2013 World Series of Poker

Event #55: The $50,000 Poker Players' Championship
Day: 3
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Event Info

2013 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k♣10♦
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

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

Day 3 Started

Day 3 Table and Seat Draw

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donpeters
TableSeatPlayerChips
3471Harry Thomas, Jr.180,900
3472Kevin Song225,700
3473--empty----
3474Jason Mercier215,800
3475Brian Tate64,700
3476Michael Glick123,200
3477Steve Sung165,400
3478Keith Gipson43,200
    
3481David Bach364,900
3482Max Pescatori166,900
3483Jean Gaspard611,000
3484Alex Kravchenko135,800
3485Stephen Chidwick281,400
3486Nick Schulman133,200
3487Artem Litvinov110,900
3488Calvin Anderson332,800
    
3491Ofir Mor132,400
3492Mike Wattel138,400
3493Shaun Deeb493,000
3494Justin Bonomo343,600
3495Adam Friedman436,600
3496Jonathan Duhamel666,100
3497Mike Gorodinsky170,600
3498Jeremy Ausmus162,600
    
3501Bill Chen151,500
3502Ben Yu155,900
3503Gary Benson247,800
3504David Benyamine729,000
3505Brian Hastings8,500
3506Tom Koral389,400
3507Scott Bohlman166,600
3508--empty----
    
3531John Juanda246,200
3532Tom McCormick88,600
3533Huck Seed309,900
3534Jason Gray70,900
3535Dan Kelly357,700
3536Mikael Thuritz120,100
3537Lamar Wilkinson280,400
3538Andrey Zaichenko63,400
    
3541Mike Leah170,000
3542Rory Mathews322,700
3543Matt Woodward183,000
3544Joe Cassidy151,100
3545Jeff Lisandro256,100
3546John Hennigan210,500
3547Jennifer Harman87,500
3548Erick Lindgren276,000
    
3551George Danzer345,000
3552Roman Yitzhaki417,000
3553Justin Smith456,000
3554David Singer129,100
3555Joe Hachem326,000
3556Alexander Kostritsyn97,900
3557Andrew Brown37,800
3558Paul Volpe330,000
    
3591Owais Ahmed159,000
3592Troy Burkholder623,000
3593Brandon Cantu286,000
3594George Lind280,100
3595Greg Mueller227,200
3596Matthew Ashton635,500
3597Bertrand Grospellier325,000
3598David Oppenheim378,000
    
3601Minh Ly378,200
3602Allen Kessler74,600
3603Richard Ashby390,000
3604Cary Katz44,100
3605Erik Sagstrom279,900
3606Doyle Brunson265,000
3607Brian Rast489,500
3608Tommy Hang400,000
    
3611Cole South86,300
3612David Chiu189,000
3613Don Nguyen528,000
3614Chris Klodnicki110,500
3615Todd Brunson114,400
3616Bryn Kenney187,600
3617Jared Bleznick227,900
3618Barry Greenstein264,100

Doyle Brunson Among 78 Players Returning for Day 3 Action

Chad Holloway
Chad Holloway
Doyle Brunson
Doyle Brunson

Welcome back to the 2013 World Series of Poker Event #55: The $50,000 Poker Players' Championship. What started with 132 players (up 24 from 2012) is now down to 78 after ten levels of play. Today, those players will return to the Tan Section in the Amazon Room for five more levels of play, and while we don't expect to hit the money at 16, we should come fairly close.

The man best position to make a run at the $1,774,089 first-place prize is David Benyamine, who bagged up the chip lead last night with 729,000. Other notables still in contention include Jonathan Duhamel (666,100), Matthew Ashton (635,500), Troy Burkholder (623,000), Jean Gaspard (600,100), Brian Rast (489,500), Shaun Deeb (453,600), Justin Bonomo (343,600), Joe Hachem (326,000), Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier (325,000), Huck Seed (309,400), Erick Lindgren (276,000) and Doyle Brunson (265,000).

This marks the first event of the summer for Brunson, a ten-time bracelet winner and Poker Hall of Famer. The veteran had stated that he would not be playing the 2013 WSOP, but apparently he couldn't resist the $50,000 Poker Players' Championship and the many prop bets he has made around it.

Brunson almost lost all of those bets late last night. He was down to just 40,000 at the start of Level 10, but by the end of it he'd increase that sixfold. That was thanks to doubles through Jennifer Harman and Cole South, with lady luck smiling on the ten-time bracelet winner on the latter double.

Rest assured we'll be keeping an eye on Brunson and all of your favorite poker players throughout the day. Day 3 will begin at at 2 p.m. PDT, which is about an hour from now. Join the PokerNews Live Reporting Team then for all the action and eliminations from another day of action here in Event #55: The $50,000 Poker Players' Championship.

