Event #46: $50,000 Poker Players' Championship Day 4 | 2014 World Series of Poker

06-25-2014 17:54 UTC-7

Brock Busts

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Level 17

Razz

Jonathan Duhamel: / /
Brock Parker: / /

Todd Brunson brought it in with a , Frank Kassela called with a , James Obst completed with a , and Duhamel raised. Parker reraised, Duhamel was the only caller, and Parker led out on fourth street. Duhamel called, then led out on fifth when he made a better board. Parker called.

Duhamel led out again on sixth, Parker raised, and Duhamel called all-in.

Duhamel:
Parker:

Duhamel improved with a on seventh street, and Parker bricked with a . The 2010 WSOP Main Event champion doubled through, while Parker was left with a very short stack.

He was all in the next hand against Scott Seiver. In the end, it looked like this:

Parker: / /
Seiver: / /

Seiver made a seven low, Parker a nine, and the latter was eliminated two spots shy of the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Seiver	777,000 57,000	57,000

Jonathan Duhamel	513,000 313,000	313,000

Brock Parker	Busted

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06-25-2014 17:36 UTC-7

Mercier Falls Short of the Money

Chad Holloway

Level 17

Stud

Jason Mercier, who finished Day 2 as the chip leader, completed with the and then called when Abe Mosseri raised with the . Mercier proceeded to check-call a bet on fourth and then check-raised on fifth. Mosseri three-bet and Mercier called off his few remaining chips.

Mercier: / /
Mosseri: / /

Mercier ended up with a pair of sixes, which failed to overcome the queens and fives of Mosseri. Mercier exits in 17th place, which means the field is just two players away from the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Abe Mosseri	2,375,000 25,000	25,000

Jason Mercier	Busted

Tags: Abe Mosseri Jason Mercier

06-25-2014 17:36 UTC-7

"Merry F***ing Christmas"

donpeters

Level 17

Omaha 8

On the board, Todd Brunson bet, Frank Kassela called, and then James Obst called. The river was the , and Brunson bet again. Kassela called, then Obst put in a raise. Brunson took about half a minute to think before making the call. Kassela also called.

Obst showed the for the nut low, and Brunson showed the for a full house. Kassela wasn't too pleased and showed the for the same nut low as Obst.

Kassela couldn't believe Obst raised on the end, and Brunson was the player that made out from it all, as Obst and Kassela only took a quarter each.

"Merry f***ing Christmas," said Kassela to Brunson with his hands on his head.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Obst	1,805,000 -65,000	-65,000

Frank Kassela	1,200,000

Todd Brunson	360,000 -30,000	-30,000

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06-25-2014 15:29 UTC-7

Benson Done In by Burr's Kings

Chad Holloway

Level 16

No-Limit Hold'em

Australian Gary Benson raised to 23,000 under the gun and action folded to Melissa Burr, who three-bet to 72,000 from the small blind. The big blind folded, Benson instantly moved all-in for 450,000 total and Burr hit the tank. She tanked a bit before making the call, and the tabled ribbed her a bit for not calling faster with the hand that she had.

Burr:
Benson:

The flop gave Burr a hammerlock on the hand with middle set, and the turn left Benson drawing dead. The meaningless was put out on the river to make it official, and Benson exited the tournament in 18th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Melissa Burr	1,140,000 517,000	517,000
Gary Benson	Busted

Tags: Gary Benson Melissa Burr

06-25-2014 15:22 UTC-7

Zhou Busts Steicke

Chad Holloway

Level 16

2-7 Triple Draw

Chun Lei Zhou raised from early position and then called when David Steicke three-bet from the button. Both players drew two cards, Zhou bet, and Steicke called. Zhou stood pat, Steicke drew two, and then the latter called off his last 18,000 after the former bet.

Zhou stood pat once again and Steicke drew one to his . Unfortunately for him, he was drawing dead as Zhou had stood pat with .

"Yep," a resigned Steicke said before flipping over a , gathering his things, and then exiting the tournament in 19th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chun Lei Zhou	385,000 85,000	85,000
David Steicke	Busted

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06-25-2014 15:08 UTC-7

Parker a Bigger Stud Than Oppenheim

Chad Holloway

Level 16

Stud 8

David Oppenheim had the bring-in with the and then called when Brock Parker completed with the . Oppenheim called bets on both fourth and fifth before calling off his remaining 34,000 on sixth.

