| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,910,000 | 381,000 |
|
1,850,000 | -110,000 |
|
490,000 | -287,000 |
|
330,000 | 92,000 |
|
205,000 | -170,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,000,000 | 520,000 |
|
1,740,000 | 170,000 |
|
490,000 | -280,000 |
|
390,000 | -100,000 |
|
170,000 | -70,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,813,000 | -307,000 |
|
1,670,000 | -40,000 |
|
1,485,000 | 585,000 |
|
718,000 | -47,000 |
|
314,000 | 54,000 |
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Stud
Jesse Martin: 
/ 
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Matt Glantz: / 
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Martin completed, Glantz raised, and Martin called. Glantz led out on fourth and fifth street, Martin called both bets, and the two checked on sixth.
Glantz bet on seventh, Martin called, and Glantz told Martin that he was "good."
Martin revealed 
for a flush and dragged the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,570,000 | 160,000 |
|
|
770,000 | -250,000 |
2-7 Triple Draw
Todd Brunson raised from the cutoff and then called when Frank Kassela three-bet from the button. Brunson drew two, Kassela one, and Brunson check-called a bet. Both players then drew one on the second draw and Brunson led out. Kassela raised, Brunson called and both players stood pat and checked.
Kassela tabled an 8-6-4-3-2 low, and it was good as Brunson mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,960,000 | 260,000 |
|
|
238,000 |
Limit Hold'em
Allen Kessler led out on a flop of 
, Elior Sion called, and the turn was a repeat ace - the 
.
Sion called another bet, then a final bet on the river (). Kessler rolled over 
for a full house, and Sion mucked.
The Brit is down to 260,000 chips, and joining him on the short stack are Jonathan Duhamel (375,000), Robert Mizrachi (240,000), and Melissa Burr (490,000). Burr, who would become the first woman to cash in the Poker Players' Championship if she survives the bubble, has a 15-1 wager with Mizrachi that she'll make the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
765,000 | 84,000 |
|
|
490,000 | -89,000 |
|
|
375,000 | -138,000 |
|
|
260,000 | -64,000 |
|
|
240,000 | 25,000 |
2-7 Triple Draw
Robert Mizrachi raised from the button and Jesse Martin defended his big blind. Martin drew three and then check-called a bet after Mizrachi drew one.
Both players drew one on the second draw, Martin bet, and Mizrachi called. Martin stood pat and Mizrachi drew one on the third draw. Martin put out another bet and it did the trick as Mizrachi released his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,410,000 | 110,000 |
|
|
215,000 | -157,000 |
During a recent break in the $50,000 Poker Players' Championship action, as the final 15 players anxiously wait for the money bubble to burst, Abe Mosseri found himself thinking about far more than a min-cash.
Mosseri is well-known among the high-stakes community as a man willing to make a wager when he feels he has found an edge, and after ponying up $50,000 to play a poker tournament, the avid bettor decided to sweeten the pot.
A series of prop bets made with his fellow pros and longtime friends — including Matt Glantz, Doyle and Todd Brunson, and a few others who shall remain nameless — has provided Mosseri with added incentive to run deep against one of the toughest fields in tournament poker.
"I have a bunch of pending bets with a lot of other poker players," Mosseri explained to PokerNews during his break. "Matt Glantz, Todd... I didn't bet with Todd, but I bet with Doyle and he picked Todd. A lot of my bets I do with certain people, and they pick a bunch of guys against me. Basically the way it works is I bet against them making the money, and they're betting against me making the money. Also making the final table, and winning the tournament. Three separate bets, three separate thresholds."
With a first-prize payout of $1,517,767 awaiting the eventual winner, each of the 15 players left in contention is eyeing a massive score, but Mosseri has a little extra on the line. As it currently stands, Mosseri is one elimination away from reaching the first of three milestones that, if the rumored stakes are anywhere near accurate, could be worth nearly a million dollars in supplementary income.
"That's probably true," said the chip-leading Mosseri about the reported $900,000 he stands to earn with a win. "I'm on the first sweat now, and it seems like I'm pretty good to make it."
Asked about the impetus behind such sky-high side action, Mosseri was not shy about revealing his reasons.
"Motivation to play better," he said. "And, you know, you play for higher. Usually, you can win a lot, or lose small. I'm feeling really good, I'm going for the final table. Hopefully it goes fast!"
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2-7 Triple Draw
John Hennigan raised in the hijack seat, Jesse Martin called in the cutoff, and Matt Glantz called on the button.
| Player | Draw One | Draw Two | Draw Three |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hennigan | 2 | Pat | Pat |
| Martin | 2 | 2 | Folded |
| Glantz | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Hennigan led out after the first draw, both of his opponents called, and he led out again after the second. This time, only Glantz called.
Both players checked after the final draw, and Hennigan fanned the winner: 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,480,000 | 340,000 |
|
|
1,020,000 | -80,000 |
