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

06-17-2018 21:27 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Mizrachi.	3,699,000	-56,000
Dan Smith.	2,961,000	-79,000
Mike Leah.	2,249,000	499,000
Jean-Robert Bellande.	1,710,000	-170,000
Benny Glaser	1,578,000	128,000
Greg Mueller	1,478,000	299,000
Brian Rast	1,259,000	119,000
Mike Gorodinsky	1,021,000	-169,000
John Hennigan	757,000	267,000
Randy Ohel	709,000	319,000
Phil Galfond.	579,000	-1,000
Ben Yu	575,000	-75,000
Tommy Hang	568,000	-402,000
Phil Ivey	529,000	134,000
Chris Vitch	528,000	-92,000
Shaun Deeb	510,000	-70,000
Eli Elezra	462,000	-213,000
Yehuda Buchalter	390,000	90,000
Aaron Katz	207,000	-423,000

Straight for Deeb

Mickey Doft

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

Stud

Shaun Deeb: / /
Brian Rast: / /

Shaun Deeb completed on third street and Brian Rast called. Deeb bet every street the rest of the way and Rast called all the way down.

Deeb tabled for a queen-high straight, Rast mucked, and Deeb won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Rast	1,140,000	-320,000
Shaun Deeb	580,000	100,000

Tags: Brian Rast Shaun Deeb

06-17-2018 21:22 UTC-7

Buchalter More than Doubles

MrCleverFox

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

Limit-Hold'em

Chirs Vitch made it two bets and Mike Gorodinsky made it three bets. Yehuda Buchalter called from the big blind and Vitch called as well.

The flop was and Buchalter moved all in for 25,000 exactly. Vitch and Gorodinsky both called.

On the turn, Vitch checked, then folded to a bet from Gorodinsky.

Mike Gorodinsky:
Yehuda Buchalter:

The river was the and Buchalter earned a double to right around 300,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Gorodinsky	1,190,000	-210,000
Chris Vitch	620,000	-88,000
Yehuda Buchalter	300,000	158,000

Tags: Chris Vitch Mike Gorodinsky Yehuda Buchalter

06-17-2018 21:20 UTC-7

Naseem Salem Eliminated in 20th Place

tRaMSt0p

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
Naseem Salem	Busted

Tags: Jean-Robert Bellande Naseem Salem

06-17-2018 21:16 UTC-7

Vitch Shoves Flop

tRaMSt0p

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

Pot-Limit Omaha

Mike Gorodinsky raised to 35,000 from under the gun and Yehuda Buchalter three-bet to 123,000 from the button.

Chris Vitch called in the big blind, as did Gorodinsky.

The flop landed and Vitch announced he was all in for 339,000. Gorodinsky folded, and after a couple of minutes of deliberation, Buchalter folded too.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Gorodinsky	1,400,000	100,000
Chris Vitch	708,000	383,000
Yehuda Buchalter	142,000	-257,000

Tags: Chris Vitch Yehuda Buchalter Mike Gorodinsky

06-17-2018 21:12 UTC-7

David "Bakes" Baker Eliminated in 21st Place

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
David "Bakes" Baker.	Busted

Tags: David "Bakes" Baker Mike Leah

06-17-2018 21:11 UTC-7

Ohel Doubles Through Glaser

MrCleverFox

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

No-Limit Hold'em

Randy Ohel limped in from the small blind. Benny Glaser asked him for a count, then moved all in. Ohel snap-called.

Randy Ohel:
Benny Glaser:

The flop brought a queen when it came , but it also gave Ohel a set. Glaser could still earn the pot with another queen, but the board completed with the and the , allowing Ohel to double up to nearly 400,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benny Glaser	1,450,000	-260,000
Randy Ohel	390,000	140,000

Tags: Benny Glaser Randy Ohel

06-17-2018 21:07 UTC-7

Mizrachi Keeps Rising

tRaMSt0p

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
Aaron Katz	630,000	-80,000
John Hennigan	490,000	-525,000

Tags: Aaron Katz John Hennigan Michael Mizrachi

06-17-2018 21:00 UTC-7

John Monnette Eliminated in 22nd Place

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
John Monnette	Busted

Tags: Dan Smith John Monnette

06-17-2018 20:56 UTC-7

The Grinder Can't Be Stopped

MrCleverFox

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

2-7 Triple Draw

John Hennigan opened with a raise and he was called by Michael Mizrachi in the small blind and Aaron Katz in the big blind.

On the first draw, all three players took two. Action then checked to Katz who bet. Both opponents called.

On the second draw, Mizrachi took two while Katz took one. Hennigan also took two. Action then checked to Katz who bet and, this time, only Mizrachi called.

Mizrachi took one on the final draw while Katz stood pat. Mizrachi then led out with a bet.

"Come on dude, seriously?" Katz said upon seeing Mizrachi bet. "How do you do it every time."

Katz then mulled over the hand, peeping his cards. "You haven't bluffed me in 18 years."

"I never have to bluff," Mizrachi said. "Somethings never change."

Katz eventually decided to let it go and pushed his hand over to Katz to look at. Katz turned up Mizrachi's and the Grinder raked in another pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Mizrachi.	3,620,000	620,000
Aaron Katz	710,000	-270,000

Tags: Aaron Katz Michael Mizrachi