Event #58: $50,000 Poker Players Championship | 2019 World Series of Poker

06-28-2019 15:47 UTC-8

Esposito Folds Two Pair

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Jan Kores

Level 24 : 150,000/300,000, 0 ante

Stud Hi-Lo

John Esposito brought in with the , Josh Arieh completed with the and they both called after Phil Hui raised with the .

Hui paired his ace on fourth and bet, earning a call from Esposito and a fold from Arieh.

Esposito hit a third low card on his board on fifth but he folded to Hui's bet, showing two pair, sevens and threes.

Hui: /
Esposito: / - folded on fifth
Arieh: / - folded on fourth

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Arieh	9,000,000 800,000	800,000

John Esposito	8,400,000 200,000	200,000

Phillip Hui	4,100,000 700,000	700,000

Bryce Yockey	705,000 595,000	595,000

Tags: John Esposito Josh Arieh Phil Hui

06-28-2019 15:40 UTC-8

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06-28-2019 15:39 UTC-8

Yockey Wins Three-Bet Pot on the Flop

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Chad Holloway

Level 24 : 150,000/300,000, 0 ante

Limit Hold'em

Josh Arieh raised the button to 300,000 and called when Bryce Yockey three-bet to 450,000 from the small blind.

When the flop fell , Yockey bet 150,000 from his short stack and Arieh folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Arieh	9,800,000 450,000	450,000

Bryce Yockey	1,300,000 300,000	300,000

Tags: Bryce Yockey Josh Arieh

06-28-2019 15:31 UTC-8

Yockey Doubles Back Over a Million

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Brandon Temple

Level 24 : 150,000/300,000, 0 ante

Razz

Bryce Yockey brought it in with the , and John Esposito completed with the . Josh Arieh made it two bets with the , Yockey called off his remaining 200,000, and Esposito called. Esposito folded to a bet from Arieh on fourth street when Esposito caught a and Arieh a .

Bryce Yockey: /
Josh Arieh: /

After seventh street, the players fully revealed their hands, and Yockey's ten-eight was good enough to double through Arieh's ten-nine.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Arieh	9,600,000 300,000	300,000

John Esposito	8,200,000 200,000	200,000

Phillip Hui	3,400,000 100,000	100,000

Bryce Yockey	1,000,000 640,000	640,000

Tags: Bryce Yockey John Esposito Josh Arieh

06-28-2019 15:26 UTC-8

Yockey Doubles with Ugly Hand

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Jan Kores

Level 24 : 150,000/300,000, 0 ante

Razz

John Esposito brought in, Josh Arieh completed and Bryce Yockey called all in for his last 80,000. Esposito called as well but he folded to Arieh's bet on fourth street.

Yockey: / /
Arieh: / /

Yockey's board rolled out badly as he finished only with a queen-ten but Arieh double paired his hand and Yockey found a double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Arieh	9,900,000 100,000	100,000

John Esposito	8,400,000 300,000	300,000

Bryce Yockey	360,000 250,000	250,000

Tags: Bryce Yockey John Esposito Josh Arieh

06-28-2019 15:24 UTC-8

Yockey Left with Crumbs After Big Razz Hand

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Chad Holloway

Level 24 : 150,000/300,000, 0 ante

Razz

Bryce Yockey: /
Phil Hui: /

Bryce Yockey completed with a three up and called when Phil Hui three-bet with a deuce. Yockey then called a bet on fourth before taking the lead on fifth and tossing out a bet.

Hui called and then called bets on both sixth and seventh. Yockey tabled an eight-six low but it was no good as Hui held a seven-six.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phillip Hui	3,500,000 1,400,000	1,400,000

Bryce Yockey	110,000 1,600,000	1,600,000

Tags: Bryce Yockey Phil Hui

06-28-2019 15:21 UTC-8

Arieh's Board Forces a Fold

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Brandon Temple

Level 24 : 150,000/300,000, 0 ante

Razz

Phil Hui: / - folded
John Esposito: /
Josh Arieh: /

Josh Arieh brought it in with the , and Phil Hui completed. John Esposito called, as did Arieh. Esposito bet fourth street, and only Arieh called. Esposito bet fifth and sixth street, and Arieh called on fifth street, but gave up on sixth street with a double paired board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Arieh	10,000,000 600,000	600,000

John Esposito	8,700,000 800,000	800,000

Phillip Hui	2,100,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: John Esposito Josh Arieh Phil Hui

06-28-2019 15:20 UTC-8

Hui Quartered by Arieh

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Jan Kores

Level 24 : 150,000/300,000, 0 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

Josh Arieh raised on the button and Phil Hui called in the big blind.

Hui led out on and Arieh called.

Hui slowed down on the turn and checked. Arieh bet and Hui called.

The river filled the low draw and Hui bet again, getting a call from Arieh.

Both players had the nut low but Arieh took three-quarters of his pot thanks to a pair of deuces with while Hui played only ace-high for the high, showing .

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Arieh	10,600,000 700,000	700,000

Phillip Hui	2,200,000 800,000	800,000

Tags: Josh Arieh Phil Hui

06-28-2019 15:15 UTC-8

Yockey Spikes a Heart to Stay Alive

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Chad Holloway

Level 24 : 150,000/300,000, 0 ante

Omaha Hi-Lo

Bryce Yockey raised under the gun and Josh Arieh defended his big blind to see a flop. Arieh led out, Yockey called, and the appeared on the turn.

Arieh bet again and called when Yockey raised all in for 385,000 total.

Yockey:
Arieh:

Arieh was ahead with a pair of kings while Yockey had the best low draw along with a heart flush draw. The river completed that flush and Yockey shipped the much-needed double.