2014 World Series of Poker

Event #46: $50,000 Poker Players' Championship
Day: 1
Event Info

2014 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
$1,517,767
Event Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$5,568,000
Entries
102
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0

No Showdown For Anderson

Level 2
Calvin Anderson
Calvin Anderson

2-7 Triple Draw

Calvin Anderson raised, David Chiu called from the button and Justin Smith called from the big blind. Smith and Chiu took two cards each while Anderson took one.

Smith checked to Anderson who bet and both his opponents called.

On the second draw Smith took two again, Anderson stood pat and Chiu took two as well. Anderson bet after Smith had checked, Chiu called and Smith folded.

On the final draw Anderson stood pat again, Chiu drew one and folded when Anderson bet again.

Player Chips Progress
David Chiu us
David Chiu
166,000
16,000
16,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Calvin Anderson us
Calvin Anderson
152,000
2,000
2,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Justin Smith us
Justin Smith
125,000
-25,000
-25,000

Tags: Calvin AndersonDavid ChiuJustin Smith

Glantz Over Danzer

Level 2

Limit Hold'em

George Danzer opened the cutoff and and Matt Glantz three-bet from the small blind. Daniel Negreanu folded his big blind and Danzer called. The flop came down {5-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{j-Hearts} and Glantz continued. Danzer raised the action and Glantz called to see a turn. The dealer put out the {J-Diamonds} on the turn, pairing the board. Glantz checked, Danzer bet, and Glantz called.

The {3-Spades} hit the river and Glantz check-called one final bet.

"Queen high," said Danzer, rolling over {Q-Clubs}{8-Clubs}.

Glantz showed {K-Diamonds}{10-Spades} for tens and jacks and the best hand. Glantz picked up the pot and now has about 157,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
George Danzer de
George Danzer
168,000
-17,000
-17,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Matt Glantz us
Matt Glantz
157,000
8,000
8,000

Tags: George DanzerMatt Glantz

Rast Gets Ivey to Muck

Level 2

Pot-Limit Omaha

Brian Rast opened to 1,200 on the button, and Phil Ivey defended his big blind. The two saw a {5-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{q-Clubs} flop, and Ivey check-called 1,800. Rast upped the stakes to 5,000 on the {2-Diamonds} turn, but Ivey was undeterred. On the {2-Hearts} river, the action really picked up, with Ivey check-raising to 30,000 after Rast fired 11,500. Rast took his time, thinking for awhile before tossing in a raise to 85,000. Now it was Ivey's turn to tank. After a few minutes of cutting chips, he ducked his head flicked his cards into the muck.

Rast has already claimed one win in this event, taking it down in 2011 for $1.7 million. He's off to a good start on his quest for number two.

Player Chips Progress
Brian Rast us
Brian Rast
170,000
37,200
37,200
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
102,000
-58,000
-58,000
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: Phil IveyBrian Rast

Three Players to Watch Here in the $50,000 Poker Players Championship

Level 2

The 2014 WSOP's incarnation of the $50,000 Poker Players Championship is underway, but prior to its start PokerNews put together a list of players to look out for as things get up and running. The original list, which can be viewed here, is comprised of eight players, but here we're only going to examine three of them (courtesy of Marty Derbyshire), all of whom are currently in the field.

George Danzer

If you haven't heard the name George Danzer at the 2014 WSOP already, you simply haven't been paying attention.

Danzer has two bracelet wins and has jumped out to a 300-plus point lead in the 2014 WSOP Player of the Year race. The bracelets came in the $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo and $10,000 Seven Card Razz events, games that are both a part of the Players Championship eight-game mix. Plus, Danzer placed fifth in the $10,000 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw and narrowly missed another final table finishing ninth in the $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Six Handed event.

If there's anybody that's prepared for this event, it's Danzer.

"How about George Danzer?" said 2011 $50,000 Poker Players Championship winner Brian Rast. "This is a guy that is playing well and running well. That's what you're looking for."

Calvin Anderson

With a summer that already includes a bracelet win in the $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo and final table appearances in the $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo and $10,000 H.O.R.S.E, a lot of the sharps are all over Calvin Anderson in an event like the $50k Poker Players Championship.

"Calvin Anderson is a guy who has been playing well all series," said Rast. "I played with him for a little while in the Dealers Choice. He plays all the games. That's really key: Knowing all the games."

Anderson also started the series with a deep run in the $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em Mixed-Max event and is coming off a big 2013 WSOP where he had six cashes in everything from six-handed no-limit Hold'em to 2-7 triple draw lowball.

Benjamin Yu

Benjamin Yu is not exactly a household name. But with deep runs in the $1,500 H.O.R.S.E, $10,000 H.O.R.S.E, $1,500 Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball and $1,500 Seven Card Razz event already this year, his is a name that is certainly on the radar of the mixed-game specialists here in Las Vegas.

Dating back to 2008, Yu has collected a total of 20 WSOP cashes for $268,524 and put the mixed-game world on notice in April of this year with a runner-up finish in the PokerStars European Poker Tour's H.O.R.S.E Championships at the EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo.

