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

06-19-2023 21:54 UTC-7

Seiver Beats Diebold in Showdown

Christian Zetzsche

Level 11

Stud Hi-Lo

Scott Seiver: XxXx / 8♠8♥10♠3♣ / Xx
Ben Diebold: XxXx / 6♦6♠3♠8♦ / Xx

On the tail end of a heads-up pot between Scott Seiver and Ben Diebold, both players showed an open pair as of fourth street. Diebold also caught one of the two remaining eights in the deck on sixth and bet when checked to for Seiver to call.

Seiver checked seventh street and called when Diebold bet once more, with his opponent declaring / inquiring "three sixes!?"

Seiver flipped over his Q♣8♣4♠ for three eights and that won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Seiver	640,000 60,000	60,000

Ben Diebold	400,000 -130,000	-130,000

Tags: Ben Diebold Scott Seiver

06-19-2023 21:48 UTC-7

Brewer on Fumes; Cates Doubles

Christian Zetzsche

Level 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.

Player	Chips	Progress
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	Busted

Tags: Chris Brewer Dan Cates Daniel Alaei James Obst

06-19-2023 21:46 UTC-7

Kabrhel Denies Cheating Allegations, Threatens to Sue Robl

Jon Sofen

Level 11

Many within the high roller community have taken a stance against the often erratic and controversial Martin Kabrhel, some accusing the Czech poker player of marking cards during the recently completed $250,000 buy-in World Series of Poker (WSOP) Super High Roller.

In response, via a series of tweets, Kabrhel, who finished third, denied cheating and threatened legal action against Andrew Robl, the player who first brought forth the allegations.

Read the Full Story Here

Tags: Andrew Robl Martin Kabrhel

06-19-2023 21:42 UTC-7

Johnson Gets Value on the River

Jeremy Geist

Level 11

Omaha Hi Lo

Action folded to Marco Johnson in middle position who put out two bets. Action then folded to Dzmitry Urbanovich on the button who put in the three-bet. The blinds folded and Johnson made the call.

The A♠3♦J♦ flop landed and Johnson check-called a bet from Urbanovich. The J♥ landed on the turn and action checked through.

The river brought a Q♣ and Johnson now led. Urbanovich thought it over for a moment and finally landed on a call.

Johnson tabled K♦K♥J♣10♣ for a rivered straight on a sketchy paired board. Urbanovich mucked and Johnson got some thin value on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dzmitry Urbanovich	915,000 -66,000	-66,000
Marco Johnson	510,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Dzmitry Urbanovich Marco Johnson

Level: 11

Limit Flop/Draw: 8,000-15,000, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Stud Games: 3,000 Ante, Bring-In 5,000 Completion 15,000, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 8,000/12,000 Ante 4,000-8,000 Blinds

06-19-2023 21:25 UTC-7

Penultimate Break on Day 2

Christian Zetzsche

Level 10

Only 45 players remain and they have been sent on a scheduled 15-minute break, of which one more is to follow on Day 2.

06-19-2023 21:25 UTC-7

Cates on Crumbs, Obst Over Two Million

Mike Patrick

Level 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.

Player	Chips	Progress
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

06-19-2023 21:24 UTC-7

Chidwick Wins Two Out of Three

Christian Zetzsche

Level 10

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Stephen Chidwick defended against a raise by Paul Volpe as both discarded one. Chidwick checked and then folded to a bet of 37,000 by Volpe.

One hand later, Tommy Hang raised to 15,000 on the button and Chidwick jammed for what appeared to be 139,000 forcing a fold of Scott Seiver in the big blind and initial raiser Hang.

Last but not least, Chidwick opened to 15,000 on the button and both Seiver as well as Volpe folded.

New biggest stack on the table is last year's runner-up Yuri Dzivielevski.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuri Dzivielevski	595,000 285,000	285,000

Scott Seiver	580,000 50,000	50,000

Ben Diebold	530,000 90,000	90,000

Stephen Chidwick	185,000 -50,000	-50,000

Tommy Hang	177,000 -43,000	-43,000
Paul Volpe	140,000 -300,000	-300,000

Tags: Paul Volpe Scott Seiver Stephen Chidwick Tommy Hang Yuri Dzivielevski

06-19-2023 21:17 UTC-7

Ivey Doubles Through Berman

Christian Zetzsche

Level 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.

Player	Chips	Progress
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

06-19-2023 21:11 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts and Eliminations

Mike Patrick

Level 10

Player	Chips	Progress
Johannes Becker	1,371,000 -209,000	-209,000

Lyle Berman	1,320,000 620,000	620,000

Brian Rast	1,200,000 355,000	355,000

Daniel Alaei	1,145,000 670,000	670,000

Josh Arieh	1,134,000 129,000	129,000

Dzmitry Urbanovich	981,000 341,000	341,000
Jeremy Ausmus	790,000 149,000	149,000

Jonathan Cohen	723,000 177,000	177,000

Chris Klodnicki	662,000 -78,000	-78,000

Eric Wasserson	585,000 370,000	370,000
Daniel Weinman	573,000 24,000	24,000

Hal Rotholz	465,000 -85,000	-85,000
Marco Johnson	460,000 115,000	115,000

Koray Aldemir	452,000 62,000	62,000

Matt Glantz	444,000 -21,000	-21,000
John Monnette	408,000 -17,000	-17,000

Tommy Hang	220,000 -25,000	-25,000
Ben Yu	212,000 -41,000	-41,000

David Williams	199,000 -706,000	-706,000

Felipe Ramos	Busted

Jean-Robert Bellande	Busted