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

06-26-2019 17:59 UTC-8

Ivey Gets Half, Monnette and Mizrachi Get a Quarter

Brandon Temple

Level 15 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Omaha Hi-Lo

John Monnette raised from under the gun, Phil Ivey called on the button, and Robert Mizrachi called in the big blind.

Monnette bet the flop, and both Ivey and Mizrachi called. Monnette bet again on the turn, and both Ivey and Mizrachi called again.

Action checked to Ivey on the river, and he bet. Both Mizrachi and Monnette called, and Ivey tabled for the nut low and half the pot, while Mizrachi turned over and Monnette tabled , and the two chopped the high with tens and fives.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Ivey	2,200,000 200,000	200,000

John Monnette	680,000 20,000	20,000

Robert Mizrachi	505,000 53,000	53,000

Tags: John Monnette Phil Ivey Robert Mizrachi

06-26-2019 18:00 UTC-8

Chip Counts from Table 411

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Hill Kerby

Level 15 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
David Oppenheim	2,215,000 325,000	325,000

Shaun Deeb	1,410,000 355,000	355,000

Timofey Kuznetsov	1,267,000 168,000	168,000
John Hennigan	1,180,000 200,000	200,000

Lyle Berman	540,000 205,000	205,000

06-26-2019 18:05 UTC-8

Chip Counts from Table 407

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Hill Kerby

Level 15 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Vitch	1,962,000 392,000	392,000
Josh Arieh	1,300,000 214,000	214,000

Isaac Haxton	750,000 380,000	380,000

Phil Hui	585,000 315,000	315,000
Dan Cates	470,000 92,000	92,000

06-26-2019 18:16 UTC-8

Klodnicki Recovers

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Brandon Temple

Level 15 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Stud Hi-Lo

Talal Shakerchi: / /
Chris Klodnicki: / /

Chris Klodnicki check-called bets from Talal Shakerchi on fifth and sixth streets before both players checked seventh street.

"Queens-up," Klodnicki said before revealing . Shakerchi mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Talal Shakerchi	780,000 220,000	220,000
Chris Klodnicki	415,000 323,000	323,000

Tags: Chris Klodnicki Talal Shakerchi

06-26-2019 18:18 UTC-8

Jungleman Hits Flush

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Hill Kerby

Level 15 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Limit Hold'em

Josh Arieh opened from the hijack and received a call from Dan Cates, defending his big blind. The flop came and both players checked. The turn was and Cates checked. Arieh bet and Cates made the call, bringing the river. Cates led out and Arieh mulled over the decision before making the call.

Upon being called, Cates raised one of his two cards up in front of his face with a red suit visible. Arieh nodded in acknowledgment. Cates then turned over his full hand of for the table to see as he collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Arieh	1,150,000 150,000	150,000

Dan Cates	500,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Dan Cates Josh Arieh

06-26-2019 18:22 UTC-8

Sammartino's Straight is Good Against Mizrachi

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Geoff Fisk

Level 15 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

Robert Mizrachi bet 25,000 from the cutoff on a flop, and Dario Sammartino made the call from the big blind. Sammartino checked and Mizrachi bet 55,000 on the turn, and Sammartino called again.

The river came , and the action checked through. Sammartino showed for the king-high straight, taking down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Sammartino	600,000 100,000	100,000

Robert Mizrachi	450,000 55,000	55,000

Tags: Dario Sammartino Robert Mizrachi

06-26-2019 18:24 UTC-8

Mizrachi Can't Fade Sammartino

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Brandon Temple

Level 15 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

Dario Sammartino raised to 25,000 from the cutoff, and Robert Mizrachi called in the big blind.

Mizrachi checked the flop to Sammartino, who bet 30,000. Mizrachi check-raised to 145,000, then called off his last 325,000 when Sammartino potted it back.

Robert Mizrachi:
Dario Sammartino:

Mizrachi's set was looking to fade the wrap of Sammartino, and Sammartino picked up the nut flush draw on the turn. The river completed Sammartino's straight, and Mizrachi knocked his chips over in disgust, apologizing afterward, before leaving the tournament.

"Busting this tournament is such a sick feeling..." Luke Schwartz noted.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Sammartino	1,100,000 500,000	500,000

Robert Mizrachi	Busted

Mikael Thuritz	Busted

Tags: Dario Sammartino Luke Schwartz Robert Mizrachi

06-26-2019 18:26 UTC-8

Berman Check-Raises Wrap

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Hill Kerby

Level 15 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

Timofey Kuznetsov opened the action with a raise to 30,000 from under the gun. Action folded back around to Lyle Berman who defended his big blind. The flop came . and Berman checked. Kuznetsov made a continuation-bet of 30,000. Berman raised to 125,000 and Kuznetsov folded.

"I had the biggest wrap you could have!" exclaimed Berman. "Four, five, seven, nine," he said as he showed the table and raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timofey Kuznetsov	1,185,000 82,000	82,000
Lyle Berman	580,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Lyle Berman Timofey Kuznetsov

06-26-2019 18:32 UTC-8

Eighty-Seven Good for Hui

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Hill Kerby

Level 15 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

2-7 Triple Draw

Action folded to Phil Hui who pumped it up from the small blind. Josh Arieh defended his big blind.

On the first draw, Hui took two and Arieh three. Both players checked. Second draws saw both players take two and Hui fired afterward. Arieh called.

Hui traded one card on the final draw and Arieh stood pat behind him. After receiving his card and checking it, Hui bet the river and Arieh tossed in chips to call.

Hui tabled and took down the pot as Arieh sent his cards to the muck.