Event #46: $50,000 Poker Players' Championship Day 1 | 2014 World Series of Poker

06-22-2014 23:01 UTC-7

Baranov Becomes the Second Elimination of the Day

Chad Holloway

Level 4

Pot-Limit Omaha

We missed the elimination of 2013 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event runner-up Sergii Baranov, who qualified for this tournament yesterday via a satellite, but Brian Hastings was kind enough to fill us in on the details.

As he told it, Baranov was squaring off against Ismael Bojang on a flop. A raising war broke out between the two, and Baranov ended up getting his stack all in holding for top two pair. Bojang held for a wrap and a flush draw.

The turn was a blank, which was good for Baranov, but then the dealer burned and put out an on the river. Bojang rivered Broadway, and that was enough to send Baranov to the rail (he was the second elimination of the day behind Vanessa Selbst).

Player	Chips	Progress
Ismael Bojang	210,000 88,400	88,400

Sergii Baranov	Busted

Tags: Sergii Baranov Ismael Bojang

06-22-2014 23:02 UTC-7

Chip Counts From Table 367

Happy_Freaked

Level 4

Player	Chips	Progress
Eli Elezra	275,000 50,000	50,000

Shaun Deeb	212,000 -35,000	-35,000

Marco Johnson	171,000 -1,000	-1,000

Nick Schulman	155,000 77,400	77,400

Tommy Hang	112,000 -1,000	-1,000
Melissa Burr	85,000 -32,000	-32,000

06-22-2014 23:03 UTC-7

Bach Gets There

mnuwwarah

Level 4

Stud

Andy Bloch has had plenty of success in this tournament, notching second-place and third-place finishes, along with two other cashes, but he's below the starting stack in the early goings this year.

In a recent stud pot, Talal Shakerchi bet fifth street and was called by both David Bach and Bloch. It was Bloch betting sixth street, though, after pairing up.

Shakerchi: /[4cs3dah] — folded
Bach: /
Bloch: /

Shakerchi got out of the hand, but Bach wanted to keep playing. Bloch checked the river, and Bach bet. Bloch made a frustrated motion with his hands before calling, and sure enough, he was shown for a flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Bach	173,000 -3,000	-3,000

Andy Bloch	128,000 -5,000	-5,000

Tags: Andy Bloch David Bach Talal Shakerchi

06-22-2014 23:05 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts from Table 360

Chad Holloway

Level 4

Player	Chips	Progress
David Benyamine	300,000 75,000	75,000

Erick Lindgren	154,000 44,800	44,800

Bertrand Grospellier	147,000 -3,000	-3,000

Josh Arieh	135,000 -17,000	-17,000

Mike Wattel	131,000 -11,000	-11,000

Todd Brunson	122,000 2,000	2,000

Brian Tate	50,000 -68,500	-68,500

06-22-2014 23:10 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts from Table 372

Chad Holloway

Level 4

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Rast	190,000 -40,000	-40,000

Joe Hachem	165,000 15,000	15,000

Jesse Martin	155,000 20,000	20,000

Michael Mizrachi	155,000 35,000	35,000

Philip Sternheimer	132,000 -8,000	-8,000

Elior Sion	110,000 -65,000	-65,000

Phil Ivey	106,000 7,100	7,100

06-22-2014 23:13 UTC-7

Chip Counts From Table 356

Happy_Freaked

Level 4

Player	Chips	Progress
Bruno Fitoussi	235,000 65,000	65,000
Ismael Bojang	215,000 5,000	5,000

David Oppenheim	165,000 10,000	10,000

Brian Hastings	150,000 35,000	35,000

George Danzer	130,000 -10,000	-10,000

Mike Leah	68,000 -43,300	-43,300

06-22-2014 23:18 UTC-7

Boat For Bach in Three-Way Stud Hand

Josh_Cahlik

Level 4

Stud

Bach: / /
Ausmus: / /
Song: / /

Kevin Song completed and David Bach raised. Jeremy Ausmus, in the next seat over, made it three bets to go. Song flatted and Bach four-bet the action. Ausmus capped it and both Song and Bach called.

On fourth street, Ausmus had first action with an ace showing. He fired a bet and Song called. Bach cut out a raise and both Ausmus and Song stuck around. On fifth, Ausmus still had first action and fired out a bet once more. Again, Song called, Bach raised, and both players called. Bach paired sevens on sixth, but Ausmus made eights, keeping him with the first action. This time, though, he checked his action and Song followed suit. Bach bet and both of his opponents called.

Seventh street saw action check around to Bach who put out one final bet. Ausmus called and Song went into the tank for about 45 seconds before also calling. Bach tabled for kings full of sevens, prompting both of his opponents to muck their hands.

Bach raked in the massive pot and now has roughly 230,000 in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Bach	230,000 57,000	57,000

Kevin Song	114,000 -8,000	-8,000

Jeremy Ausmus	112,000 -88,000	-88,000

Tags: David Bach Jeremy Ausmus Kevin Song

06-22-2014 23:18 UTC-7

Amundsgard Sends Shak Packing

Chad Holloway

Level 4

Pot-Limit Omaha

We saw Dan Shak packing up his things, which tends to be a sign indicative of elimination. Sure enough, a quick check at the table confirmed that he had been eliminated in the last hand of pot-limit Omaha.

As Dylan Linde explained, Sergey Rybachenko raised under the gun and Ola "Odd_Oddsen" Amundsgard called from the button. Shak then potted from the big blind, Rybachenko called, and Amundsgard repotted. Shak called all in, Rybachenko made the call, and the flop came out . Rybachenko checked and then folded to a bet from Amundsgard.

Amundsgard:
Shak:

Both Shak and Amundsgard had aces preflop, but the latter was fortunate enough to flop trips. Neither the turn nor river had a bearing on the hand, and Shak became the third player to fall here in Event #46: $50,000 Poker Players' Championship.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ola Amundsgard	160,000 160,000	160,000
Dan Shak	Busted

Tags: Dan Shak Ola Amundsgard Sergey Rybachenko

06-22-2014 23:19 UTC-7

Galfond Still Falling

mnuwwarah

Level 4

Stud

Phil Galfond had the lead on fifth street against Bryn Kenney, who called a bet despite Galfond's scary board.

Galfond: /
Kenney: /

When Kenney picked up the , he check-raised Galfond, who had been dealt . Galfond called, and he called another bet on the river.

"Aces up," Kenney said, holding up for aces and nines. Galfond quietly mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryn Kenney	126,600 6,600	6,600

Phil Galfond	64,000 -39,000	-39,000

Tags: Phil Galfond Bryn Kenney

06-22-2014 23:31 UTC-7

Eighty-Six For Heimiller

Josh_Cahlik

Level 4

2-7 Triple Draw

Action folded to Dan Heimiller on the button and he cut out a raise. Jonathan Duhamel made it three bets from the big blind and Heimiller called. Duhamel opted for one new card while Heimiller took three. Duhamel instantly fired out a bet and Heimiller tossed out a raise. Duhamel called to see the second draw.

For the second draw, Duhmael once again took one and Heimiller reduced his drawn cards to one as well. Duhmael tapped the table and Heimiller fired out a bet. Duhamel called and both players pulled one card on the final draw. Duhamel check-called one final bet and Heimiller showed . Duhamel mucked his cards and Heimiller pulled in the pot.