Event #43: $50,000 Poker Players Championship Dia 2 | 2023 World Series of Poker

2023-06-19 21:48 UTC-7

Brewer on Fumes; Cates Doubles

[user38873]

Nível 11

Limit Hold'em

Daniel Alaei raised and Chris Brewer made it three bets out of the small blind for Alaei to call. On the 8♦7♥6♥ flop, Brewer check-called and did so again on the K♠ turn. Brewer than checked the 5♣ river and Alaei bet to force a fold, leaving Brewer with just over one full bet.

One hand later, chip leader James Obst raised from under the gun and he then called a three-bet by Dan Cates in the next seat. On the 10♣3♥2♦ flop, Obst check-called a bet and eyeballed the stack size of Cates carefully. Obst checked again the 5♥ turn for Cates to bet who had fewer than a bet behind.

Obst glanced over, check-raised and a robotic "all-in" declaration of the Tournamentinator followed.

Dan Cates: 10♥10♠
James Obst: A♣Q♣

Obst needed a four to score the knockout but the 6♣ river ensured the double for Cates.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
James Obst	1,930,000 -90,000	-90,000

Daniel Alaei	1,100,000 105,000	105,000

Cary Katz	835,000 5,000	5,000

Freddy Deeb	775,000 355,000	355,000

Daniel Weinman	680,000 40,000	40,000

Dan Cates	260,000 143,000	143,000

Chris Brewer	39,000 -346,000	-346,000

David Williams	Eliminado

Tags: Chris Brewer Dan Cates Daniel Alaei James Obst

2023-06-19 21:25 UTC-7

Cates on Crumbs, Obst Over Two Million

MikePatrick

Nível 10

Pot-Limit Omaha

A wild round of preflop action built a huge pot that has defending champion "The Tournamen-ator" Dan Cates on the verge of destruction.

Action opened with a raise to 6,000 by Chris Brewer in middle position, followed by a call by Daniel Alaei in the cutoff, and a call by Obst on the button.

Cates then raised to 31,000 in the small blind which was called by Brewer and Alaei before Obst then potted it to 186,000.

Cates made the call, Brewer folded, saving the majority of his stack, and Alaei folded as well.

Cates and Obst then saw a flop of 3♣5♦3♥ and after a check by Cates, Obst bet the pot, which would put Cates all in if he called, holding just under 200,000 chips behind.

Cates opted to fold, sending the huge pot to Obst, then shortly after, Cates also lost small pots to Daniel Weinman and Cary Katz to further shrink his stack.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
James Obst	2,020,000

Daniel Alaei	995,000

Cary Katz	830,000

Daniel Weinman	640,000

Dan Cates	117,000

Tags: Cary Katz Chris Brewer Dan Cates Daniel Alaei Daniel Weinman

2023-06-19 21:17 UTC-7

Ivey Doubles Through Berman

[user38873]

Nível 10

No-Limit Hold'em

With only around 70,000 in the middle and the turn showing J♦10♣2♠3♣, there was a bet of 100,000 in front of Lyle Berman in the big blind. Phil Ivey in the cutoff glanced up from his massage and then moved forward the 370,000 he had behind for Berman to snap-call.

"What do you have over there?" Berman inquired and Ivey exposed his 3♦3♥ for a set.

Berman shook his head and followed that up with an "I can't win ... how much do I owe?" while he flipped over the K♣J♥ for just the top pair, then adding "I got too fancy there".

The 6♥ on the river changed nothing and Ivey doubled for 370,000 to get back to where he was earlier in the day.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Johannes Becker	1,345,000 -26,000	-26,000

Lyle Berman	975,000 -345,000	-345,000

Phil Ivey	815,000 30,000	30,000

Kristopher Tong	775,000 500,000	500,000
Chris Klodnicki	675,000 13,000	13,000

Jonathan Cohen	650,000 -73,000	-73,000

John Monnette	450,000 42,000	42,000

Tags: Lyle Berman Phil Ivey

2023-06-19 20:33 UTC-7

Racener Eliminates Linde, Sends Hellmuth on Tilt

MikePatrick

Nível 10

Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo

Dylan Linde: J♠10♠10♥/7♣5♥4♦6♥
John Racener: A♠K♠Q♣/K♥5♠7♦Q♦
Phil Hellmuth: A♣A♥K♣/3♠8♣4♥Q♠
Benny Glaser: XxXxXx/3♥J♦5♣9♦

Dylan Linde was all in on third street with action picked up four ways on fourth street. John Racener led out with a bet which was called by Glaser, but Hellmuth then raised. Racener made it three bets, which after some thought, got a call from Glaser. Hellmuth called as well and a sizeable side pot was building already.

