Event 45: $50,000 Poker Players Championship Day 3 | 2012 World Series of Poker

06-26-2012 17:18 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
John Hennigan	855,000 10,000	10,000

Daniel Alaei	560,000 20,000	20,000

Joe Cassidy	430,000 75,000	75,000

Phil Ivey	270,000 20,000	20,000

George Danzer	230,000 35,000	35,000

Alexander Kravchenko	215,000 5,000	5,000

Michael Glick	155,000 90,000	90,000

Updated Table Draw - 40 Players Remaining

Mickey Doft

Level 12

Table	Seat	Name
445	1	Matt Glantz
445	2	David Chiu
445	3	Brett Richey
445	4	Michael Mizrachi
445	5	Patrik Antonius
445	6	Abe Mosseri
445	7	Jeff Lisandro
445	8	David Oppenheim

446	1	Doyle Brunson
446	2	Chris Klodnicki
446	3	Jon Spinks
446	4	Stephen Chidwick
446	5	Roland Israelashvili
446	6	Robert Mizrachi
446	7	Andy Bloch
446	8	Mike Wattel

447	1	Viktor Blom
447	2	Huck Seed
447	3	Justin Smith
447	4	David Baker
447	5	John Monnette
447	6	Ali Eslami
447	7	Michael Binger
447	8	Qushqar Morad

448	1	Luke Schwartz
448	2	Antony Lellouche
448	3	Phil Hellmuth
448	4	Brian Rast
448	5	Bill Chen
448	6	Lyle Berman
448	7	Ben Yu
448	8	Dan Shak

449	1	Alexander Kravchenko
449	2	George Danzer
449	3	Michael Glick
449	4	Joe Cassidy
449	5	Daniel Alaei
449	6	Phil Ivey
449	7	John Hennigan
449	8	Bruno Fitoussi

06-26-2012 17:25 UTC-7

Schwartz's Spot On

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Remko Rinkema

No-Limit Hold'em

Bill Chen raised under the gun to 8,500, and the action was folded to Luke Schwartz who was on the button. He put in a three-bet to 25,000, and both blinds released.

"Make it 60,000," Chen said after he had enquired how much Schwartz was playing.

"Your ace-king is good," Schwartz said, as he snap-folded his {A-Hearts} {Q-Spades} face up. Chen cracked a smile and showed his {A-Spades} {K-Hearts} .

"You would've like a four-bet there wouldn't you!" Schwartz snapped back at Chen who raked in the pot. Despite this loss Schwartz is still up a bunch since he lost that pot in Pot-Limit Omaha earlier to John Monnette.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bill Chen	440,000 105,000	105,000

Luke Schwartz	330,000 190,000	190,000

Tags: Bill Chen Luke Schwartz

06-26-2012 17:28 UTC-7

Aces for Danzer

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Donnie Peters

Fitoussi's smile may be gone after this last pot

No-Limit Hold'em

From early position, George Danzer raised to 8,000. Bruno Fitoussi called from the big blind and the flop came down {K-Hearts} {J-Clubs} {4-Hearts} . Fitoussi checked and Danzer bet 14,000. Fitoussi made the call.

The turn was the {Q-Clubs} and both players checked to see the {3-Hearts} land on the river. Fitoussi bet 25,000 and Danzer quickly called.

Fitoussi showed the {K-Spades} {7-Clubs} for top pair of kings with a seven kicker. Danzer showed a better {A-Diamonds} {A-Hearts} for a pair of aces and won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bruno Fitoussi	802,500 97,500	97,500
George Danzer	300,000 70,000	70,000

Tags: George Danzer Bruno Fitoussi

06-26-2012 17:30 UTC-7

Tens Are Good for Schwartz

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Donnie Peters

Stud

Lyle Berman	/ /
Luke Schwartz	/ /

Lyle Berman completed the bet on third and Luke Schwartz made the call. On fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh, Berman led the betting and Schwartz called down.

At the showdown, Schwartz showed the {A-Clubs} {10-Spades} {10-Hearts} for a pair of tens. Berman mucked and Schwartz won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luke Schwartz	490,000 160,000	160,000

Lyle Berman	347,000 37,000	37,000

Tags: Luke Schwartz Lyle Berman

06-26-2012 17:31 UTC-7

Schwartz Gets Value From Lellouche

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Remko Rinkema

No-Limit Hold'em

Lyle Berman raised under the gun to 9,000 and Luke Schwartz called from the cutoff. Antony Lellouche was on the button, and he made the call as well.

The flop came down {7-Hearts} {8-Diamonds} {9-Spades} and Berman checked to Schwartz who quickly bet 17,000. Lellouche called and Berman laid it down.

The turn was the {3-Diamonds} and both players checked. The river was the {a-Diamonds} and Schwartz fired out 40,000. Lellouche called pretty quickly and got shown {A-Clubs} {K-Spades} . Lellouche mucked and Schwartz raked another pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luke Schwartz	405,000 75,000	75,000

Antony Lellouche	375,000 66,000	66,000

Tags: Luke Schwartz Lyle Berman Antony Lellouche

06-26-2012 17:31 UTC-7

Table 446 Chip Counts

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Mickey Doft

Player	Chips	Progress
Andy Bloch	845,000 75,000	75,000

Robert Mizrachi	525,000 92,000	92,000
Mike Wattel	465,000 40,000	40,000

Chris Klodnicki	420,000 205,000	205,000

Stephen Chidwick	395,000 75,000	75,000

Jon Spinks	300,000 50,000	50,000
Roland Israelashvili	195,000 10,000	10,000

Doyle Brunson	90,000 140,000	140,000

06-26-2012 17:40 UTC-7

Table 447 Chip Counts

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Mickey Doft

Player	Chips	Progress
Viktor Blom	730,000 5,000	5,000

John Monnette	660,000 25,000	25,000

Justin Smith	260,000 130,000	130,000
Huck Seed	160,000 79,500	79,500

Michael Binger	155,000 27,000	27,000
Qushqar Morad	105,000 55,000	55,000
David ODB Baker	90,000 156,900	156,900
Ali Eslami	68,000 149,500	149,500

06-26-2012 17:44 UTC-7

Binger Takes Out Morad

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Remko Rinkema

No-Limit Hold'em

Qushqar Morad has just been eliminated by Michael Binger. Binger raised it up from early position to 12,000 and Morad moved all in for his final 104,000 chips. Binger called and the following showdown went down.

Michael Binger
Qushqar Morad

The board ran out {10-Spades} {9-Hearts} {7-Hearts} {5-Clubs} {6-Hearts} , and Morad got eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Binger	292,000 137,000	137,000
Qushqar Morad	Busted

Tags: Michael Binger Qushqar Morad

06-26-2012 17:45 UTC-7

Richey Crippled

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Remko Rinkema

Stud

Brett Richey	/ /
Patrik Antonius	/ /
Jeff Lisandro	/ /
David Oppenheim	/ /

On sixth street Patrik Antonius bet and all three his opponents called. On seventh street Antonius bet once more and Jeff Lisandro called. David Oppenheim tank-called as well, and Brett Richey folded his cards. Antonius turned over {Q-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds} and Oppenheim showed {10-Diamonds} {6-Diamonds} {2-Diamonds} for a flush. He took down the pot while Richey is crippled.