoop the pot.
Some of the new faces in the field include PokerStars Team Pros Igor Kurganov and Liv Boeree along with Lauren Roberts, Bill Perkins, Shaun Deeb, and Natasha Mercier.
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