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

Song That Never Ends

Level 2

No-Limit Hold'em

On a flop of {2-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{5-Clubs}, Talal Shakerchi checked over to Jeremy Ausmus. Ausmus bet 3,500, Kevin Song called, and Andy Bloch folded the button. Shakerchi followed suit with a fold, leaving Ausmus and Song heads up to fourth street.

The turn was the {9-Spades} and Ausmus slowed with a check. Song took the lead to the tune of 5,000. Ausmus stayed the course and the {5-Diamonds} paired the board on the river. Ausmus checked and Song fired a final bet of 10,000. Ausmus flicked out a call but mucked his cards after seeing Song's {6-Spades}{4-Spades} for a flopped straight.

Song pulled in the pot and now has 168,000 in chips while Ausmus has dropped to 137,000.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin Song us
Kevin Song
WSOP 1X Winner
168,000 18,000
Jeremy Ausmus us
Jeremy Ausmus
WSOP 6X Winner
137,000 -24,000

A Boat For Ivey

Level 2

Omaha 8

Elior Sion raised and Phil Ivey called from the big blind. The flop brought out {6-Spades}{3-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} and Ivey check-called a bet from Sion. On the turn the {7-Diamonds} popped up and Ivey check-called another bet. The river brought the {7-Spades} and now Ivey lead out and Sion called.

Ivey tabled {10-Spades}{7-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} for a full house and he took this pot down.

Player Chips Progress
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
160,000 12,300
Elior Sion gb
Elior Sion
WSOP 2X Winner
105,000 -51,000

Tags: Phil IveyElior Sion

Burr-n Notice

Level 2

Stud

Burr: {x-}{x-} / {6-Spades}{j-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{6-Hearts} / {x-}
Duhamel: {x-}{x-} / {Q-Clubs}{9-Spades}{J-Clubs}{10-Spades} / {x-}
Hang: {x-}{x-} / {8-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{7-Spades}{4-Clubs} --fold

We picked up with the action on fourth street in time to see Tommy Hang fire out a bet with eight-seven of hearts showing. Jonathan Duhamel called to see fifth and Melissa Burr came along as well. Hang paired his sevens on fifth and continued out with a bet. Both of his opponents called.

Sixth street saw Burr pair her sixes, but Hang still had the lead with sevens showing. He checked, Duhmael led out, Burr called, and Hang ultimately opted to release his hand.

Burr's sixes gave her the first action on seventh and she checked. Duhmael knuckled the table back. Burr showed {A-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}{K-Spades} for Broadway. Duhamel tossed his cards into the muck and Burr took down the pot. She now has 142,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Tommy Hang us
Tommy Hang
145,000 -5,000
Melissa Burr us
Melissa Burr
142,000 12,000
Jonathan Duhamel ca
Jonathan Duhamel
WSOP 3X Winner
137,500 -12,500

Tags: Jonathan DuhamelMelissa BurrTommy Hang

Lisandro Tries a Bluff

Level 2

2-7 Triple Draw

After the last draw, Jeff Lisandro checked to Jeremy Ausmus, who bet. Lisandro raised, and Ausmus thought briefly before putting in a call. Lisandro knuckled the table, indicating he couldn't win, and placed two eights on the felt. Ausmus showed {8-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{2-Spades} for an eight-seven to take the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Jeremy Ausmus us
Jeremy Ausmus
WSOP 6X Winner
161,000 10,500
Jeff Lisandro au
Jeff Lisandro
WSOP 6X Winner
140,000 -10,000

Tags: Jeffrey LisandroJeremy Ausmus

Can One of These Men Become the First Player to Make the $50K Final Table Three Times?

Level 2

Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi is the only player to win the Chip Reese Trophy twice, but eight other players have final tabled this event multiple times. Here are those players and their results:

PlayerFinal TablesFinishing PositionsYearsFT Earnings
Michael Mizrachi21st and 1st2010, 2012$3,010,573
John Hanson23rd and 2nd2007, 2009$1,641,679
Andy Bloch22nd and 3rd2006, 2012$1,591,383
Bruno Fitoussi22nd and 8th2007, 2012$1,448,599
Minh Ly23rd and 6th2011, 2013$975,593
Matt Glantz24th and 5th2008, 2011$945,070
David Singer26th and 6th2006, 2007$749,280
Barry Greenstein27th and 6th2007, 2008$614,496
Huck Seed27th and 5th2008, 2009$560,769

Of those listed, Mizrachi, Bloch, Fitoussi, Glantz, and Singer are currently in the field.

"That's Stud in a Nutshell"

Level 2

Stud

We caught the action on fourth street when Daniel Negreanu bet and both Vanessa Selbst and Luis Velador made the call. On fifth Selbst bet out, Velador called and Negreanu tanked for a bit before folding. On sixth street Selbst bet again, Velador called. On seventh street Selbst bet and Velador looked at his cards for a while before raising it up.

Daniel Negreanu: {X-}{X-} / {4-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{J-Spades} --fold
Vanessa Selbst: {X-}{X-} / {2-Spades}{7-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}{A-Hearts} / {X-}
Luis Velador: {X-}{X-} / {4-Clubs}{8-Spades}{7-Hearts}{2-Clubs} / {X-}

"That's stud in a nutshell," Selbst mumbled, as she contemplated her next move after getting raised on seventh street.

As Selbst ultimately threw in the call she said, "Your straight is good."

Velador however had an even stronger hand and tabled {A-Clubs}{J-Clubs}{6-Clubs} for a flush. Velador took down this pot as Selbst shook her head in disappointment.

Player Chips Progress
Luis Velador mx
Luis Velador
WSOP 2X Winner
160,000 10,000
Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
WSOP 3X Winner
140,000 -8,000

Tags: Daniel NegreanuVanessa SelbstLuis Velador

Shak Tank-Folds

Level 2
Dan Shak, pictured in a different event.
Dan Shak, pictured in a different event.

No-Limit Hold'em

We found Dan Shak betting 20,000 out of the big blind in a large pot that appeared have had multiple raises in preflop against Dylan Linde in the cutoff. The flop had come {k-Spades}{7-Hearts}{10-Spades}, and Linde made the call. Linde called another 30,000 on the {5-Diamonds} turn, and Shak bet 35,000 when the board paired with the {k-Hearts}. After a brief thinking period, Linde said he was all in, covering Shak's 44,000 more.

"So sick," Shak said. "You either have the other two aces, ace-king, or quads."

He continued tanking, muttering to himself about Linde's possible holdings. He put his head in his hands, covering his face, and finally, after about four minutes, he slid his cards to the dealer.

Player Chips Progress
Dylan Linde us
Dylan Linde
WSOP 1X Winner
228,500 78,500
Dan Shak us
Dan Shak
44,000 -106,000

Tags: Dan ShakDylan Linde