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

06-28-2019 18:07 UTC-7

Esposito Pots It to Win It

Chad Holloway

Level 25 : 200,000/400,000, 0 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

John Esposito limped the button and Josh Arieh called from the small blind. Phil Hui checked his option from the big and the flop came down .

Arieh led out for 200,000, Hui called, and Esposito raised the pot to 1.1 million. That did the trick as both his opponents folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Arieh	12,900,000 -300,000	-300,000

Phillip Hui	6,100,000 -300,000	-300,000

John Esposito	3,200,000 600,000	600,000

Tags: John Esposito Josh Arieh Phil Hui

06-28-2019 18:12 UTC-7

John Esposito Eliminated in 3rd Place ($466,407)

Jan_Kores

Level 25 : 200,000/400,000, 0 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

John Esposito potted for 300,000 from the small blind and Josh Arieh called in the big.

Esposito potted again on the flop, making it 600,000. Arieh responded with a maximum raise and called when Esposito moved all in for 2,840,000.

Esposito:
Arieh:

Esposito had aces but he was in bad shape against Arieh's two pair. Esposito needed an ace, eight or a runner-runner pair or flush to stay in the tournament.

The turn narrowed his outs to eight cards and the river wasn't any of them.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Arieh	16,200,000 3,300,000	3,300,000

Phillip Hui	6,000,000 -100,000	-100,000

John Esposito	Busted

Tags: John Esposito Josh Arieh

06-28-2019 18:15 UTC-7

Short Break

BrandonTemple

Level 25 : 200,000/400,000, 0 ante

Josh Arieh and Phil Hui are taking a short break while preparations for heads-up play are underway.

06-28-2019 18:24 UTC-7

Small Jabs Open Heads-Up Play

BrandonTemple

Level 25 : 200,000/400,000, 0 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

Hand #1: Josh Arieh raised to 225,000 on the button, and Phil Hui called. Hui check-folded to a bet of 200,00 from Arieh.

Hand #2: Hui raised to 200,000 on the button, and Arieh called. Arieh check-folded to a bet of 200,000 from Hui.

Hand #3: Arieh raised to 225,000 on the button and Hui folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Arieh	16,400,000 200,000	200,000

Phillip Hui	5,800,000 -200,000	-200,000

Tags: Josh Arieh Phil Hui

06-28-2019 18:26 UTC-7

Flopped Flush No Good for Arieh

Chad Holloway

Level 25 : 200,000/400,000, 0 ante

Limit Hold'em

Phil Hui raised the button and Josh Arieh called to see the flop. Arieh checked, Hui bet, and Arieh check-raised.

Hui called and then led out on the turn. Arieh called and then called another bet on the river.

Hui rolled over the for a queen-high flush and it was good as Arieh showed the for an inferior flush, which he had actually flopped.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Arieh	14,700,000 -1,700,000	-1,700,000

Phillip Hui	7,500,000 1,700,000	1,700,000

Tags: Josh Arieh Phil Hui

06-28-2019 18:31 UTC-7

Hui Working His Way Up

Jan_Kores

Level 25 : 200,000/400,000, 0 ante

Stud Hi-Lo

Phil Hui completed, Josh Arieh called and Arieh raised Hui's bet on fourth. Hui called and then called again on fifth.

Arieh checked on sixth and Hui bet. Arieh called but he folded to Hui's final bet on the river.

Hui: / /
Arieh: / / - fold on seventh

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Arieh	13,700,000 -1,000,000	-1,000,000

Phillip Hui	8,500,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Tags: Phil Hui Josh Arieh

06-28-2019 18:32 UTC-7

Arieh Calls Down Hui

BrandonTemple

Level 25 : 200,000/400,000, 0 ante

Stud Hi-Lo

Phil Hui: / /
Josh Arieh: / /

Josh Arieh brought it in with the , and Hui called. Hui bet every street thereafter, and Arieh called him down. Hui flashed for a pair of fives, but Arieh tabled for a pair of queens and the winner.