Michael Mizrachi captures his fourth World Series of Poker bracelet by winning the $50,000 Poker Players Championship for the third time! We talk to him about this record-setting accomplishment.
On a three-way flop of 
, Jason Mercier had checked over to Ryan D'Angelo in the hijack, who made it 13,000 to go. Veselin Karakitukov on the button called and Mercier raised the pot to 57,400. D'Angelo called and Karakitukov then pushed all in over the top, Mercier and D'Angelo also ended up all in.
Veselin Karakitukov: 
Ryan D'Angelo: 
Jason Mercier: 
Both D'Angelo and Mercier had flopped the nut straight and had a redraw to a better straight while Karakitukov needed the board to pair. The 
turn was a blank, but the 
on the river brought the help for the Bulgarian, who tripled up for 112,100. D'Angelo and Mercier were left short as a result.
Two years ago, Karakitukov finished 5th in this very event and is on the best way for another deep run.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
360,000
360,000
|
360,000 |
|
17,000
-118,000
|
-118,000 |
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10,000
-85,000
|
-85,000 |
|
||
According to the screens, there are 104 entries thus far and the players have been sent into their first 15-minute break of the day. Among the latest new additions to the field were Keith Lehr, Christopher Kruk and Chris "BigHuni"Hunichen.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
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|
125,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
125,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 0
William Huntress raised to 1,700 in the hijack and was called by David Fink in the cutoff and the big blind. On the flop of 
, action checked to Huntress and he continued for 3,500. Fink called and the big blind check-raised to 16,000. Huntress folded and Fink called.
Both remaining players checked the 
on the turn, and a bet of 26,000 on the 
river forced a fold from Fink.
Fraser MacIntyre and Ryan Goindoo were among those to take a seat at the start of level three.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
218,000
-47,000
|
-47,000 |
|
150,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
125,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
125,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
125,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
125,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
120,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
92,000
92,000
|
92,000 |
There were 6,000 chips in the pot and the 
flop was on board when we got to the table. Christopher Kruk checked from the small blind, the player in the big blind bet 5,000, Jan-Peter Jachtmann folded from the cutoff, and Kruk called.
The 
fell on the turn and Kruk checked. The big blind bet again, 10,100 this time, and Kruk called.
The river brought the and Kruk checked. His opponent checked behind, Kruk showed 
for flopped top two that turned the nut flush, and the dealer pushed the pot his way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
168,700
43,700
|
43,700 |
There was a substantial pot already brewing and the board read when we got to the table. Sean Winter, one of the recent late entries, had checked from the big blind and Ben Tollerene bet from the button. Winter check-raised pot to 59,850, Tollerene jammed, and Winter called to put himself at risk.
Sean Winter: 
Ben Tollerene: 
"You're ahead, but I think I'm going to be playing these two by the end," said Tollerene as he gestured to the half of his tabled hand. The 
on the turn kept winter in the lead, but the river gave Tollerene the nut flush to take the pot and stack Winter. He immediately re-entered and is now sitting with a fresh stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
255,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
125,000 |
The $1500 Limit Hold'em Tournament at the World Series of Poker draws the die-hard tourney grinders, so it's no surprise we found Ari Engel in the mix. Engel spoke with [Removed:139] about how this summer has gone for him, and how he deals with the emotional highs and lows of tournament poker.
After a raise to 1,500 by Farid Jattin and two callers including Brian Aliola and Maxime Heroux on the button, Keith Lehr opted to three-bet in the small blind and made it 8,000 to go. Jattin squeezed to 27,500 and that forced out all opponents.
Soon after a heads-up flop of 
emerged between Jattin and table neighbor Richard Gryko. The former checked and the latter bet 7,500. Jattin check-raised for the size of the pot and that ended up winning the pot uncontested once more.
On a different table, Jonathan Abdellatif's stack has been reduced to a mere 12,000 while David Len Ashby also sat down there.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
205,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
|
195,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
||
|
110,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
|
100,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
|
||
|
12,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
Jason Koon, Christian Harder, and Alex Foxen are among the latest players to take their seats.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
195,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
160,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
138,000
-48,000
|
-48,000 |
|
||
|
135,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
||
|
130,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
|
||
|
125,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
|
||
|
125,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
125,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
|
||
|
92,000
-38,000
|
-38,000 |
|
|
||
|
80,100
-39,700
|
-39,700 |
|
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