Event #46: $50,000 Poker Players' Championship
Day 4 Started
2014 World Series of Poker
Event #46: $50,000 Poker Players' Championship
Day: 4
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$5,568,000
Entries
102
Level
26
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Table Draw
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| Table | Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 353 | 1 | Gary Benson | 547,000 |
| 353 | 2 | Jesse Martin | 726,000 |
| 353 | 3 | --Empty-- | |
| 353 | 4 | Abe Mosseri | 1,727,000 |
| 353 | 5 | Matt Glantz | 1,083,000 |
| 353 | 6 | Robert Mizrachi | 1,020,000 |
| 353 | 7 | --Empty-- | |
| 354 | 1 | Ola Amundsgard | 520,000 |
| 354 | 2 | John Hennigan | 263,000 |
| 354 | 3 | --Empty-- | |
| 354 | 4 | --Empty-- | |
| 354 | 5 | Frank Kassela | 1,004,000 |
| 354 | 6 | Todd Brunson | 585,000 |
| 354 | 7 | Allen Kessler | 469,000 |
| 359 | 1 | Melissa Burr | 622,000 |
| 359 | 2 | --Empty-- | |
| 359 | 3 | Jonathan Duhamel | 747,000 |
| 359 | 4 | Scott Seiver | 886,000 |
| 359 | 5 | Chun Lei Zhou | 676,000 |
| 359 | 6 | James Obst | 758,000 |
| 359 | 7 | Brock Parker | 581,000 |
| 360 | 1 | David Oppenheim | 216,000 |
| 360 | 2 | Vladimir Shchemelev | 138,000 |
| 360 | 3 | --Empty-- | |
| 360 | 4 | David Steicke | 403,000 |
| 360 | 5 | Jason Mercier | 375,000 |
| 360 | 6 | Brandon Shack-Harris | 1,185,000 |
| 360 | 7 | Elior Sion | 800,000 |
The March to the Money and Final Table Begins on Day 4
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.
Level: 16
Triple Draw 2-7 Hold’em - Omaha/8B - 10,000 20,000 20,000-40,000
Razz – Stud - Stud/8B 5,000 5,000 20,000 20,000-40,000 No-Limit Hold’em – PLO (No Ante) 3,000 ante: 5,000-10,000 blinds
Shchemelev the First to Fall
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
1,250,000 | 65,000 |
|
Busted |
The Three-Table Redraw
Level 16
| Table | Seat | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 353 | 1 | John Hennigan |
| 353 | 2 | Jesse Martin |
| 353 | 3 | Matt Glantz |
| 353 | 4 | Melissa Burr |
| 353 | 5 | Ola Amundsgard |
| 353 | 6 | Robert Mizrachi |
| 353 | 7 | Gary Benson |
| 359 | 1 | Frank Kassela |
| 359 | 2 | David Oppenheim |
| 359 | 3 | James Obst |
| 359 | 4 | Jonathan Duhamel |
| 359 | 5 | Brock Parker |
| 359 | 6 | Scott Seiver |
| 359 | 7 | Todd Brunson |
| 360 | 1 | Elior Sion |
| 360 | 2 | Chun Lei Zhou |
| 360 | 3 | Abe Mosseri |
| 360 | 4 | Brandon Shack-Harris |
| 360 | 5 | David Steicke |
| 360 | 6 | Jason Mercier |
| 360 | 7 | Allen Kessler |
Oppenheim vs. Obst
Level 16
Omaha 8
David Oppenheim raised from the button and James Obst called from the small blind. Oppenheim then called a bet on the 
flop before betting after Obst checked the turn. Obst made the call and then both players checked the 
river.
Obst tabled the 
for queens and sixes, and it was good as Oppenheim sent his cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
785,000 | 27,000 |
|
114,000 | -102,000 |
WSOP Announces Changes to Monster Stack Event
Level 16
Due to high demand for the first-ever $1,500 Monster Stack event set to begin on Thursday, the World Series of Poker announced that an additional starting flight has been added in order to "accommodate as many people as possible."
According to WSOP VP of Corporate Communications Seth Palansky, the Monster Stack tournament will kick off at 12 p.m. on Thursday as planned, but Day 1 will now last nine levels without a dinner break. The second flight will begin at 5 p.m. and will also play nine levels, also without a scheduled dinner break.
Palansky made it clear that this is not a re-entry event. All players eliminated during the first flight will not be allowed to play in the second flight.
Players that are already registered for the event will remain part of Thursday's noon flight. However, those who wish to switch from the noon flight to the 5 p.m. flight can do so at the WSOP registration cage.
Palansky tweeted on Wednesday that he is expecting more than 4,000 for the first flight of the Monster Stack Event. "Not nearly as many will fit into Flight B," he said.
Mercier Off to a Good Start
Level 16
Omaha 8
Abe Mosseri opened with a raise from the cutoff, and David Steicke and Jason Mercier called from the small and big blinds, respectively. Two checks on the flop saw Mosseri bet, and both his opponents called to see the 
turn. Again it checked to Mosseri who bet and the other two called.
The river was the 
. Steicke checked, Mercier opted to bet, Mosseri folded, and then Steicke folded as well.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,860,000 | -140,000 |
|
680,000 | 305,000 |
|
260,000 | -143,000 |
Brunson Takes from Duhamel
Level 16
Razz
Todd Brunson completed with a 
and Jonathan Duhamel called with a of his own. Duhamel then called bets on both fourth and fifth before both players checked sixth and seventh.
Brunson: 
/ 
Duhamel: 
/ /
Brunson tabled an 8-5-4-2-A low, and it was good as Duhamel mucked his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
665,000 | -82,000 |
|
615,000 | 30,000 |