Event #33: $50,000 Poker Players Championship Day 3 | 2018 World Series of Poker

06-17-2018 20:20 UTC-8

Naseem Salem Eliminated in 20th Place

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Tim Duckworth

Level 16 : 25,000/50,000, 0 ante

Stud

Naseem Salem was all in on third street against Jean-Robert Bellande. Each player's board ran out as follows:

Salem: / /
Bellande: / /

Although Salem's split fives improved to tens up, it would be Bellande's flush in five that would end Salem's run in the Poker Players Championship in 20th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jean-Robert Bellande.	1,880,000 210,000	210,000
Naseem Salem	Busted

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06-17-2018 20:12 UTC-8

David "Bakes" Baker Eliminated in 21st Place

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Mickey Doft

Level 16 : 25,000/50,000, 0 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

David "Bakes" Baker raised to 30,000 from the hijack, Mike Leah three-bet the pot to 108,000 from the cutoff, and Baker called.

The flop came down , Baker checked, and Leah bet the pot. Baker stuck in his remaining 263,000-ish and Leah called.

Baker:
Leah:

Leah was ahead with top set and improved to quads with the turn, rendering the river moot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Leah.	1,750,000 280,000	280,000
David "Bakes" Baker.	Busted

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06-17-2018 20:07 UTC-8

Mizrachi Keeps Rising

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Tim Duckworth

Level 16 : 25,000/50,000, 0 ante

No-Limit Hold'em

John Hennigan opened to 25,000 from under the gun and Michael Mizrachi called on the button.

Aaron Katz called in the small blind and then checked the flop. Mizrachi called, as did Katz, and the turn fell the .

Katz and Hennigan checked to Mizrachi and he bet 75,000. Katz and Hennigan swiftly folded.

Mizrachi tabled his for the nuts, and as he scooped the pot, he moved to nearly 3.8 million in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Mizrachi.	3,755,000 135,000	135,000

Aaron Katz	630,000 80,000	80,000

John Hennigan	490,000 525,000	525,000

Tags: Aaron Katz John Hennigan Michael Mizrachi

06-17-2018 20:00 UTC-8

John Monnette Eliminated in 22nd Place

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Mickey Doft

Level 16 : 25,000/50,000, 0 ante

No-Limit Hold'em

Dan Smith raised to 27,000 from the hijack, John Monnette three-bet shoved from the small blind for roughly 260,000 and Smith called with , leading Monnette's .

The board came down , safe for Smith to eliminate Monnette.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Smith.	3,040,000 320,000	320,000
John Monnette	Busted

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06-17-2018 19:38 UTC-8

"Don't Bluff the Donkey!"

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Mickey Doft

Level 16 : 25,000/50,000, 0 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

Naseem Salem limped from under the gun and Benny Glaser limped from the button.

"What kind of Omaha is this?" asked Jean-Robert Bellande in the small blind. "Ben Lamb would be embarrassed if he were here."

Bellande completed the small blind and Tommy Hang checked his option.

The flop came down and Bellande led for 30,000. Hang bumped it to 90,000, Salem and Glaser folded, and Bellande called.

The turn was the , Bellande check-called 200,000 from Hang, the river was the , and Bellande check-called 350,000 from Hang.

Hang showed for a wrap that only became queens and sevens, while Bellande tabled for the same wrap that became trip queens.

"Don't bluff the donkey!" exclaimed Bellande about five times.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jean-Robert Bellande.	1,630,000 855,000	855,000
Tommy Hang	970,000 685,000	685,000

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06-17-2018 19:01 UTC-8

Glaser Wows Bellande To Surpass a Million

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Sam Cosby

Level 16 : 25,000/50,000, 0 ante

Stud

Benny Glaser: //
Jean-Robert Bellande: //

Picking up the action on fifth street, Benny Glaser was first to act and he checked to Jean-Robert Bellande. Bellande put out a bet and Glaser called.

On sixth street, Glaser decided to bet and this time Bellande called. On seventh, Glaser bet again.

"Wow," Bellande said. He eventually called but Glaser showed for trip fives.

"No way!" Bellande continued. "Really?"

Bellande then flashed his .

"Wow. Wow. Wow wow wow," Bellande said, still holding onto his cards. "Wow."

"That much wow?" Glaser asked. "What did you have?"

Player	Chips	Progress
Benny Glaser	1,050,000 253,000	253,000

Jean-Robert Bellande.	880,000 325,000	325,000

Tags: Benny Glaser Jean-Robert Bellande

06-17-2018 18:58 UTC-8

Mizrachi Hits Three Million

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Mickey Doft

Level 16 : 25,000/50,000, 0 ante

Stud

Greg Mueller: / - fold
Michael Mizrachi: / /
John Hennigan: / /

Greg Mueller was the bring-in, Michael Mizrachi completed, and John Hennigan raised. Mueller folded and Mizrachi called.

Hennigan check-called a bet from Mizrachi on fourth, then Mizrachi bet the rest of the way with his paired board. Hennigan called him down.

Mizrachi tabled for kings and sevens, Hennigan mucked, and Mizrachi won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Mizrachi.	3,000,000 241,000	241,000

John Hennigan	1,015,000 109,000	109,000

Tags: John Hennigan Michael Mizrachi

06-17-2018 18:54 UTC-8

Elior Sion Eliminated in 23rd Place

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Tim Duckworth

Level 16 : 25,000/50,000, 0 ante

Stud

Tommy Hang completed and Elior Sion made it two bets to go. Benny Glaser bumped it up to three bets before Hang folded. Sion committed his last 99,000, and Glaser called.

Sion: / /
Glaser: / /

With Glaser making jacks up, Sion was eliminated in 23rd place from the Poker Players Championship.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benny Glaser	797,000 157,000	157,000

Elior Sion	Busted

Tags: Benny Glaser Elior Sion Tommy Hang

06-17-2018 18:20 UTC-8

Chris Klodnicki Eliminated in 24th Place

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Tim Duckworth

Level 15 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

2-7 Triple Draw

Aaron Katz raised to 40,000 before Chris Klodnicki three-bet all in for 48,000 from the small blind. Katz called, and then both players drew one.

On the second draw, both players again drew one, and heading into the final draw, both players asked for one.

Katz:
Klodnicki:

"Give us both jacks," pleaded Klodnicki.

"I got it!" responded Katz as he revealed his for a number 14.

Klodnicki had to find an eight to stay alive, and when he squeezed the , he was eliminated in 24th place from the Poker Players Championship.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Katz	480,000 40,000	40,000

Chris Klodnicki	Busted

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06-17-2018 17:49 UTC-8

Jared Bleznick Eliminated in 25th Place

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Mickey Doft

Level 15 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Limit Hold'em

As recapped to us by Shaun Deeb, Jared Bleznick raised from the button and Deeb three-bet from the small blind. Bleznick called, the flop came down , and Bleznick's remaining chips got into the middle with against Deeb's .

Bleznick was unable to catch up and was eliminated in 25th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shaun Deeb	760,000 350,000	350,000

Jared Bleznick	Busted

Tags: Jared Bleznick Shaun Deeb