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

06-19-2023 20:17 UTC-7

Seiver Takes From Diebold

Christian Zetzsche

Level 10

Seven Card Stud

Scott Seiver: XxXx / Q♦4♣K♣8♣
Ben Diebold: XxXx / 2♦9♦6♥7♠ folded on sixth street

Scott Seiver completed and was called by Ben Diebold before both players checked on fourth street. Seiver bet again fifth street to earn a call from Diebold, who then folded to another bet on sixth street.

There was one open seat on the table as Jonathan Cohen had been moved following the short stack eliminations of Mike Gorodinsky and Matthew Schreiber on table 136.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Seiver	530,000 -370,000	-370,000

Paul Volpe	440,000 70,000	70,000

Ben Diebold	440,000 -138,000	-138,000

Stephen Chidwick	390,000 90,000	90,000

Yuri Dzivielevski	310,000 -78,000	-78,000

Dan Smith	45,000 -65,000	-65,000

Matthew Schreiber	Busted

Tags: Ben Diebold Jonathan Cohen Matthew Schreiber Mike Gorodinsky Scott Seiver

06-19-2023 20:10 UTC-7

Ivey Sends Gorodinsky to the Rail

Jeremy Geist

Level 10

Pot-Limit Omaha

There was a limp by Lyle Berman in middle position. Chris Klodnicki called on the button. Phil Ivey called in the small blind and Mike Gorodinsky checked his option in the big blind. The players were off to a flop four ways.

The 7♥10♠6♥ flop hit the felt and Ivey checked. Gorodinsky put out a bet of 31,000. Everyone folded back to Ivey in the small blind who raised enough to put Gorodinsky all in. He called.

The cards hit their back.

Mike Gorodinsky: A♥5♠5♣4♥
Phil Ivey: A♦10♣6♠6♣

It was about a flip going to the turn and river. Gorodinsky got there on the 3♥ turn giving him the nut flush. Ivey would then catch back up on the 10♦ river giving him a full house.

Gorodinsky hit the rail and Ivey continued to dominate.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Ivey	785,000 -80,000	-80,000

Mike Gorodinsky	Busted

Tags: Chris Klodnicki Lyle Berman Mike Gorodinsky Phil Ivey

06-19-2023 20:05 UTC-7

Prize Pool and Payout Information

Mike Patrick

Level 10

The 99 entries in the 2023 Poker Players Championship have created a prize pool of $4,727,250. From that field, 15 players will earn at least a min-cash of $84,255, with the winner collecting $1,324,747, a WSOP gold bracelet, and the most prestigious prize in mixed games, the Chip Reese Memorial trophy.

PLACE	PAYOUT
1	$1,324,747
2	$818,756
3	$573,679
4	$411,824
5	$303,071
6	$228,793
7	$177,294
8-9	$141,125
10-11	$115,477
12-14	$97,209
15	$84,255

06-19-2023 19:55 UTC-7

Mercier Eliminated by Rotholz

Christian Zetzsche

Level 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.

Player	Chips	Progress
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	Busted

Tags: Hal Rotholz Jason Mercier Yong Wang

06-19-2023 19:46 UTC-7

Registration is Closed

Mike Patrick

Level 10

As Level 10 begins after dinner break, registration is now closed with a total of 99 entries, and Stephen Chidwick becoming the final entrant of the day.

Stay tuned for complete prize pool and payout information.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Chidwick	300,000

Tags: Stephen Chidwick

Level: 10

Limit Flop/Draw: 6,000-12,000, 12,000-24,000 Limits
Stud Games: 3,000 Ante, Bring-In 3,000 Completion 12,000, 12,000-24,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 6,000/9,000 Ante 3,000-6,000 Blinds

06-19-2023 19:19 UTC-7

No 11th Bracelet As Johnny Chan Falls in 14th in WSOP $1,500 Big O

Connor Richards

Level 9

As ten-time bracelet winner Phil Ivey competes in Day 2 of the $50,000 Poker Players Championship at the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP), another Poker Hall of Famer was looking for his eleventh piece of WSOP gold with a deep run in Event #41: $1,500 Big O.

Johnny Chan entered the third and final day of the Omaha event toward the bottom of the counts with 18 players remaining as the 1987 and 1988 Main Event champion hoped to finally break the three-way tie between himself, Ivey and the late Doyle Brunson in second place on the all-time bracelet list.

Sadly for poker fans sweating the $1,500 buy-in event, "The Master" was eliminated 14th place for $13,982 after a confrontation with Scott Abrams.

Read About Chan's Elimination

Tags: Doyle Brunson Johnny Chan Phil Ivey Scott Abrams

06-19-2023 18:44 UTC-7

Dinner Break

Mike Patrick

Level 9

The remaining 55 players have been sent on a 60-minute dinner break, returning at 7:43 Las Vegas time.

Upon their return, late registration for the event will be closed.

06-19-2023 18:42 UTC-7

Vitch Gets a Shove Through

Christian Zetzsche

Level 9

Pot-Limit Omaha

In the last hand of the level, Christopher Vitch raised it up from the button and Benny Glaser in the big blind asked for his stack size before he made the call.

The flop brought 3♥2♠2♣ and Glaser checked, Vitch then pushed forward his short stack and forced a fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Racener	670,000 -70,000	-70,000

Andrew Brown	584,000 81,000	81,000
Phil Hellmuth	510,000 260,000	260,000

Mike Wattel	193,000 -77,000	-77,000

Benny Glaser	190,000 -45,000	-45,000

Christopher Vitch	80,000 28,000	28,000

Tags: Christopher Vitch Benny Glaser

06-19-2023 18:40 UTC-7

Aldemir In, Yockey Out Amidst Latest Counts

Mike Patrick

Level 9

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Ivey	865,000 135,000	135,000

Viktor Blom	850,000 50,000	50,000
John Racener	740,000 164,000	164,000

Daniel Weinman	549,000 -126,000	-126,000

Koray Aldemir	455,000

Paul Volpe	370,000 80,000	80,000

Michael Noori	129,000 -442,000	-442,000

Dan Smith	110,000 60,000	60,000

Matthew Schreiber	90,000 -10,000	-10,000

Bryce Yockey	Busted