Event #56: $50,000 Poker Players Championship
Day 2 Completed
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #56: $50,000 Poker Players Championship
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2022 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$5,362,000
Entries
112
Level
28
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
101
Players Left
41
Bryn Kenney Leads $50,000 Poker Players Championship After Day 2
Level 12
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
When the elimination of Phil Hellmuth only scrapes into the top stories of Day 2 of the $50,000 Poker Players Championship, you know it was an action-packed day.
Today saw the largest PPC field since 2013 generate a prize pool of over $5.3 million, with $1,449,103 awaiting the winner. Only 41 players survived to Day 3 with just 17 players guaranteed a min-cash of $83,738.
Bryn Kenney moved atop the chip counts midway through the day, and never looked like falling too far from the peak ahead of bagging 2,064,000. He leads Michael Moncek (1,702,000), 2021 WSOP Main Event champion Koray Aldemir (1,427,000) and Brazilian Yuri Dzivielevski (1,405,000).
$50,000 Poker Players Championship Top 10 Counts Day 2
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Bets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryn Kenney | United States | 2,064,000 | 52 |
| 2 | Michael Moncek | United States | 1,702,000 | 43 |
| 3 | Koray Aldemir | Germany | 1,427,000 | 36 |
| 4 | Yuri Dzivielevski | Brazil | 1,405,000 | 35 |
| 5 | Scott Bohlman | United States | 1,379,000 | 34 |
| 6 | Taylor Paur | United States | 1,344,000 | 34 |
| 7 | Johannes Becker | Germany | 1,338,000 | 33 |
| 8 | Benny Glaser | United Kingdom | 1,255,000 | 31 |
| 9 | Adam Friedman | United States | 1,220,000 | 31 |
| 10 | David Williams | United States | 1,082,000 | 27 |
Day 2 Recap
A field of 81 players returned for the start of day, and would swell as players drifted in over the additional four levels of late registration on Day 2. Stephen Chidwick, Ap Garza, Brian Yoon, John Monnette, Craig Chait and Dylan Linde were all among the players who hopped in today.
Overnight chip leader Luke Schwartz continued his ascent, but it was three-time PPC champion Michael Mizrachi who was the first player over the million-chip mark after eliminating Randy Ohel with kings against Ohel's aces.
He was soon joined by Bryn Kenney, Daniel Weinman and David Williams in seven-figure stack territory, the latter of which doing so in "ugly" fashion after eliminating Yuval Bronshtein.
Then there was the arrival of Hellmuth. In two hands of seven card stud he became short, and inside of 90 minutes he was gone; busting at the hands of Benny Glaser and Dave Rogers in a hand of Omaha Hi-Lo. His time in the PPC was short but not especially tweet, exchanging barbed comments with Adam Friedman.
More players soon chipped up over a million as the field continued to shrink, but it was Bryn Kenney who never wavered during the latter stages to be the only play over two million chips with 41 players returning for Day 3.
The tournament resumes at 2 p.m. local time for six more 100-minute levels on Tuesday, June 28. Stay tuned to the PokerNews live updates for continued coverage of the Poker Players Championship.
