Elior Sion raised, Mike Leah reraised in position and Steve Billirakis called from the small blind. Sion called as well and on the first draw Billirakis took three cards while both Sion and Leah needed just one replacement card.
Billirakis checked to Sion, Leah raised and Billirakis folded right away. On the second draw the action was heads up as Sion called, and both players stood pat. Sion check-called a bet and on the third and final draw both players patted again. Sion checked to Leah who bet, Sion raised and Leah smiled as he put in the call.
Shaun Deeb and Brian Hastings each drew two on the first draw, while Eli Elezra drew one. Elezra bet and got two calls, and Deeb drew one, while Hastings drew two again and Elezra stood pat. Elezra once again bet and saw both opponents call, and draws went one, one, pat.
Everyone checked the last round, and Deeb announced a king. Elezra spread for a nine-low to take the pot.
One of the lesser-known players getting into the action in this event is Melissa Burr, but just because Burr may be a relatively unknown face to the common poker fan, it doesn't mean she lacks knowledge of these games or skill the can compete with the best of the best.
In fact, Burr has already showed great prowess here at the 2014 World Series of Poker in mixed games by earning the two largest tournament scores of her poker career. First, Burr took eighth in Event #10: $10,000 Limit Omaha Hi-Low Championship for $51,768. She followed that up with a fifth-place finish in Event #30: $1,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low for $39,181. In addition, Burr took ninth in Event #41: $1,500 Six-Handed Dealer's Choice for $9,944.
No stranger to mixed games, Burr recently sat down with PokerNews' Marty Derbyshire to discuss her poker career, how she came about playing mixed games, and emerging as a force at the 2014 WSOP. You can read the feature article by clicking here.
David "ODB" Baker drew a tough table here in the $50,000 Poker Players' Championship. He talks about it on the first break of the day as well as selling action to such a big buy-in tournament.
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 , and Linde made the call. Linde called another 30,000 on the turn, and Shak bet 35,000 when the board paired with the . 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.
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: / --fold
Vanessa Selbst: / /
Luis Velador: / /
"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 for a flush. Velador took down this pot as Selbst shook her head in disappointment.
but that was no good against Leah's 
for a nine-low to take the pot.
, and Linde made the call. Linde called another 30,000 on the 
. After a brief thinking period, Linde said he was all in, covering Shak's 44,000 more.
--fold
/ 
/ 
for a flush. Velador took down this pot as Selbst shook her head in disappointment.