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

06-16-2018 00:00 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
David "ODB" Baker	315,000	28,000
Matthew Schreiber	292,000	109,000
Michael Mizrachi	240,000	-90,000
Max Kruse	210,000	-58,000
Christopher Kruk	183,000	6,000
Mark Gregorich	170,000	-20,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Zinno	410,000	50,000
Ian Johns	266,500	-15,500
Eli Elezra	265,000	4,000
Stephen Chidwick	229,000	-61,000
Samuel Touil	200,000	-2,000
Andrew Kelsall	156,500	-19,700

Kassela Eliminated by Ashton

tRaMSt0p

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

No-Limit Hold'em

Frank Kassela is the third player eliminated from the Poker Players Championship.

Speaking to both James Obst and Aaron Katz, they informed us that on a board Kassela called all in holding .

Unfortunately for Kassela, his opponent in the hand was Matthew Ashton, and he held for the nut straight, and consequently eliminated Kassela late here in Level 5.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Obst	305,000
Eric Wasserson	290,000
Phil Galfond	280,000
Aaron Katz	245,000
Matthew Ashton	245,000
Frank Kassela	Busted

Tags: Frank Kassela Matthew Ashton

06-15-2018 23:52 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
John Hennigan	330,000	46,000
Yong Wang	328,000	59,000
Roy Thung	186,000	-64,000
David Oppenheim	180,000	-15,000
Ralph Perry	150,000	-22,000

Aces for Miller

tRaMSt0p

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

Pot-Limit Omaha

Johannes Becker opened to 3,500 in the cutoff and Ryan Miller three-bet to 12,000 from the button.

Becker called and then checked the flop to Miller who bet 18,000.

Becker called, then both players checked down the and on the turn and river.

Miller tabled his , and Becker mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Johannes Becker	355,000	-35,000
Ryan Miller	280,000	18,500

Tags: Johannes Becker Ryan Miller

06-15-2018 23:51 UTC-7

Ohel Monologues His Way Into a Call

MrCleverFox

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

No-Limit Hold'em

Picking up the action on the river after Randy Ohel check-called a bet from Brandon Shack-Harris on the turn. The board showed and Ohel checked. Shack-Harris led out with a bet of 38,000 and Ohel dropped into the tank.

"Now were in the situation where I'm trying to show a hand down," Ohel says to Shack-Harris. "And you know I'm trying to show a hand down and you bet a gajillion chips."

Ohel continued talking, trying to work his way through the hand. "I know you don't have sixes otherwise you would've bet like 2,500," he continued. "I really wish I didn't open this hand right now. Unless I call and win."

Shack-Harris remained silent, still not talking.

"You know this is more of a monologue than a conversation," Ohel said. He thought for a bit more, then called.

"Ace-King," Shack-Harris said, showing for two pair. It was good to take down the pot as Ohel mucked.

"When you said ace-king, I thought I head you say 'nice call,'" Ohel said. "I heard what I want to hear."

"Sorry it wasn't more of a conversation," Shack-Harris said, finally breaking his silence. "I say the wrong thing a lot."

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Shack-Harris	395,000	60,000
Randy Ohel	270,000	-60,000

06-15-2018 23:49 UTC-7

Andrulis Eliminated by Becker

tRaMSt0p

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

Pot-Limit Omaha

Kristijonas Andrulis is the second player eliminated from the Poker Players Championship.

Speaking to Johannes Becker, he informed us that Andrulis was all in holding on the flop of against Becker's .

The turn landed the , and river the , and Andrulis was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Johannes Becker	390,000	135,000
Kristijonas Andrulis	Busted

Tags: Johannes Becker Kristijonas Andrulis

06-15-2018 23:46 UTC-7

Bakes Arrives

tRaMSt0p

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

Player	Chips	Progress
David "Bakes" Baker	250,000

06-15-2018 23:37 UTC-7

Bleznick Bets the Queen

tRaMSt0p

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

2-7 Triple Draw

Phil Ivey raised the button to 4,000 and Jared Bleznick made it three bets to go from the small blind. Ivey called, and both players drew two.

Bleznick checked, Ivey bet 2,000, and Bleznick called and drew two again, as Ivey drew one.

Bleznick checked dark, and Ivey bet 4,000 dark. Bleznick called, and then both he and Ivey drew two.

Bleznick bet, Ivey called, and Bleznick tabled a .

Ivey acknowledged it was good, and Bleznick fanned his .

Player	Chips	Progress
Jared Bleznick	275,000	35,000
Phil Ivey	218,000	-54,000

Tags: Jared Bleznick Phil Ivey

06-15-2018 23:35 UTC-7

Buchalter Shows Mercier the Nuts

Mickey Doft

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

Omaha Hi-Lo

Yehuha Buchalter limped from under the gun, Jason Mercier did the same from the hijack, Michael Glick called from the button and Justin Bonomo checked his option in the big blind.

The flop came down and action checked to Mercier who bet. Glick raised, Bonomo folded, Buchalter called, Mercier reraised, Glick called and Buchalter called.