Event #58: $50,000 Poker Players Championship Day 4 | 2019 World Series of Poker

06-27-2019 14:27 UTC-8

Quads Only Good For Half

Brandon Temple

Level 19 : 50,000/100,000, 0 ante

Stud Hi-Lo

Josh Arieh: / /
Chris Vitch: / - folded on fifth street
Dario Sammartino: / /

Josh Arieh brought it in with the , and Chris Vitch raised. Dario Sammartino made it two bets, and Arieh and Vitch called. Sammartino bet every street, with Vitch calling on fourth street, then giving up on fifth street, while Arieh called him down.

Sammartino turned over for quad kings, but Arieh turned over for an eighty-five low, and the two chopped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Arieh	3,600,000 300,000	300,000

Dario Sammartino	2,300,000 50,000	50,000

Chris Vitch	490,000 260,000	260,000

Tags: Chris Vitch Dario Sammartino Josh Arieh

06-27-2019 14:31 UTC-8

Sammartino Crushing in Stud 8

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Jan Kores

Level 19 : 50,000/100,000, 0 ante

Stud Hi-Lo

Dario Sammartino brought in, David Oppenheim completed and Sammartino called.

Sammartino bet on fourth street, earning a call and Oppenheim paired his ace on fifth, taking over the betting lead. Sammartino called two bets on fifth and sixth and Oppenheim checked on seventh. Sammartino bet and he earned one more call.

"Straight," