Event #33: $50,000 Poker Players Championship
Day 3 Started
Event #33: $50,000 Poker Players Championship
Day 3 Started
Room | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Counts | Big Blinds | Big Bets |
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Amazon | 429 | 1 | Michael Mizrachi | United States | 1,274,000 | 212 | 106 |
Amazon | 429 | 2 | Brian Rast | United States | 304,500 | 51 | 25 |
Amazon | 429 | 3 | James Obst | Australia | 599,500 | 100 | 50 |
Amazon | 429 | 4 | Randy Ohel | United States | 383,000 | 64 | 32 |
Amazon | 429 | 5 | David "ODB" Baker | United States | 84,000 | 14 | 7 |
Amazon | 429 | 6 | Justin Bonomo | United States | 712,000 | 119 | 59 |
Amazon | 430 | 1 | David Benyamine | United States | 467,500 | 78 | 39 |
Amazon | 430 | 2 | David "Bakes" Baker | United States | 513,000 | 86 | 43 |
Amazon | 430 | 3 | Mike Leah | Canada | 176,000 | 29 | 15 |
Amazon | 430 | 4 | Michael Glick | United States | 480,500 | 80 | 40 |
Amazon | 430 | 5 | Anthony Zinno | United States | 396,000 | 66 | 33 |
Amazon | 430 | 6 | Eli Elezra | United States | 917,000 | 153 | 76 |
Amazon | 431 | 1 | Jason Mercier | United States | 339,000 | 57 | 28 |
Amazon | 431 | 2 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 422,000 | 70 | 35 |
Amazon | 431 | 3 | Ryan Miller | United States | 306,000 | 51 | 26 |
Amazon | 431 | 4 | Ben Lamb | United States | 160,000 | 27 | 13 |
Amazon | 431 | 5 | Jean-Robert Bellande | United States | 716,000 | 119 | 60 |
Amazon | 431 | 6 | Tommy Hang | United States | 560,000 | 93 | 47 |
Amazon | 438 | 1 | Mike Gorodinsky | United States | 519,000 | 87 | 43 |
Amazon | 438 | 2 | Jared Bleznick | United States | 192,500 | 32 | 16 |
Amazon | 438 | 3 | Chris Vitch | United States | 843,500 | 141 | 70 |
Amazon | 438 | 4 | John Monnette | United States | 361,500 | 60 | 30 |
Amazon | 438 | 5 | Benny Glaser | United Kingdom | 330,500 | 55 | 28 |
Amazon | 438 | 6 | Aaron Katz | United States | 787,500 | 131 | 66 |
Amazon | 439 | 1 | Ian Johns | United States | 165,000 | 28 | 14 |
Amazon | 439 | 2 | Jesse Martin | United States | 763,500 | 127 | 64 |
Amazon | 439 | 3 | Shaun Deeb | United States | 933,000 | 156 | 78 |
Amazon | 439 | 4 | Isaac Haxton | United States | 346,000 | 58 | 29 |
Amazon | 439 | 5 | Phil Ivey | United States | 1,131,500 | 189 | 94 |
Amazon | 439 | 6 | Phil Galfond | United States | 513,500 | 86 | 43 |
Amazon | 446 | 1 | Dan Smith | United States | 901,000 | 150 | 75 |
Amazon | 446 | 2 | Yehuda Buchalter | United States | 418,000 | 70 | 35 |
Amazon | 446 | 3 | Eric Wasserson | United States | 257,000 | 43 | 21 |
Amazon | 446 | 4 | Elior Sion | United Kingdom | 344,000 | 57 | 29 |
Amazon | 446 | 5 | Greg Mueller | Canada | 595,000 | 99 | 50 |
Amazon | 446 | 6 | Alexander Kostritsyn | Russia | 122,000 | 20 | 10 |
Amazon | 447 | 1 | Chris Klodnicki | United States | 454,000 | 76 | 38 |
Amazon | 447 | 2 | Luke Schwartz | United Kingdom | 485,000 | 81 | 40 |
Amazon | 447 | 3 | Naseem Salem | United States | 602,000 | 100 | 50 |
Amazon | 447 | 4 | Sergii Baranov | Ukraine | 717,000 | 120 | 60 |
Amazon | 447 | 5 | Ben Yu | United States | 678,500 | 113 | 57 |
Amazon | 447 | 6 | John Hennigan | United States | 289,000 | 48 | 24 |
Welcome back to the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino and the 2018 World Series of Poker (WSOP) for Day 3 of the Event #33: $50,000 Poker Players Championship!
Two days ago this tournament began with 87 players taking a seat in what some say is the most prestigious poker tournament a high stakes poker player can win. Capturing the Poker Players Championship doesn't just insure them of a million-dollar first prize, a WSOP bracelet, and the David "Chip" Reese Memorial Trophy, but it also validates them as one of the best all-round poker players in the world today.
