Event #58: $50,000 Poker Players Championship Day 1 | 2019 World Series of Poker

06-24-2019 21:16 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
David Oppenheim	365,000 60,000	60,000

Matthew Gonzales	340,000 95,000	95,000
Eric Wasserson	309,000 20,000	20,000

Nick Schulman	290,000 10,000	10,000

Dan Smith	240,000 49,000	49,000

Majid Yahyaei	235,000 73,000	73,000

Shakerchi Picks Up a Pot

Brandon Temple

Level 4 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Stud Hi-Lo

Daniel Negreanu: / /
Talal Shakerchi: / /
Eli Elezra: / /

Daniel Negreanu completed with the , and Talal Shakerchi made it two bets. Eli Elezra called, as did Negreanu. Negreanu bet every street until seventh, and was called down by his opponents the whole way. All three players checked seventh, and Elezra announced, "Two pair." Shakerchi revealed for aces-up, and his opponents mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eli Elezra	280,000 40,000	40,000

Daniel Negreanu	240,000 30,000	30,000

Talal Shakerchi	175,000 41,000	41,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Eli Elezra Talal Shakerchi

06-24-2019 21:09 UTC-8

Chip Counts from Table 418

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Mickey Doft

Level 4 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Friedman	362,000 32,000	32,000

Jared Bleznick	330,000 42,000	42,000

Jason Mercier	310,000 30,000	30,000

James Obst	304,000 56,000	56,000

Jake Schwartz	288,000 12,000	12,000
John Esposito	205,000 24,500	24,500

06-24-2019 21:09 UTC-8

"I Knew I Should Have Shipped"

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 4 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

No-Limit Hold'em

Matthew Ashton bet 3,000 on a flop and was called by Chris Vitch on his left. Michael Mizrachi made it 10,500 in the small blind and Vitch was the only caller. Mizrachi bet 18,000 more on the turn and then just 2,000 on the river. Vitch thought awhile and then put 40,000 in.

Mizrachi took awhile to think then called after a few minutes. Vitch tabled for trips.

"I knew I should have shipped," Mizrachi muttered before mucking.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Vitch	276,000 75,000	75,000
Michael Mizrachi	125,000 65,000	65,000

Tags: Chris Vitch Matthew Ashton Michael Mizrachi

06-24-2019 21:09 UTC-8

Chip Counts from Table 419

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Mickey Doft

Level 4 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Seiver	373,000 38,000	38,000

Jesse Martin	326,000 4,000	4,000

David Bach	314,000 12,000	12,000

Elior Sion	213,000 52,000	52,000

Prahlad Friedman	175,000 55,000	55,000

Matthew Wood	155,000 73,200	73,200

06-24-2019 21:00 UTC-8

Recent Arrivals

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Mickey Doft

Level 4 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Luke Schwartz	300,000

Andrew Brown	300,000

06-24-2019 20:58 UTC-8

Haxton and Cates Chop It Up

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Brandon Temple

Level 4 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Stud Hi-Lo

Dan Cates: / /
Matt Glantz: / - folded on sixth street
Isaac Haxton: / /
Bryce Yockey: / - folded on sixth street

Dan Cates brought it in with the , and Matt Glantz completed. Both Isaac Haxton and Bryce Yockey called, as did Cates. Cates bet fourth street, and all three of his opponents called.

"That's a pretty good card," Glantz said to Cates when he got the on fifth street.

Yockey bet his pair of tens, leading Cates to say, "That's a pretty powerful move," to Yockey. All of Yockey's opponents called.

"There's some good cards, and there's some bad cards," Cates said before pairing aces on sixth street. Action checked to Haxton, who bet, and Yockey called. Cates made it two bets, which chased out Glantz, and Haxton made it three bets. Yockey shot Haxton a look, rubbing his neck as he did so, before folding, and Cates called.

Cates and Haxton checked seventh street, and Haxton showed for an eighty-six low. Cates held for three aces and a worse low, and they chopped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Haxton	440,000 30,000	30,000

Matt Glantz	325,000 30,000	30,000

Bryce Yockey	260,000 65,000	65,000

Dan Cates	226,000 6,000	6,000

Tags: Bryce Yockey Dan Cates Isaac Haxton Matt Glantz

06-24-2019 20:53 UTC-8

Chidwick Over Hennigan in PLO

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 4 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

The blinds checked to John Hennigan on and he bet 6,000. Small blind Stephen Chidwick called, as did Benny Glaser. When the paired the board, Hennigan barreled for 12,000 and only Chidwick stuck around. The river was a and both players quickly checked.

Hennigan said something we didn't catch and Chidwick showed for kings up. Hennigan showed and mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Chidwick	385,000 14,000	14,000

John Hennigan	230,000 55,000	55,000

Tags: John Hennigan Stephen Chidwick

06-24-2019 20:52 UTC-8

Four-Way Capped on Third Street in Razz; Parker Wins a Big One

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Mickey Doft

Level 4 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Razz

Brock Parker: / /
Daniel Negreanu: / - fold
Talal Shakerchi: / - fold
Eli Elezra: / /

Brock Parker limped, as did Daniel Negreanu and Talal Shakerchi. Eli Elezra completed, Brock Parker made it two bets, Negreanu called, Shakerchi called, and Elezra made it three bets. Parker made it four bets, Negreanu and Shakerchi called before Elezra capped it. Everybody called.

Parker bet with the on-board lead on fourth street, Negreanu folded, Shakerchi called and Elezra called.

Elezra seized the on-board lead on fifth and bet, Parker called and Shakerchi called.

Elezra bet on sixth, Parker raised, Shakerchi thought for about 45 seconds before he folded and Elezra called.

Elezra check-called a bet from Parker on seventh.

Parker tabled for a six-five, Elezra showed a for defeated seven-six and Parker collected the pot.