Oppenheim: / /
Parker: / /

Oppenheim wound up with sixes and threes, but Parker caught the on seventh to make Broadway. Oppenheim bowed out in 20th place, while Parker brought his stack up to over 400K.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brock Parker	430,000 50,000	50,000
David Oppenheim	Busted

Tags: Brock Parker David Oppenheim

06-25-2014 15:01 UTC-7

"Odd_Oddsen" Done and Dusted

Chad Holloway

Level 16

Stud 8

We picked up the action on sixth street when Robert Mizrachi bet and online superstar Ola "Odd_Oddsen" Amundsgard called. Amundsgard got the last of his chips in after receiving seventh street and Mizrachi had him at risk.

Amundsgard: /
Mizrachi: /

Amundsgard ended with kings and sevens, but it wasn't quite good enough as Mizrachi made aces and threes with an 8-5-4-3-A low. Mizrachi scooped the pot and Amundsgard found himself on the rail short of the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Mizrachi	1,300,000 160,000	160,000

Ola Amundsgard	Busted

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06-25-2014 14:13 UTC-7

Shchemelev the First to Fall

Chad Holloway

Level 16

Pot-Limit Omaha

Well, it only took a few minutes for the first player to fall here on Day 4, and it was no surprise that it was the short stack.

It happened when Vladimir Shchemelev, who finished runner-up in this event back in 2010, raised to 35,000 under the gun only to have Brandon Shack-Harris three-bet to 100,000 from the button. The blinds both folded, Shchemelev moved all in for 149,000 total, and Shack-Harris made the call.

Shchemelev:
Shack-Harris:

Shchemelev was on the bad end of the aces-versus-kings situation, though he did pick up an open-ended straight draw on the flop. The turn was no help to the Russian, and neither was the river. Shack-Harris wound up with aces and eights, which was enough to send Shchemelev out the door in 22nd place.

That means the field is now down to 21 players and there will be three-table redraw.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Shack-Harris	1,250,000 65,000	65,000

Vladimir Shchemelev	Busted

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06-25-2014 12:53 UTC-7

The March to the Money and Final Table Begins on Day 4

Chad Holloway

Will Melissa Burr be the first woman to cash the $50K?

Three days ago the 2014 World Series of Poker kicked off the Event #46: $50,000 Poker Players' Championship, a tournament that attracted 102 players and created a prize pool of $4,896,000. Here on Day 4, just 22 players will return to action with 14 of them slated to make the money. That means eight players will leave empty-handed while the others earn a minimum payday of $99,388.

Seven players will go on to make the final table, an accomplishment that will earn them a minimum of $165,435. Of course everyone is fixated on making a run at the top prize of $1,517,767. Not only will the winner take home a WSOP gold bracelet and a seven-figure score, they'll have their name inscribed on the David "Chip" Reese Memorial Trophy, named in honor of the inaugural winner who passed away in 2007. "The iconic trophy was first added for the event's champion in 2008, with the winner keeping the top part of the trophy for the year, while his name is engraved on the bottom half, etched forever in history," the WSOP explains.

The man best positioned to do it is Abe Mosseri, who holds the chip lead heading into Day 4 with 1.727 million in chips. Sitting in second place with 1.185 million is none other than Brandon Shack-Harris, who is looking to add to his already stellar summer where he won his first bracelet Event #3: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha. Shack-Harris also came runner-up in Event #18: $10,000 Seven-Card Razz Championship and scored a third-place finish in Event #43: $1,500 Limit Hold'em. Additionally, with a deep run here Shack-Harris could take over the top spot in the 2014 WSOP Player of the Year race.

Other players who finished over one million in chips include Matt Glantz (1,083,000), Robert Mizrachi (1,020,000), and Frank Kassela (1,004,000). Among the others coming back today are Scott Seiver (886,000), 2010 WSOP Main Event champion Jonathan Duhamel (747,000), Jesse Martin (726,000), Todd Brunson (585,000), John Hennigan (263,000), and David Oppenheim (216,000).

Right in the middle of the counts and in the spotlight is Melissa Burr whose stack of 622,000 puts her in 12th position and just below the average heading into today. Burr has already made two final tables this summer, finishing eighth in the Event #10: $10,000 Limit Omaha Hi-Low Championship and fifth in Event #30: $1,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low. Burr also just missed a third final table last week with a ninth-place showing in Event #41: $1,500 Dealer’s Choice Six-Handed.

Not only is “burrrrrberry” hoping to make another WSOP final table, but she’s also aiming to become the first woman in the nine-year history of the $50K event to make the money. If she does, she will win a $500 side bet at 15-1 against Robert Mizrachi, who bet she wouldn't make the money. Burr was only one of two women to enter the PPC this year along with Vanessa Selbst who went out on Day 1.

Action is set to kick off at 2 p.m. local time, which is about an hour from now. As always, PokerNews will be on hand to provide all of the latest coverage from the tournament floor, so stay tuned.

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