Event #33: $50,000 Poker Players Championship Day 1 | 2018 World Series of Poker

06-15-2018 21:17 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Naseem Salem	385,000 35,000	35,000
Paul Volpe	335,000 15,000	15,000

Jerry Wong	215,000 10,000	10,000

Jesse Martin	210,000 22,500	22,500

Chris Wallace	185,000

Benyamine Has the Better Pair

Sam Cosby

Level 4 : 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

Action was on the flop when Benny Glaser and Will Wilkinson checked over to David Benyamine who was on the button. The flop was and Benyamine put out a bet of 7,000 and Glaser called while Wilkinson folded.

On the turn, both players checked. They checked again on the river.

"Pair," Glaser said. Benyamine indicated that he wanted to see which pair. Glaser reluctantly showed his for one pair. Benyamine then turned up his for a better pair and he took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Benyamine	307,000 41,500	41,500

Benny Glaser	279,500 12,500	12,500

Tags: Benny Glaser David Benyamine

06-15-2018 21:29 UTC-8

Break

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Mickey Doft

Level 4 : 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

The players are on another 15-minute break.

Level: 5

Limit Flop / Draw: 1000/2000
Stud Games: 500 (ante), 500 (bring-in), 2000 (completion)
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 500/1000/300-ante

06-15-2018 21:50 UTC-8

Recent Arrivals

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Mickey Doft

Level 5 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

The field is now up to 75 players.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Shak	250,000 250,000	250,000
Jean-Robert Bellande	250,000 250,000	250,000

Marco Johnson	250,000 250,000	250,000

Iraj Parvizi	250,000 250,000	250,000

06-15-2018 21:56 UTC-8

Cates' River Overbet Gets Through Vitch

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Sam Cosby

Level 5 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

No-Limit Hold'em

Action was on the turn with a board of showing and Dan Cates was facing off against Chris Vitch. There was right around 17,000 in the pot when Cates put out a bet of 15,500 from the big blind. Vitch thought it over for a bit from the cutoff, then decided to call.

The river was the and Cates thought for about a minute before putting out a massive bet of 75,000. Vitch dropped into the tank. He thought for several minutes before he eventually decided to let go of his hand so Cates raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Cates	369,500 41,500	41,500

Chris Vitch	180,800 11,900	11,900

Tags: Dan Cates Chris Vitch

06-15-2018 21:57 UTC-8

Wasserson Takes From Kassela

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Mickey Doft

Level 5 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

Arriving on the turn of a board, Eric Wasserson had bet 7,000 from the hijack and Frank Kassela had raised (a single brown T$25,000 chip was in front of him) from the button. Wasserson reraised to 75,000 and Kassela called.

The river completed the board, Wasserson bet 75,000, and Kassela folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Wasserson	318,000 71,000	71,000

Frank Kassela	90,000 140,000	140,000

Tags: Eric Wasserson Frank Kassela

06-15-2018 22:09 UTC-8

Negreanu Plays Back at Miller's Check-Raise

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Sam Cosby

Level 5 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

No-Limit Hold'em

There was roughly 10,000 in the pot on a flop of and Ryan Miller was first to act from the small blind. He checked over to Daniel Negreanu who bet 3,000 from the big blind. Johannes Becker called on the button before Miller check-raised, making it 15,000. Negreanu thought it over himself for a bit, then decided to raise, making it 40,000 total. Becker quickly folded while Miller called.

The turn was the and after a check from Miller, Negreanu bet putting out 75,000. Miller did not take too long to fold.

"I thought you had a set," Negreanu said after the hand.

"I did not," Miller responded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	284,000 78,100	78,100

Ryan Miller	261,500 78,500	78,500

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Ryan Miller Johannes Becker

06-15-2018 22:11 UTC-8

Seiver Eliminated by Monnette

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Mickey Doft

Level 5 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

No-Limit Hold'em

As recapped to us by John Monnette, he opened to 2,000 from the hijack and Phil Ivey three-bet to 6,000 from the button. Scott Seiver called in the big blind and Monnette called.

The flop came down and they all checked. The turn was a , Seiver bet 12,500, Monnette called, and Ivey folded. The river was a , Seiver bet 27,000, and soon all his chips were in the middle after a Monnette raise.

Seiver held for sixes full, but Monnette had him beat with for tens full to score the elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Monnette	450,000 193,400	193,400

Scott Seiver	Busted

Tags: John Monnette Scott Seiver

06-15-2018 22:20 UTC-8

Wong Takes Some from Volpe

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Sam Cosby

Level 5 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Omaha Hi-Lo

The board was and Paul Volpe was facing off against Jerry Wong. Both players had several bets each in front of them when Volpe bet on the turn. Wong called.