On fifth street, With Hellmuth now showing three low cards, action was checked to him and he bet. his two opponents called and they went to sixth street.

Racener now led, getting calls from both opponents, and finally, they all checked seventh street.

Racener showed his two pair of kings and queens, which sent Glaser's hand to the muck. Linde could only show tens in the hole and a missed low draw, sending him to the rail.

Hellmuth meanwhile frustratedly showed his aces in the hole and a missed low draw then pitched his cards to the muck while muttering about his misfortune.

meanwhile, Julien martini and young wang were also eliminated.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
John Racener	1,010,000 340,000	340,000

Phil Hellmuth	578,000 68,000	68,000

Benny Glaser	156,000 -104,000	-104,000

Dylan Linde	Eliminado

Julien Martini	Eliminado

Yong Wang	Eliminado

Tags: Benny Glaser Dylan Linde John Racener Phil Hellmuth

2023-06-19 19:55 UTC-7

Mercier Eliminated by Rotholz

[user38873]

Nível 10

Razz

Hal Rotholz: 8x2x / 6x4x5xAx / 10x
Yong Wang: XxXx / 5x8x8x folded on fifth street
Jason Mercier: 9x4x / 3x6xAx3x / 4x

Jason Mercier completed and earned calls from Hal Rotholz and Yong Wang. Mercier checked his lead on fourth street and Rotholz then bet for his two opponents to call. On fifth street, Wang got out of the way when he paired his eight after Mercier had bet. Rotholz then raised and Mercier got the remainder of his short stack into the middle.

Mercier was on thin ice on sixth street when he paired his trey while Rotholz improved further. Seventh street then paired up Mercier once more and he departed with a "Good luck guys".

Rotholz had seen his stack reduced prior to the dinner break but he has bounced back to an above-average stack now.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ray Dehkharghani	790,000 165,000	165,000

Cary Katz	580,000 -130,000	-130,000

Hal Rotholz	550,000 460,000	460,000

John Monnette	425,000 -90,000	-90,000

Tommy Hang	245,000 90,000	90,000
Yong Wang	115,000 -40,000	-40,000
Jason Mercier	Eliminado

Tags: Hal Rotholz Jason Mercier Yong Wang

2023-06-19 18:24 UTC-7

Yu Caps it, Shakerchi Takes it Down

MikePatrick

Nível 9

Razz

Talal Shakerchi: 6x5xQx/3x9x2x4x
Ben Yu: XxXxXx/Ax4x8x6x
Freddy Deeb:XxXxXx/4xJx7xQx

Action was caught up on fourth street but PokerNews was informed that the third street action went:

A complete from Ben Yu, a raise from Talal Shakerchi, A three-bet from Freddy Deeb, and a cap from Yu.

Every street was a bet and call until the river when Yu checked, Shakerchi bet, Deeb folded, and Yu called and then mucked when Shakerchi showed the made hand of 6x5x4x3x2x.

Shakerchi has piles late in day two of the most prestigious mixed game event of the year.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Talal Shakerchi	1,135,000 233,000	233,000

Ben Yu	365,000 -15,000	-15,000

Freddy Deeb	140,000 -230,000	-230,000

Tags: Ben Yu Freddy Deeb Talal Shakerchi

2023-06-19 18:05 UTC-7

Yu Makes "Best Call of the Summer" Against Hellmuth

MikePatrick

Nível 9

No-Limit Hold 'em

Picking action up on the flop with the board reading 4♣2♠3♥, Phil Hellmuth checked in the big blind to Ben Yu on the button who bet 7,000.

Hellmuth snap check-raised to 28,000, which gave Yu some pause, but he made the call.