Tags: Ben YuCalvin AndersonGeorge Danzer

Three of a Kind For Billirakis

Level 2

Stud

Randy Ohel paused for a while before calling a bet on fourth street, but on fifth street he laughed and gave up when Steve BIllirakis kept betting.

Randy Ohel: {X-}{X-} / {A-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{K-Spades}{4-Clubs} --fold
Billirakis: {X-}{X-} / {5-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{5-Clubs}

Billirakis took down the pot and he's up a little from his starting stack.

Player Chips Progress
Steve Billirakis us
Steve Billirakis
155,000
18,000
18,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Randy Ohel us
Randy Ohel
148,000
4,000
4,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Steve BillirakisRandy Ohel

Danzer Takes One in Razz with a King Up

Level 2

Razz

This one was a fun one. Not many people would advocate staying in a hand of razz with a king showing on your board, but when you're George Danzer and you've won two gold bracelets at this year's World Series of Poker already — one in Event #18: $10,000 Seven-Card Razz Championship and the other in Event #38: $10,000 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low Championship — it would be hard to argue with you doing so.

Matt Glantz: {X-}{X-} / {6-}{9-}{5-}{2-} / {X-}
Luis Velador: {X-}{X-} / {4-}{8-}{A-}fold
Danzer: {X-}{X-} / {9-}{K-}{5-}{7-} / {X-}

Danzer was the bring-in, and then Glantz completed. Velador called, and Danzer called to take action to fourth street. On fourth, Velador led with a bet, Danzer called, and Glantz called. Then on fifth, Velador checked, which raised some eyebrows and brought about some laughs after action checked to Glantz, he bet, and Velador folded.

"Aces up?" joked Glantz to Velador, who laughed back as he tossed his cards to the muck. Danzer then called.

On sixth street, Glantz check-called a bet from Danzer before the players received their down cards on seventh street. Glantz checked, Danzer bet, and Glantz folded.

Tags: George DanzerLuis VeladorMatt Glantz

Kings For Lisandro

Level 2

Stud

We caught the action on fourth street when Jeff Lisandro bet and Jeremy Ausmus called. On fifth Lisandro bet again and Ausmus called. Sixth street gave Lisandro a pair of kings showing and a bet on that street was enough to take this pot down.

Jeremy Ausmus: {X-}{X-} / {Q-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} --fold
Jeff Lisandro: {X-}{X-} / {K-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{4-Spades}{K-Clubs}

Lisandro finished seventh in the $1,500 Limit Hold'em just a few hours ago and you can follow the conclusion of this event right here.

Player Chips Progress
Jeff Lisandro au
Jeff Lisandro
166,000
26,000
26,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Jeremy Ausmus us
Jeremy Ausmus
130,000
-7,000
-7,000
WSOP 6X Winner

Tags: Jeffrey LisandroJeremy Ausmus

A Look at the Seat Draw (Updated 19:01 PT)

Level 2
TableSeatPlayer
3591Talal Shakerchi
3592David Bach
3593Jeremy Ausmus
3594Scott Seiver
3595Kevin Song
3596Andy Bloch
3597Jeff Lisandro
   
3601Daniel Alaei
3602Scott Clements
3603John Racener
3604Chun Lei Zhou
3605Randy Ohel
3606Steve Billirakis
3607John Monnette
   
3611Dan Heimiller
3612Justin Smith
3613Jonathan Duhamel
3614Chris Bell
3615Calvin Anderson
3616Luis Velador
3617David Chiu
   
3641Matt Glantz
3642Daniel Negreanu
3643Vanessa Selbst
3644--empty--
3645Ben Yu
3646George Danzer
3647David "ODB" Baker
   
3651Don Nguyen
3652--empty--
3653Jared Bleznick
3654Bruno Fitoussi
3655Stephen Chidwick
3656Allen Kessler
3657Robert Mizrachi
   
3661Erick Lindgren
3662David Oppenheim
3663Josh Arieh
3664Brian Tate
3665David Benyamine
3666--empty--
3667Mike Wattel
   
3671Melissa Burr
3672Shaun Deeb
3673Nick Schulman
3674Tommy Hang
3675Brian Hastings
3676Eli Elezra
3677--empty--
   
3681Bill Chen
3682--empty--
3683Michael Glick
3684Mike Gorodinsky
3685Gary Benson
3686Brock Parker
3687Richard Ashby
   
3701James Obst
3702Phil Galfond
3703Bryn Kenney
3704Matthew Ashton
3705Sergii Baranov
3706Abe Mosseri
3707Paul Volpe
   
3711David Singer
3712Dylan Linde
3713Ola Amundsgard
3714Alex Luneau
3715Dan Shak
3716--empty--
3717Sergey Rybachenko
   
3721Elior Sion
3722Mike Lead
3723Brian Rast
3724Michael Mizrachi
3725--empty--
3726Phil Ivey
3727Philip Sternheimer