![]() The PCA Main Event is the first tournament that has ever tempted Christoph Csik, 35, to play outside of the USA, where he is currently an itinerant live cash game pro. ![]() Seat 2: Christoph Csik, 35, United States Hometown: Martinsville, NJ (now a travelling pro) It’s worked out for him so far, as the variance took his side on Day 5 when he peeled kings in two all-in pots, winning both to move near the top of the standings and increase his chance to become the first PCA winner from Portugal. ![]() “I need to be at my best and not worry about the rest,” Neves said. ![]() That’s what his coach Joao Vieira advised him. Now guaranteed to set his new career-best score again, Neves stays focused on his game, not the PCA Main Event milestones. “There’s more factors to it than online you have to watch the whole table,” Neves said. Neves enjoys the complexity of live tournaments. “As I’m getting better at it, I start to like it more than online poker,” he said. Neves said he played live for about three months last year and plans to dedicate four and a half months to doing it this year - and not just because he enjoys traveling. Since then, Neves has pushed his live winnings over $400,000 and earned his first six-figure payout (£111,270 for third place in the UKIPT High Roller at EPT London). While Covid halted his plans, the 25-year-old returned to the live felt when the EPT came back in March 2022. In 2019, he made his first trip to Las Vegas and hoped to get more acquainted with live poker afterward. Pedro Neves started playing poker when he was 18.
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