Previous winners Matthew Ashton and David Bach all exited the tournament on Day 2, but it would be two-time winner Michael Mizrachi ascending to the top of the leaderboard to bag the chip lead with 1,274,000. Mizrachi won the Poker Players Championship back in 2010 and 2012, and just last year he was one of the chip leaders heading into Day 3 as well. Right behind Mizrachi is ten-time WSOP bracelet winner Phil Ivey. Ivey was the first man to cross the million-chip mark on Day 2 when he eliminated Jake Abdalla, and between him and Mizrachi, they remained one and two throughout the last levels of the day. Ivey ended the day with 1,131,000; the only other player in the seven-figure club.
Shaun Deeb (933,000), Eli Elezra (917,000), Dan Smith (901,500), and Chris Vitch (843,500) are all among the chip leaders while defending champion Elior Sion (344,000), and previous champions Mike Gorodinsky (519,000), Brian Rast (304,500), and John Hennigan (289,000), are also still in contention.
Play is set to resume at 2pm (PDT) on Sunday the 17th June, with the PokerNews Live Reporting Team providing continuous live updates of all the Poker Players Championship action. So stay tuned right here to PokerNews.com for all the Event #33 updates, along with all the continued coverage from the 2018 World Series of Poker.
Level: 13
Limit Flop / Draw: 6000/12000
Stud Games: 3000 (ante), 3000 (bring-in), 12000 (completion)
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 3000/6000/1500-ante
The cards are in the air for Day 3 of the Poker Players Championship.
Dinner will be at approximately 9:20 p.m.
The first game will be Stud Hi-Lo.
Stud Hi -Lo
Aaron Katz had the bring-in and John Monnette completed to 12,000. Katz made it two bets to go and 24,000, and Monnette called.
Katz bet fourth and Monnette called, before Monnette bet fifth with Katz calling. On sixth, Katz bet 24,000, and Monnette called.
Katz: / /
Monnette: / /
Katz checked seventh street and Monnette bet. Katz called, and Monnette showed his for a straight and an eight-low.
Katz flashed his , and then mucked.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Aaron Katz |
675,000
-112,500
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-112,500 |
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John Monnette |
480,000
118,500
|
118,500 |
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Stud Hi-Lo
Shaun Deeb was the bring in with the and Isaac Haxton completed with his . Phil Galfond made it two bets showing his and Haxton was the only one to call.
Isaac Haxton: //
Phil Galfond: //
Galfon led out with the betting lead on both fourth and fifth street and Haxton called twice.
On sixth street, Galfond slowed down and checked to Haxton. Haxton bet and Galfond called. Galfond checked again on seventh street and Haxton bet one more. Galfond called but shook his head when Haxton turned up for a straight and a seven-low. Haxton scooped the big pot dropping Galfond to right around 360,500 in chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Isaac Haxton |
566,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
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Phil Galfond |
360,500
-153,000
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-153,000 |
|
Stud Hi-Lo
Jason Mercier: / - fold
Daniel Negreanu: /
Jason Mercier completed, Daniel Negreanu raised and Mercier called. Negreanu bet with the on-board lead on fourth street, Mercier called and Negreanu made an open pair of aces on fifth. He bet, Mercier folded and Negreanu won the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Daniel Negreanu |
480,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
|
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Jason Mercier |
320,000
-19,000
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-19,000 |
|
2-7 Triple Draw
From the button, Eli Elezra raised to 24,000 and both David Benyamine and David "Bakes" Baker called in the blinds. Benyamine and Elezra drew three as Baker drew two.
Benyamine led out for 12,000 and Baker folded, as Elezra called. Both players drew one.
Benyamine bet, Elezra raised, Benyamine made it three bets to go, and Elezra bumped it up to four bets and 96,000 total. Benyamine called and both players stood pat.
Benyamine checked, Elezra bet, and Benyamine called.
Elezra announced a good eight, and Benyamine quickly flipped over his for a number three and Elezra mucked.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Eli Elezra |
660,000
-257,000
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-257,000 |
|
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David Benyamine |
550,000
82,500
|
82,500 |
|
2-7 Triple Draw
Justin Bonomo opened from the cutoff before Michael Mizrachi made it three bets from the button. Action folded back to Bonomo who called.
Both players took two cards on the first draw. Bonomo then checked to Mizrachi who bet. Bonomo made it two bets. Mizrachi made it three bets and Bonomo came right back, making it four bets. Mizrachi just called.
Bonomo stood pat on the second draw while Mizrachi thought for a bit before breaking and taking one card. Bonomo bet, then Mizrachi raised and Bonomo called.
On the last draw both players stood pat. Bonomo checked then called a bet from Mizrachi.
"Seven," Mizrachi said, showing . Bonomo took a look at Mizrachi's hand for a bit, then revealed his own for the same hand.
"Chop it up," Bonomo said.
"I broke an eight," Mizrachi said as he raked in his half of the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Michael Mizrachi |
1,255,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
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Justin Bonomo |
705,000
-35,000
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-35,000 |
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