Dinner Break
Level 10
: 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
The remaining players are heading on a 60-minute dinner break.
Play will resume at approximately 10:30 p.m.
Registration will be closed at the completion of dinner break.
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #33: $50,000 Poker Players Championship
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$4,176,000
Entries
87
Level
25
Limits
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
0
Elezra Leaves Cates Short; Busts Soon Thereafter
Level 10
: 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
Pot-Limit Omaha
Eli Elezra limped the button and Dan Cates raised the pot in the small blind to 10,500. The big blind folded and Elezra called.
"I'm going to f*ck you up this hand," said Elezra, mimicking something Cates had said to him four hands previously. The flop came 
flop.
"I hope not," said Cates who checked. Elezra bet pot 22,500 and Cates called.
The turn was the 
. Cates checked. "I'm really going to f*ck you up this hand!" said Elezra before betting 75,000.
Cates counted his chips before raising all in. Elezra snap-called.
"You might if you have ten-eight," said Cates, as Elezra turned over 
for the nut straight. "That's OK," continued Cates, "because I have a million outs."
He turned over 
for a flush draw. The river was the 
.
"Is that one of his outs?" Elezra asked the dealer. It was not, and Cates was left short. He was eliminated soon therafter.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
330,000 | 135,000 |
|
Busted |
Abdalla Doubles
Level 10
: 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
No-Limit Hold'em
Jake Abdalla found himself all in for his last 76,400 against Bryn Kenney.
Abdalla: 
Kenney: 
The board ran out 
and Abdalla doubled to roughly 160,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
345,000 | 65,000 |
|
160,000 | -58,000 |
Negreanu Jams on Yu
Level 10
: 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
No-Limit Hold'em
With the board reading 
, action had checked to Daniel Negreanu on the button and he bet 10,000. Phil Galfond check-called from the small blind and Ben Yu check-raised to 45,000 from the hijack. Negreanu reraised all in for roughly 220,000. Galfond folded, as did Yu, and Negreanu won the pot.
Negreanu is up to about 305,000, while Yu is down to about 212,000.
Double Knockout for Lamb
Level 10
: 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
Pot-Limit Omaha
Brandon Shack-Harris raised to 6,000 from the hijack and Yong Wang announced pot to 22,500 from the cutoff. Ben Lamb was in the small blind and called, as did Shack-Harris.
The flop came 
. Lamb bet 40,000 and Shack-Harris called. Wang called all in for 19,000.
The turn was the . Lamb checked and Shack-Harris bet 150,000. Lamb check-raised all in and Shack-Harris called for his last 50,000.
Brandon Shack-Harris: 
Yong Wang: 
Ben Lamb: 
Lamb had turned the nut straight against the set of Shack-Harris. The river was the and Lamb improved to the nut flush, sending both players to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
800,000 | 360,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Hansen Eliminated by Zack
Level 10
: 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
Limit Hold'em
As recapped to us by Dan Zack, action folded to him in the small blind and he raised. Gus Hansen three-bet from the big blind and Zack called.
The rest of Hansen's short stack went in after a flop of 
and Hansen held 
. Zack tabled 
and held up through the turn and 
river to eliminate Hansen.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
465,000 | 15,000 |
|
Busted |
Smith Clips Mizrachi
Level 10
: 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
Pot-Limit Omaha
With the board reading 
, Michael Mizrachi checked from out of the small blind to Dan Smith who bet 12,000.
Mizrachi called, and then checked the on the river.
Smith bet the pot of 42,000, and Mizrachi folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
640,000 | -55,500 |
|
395,000 | 300,000 |
Mercier Takes From Leah
Level 10
: 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
Omaha Hi-Lo
Mike Leah raised from the cutoff, Andrew Kelsall called from the small blind, and Jason Mercier called form the big blind.
They checked to the turn of a 
board where Mercier bet. Both Leah and Kelsall called, the 
river fell, and Kelsall checked to Mercier who bet. Leah called and Kelsall folded.
Mercier tabled 
for queens full of fours, Leah showed 
for a defeated flush, and Mercier won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
360,000 | 20,000 |
|
234,000 | 12,000 |
Deeb Scoops Johns
Level 10
: 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
Stud Hi-Lo
Shaun Deeb brought in and Ian Johns completed. Deeb called.
Shaun Deeb: //
Ian Johns: /
/
Johns bet on fourth and fifth street with Deeb calling. Both players checked sixth street.
Johns check-called quickly on seventh street, but Deeb announced kings up, tabling 
for kings and sevens, and that was enough to scoop the whole pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
495,000 | 77,000 |
|
250,000 | 45,000 |
Baranov Triples
Level 10
: 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
Stud
Phil Ivey had the bring-in and Sergii Baranov completed. Naseem Salem raised to 12,000 before John Racener made it three bets to go and 18,000.
The action returned to Baranov and he four-bet all in for 23,700 as both Salem and Racener called.
Racener bet fourth and Salem called before both players checked fifth. On sixth, Salem bet out 12,000 and Racener called.
Baranov: / 
/
Salem: / /
Racener: / 
/
On seventh, Salem bet and Racener called. Salem tabled his for queens up to beat Racener's 
for jacks up.
Baranov revealed his for trips, and he collected a triple-up from the main pot as Salem took the side pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
305,000 | 127,500 |
|
140,000 | -153,000 |
|
82,100 | 22,100 |