$50,000 Poker Players Championship Payouts
| Place | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1 | $1,449,103 |
| 2 | $895,614 |
| 3 | $639,257 |
| 4 | $464,420 |
| 5 | $343,531 |
| 6 | $258,812 |
| 7 | $198,661 |
| 8-9 | $155,421 |
| 10-11 | $123,974 |
| 12-14 | $100,866 |
| 15-17 | $83,738 |
Day 3 Seat Draw
Level 12
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
| Casino | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris | 138 | 1 | Nicholas Julia | United States | 61,000 |
| Paris | 138 | 2 | Luke Schwartz | United Kingdom | 824,000 |
| Paris | 138 | 3 | Taylor Paur | United States | 1,344,000 |
| Paris | 138 | 4 | Jean-Robert Bellande | United States | 597,000 |
| Paris | 138 | 5 | Philip Sternheimer | United States | 667,000 |
| Paris | 138 | 6 | Matthew Ashton | United Kingdom | 649,000 |
| Paris | 139 | 1 | Shaun Deeb | United States | 175,000 |
| Paris | 139 | 2 | Michael Mizrachi | United States | 767,000 |
| Paris | 139 | 3 | Yuri Dzivielevski | Brazil | 1,405,000 |
| Paris | 139 | 4 | Dan Cates | United States | 763,000 |
| Paris | 139 | 5 | Brandon Cantu | United States | 866,000 |
| Paris | 139 | 6 | Koray Aldemir | Austria | 1,427,000 |
| Paris | 140 | 2 | Adam Friedman | United States | 1,220,000 |
| Paris | 140 | 3 | Maxx Coleman | United States | 781,000 |
| Paris | 140 | 4 | Bryce Yockey | United States | 1,010,000 |
| Paris | 140 | 5 | Michael Moncek | United States | 1,702,000 |
| Paris | 140 | 6 | Daniel Weinman | United States | 735,000 |
| Paris | 141 | 1 | Ap Garza | United States | 354,000 |
| Paris | 141 | 2 | John Racener | United States | 520,000 |
| Paris | 141 | 3 | Erik Seidel | United States | 999,000 |
| Paris | 141 | 4 | Ben Yu | United States | 406,000 |
| Paris | 141 | 5 | Bryn Kenney | United States | 2,064,000 |
| Paris | 141 | 6 | Anthony Zinno | United States | 601,000 |
| Paris | 142 | 1 | Scott Seiver | United States | 982,000 |
| Paris | 142 | 2 | Jonathan Cohen | United States | 327,000 |
| Paris | 142 | 3 | Ali Eslami | United States | 608,000 |
| Paris | 142 | 4 | Phil Ivey | United States | 850,000 |
| Paris | 142 | 5 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | 342,000 |
| Paris | 142 | 6 | David "ODB" Baker | United States | 656,000 |
| Paris | 143 | 1 | Julien Martini | France | 880,000 |
| Paris | 143 | 2 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 318,000 |
| Paris | 143 | 3 | Scott Bohlman | United States | 1,379,000 |
| Paris | 143 | 4 | Andrew Kelsall | United States | 559,000 |
| Paris | 143 | 5 | Johannes Becker | Germany | 1,338,000 |
| Paris | 143 | 6 | Tony Gregg | United States | 346,000 |
| Paris | 144 | 1 | Michael Noori | United States | 358,000 |
| Paris | 144 | 2 | Dan Smith | United States | 1,065,000 |
| Paris | 144 | 3 | Matthew Gonzales | United States | 375,000 |
| Paris | 144 | 4 | Naoya Kihara | Japan | 1,051,000 |
| Paris | 144 | 5 | David Williams | United States | 1,082,000 |
| Paris | 144 | 6 | Benny Glaser | United Kingdom | 1,255,000 |
End of Day 2 Chip Counts (full)
Level 12
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,064,000
164,000
|
164,000 |
|
||
|
1,702,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
||
|
1,427,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
|
||
|
1,405,000
305,000
|
305,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,379,000
-121,000
|
-121,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,344,000
-131,000
|
-131,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,338,000
238,000
|
238,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,255,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
||
|
1,220,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,082,000
242,000
|
242,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,065,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,051,000
-109,000
|
-109,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,010,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
||
|
999,000
159,000
|
159,000 |
|
||
|
982,000
362,000
|
362,000 |
|
||
|
880,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
||
|
866,000
-84,000
|
-84,000 |
|
|
||
|
850,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
|
||
|
824,000
-96,000
|
-96,000 |
|
|
||
|
781,000
351,000
|
351,000 |
|
|
||
|
767,000
-123,000
|
-123,000 |
|
|
||
|
763,000
-437,000
|
-437,000 |
|
||
|
735,000
-65,000
|
-65,000 |
|
|
||
|
667,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
|
656,000
-94,000
|
-94,000 |
|
||
Eslami's Boat Stuns JRB
Level 12
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Stud Hi-Lo
Naoya Kihara: 
/ 
/ — folded on seventh street
Jean-Robert Bellande: / 
/
Ali Eslami: / 
/
Daniel Negreanu: / 
— folded on fourth street
Naoya Kihara completed and was called by Jean-Robert Bellande, Ali Eslami and Daniel Negreanu. Kihara bet on fourth street and all but Negreanu called.
