Event #33: $50,000 Poker Players Championship Day 3 | 2018 World Series of Poker

06-17-2018 15:25 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Eli Elezra	715,000 -205,000	-205,000

Anthony Zinno	685,000 289,000	289,000

David "Bakes" Baker.	615,000 -15,000	-15,000
Mike Leah.	450,000 250,000	250,000
Michael Glick	200,000 -280,500	-280,500

Player	Chips	Progress
David Benyamine	Busted

Ian Johns	Busted

Miller Eliminated by Mercier

Mickey Doft

Level 13 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Razz

Tommy Hang: /
Ryan Miller: /

Ryan Miller completed, Tommy Hang raised and Miller called. Hang bet on fourth, Miller called and checked fifth when Hang paired up. Hang bet and Miller mulled it over for a bit before he folded.

The following hand, Miller was all in for his last remaining 20,000-ish on third street.

Jason Mercier: /
Ryan Miller: /

Here were their runouts:

Jason Mercier: / /
Ryan Miller: / /

Mercier made an unbeatable nine on sixth to eliminate Miller.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tommy Hang	785,000 85,000	85,000
Jason Mercier	390,000 100,000	100,000

Ryan Miller	Busted

Tags: Ian Johns Ryan Miller

06-17-2018 15:13 UTC-7

Schwartz Sent to the Rail

MrCleverFox

Level 13 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Omaha Hi-Lo

Ben Yu relayed the details of Luke Schwartz's bust out. According to Yu, Luke Schwartz opened and got three callers including Sergii Baranov, Yu, and John Hennigan.

Action checked through on a flop and the came on the turn. There, Baranov bet, Yu called, and Schwartz called, moving all in for just a few thousand.

The river was the and Yu check-called a bet from Baranov. Yu had the nut low with while Baranov had the best high hand with for two pair. Schwartz flashed his for a slightly worse low and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergii Baranov	620,000 -97,000	-97,000
Ben Yu	515,000 -163,500	-163,500

Luke Schwartz.	Busted

Tags: Luke Schwartz Ben Yu Sergii Baranov

06-17-2018 15:07 UTC-7

Martin Wins in Razz

tRaMSt0p

Level 13 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Razz

Isaac Haxton completed and Phil Ivey called. Jesse Martin also called, and took the betting lead on fourth.

Haxton and Ivey called, and on fifth street, a bet of 24,000 from Martin was enough to take down the pot.

Haxton: /
Ivey: /
Martin: /

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Ivey	1,340,000 -45,000	-45,000

Jesse Martin	880,000 107,000	107,000

Isaac Haxton	175,000 -50,000	-50,000

Tags: Isaac Haxton Jesse Martin Phil Ivey

06-17-2018 15:03 UTC-7

Catching Up with Gus Hansen

SashaSalinger

Level 13 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

In the past few years, Gus Hansen has been playing predominately high stakes cash games. However, he makes his debut appearance at this year's World Series of Poker for the Poker Player's Championship event.

Tags: English Gus Hansen World Series of Poker

06-17-2018 15:03 UTC-7

Johns Survives and Doubles through Galfond

MrCleverFox

Level 13 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Razz

Phil Galfond completed holding his and Ian Johns made it two bets with his . Action folded back to Galfond who called. Galfon drew a and Johns pulled an . Galfond then bet, Johns moved all in and Galfond called.

Here's how the two players boards ran out.

Ian Johns: //
Phil Galfond: //

Johns ended up making a nine-low by sixth street and Galfond pulled a on seventh, making his hand a ten-low, so Johns didn't have to sweat his seventh street card at all. With that double, Johns is back over 100,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Galfond	345,000 -51,000	-51,000

Ian Johns	111,000 50,500	50,500

Tags: Ian Johns Phil Galfond

06-17-2018 14:55 UTC-7

Chip Counts from Table 439

MrCleverFox

Level 13 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Ivey	1,385,000 254,000	254,000

Shaun Deeb	975,000 42,000	42,000

Jesse Martin	773,000 9,500	9,500

Phil Galfond	396,000 35,500	35,500

Isaac Haxton	225,000 -341,000	-341,000

Ian Johns	60,500 -104,500	-104,500

06-17-2018 14:54 UTC-7

Chip Counts from Table 431

tRaMSt0p

Level 13 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Tommy Hang	700,000 140,000	140,000
Jean-Robert Bellande	630,000 -86,000	-86,000

Daniel Negreanu	435,000 -45,000	-45,000

Jason Mercier	290,000 -30,000	-30,000

Ryan Miller	250,000 -56,000	-56,000

Ben Lamb	145,000 -15,000	-15,000

06-17-2018 14:42 UTC-7

Defending Champ Slipping

MrCleverFox

Level 13 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Stud

Yehuda Buchalter: //
Elior Sion: //

Picking up the action on fifth street, Elior Sion put out a bet with the betting lead and Yehuda Buchalter called. Sion bet again on sixth and Buchalter called.

On seventh street, Buchalter called one more bet from Sion. Sion turned up his for a pair of aces, but he was no good. Buchalter showed his for two pair and that earned him the pot.