Tags: Doyle Brunson

Level: 11

Triple Draw 2-7 - Limit Hold'em - Omaha-8 - blinds 3,000-6,000; limits 6,000-12,000
Razz - Stud - Stud-8 - ante 1,500; bring-in 2,000; complete 6,000; limits 6,000-12,000
No-Limit Hold'em - Pot-Limit Omaha - ante (NLHE only) 700; blinds 1,500-3,000

Kenney Scoops

[user101598]
[user101598]
Level 11

Omaha-8

Chris Klodnicki and Bryn Kenney were heads up on a flop of {2-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{a-Clubs}. Klodnicki bet, Kenney raised, and Klodnicki called. Both players knuckled when the {5-Spades} turned, and the {2-Clubs} completed the board. Klodnicki check-called a bet from Kenney.

"Full house and a live eight," Kenney said, showing {a-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}.

Klodnicki shook his head, held onto his cards for an extra 15 seconds or so, then tossed them into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
WSOP 1X Winner
220,000 32,400
Chris Klodnicki us
Chris Klodnicki
WSOP 2X Winner
50,000 -60,500

Tags: Bryn KenneyChris Klodnicki

Chen vs. Benson

Chad Holloway
Chad Holloway
Level 11

Omaha-8

Bill Chen raised to 12,000 under the gun only to have Australian Gary Benson three-bet to 18,000 from the hijack. The rest of the field folded, Chen called and it was heads-up action to the {9-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{2-Clubs} flop.

Chen check-called a bet of 6,000, the {2-Spades} turned and Chen led out for 12,000. Benson made the call and then watched Chen fire an additional 12,000 on the {3-Spades} river. Benson spent about a minute mulling over the decision and ultimately decided to lay down his hand.

Chen then flashed a {2-} and claimed, "With a low."

Player Chips Progress
Gary Benson au
Gary Benson
WSOP 1X Winner
217,000 -30,800
Bill Chen us
Bill Chen
WSOP 2X Winner
195,000 43,500

Tags: Bill ChenGary Benson

"I'm Definitely Not Winning Right Now"

Chad Holloway
Chad Holloway
Level 11

Razz

Shaun Deeb: {x-}{x-} / {2-}{2-} / Fold
Adam Friedman: {x-}{x-} / {7-}{5-}{k-}{5-} / {x-}
Mike Gorodinsky: {x-}{x-} / {3-}{6-}{j-}{q-} / {x-}

After action was brought in and Mike Gorodinsky completed, Shaun Deeb and Adam Friedman both called to see fourth street.

Gorodinsky had the lead and promptly bet, which inspired Deeb, who had paired, to fold and Friedman to call. Friedman proceeded to call bets on fifth and sixth.

"I'm definitely not winning right now," Friedman said headed into seventh. Gorodinsky ended up checking and Friedman squeezed out his last card before declaring, "Ten."

He then tabled {10-}{a-}{8-} for a 10-8-7-5-A low and the win.

Player Chips Progress
Adam Friedman us
Adam Friedman
WSOP 5X Winner
490,000 53,400
Mike Gorodinsky us
Mike Gorodinsky
WSOP 3X Winner
140,000 -30,600

Tags: Mike GorodinskyAdam FriedmanShaun Deeb

Singer Eliminated

[user101598]
[user101598]
Level 11

Razz

Roman Yitzhaki: {x-}{x-} / {7-}{4-}{a-}{10-} / {x-}
David Singer: {x-}{x-} / {2-}{10-}{7-}{8-} / {x-}

Alexander Kostritsyn brought it in with a {k-}, Yitzhaki completed, and Singer raised. The action folded back to Yitzhaki, who called. Making a better board on fourth street, Yitzhaki opted to bet out. Singer called, and then called three more bets on fifth, sixth, and seventh. Yitzhaki showed {a-}{6-}{2-} for a seventy-six, and Singer mucked.

Singer was left 8,000 chips, and busted shortly after.

Player Chips Progress
Roman Yitzhaki us
Roman Yitzhaki 		475,000 58,000
David Singer us
David Singer 		Busted

Tags: Roman YitzhakiDavid SingerAlexander Kostritsyn

Kelly Looking for More POY Points

Chad Holloway
Chad Holloway
Level 11

Pot-Limit Omaha

Lamar Wilkinson opened for 7,000 from middle position and Dan Kelly, who is in contention for the 2013 World Series of Poker Player of the Year, defended from the big blind. The {7-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{k-Spades} flop saw Kelly check-call a bet of 12,000 and then both players checked the {9-Diamonds} turn.

When the {3-Hearts} completed the board on the river, Kelly checked and Wilkinson bet 22,500. Kelly thought for about 90 seconds before making the call and Wilkinson indicated that it was a good decision. Kelly then tabled the {k-Diamonds}{5-}{3-Clubs}{a-Spades} for two pair and the win.

Player Chips Progress
Dan Kelly us
Dan Kelly 		345,000 30,000
Lamar Wilkinson us
Lamar Wilkinson
250,000 -30,400

Tags: Dan KellyLamar Wilkinson

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