The three remaining players checked fifth and sixth street and Kihara bet on seventh street. Bellande called and Eslami raised. Kihara tank-folded and Bellande called.
"Sevens full," said Eslami tabling 
"Where were the bets on fifth and sixth?" asked a stunned Bellande.
"You mean when [Kihara] had trip sixes?" replied Eslami.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,900,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,475,000
-175,000
|
-175,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,160,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
|
||
|
600,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
|
|
||
|
380,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
|
||
|
360,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
|
||
Aldemir Chips Up Against Sternheimer
Level 12
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Omaha Hi-Lo
Picking up the action on the 
turn, Koray Aldemir in the big blind bet and Philip Sternheimer called on the button. Aldemir bet again the 
river and Sternheimer instantly tossed in a single chip for the call.
Aldemir announced a full house and revealed 
to which Sternheimer slammed his 
on the table with a lot of frustration.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,440,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
680,000
-220,000
|
-220,000 |
Noori Avoids Lamb Chop
Level 12
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Omaha Hi-Lo
Most of the chips of table short stack Ben Lamb were already in the middle prior to the 
flop and he was then all-in for 85,000 total in order to get snap-called by Mike Noori.
Ben Lamb: 
Mike Noori: 
Things were looking very dire for Lamb but he gained some equity for a potential chop on the turn, asking for a five. Instead, the 
fell on the river and Lamb was eliminated just before the final four hands for the night were announced.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
890,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
640,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
|
||
|
510,000
315,000
|
315,000 |
|
|
||
|
430,000
-210,000
|
-210,000 |
|
|
||
|
350,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Hastings and Linde No More
Level 12
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw
Brian Hastings pushed all-in with a short stack and was called by Jean-Robert Bellande for the former to discard one and Bellande to pat. Hastings ended up with a 
and that was no good, as Bellande's 
prevailed.
Moments later, a "brutal day" for Dylan Linde came to an end when he four-bet jammed in a NLHE hand with into a pair of eights versus David "ODB" Baker. The door card was an eight and despite some miracle outs to broadway, the escape never happened and that spelled the end for Linde as well.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,650,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,620,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,170,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
750,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
670,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
430,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Eslami Straightens Out Two Opponents
Level 12
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Limit Hold'em
Ali Eslami raised and Taylor Paur called. Brian Hastings raised from the big blind and both players called.
The flop was 
and Paur checked. Hastings bet and got two calls. The turn was checked around and the river was the . It checked to Eslami who bet and got two calls.
Eslami tabled 
for a jack-high straight and both opponents folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,650,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,600,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,200,000
-130,000
|
-130,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
640,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
330,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
100,000
-110,000
|
-110,000 |
|
|
||
Weinman Gets a Repot Through
Level 12
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Pot-Limit Omaha
Joshua Ladines was eliminated in a PLO hand against Bryce Yockey and another hand of the same variant was ongoing over on table 143.
Daniel Weinman had raised to 18,000 and Nicholas Julia called on the button. Brandon Cantu reraised the pot to 88,000 in the small blind. Weinman went into the tank before potting to 292,000 and that resulted in two instant folds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
950,000
-125,000
|
-125,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
910,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
800,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
|
||
|
525,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
||
|
305,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |