Event #58: $50,000 Poker Players Championship Day 2 | 2019 World Series of Poker

06-26-2019 01:00 UTC-7

Esposito Eliminates Wang

Jan_Kores

Level 12 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

2-7 Triple Draw

Short-stacked Yong Wang raised on the button and John Esposito called in the big blind.

Esposito pitched three and Wang needed one. Esposito led out and Wang called.

Both drew one and Esposito bet, putting Wang at risk. Wang called for his last 11,000.

Esposito stood pat and Wang thought for a while, contemplating whether to break his hand. Then he decided to pat.

Esposito opened and Wang mucked his hand. The dealer flipped the cards to comply with the all-in rule and it became apparent that Wang's last hand in the PPC was .

Player	Chips	Progress
John Esposito	715,000	35,000
Yong Wang	Busted

Tags: John Esposito Yong Wang

06-26-2019 00:58 UTC-7

Mercier Over Hui

Mickey Doft

Level 12 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

Razz

Jason Mercier: / /
Phil Hui: / /

Jason Mercier was the bring in, Phil Hui completed and Mercier called.

Mercier bet on fourth, Hui called, then Mercier check-called a bet from Hui on fifth. Hui bet on sixth with the better board, Mercier called, then Hui check-called a bet from Mercier on seventh.

Mercier tabled for an eight-seven, Hui mucked and Mercier won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Mercier	790,000	40,000
Phil Hui	680,000	-70,000

Tags: Jason Mercier Phil Hui

06-26-2019 00:54 UTC-7

Benyamine Closing on a Million Chips

HillKerby

Level 12 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

2-7 Triple Draw

David "ODB" Baker opened action, raising from the cutoff. David Benyamine three-bet from the small blind. Dario Sammartino called out of the big blind, as did Baker. On the first draw, Benyamine and Sammartino took one card and Baker two.

After the draw, Benyamine and Sammartino checked and Baker bet. Benyamine put in a check-raise and Sammartino and Baker both called.

Benyamine stood pat on the second draw and both Sammartino and Baker drew one. Benyamine then fired and both players called. Final draws again went pat, one, one and Benyamine fired the river.

Sammartino called, while Baker folded face up, having missed a wheel draw.

Benyamine tabled and Sammartino mucked as the dealer announced Benyamine's seventy-six, bringing him just shy of the one-million chip mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Benyamine	995,000	295,000
David "ODB" Baker	507,000	-70,000
Dario Sammartino	205,000	-201,000

Tags: Dario Sammartino David "ODB" Baker David Benyamine

06-26-2019 00:53 UTC-7

Monnette Bets Out Cates

Jan_Kores

Level 12 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

Stud

Three players came to fourth street where Dan Cates bet and John Monnette and Shaun Deeb called.

Cates bet again on fifth, Monnette raised and Deeb folded. Cates called.

Both players' boards paired on sixth and Monnette fired with eights, earning a call from Cates with sevens.

Monnette bet one more time on the river but Cates snap-folded.

Monnette: /
Cates: /
Deeb: / - fold on fifth

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Cates	815,000	-105,000
John Monnette	247,000	77,000

Tags: John Monnette Dan Cates Shaun Deeb

06-26-2019 00:49 UTC-7

Baker Picks Off Friedman

HillKerby

Level 12 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

2-7 Triple Draw

Action folded to David "ODB" Baker on the button and he raised. "I'm on a heater," he said as Adam Friedman called from the small blind. David Benyamine folded, adding, "I'm on a cooler."

"This is very rare you're going to see me do this," Friedman said.

"What, draw three?" Baker asked. He was correct as Friedman tossed three. Baker took two.

After the draw, Friedman check-called Baker's continuation bet. Second draws went two and pat. Friedman then checked and Baker frired again. Friedman put in a check-raise and Baker called.

Both players stood pat on the final draw and Friedman bet out afterward. Baker quickly called him.

"You got it," Friedman said as he sat there, not turning over his cards. Baker tabled and Friedman mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
David "ODB" Baker	577,000	334,000
Adam Friedman	527,000	-58,000

Tags: Adam Friedman David Benyamine

06-26-2019 00:45 UTC-7

Vitch Clips Dwan

Jan_Kores

Level 12 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

Stud Hi-Lo

Tom Dwan had three wheel cards out and he called a bet from Chris Vitch on sixth street. Dwan checked the river and Vitch fired again. Dwan took around two minutes to process the situation and then he placed in the calling chips.

"Kings-up," Vitch announced, showing kings and queens. Dwan mucked and the hand cost him a quarter of his stack.

Vitch: /
Dwan: /

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Vitch	1,290,000	37,000
Tom Dwan	155,000	-55,000

Tags: Chris Vitch Tom Dwan

06-26-2019 00:37 UTC-7

Lousy Pair No Good

HillKerby

Level 12 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

Stud Hi-Lo

Adam Friedman: / /
Lyle Berman: / /

The bring in was and Adam Friedman completed with his seven. Lyle Berman called and the two continued heads up.

Friedman check-called a bet from Berman on fourth street. He proceeded to check-call another bet on fifth street. After the bet, Berman had too many chips in front of him and Friedman informed him of such.

"You only need forty (thousand)," Friedman said.

"I like my hand that much!" said Berman.

"I bet you do. Go ahead, then," continued Friedman as he checked sixth street. Berman fired again and Friedman called. Friedman checked in the dark on seventh street as Berman verbally went through his thought process of trying to figure out what Friedman could have. He debated between two pair and a flush draw as there was no opportunity for Friedman to have the low.

Eventually, Berman tossed in another bet and Friedman quickly called.

"One lousy pair of eights," Berman said as he showed .