Event #58: $50,000 Poker Players Championship Day 3 | 2019 World Series of Poker

06-26-2019 15:54 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
David Oppenheim	1,660,000 110,000	110,000

Shaun Deeb	900,000 120,000	120,000

Lyle Berman	800,000

David Benyamine	752,000 68,000	68,000

John Hennigan	565,000 51,000	51,000

Matthew Ashton	230,000 285,000	285,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Ivey	1,385,000 118,000	118,000

Adam Friedman	845,000 30,000	30,000

Robert Mizrachi	765,000 145,000	145,000

Jesse Martin	435,000 165,000	165,000

John Esposito	320,000 300,000	300,000

Sammartino Takes it on the River

Brandon Temple

Level 14 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

Dario Sammartino checked a flop from the big blind, and Andrew Brown bet 16,000 on the button. Sammartino check-raised to 48,000, and Brown called. Sammartino then bet 75,000 on the turn, and Brown called.

Sammartino paused on the river for about a minute, with Brown keeping his gaze fixed to Sammartino for the entire duration. Sammartino bet 155,000, and Brown eventually folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Sammartino	860,000 225,000	225,000

Andrew Brown	790,000 95,000	95,000

Tags: Andrew Brown Dario Sammartino

06-26-2019 16:12 UTC-8

Cates Pushes Galfond to the Brink; Galfond Busts Shortly Thereafter

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Geoff Fisk

Level 14 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Stud

Dan Cates: //
Phil Galfond: //

Dan Cates put out a bet on sixth street, and Phil Galfond came along. Cates fired again on the final card, Galfond called again, and Cates showed for aces up.

The loss put Galfond down to 113,000 chips, and a few minutes later the Run It Once proprietor was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Cates	690,000 180,000	180,000

Phil Galfond	Busted

Tags: Dan Cates Phil Galfond

06-26-2019 16:16 UTC-8

Arieh and Haxton Chop Up Cates

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Brandon Temple

Level 14 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Omaha Hi-Lo

Josh Arieh checked a board from the small blind, and Isaac Haxton bet from under the gun. Dan Cates called in the cutoff, and Arieh check-raised. Haxton and Cates both called.

Arieh bet the river, Haxton called, and Cates folded. Arieh tabled for a flush, and Haxton turned over for a low, and the duo chopped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Arieh	881,000 100,000	100,000

Isaac Haxton	858,000 237,000	237,000

Dan Cates	435,000 255,000	255,000

Tags: Dan Cates Isaac Haxton Josh Arieh

06-26-2019 16:16 UTC-8

Ivey Surging

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Geoff Fisk

Level 14 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Limit Hold'em

Phil Ivey put out a river bet on a board of , and Jesse Martin made the call. Ivey showed down for trip eights, and the ten-time bracelet winner is approaching the 2-million chip mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Ivey	1,780,000 395,000	395,000

Jesse Martin	295,000 140,000	140,000

Tags: Adam Friedman Phil Ivey

06-26-2019 16:23 UTC-8

Martin on Fumes

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Brandon Temple

Level 14 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

2-7 Triple Draw

After the first draw, Jesse Martin bet, and Phil Ivey raised. Martin called.

Both players were pat for the last two draws, with Martin check-calling bets each time. Ivey fanned for number two, and Martin mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Ivey	1,900,000 120,000	120,000

Jesse Martin	190,000 105,000	105,000

06-26-2019 16:28 UTC-8

Bleznick Doubles Through Friedman

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Brandon Temple

Level 14 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

Prahlad Friedman raised to 20,000 from under the gun, and Jared Bleznick three-bet the pot in the big blind, then called off his last 111,000 after Friedman potted it back.

Jared Bleznick:
Prahlad Friedman:

Bleznick's monster hand paid dividends on a runout for the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Prahlad Friedman	615,000 325,000	325,000

Jared Bleznick	239,000 4,000	4,000

Tags: Jared Bleznick Prahlad Friedman

06-26-2019 16:30 UTC-8

Klodnicki Three-Bets Flop

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Hill Kerby

Level 14 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

Action was folded to Chris Klodnicki on the button. He limped in and Talal Shakerchi completed his small blind before Mikael Thuritz checked his option from the big blind.

The flop came and action checked to Klodnicki, who bet 15,000. Shakerchi folded and Thuritz put in a check-raise to 60,000. Klodnicki thought for a bit and reraised to 190,000. Thuritz sent his hand to the muck rather quickly and Klodnicki took down the pot on the flop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Talal Shakerchi	455,000 175,000	175,000
Chris Klodnicki	455,000 165,000	165,000

Mikael Thuritz	175,000 79,000	79,000

Tags: Chris Klodnicki Mikael Thuritz Talal Shakerchi

06-26-2019 16:32 UTC-8

Benyamine Leaves Ashton Short

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Geoff Fisk

Level 14 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Razz

Matthew Ashton: / (folded on sixth street)
David Benyamine: /

With what appeared to be about eight big bets already in the middle, Matthew Ashton put out a bet on sixth street, and David Benyamine raised. Ashton took a few moments to contemplate before folding, and the loss puts him dangerously low on chips.