Jungleman Attempts to Terminate PPC Field for 3rd Straight Year; Moneymaker Jumps In
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Dan "Jungleman" Cates, dressed in full Terminator costume, has begun his mission to three-peat in one of the most prestigious World Series of Poker (WSOP) events — the $50,000 buy-in Poker Players Championship.
In 2021, Cates defeated Ryan Leng heads-up for his first bracelet thanks in large part to a questionable fold from his opponent late in the game. Last year, he backed up his repeat prediction and took it down for the second straight year.
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The two major victories gave Cates a combined $2.4 million in earnings. He only has four career WSOP cashes and has always been more of a cash game and online poker player. Later this week, however, he could become a three-time bracelet winner and also join Michael Mizrachi as the only three-time Poker Players Championship champions.
Brian Rast, who like Mizrachi is a Poker Hall of Fame candidate this year, is also seeking his third PPC title.
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It Was Almost Hasta La Vista, Jungleman
When the 2023 Poker Players Championship kicked off at around 2:15 p.m. PT on Sunday, Cates made his presence known. PokerNews captured a quick video of the Arnold Schwarzenegger wannabe in action.
Daniel Cates @junglemandan is BACK to take on the $50,000 Poker Players Championship. https://t.co/3MbM1MDEpD
— PokerNews (@PokerNews)
Early on, things didn't go Jungleman's way. He was quickly down around half his 300,000-chip starting stack, but would battle back and get to within striking distance of where he began Day 1. At the time of publishing, Cates had about 200,000. The Poker Players Championship, a multi-game tournament, is a five-day grind. Early chip leads and deficits aren't all that significant.
Chris Moneymaker is in the House
Twenty years after winning the WSOP Main Event, Chris Moneymaker has made a surprise appearance in the PPC. The Poker Hall of Famer has just nine cashes at the World Series of Poker since his $2.5 million world championship win in 2003.
On Day 1, he battled against some of the top players in the game today and put up a strong fight. When this article was published, he was a bit above his starting stack after having dropped below 250,000 earlier in the session.
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- 1 Here's the Full Schedule for 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP); Win Main Event for Life!
- 2 Reigning Main Event Champion Espen Jorstad Eyes "Crazy Summer"; Plans to Play Full 2023 WSOP Schedule
- 3 6 Las Vegas Facts That Sound False But Are Actually True!
- 4 How to Decide Which WSOP Tournament(s) to Play
- 5 Registration for 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) is Now Open
- 6 How to Stay Healthy in Las Vegas During the WSOP
- 7 WSOP Main Event Champions 2015-17: McKeehen, Nguyen, Blumstein
- 8 PokerGO's 2023 WSOP Live-stream Schedule Covers Biggest Events and More
- 9 2023 Main Event Maynia Could Be Your Best Chance of Playing at the WSOP
- 10 A Look at the 2023 WSOP Online Bracelet Schedule – How to Deposit
- 11 Five Reasons Winning Poker Players Lose Money at the WSOP
- 12 Interview: Vice President Jack Effel Looks Ahead to 2023 WSOP
- 13 World Series of Poker Addresses Solver Concerns, Clarifies RTA Policy
- 14 Negreanu, Deeb Again Highest Valued WSOP $25K Fantasy Draft Picks
- 15 PokerNews Staff 2023 WSOP Predictions – Will Ivey Play? Hellmuth vs. Negreanu?
- 16 Let the Games Begin: 2023 World Series of Poker Officially Underway
- 17 WNBA Champion Kelsey Plum Kicks Off WSOP Mystery Millions
- 18 5 Poker Tax Facts to Remember Heading into the 2023 WSOP
- 19 Introducing The Chad & Jesse Poker Show; Two Episodes a Week During 2023 WSOP
- 20 PokerNews Podcast: Catching Up w/ WSOP Executive Director Ty Stewart
- 21 Negreanu or Hellmuth — Who Will Have the Best 2023 WSOP?
- 22 Some of the Best Poker Players Who Haven't Won a WSOP Bracelet
- 23 Quads, Runner-Runner & Other Crazy Hands From the WSOP $25,000 High Roller
- 24 2023 WSOP Featured Females: Maria Konnikova & Kristen Foxen Making Runs
- 25 Phil Ivey, Doug Polk in Action at Epic WSOP $25k Heads-Up Tournament
- 26 Five Tournaments Fans Don't Want to Miss at the 2023 World Series of Poker
- 27 Five Reasons Winning Poker Players Lose Money at the WSOP
- 28 We Asked ChatGPT to Predict the WSOP $25K Heads Up Championship
- 29 Doug Polk Headlines the Final Four in WSOP $25K Heads Up Championship
- 30 Two $1,000,000 Prizes Pulled in WSOP Mystery Millions
- 31 Andrews Suffers Brutal Beat on $5K Freezeout Bubble; Hellmuth Deep in $600 Deepstack
- 32 The Two Failed Bluffs in One Week that Cost Doug Polk $700k
- 33 2023 Poker Hall of Fame Nominations Open; Rast, Scheinberg, Savage Frontrunners?
- 34 Badugi Primer - Get Ready for A Brand New WSOP Tournament
- 35 2023 Poker Hall of Fame Nominations Open; Rast, Scheinberg, Savage Frontrunners?
- 36 Estes Nabs Second WSOP MI Online Bracelet; Kershaw Victorious in First PA Event
- 37 Steve "Cuz" Buckner & Lon McEachern Recent Guests on The Chad & Jesse Poker Show
- 38 Is Today the Day Isaac Haxton Finally Wins His First WSOP Bracelet?