The players checked the J♦ turn, but on the K♠ river, Hellmuth bet 62,000.

Yu thought for over a minute before making the call to which Hellmuth replied, "nice call."

It indeed was a nice call, as after Hellmuth revealed his 9♦5♦ for a missed straight draw, Yu showed A♦7♠ for ace-high, which was good.

"That's the best call anyone's made against me all summer," complimented Hellmuth.

After the hand, Hellmuth's table was broken, leading Hellmuth to further say, "you can't break the table when he's calling me with ace-high. I just need a couple more hours with him."

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ben Yu	380,000 80,000	80,000

Phil Hellmuth	250,000 -80,000	-80,000

Tags: Ben Yu Phil Hellmuth

2023-06-19 17:44 UTC-7

Diebold Eliminates Moncek

MikePatrick

Nível 9

Pot-Limit Omaha

After raises were exchanged preflop, Michael Moncek was all in from late position for 86,000 against Ben Diebold in early position with cards on their backs on the flop of 6♥A♥3♥

Michael Moncek: Q♣J♥10♣9♦
Ben Diebold: A♣K♦Q♥9♣

Moncek's aggression had been picked off by Diebold's top pair, which held up through the 3♣10♠ runout to send Moncek to the rail.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ben Diebold	578,000 253,000	253,000

Michael Moncek	Eliminado

Tags: Ben Diebold Michael Moncek

2023-06-19 17:33 UTC-7

Urbanovich Takes From Hellmuth

[user38873]

Nível 9

Limit 2-7 Triple Draw

Joining the action prior the second draw, Phil Hellmuth bet out of the small blind and Dan Smith raised from the big blind for Dzmitry Urbanovich to call in the cutoff as Hellmuth also stuck around. They each discarded one and it checked to Urbanovich, who bet. Hellmuth check-raised and Smith tank-folded while Urbanovich called.

Hellmuth patted to Urbanovich, who took one, and Hellmuth then check-called a bet.

As Urbanovich rolled over his 7x6x5x4x2x, Hellmuth tossed his cards in disgust towards the middle of the table and started rambling.

"This fuckin game has cost me three Players Championships," ... before becoming more uplift and adding a "let's go ... this fuckin game" shortly after.

While the hand played out, Ben Yu sat down in the three seat and Matt Vengrin walked by towards the exit as he had been eliminated.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Dzmitry Urbanovich	650,000 150,000	150,000

Phil Hellmuth	330,000 30,000	30,000

Ben Yu	300,000 300,000	300,000

Dan Smith	50,000 -100,000	-100,000

Matt Vengrin	Eliminado

Tags: Ben Yu Dan Smith Dzmitry Urbanovich Matt Vengrin Phil Hellmuth

2023-06-19 17:20 UTC-7

Berman Gets a Shove Through

[user38873]

Nível 9

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Phil Ivey raised to 12,000 and Mike Gorodinsky on the button three-bet to 35,000. Felipe Ramos called in the small blind and Lyle Berman then jammed for 239,000 in the big blind. Ivey and Gorodinsky folded while Ramos was pained by the decision.

"Can you feel the pain?" he asked the dealer who shook his head.

"I want to know what you would do with this hand," Ramos then asked after he had folded and tossed the cards towards Phil Ivey.

"I don't want to see it," Ivey replied and tossed them back towards the middle of the table from where Ramos grabbed them and exposed his 10x7x6x3x2x.

"Call for sure," Gorodinsky replied while Berman then sweated his cards with Matthew Schreiber and Johannes Becker. He had mentioned during the hand not to remember what he had and exposed the 8x5x4x3x first. Very slowly, he peeled the final card which was an ace before collecting the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Johannes Becker	1,160,000 230,000	230,000

Phil Ivey	772,000 -282,000	-282,000

Lyle Berman	340,000 -125,000	-125,000

Matthew Schreiber	255,000 20,000	20,000

Felipe Ramos	185,000 -275,000	-275,000

Mike Gorodinsky	140,000 -60,000	-60,000

Tags: Felipe Ramos Johannes Becker Lyle Berman Matthew Schreiber Mike Gorodinsky Phil Ivey