2013 World Series of Poker

Event #55: The $50,000 Poker Players' Championship
Day: 5
Event Info

2013 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k10
Prize
$1,774,089
Event Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$6,336,000
Entries
132
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0

Ly Takes a Severe Hit to his Stack

Level 22
Minh Ly in the danger zone
Minh Ly in the danger zone

No-Limit Hold'em

Hand #30: David Benyamine raised to 95,000 from under the gun, George Danzer called on the button, and Minh Ly called in the small blind. The flop fell {k-Spades}{3-Hearts}{q-Spades}, Ly led out for 150,000, and only Benyamine called. The turn was the {2-Diamonds}, Ly fired out another 250,000, and Benyamine called.

The {10-Diamonds} completed the board, Ly bet 550,000, and Benyamine called. Ly showed {k-Hearts}{10-Hearts} for two piar, but Benyamine had a better two pair with {k-Clubs}{q-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
David Benyamine fr
David Benyamine
WSOP 1X Winner
3,600,000 1,300,000
Minh Ly us
Minh Ly
620,000 -1,295,000

Tags: Minh LyGeorge DanzerDavid Benyamine

Wattel Getting Shorter

Level 22

2-7 Triple Draw

Hand #27: David Benyamine raised in the cutoff, Mike Wattel called in the big blind, and both players drew two. Wattel led out, Benyamine called, and Wattel dished one card. Benyamine stood pat, Wattel check-raised Benyamine, and Benyamine called.

Both players stood pat on the final draw, and Benyamine called a bet from Wattel.

"Nine," Wattel announced.

Benyamine fanned {8-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} for a rough eight, winning the pot.

Player Chips Progress
David Benyamine fr
David Benyamine
WSOP 1X Winner
2,300,000 630,000
Mike Wattel us
Mike Wattel
WSOP 2X Winner
630,000 -820,000

Tags: David BenyamineMike Wattel

Danzer Gives It Up to Wattel

Level 22

2-7 Triple Draw

Hand #25: Mike Wattel raised to 160,000 and George Danzer called from the hijack. After the rest of the field folded, both players drew two and then Wattel bet 80,000. Danzer called and then drew two after Wattel drew one.

Wattel bet for a second time and it did the trick as Danzer sent his cards to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
George Danzer de
George Danzer
3,400,000 -500,000
Mike Wattel us
Mike Wattel
WSOP 2X Winner
1,450,000 505,000

Tags: George DanzerMike Wattel

Level: 22

Triple Draw 2-7 - Limit Hold'em - Omaha-8 - blinds 40,000-80,000; limits 80,000-160,000<br />
Razz - Stud - Stud-8 - ante 20,000; bring-in 20,000; complete 80,000; limits 80,000-160,000<br />
No-Limit Hold'em - Pot-Limit Omaha - ante (NLHE only) 10,000; blinds 20,000-40,000

Danzer is Number One

Level 21
George Danzer
George Danzer

2-7 Triple Draw

Hand #22: George Danzer raised out of the small blind, Minh Ly called in the big blind, Danzer drew one and Ly drew two. Ly called a bet.

On the second draw, both players took the same amount of cards, and Ly called another bet.

Danzer drew one last card, Ly stood pat, and Danzer bet a third and final time. Ly called, then mucked when Danzer fanned {7-}{5-}{4-}{3-}{2-} for number one.

The players are now on a 20-minute break, and we will provide you with full counts shortly.

Tags: George DanzerMinh Ly

PokerNews Podcast Episode #168: Private Public Cash Games feat. Greg Merson

Level 21
Greg Merson
Greg Merson

2012 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Greg Merson joins the PokerNews Podcast to talk about the controversial tweet he released on Tuesday regarding private public cash games at Aria, and respond to criticism regarding the language of the tweet. Merson also discusses Macau, the potential return of online poker to New Jersey, and his friend Tony "End Boss" Gregg's win in the $111,111 One Drop High Roller.

You can subscribe to the PokerNews Podcast on iTunes here.

Tags: Greg MersonPokerNews Podcast

Johnny World Makes a Flush

Level 21

Stud 8

Don Nguyen: {x-}{x-} / {3-Spades}{9-Diamonds} Fold
John Hennigan: {x-}{x-} / {k-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{j-Hearts} . {x-}
David Benyamine: {x-}{x-} / {8-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{10-Spades} / {x-}
Matthew Ashton: {x-}{x-} / {7-Hearts}{6-Spades}{k-Spades} Fold

Don Nguyen brought it in and John Hennigan completed. David Benyamine called, as did Matthew Ashton, and the Nguyen put in the additional chips to make it four-way action to fourth street. Benyamine paired eights and bet, which inspired Ashton to called, Nguyen to fold and Hennigan to call.

Benyamine and Ashton then checked fifth and Hennigan fired out a bet. Benyamine called and Ashton folded.

Benyamine then check-called bets on both sixth and seventh only to muck when Hennigan tabled the {a-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{k-Clubs} for a flush.

Tags: David BenyamineDon NguyenMatthew AshtonJohn Hennigan

Beyamine Gives It Up on Sixth

Level 21

Stud 8

Hand #13:

David Benyamine: {x-}{x-} / {2-Spades}{3-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} Fold
Don Nguyen: {x-}{x-} / {5-Clubs}{a-Spades}{j-Hearts}{4-Hearts}
John Hennigan: {x-}{x-} / {7-Spades}{q-Spades} Fold

After David Benyamine brought it in, Don Nguyen completed with the {5-Clubs} and John Hennigan raised with the {7-Spades}. Benyamine called, as did Nguyen, and three players went to fourth street. Nguyen took the lead by catching an ace and quickly fired out a bet. Hennigan folded and Benyamine, who had caught the {3-Clubs}, made the call.

Benyamine then called a bet on fifth before folding to one on sixth.

Player Chips Progress
Don Nguyen us
Don Nguyen
5,900,000 707,000
David Benyamine fr
David Benyamine
WSOP 1X Winner
2,260,000 -374,000
John Hennigan us
John Hennigan
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
1,300,000 -112,000

Tags: David BenyamineDon NguyenJohn Hennigan