- 39 Hitting the Nuts: Man & Woman Discuss Infamous 2023 WSOP Low Blow
- 40 Sarah Herzali Comes Up Shy of Being First Female Bracelet Winner of 2023 WSOP
- 41 A Look Inside Phil Hellmuth's WSOP Break Room: How Does He Fit on that Couch?
- 42 Scotty Nguyen Recovering From Surgery, Will Miss First Half of WSOP
- 43 Man of the People: How Daniel Negreanu Bagged Top 4 Stack on $300 Gladiator Day 1a
- 44 PN Podcast: Poker Hall of Famer Jack McClelland Shares Stories About Doyle Brunson & Stu Ungar
- 45 Poker Player Spikes Quads on River to Escape WSOP $50K Bubble
- 46 2023 WSOP Hands of the Week: Polk's Miracle Two Outer; Accidental Exposure Saves Tull from Bubble
- 47 Phil Galfond Offers Poker Hall of Fame Pick; Says Two Should Be Inducted Per Year
- 48 Poker Boom 2.0? WSOP Attendance Crushing Last Year's Turnout
- 49 Stanley Cup Champs! Vegas Poker Community Reacts to Golden Knights' Win
- 50 Erik Seidel on Verge of Joining Poker's Most Exclusive Club: 10 WSOP Bracelets
- 51 WSOP Player of the Week: Josh Arieh Makes Poker Hall of Fame Case
- 52 Next Fedor? This German 22-Year-Old is Taking the 2023 WSOP by Sturm
- 53 Daniel Negreanu Quietly Having Success in Large Field Events at 2023 WSOP
- 54 Mike "BrockLesnar" Holtz Running Away with WSOP.com Player of the Year
- 55 Jennifer Harman Remembers Doyle: "He Was Like a Marshmallow Puppy Dog to Me"
- 56 Aces, Kings, Kings, and Queens - You Won't Believe this Epic 2023 WSOP Hand
- 57 Jason Koon's Stack Pulled from WSOP $250K Super High Roller as Wife Enters Labor
- 58 Meet The WSOP App Thrill Team
- 59 TripAdvisor’s Top 10 Things To Do In Las Vegas During The 2023 WSOP
- 60 Phil Ivey Bubbles the 2023 WSOP $250,000 Super High Roller
- 61 Unknown Poker Player in Town for Father's Day Randomly Enters WSOP $250K
- 62 2023 WSOP Hands of the Week: Negreanu Knows All The Angles, a Quads Counterfeit
- 63 Jungleman Attempts to Terminate PPC Field for 3rd Straight Year; Moneymaker Jumps In
- 64 Ivey Puts Life on Line in Level 5 of $50,000 PPC in Massive PLO Pot – Did He Win?
- 65 "Bucket List Event": Moneymaker Makes WSOP $50k Poker Players Championship Debut
- 66 Kabrhel Denies Cheating Allegations, Threatens to Sue Robl
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- 68 No 11th Bracelet As Johnny Chan Falls in 14th in WSOP $1,500 Big O
- 69 Win Your Way Into 2023 WSOP Main Event with 112 Seat Sprint on WSOP.com
- 70 The Muck: Should Poker Community Ban Martin Kabrhel?
- 71 Phil Ivey Closing in on 11th Bracelet; Rast Playing for the Poker Hall of Fame?
- 72 Horseshoe to Host Doyle Brunson Celebration of Life Memorial July 2
- 73 Familiar Faces Among 2023 Poker Hall of Fame Nominations
- 74 Negreanu Proposes Changes to the Poker Hall of Fame Induction Process
- 75 No-Limit Hold'em Crushers Driving WSOP $25K Fantasy Draft Top Team
- 76 2023 WSOP Featured Females: Women in Full Force in Tag Team Event
- 77 World Series of Poker 2023: Read Phil Ivey's Top WSOP Tips
- 78 Poker Hall of Famer Billy Baxter Eyes Up First Bracelet in 21 Years
- 79 Revealing the Hand: 5 Common Tells You Can Spot at the WSOP
- 80 2023 WSOP Hands of the Week: Royal Flush Over Quads; KK < KK & 4-of-a-Kind for Seidel
- 81 "Barstool Nate" Shares His Wild Adventure Getting to the 2023 WSOP One Month Late
- 82 Remembering Doyle Brunson's Final WSOP Cash in 2018, a Near Bracelet Win
- 83 2023 WSOP Featured Females: Who Will Win the Largest Ladies Event In Poker History?
- 84 Upcoming WSOP Circuit Schedule is Out; $1 Million Freeroll Returns
- 85 PN Podcast: GGPoker Ambassador Daniel Negreanu Talks 2023 WSOP & Poker Hall of Fame
- 86 The Smoking Petition: How Tom McEvoy Helped the WSOP Become Smoke Free
- 87 2023 WSOP Hands of the Week: Poker Player Learns Lesson for Premature Celebration
- 88 Hellmuth, Negreanu Pay Tribute to Doyle Brunson at 2023 WSOP
- 89 Silicon Valley's Chamath Palihapitiya Returns to the WSOP After a Decade
- 90 Admitted Poker Cheater Ali Imsirovic Enters WSOP $1,500 Shootout Event
- 91 Six-Time Bracelet Winner Brian Rast Voted Into Poker Hall of Fame
- 92 Lexy Gavin-Mather Is One of the 2023 WSOP's Most Prolific Vloggers
- 93 PN Podcast: Final Show from the 2023 WSOP w/ Guests Brian Rast & Phil Hellmuth
- 94 How Much Money Players at 2023 WSOP Main Event Final Table Really Made
- 95 Mike Holtz Nabs WSOP Cashes Record While Ian Matakis is POY
- 96 The Complete Overview of the 2023 NV/NJ WSOP Online Bracelet Events
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