Event #55: The $50,000 Poker Players' Championship Day 1 | 2013 World Series of Poker

07-01-2013 00:24 UTC-7

Two Pair for Lindgren

Shamus

Level 4

Stud

By sixth street Ismael Bojang was showing and betting, while Erick Lindgren had up and was check-calling.

Seventh street was dealt, and Lindgren checked again. Bojang bet and Lindgren called.

Lindgren swiftly turned over for queens up, and Bojang mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erick Lindgren	118,000 9,000	9,000

Ismael Bojang	85,000 -15,000	-15,000

Tags: Erick Lindgren Ismael Bojang

07-01-2013 00:36 UTC-7

Smith Collects from Clements

Shamus

Level 4

2-7 Triple Draw

Scott Clements raised from the button, then Justin Smith three-bet from the small blind and when it got back to Clements he called.

On the first round, Smith drew one and Clements three. Afterwards, Smith stood pat on each of the next two draws while Clements took two cards, then one. Smith bet out after each draw, and Clements called each time.

At showdown Smith tabled , and Clements mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Smith	232,000 26,000	26,000
Scott Clements	88,000 -14,000	-14,000

Tags: Justin Smith Scott Clements

07-01-2013 00:43 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

donpeters

Level 4

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Mercier	330,000 -4,000	-4,000

Brian Rast	282,000 -3,000	-3,000

Michael Mizrachi	250,000 35,000	35,000

John Hennigan	228,000 48,000	48,000

Andy Bloch	200,000 50,000	50,000

Doyle Brunson	196,000 12,000	12,000

Phil Hellmuth	186,000 40,000	40,000

Jeff Lisandro	180,000 15,000	15,000

Allen Kessler	160,000 -5,000	-5,000

Huck Seed	160,000 -35,000	-35,000

Robert Mizrachi	146,000 58,000	58,000

Todd Brunson	138,000 3,000	3,000

Daniel Negreanu	107,000 -18,000	-18,000

Erick Lindgren	100,000 -18,000	-18,000

07-01-2013 00:45 UTC-7

Glantz Falls to Anderson

Josh_Cahlik

Level 4

Pot-Limit Omaha

In 2012 this event only saw one elimination on the first day of play. That number has already been beaten here in 2013 as the second player of the day has fallen.

We arrived at the table just as the cards were being tabled while the flop read . After a series of raises, Matt Glantz was all in and at risk against Calvin Anderson.

Anderson;
Glantz:

Glantz was drawing big but suddenly realized that his spade outs were covered by Anderson's ace-high draw. The turn brought the and the finished off the board causing Glantz to miss everything and eliminate him from play. He moved his chips across the table, graciously said "good game," and left the tournament area. Anderson dragged in the pot and now sits on about 220,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Calvin Anderson	220,000

Matt Glantz	Busted

Tags: Calvin Anderson Matt Glantz

07-01-2013 00:49 UTC-7

Ivey's 86 Is Good

donpeters

Level 4

2-7 Triple Draw

Brandon Cantu, Scott Seiver and Phil Ivey capped the action before the first draw to build a juicy pot for this one. On the first draw, Cantu took two, Seiver took one, and Ivey took one. Cantu and Seiver then checked, Ivey bet, Cantu called, Seiver raised, and Ivey and Cantu called.

For the second draw, Cantu drew two, Seiver stood pat, and Ivey took one. Cantu then checked, Seiver bet, Ivey called, and Cantu raised. Seiver called, and Ivey called.

For the final draw, Cantu and Seiver stood pat while Ivey took one. Then, Cantu led with a bet, Seiver called, and Ivey over-called.

Cantu mucked his hand, not opting to show at all, and Seiver shot a look over to Ivey. Ivey tabled the , and Seiver mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Seiver	128,000 -1,000	-1,000

Phil Ivey	115,000 25,000	25,000

Brandon Cantu	105,000

Tags: Brandon Cantu Phil Ivey Scott Seiver

07-01-2013 00:54 UTC-7

Hold'em Hand to Harman

Shamus

Level 4

No-Limit Hold'em

A middle-position raise to 1,500 by Shawn Buchanan earned a couple of callers, including Jennifer Harman in the big blind. The flop came . It checked to Buchanan who bet 3,500, and only Harman called. Both players then checked the turn.

The river brought the . Harman sat quietly for a moment, then tossed out a bet of 6,000. Buchanan thought about 15 seconds, then let his hand go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shawn Buchanan	158,000 -17,000	-17,000

Jennifer Harman	138,000 12,000	12,000

Tags: Jennifer Harman Shawn Buchanan

07-01-2013 00:57 UTC-7

It's Break Time

Josh_Cahlik

Level 4

Players are now on their final 15-minute break of the evening.

07-01-2013 01:12 UTC-7

VIDEO: Barry Greenstein Only Follows Asian Women

[user144624]

Level 4

While it's break, check out an interview Kristy Arnett did with Barry Greenstein on break of this event. He gets a little sidetracked at first, but also informs us how he's doing in this event.

https://www.pokernews.com/video/wsop-2013-barry-greenstein-only-follows-asian-women-7992.htm

Tags: kristy arnett wsop world series of poker 2013 english wsop 2013 rio las vegas interview barry greenstein

Level: 5

Triple Draw 2-7 - Limit Hold'em - Omaha-8 - blinds 800-1,500; limits 1,500-3,000
Razz - Stud - Stud-8 - ante 300; bring-in 500; complete 1,500; limits 1,500-3,000
No-Limit Hold'em - Pot-Limit Omaha - ante (NLHE only) 200; blinds 400-800

07-01-2013 01:24 UTC-7

Brunson Adds More

Shamus

Level 5

Stud

Doyle Brunson has been steadily adding to his stack all evening, and he just claimed a few more chips in a hand of seven-card stud.

Buchanan: () / — FOLDED
Harman: () / — FOLDED
Brunson: () / — WIN

On fourth street three players were vying for the pot — Jennifer Harman, Doyle Brunson, and Shawn Buchanan. Harman bet, Buchanan called, Brunson raised, and both Harman and Buchanan called.

On fifth Harman bet again, and Buchanan folded. Brunson raised, however, and after thinking it over Harman decided to let her hand go.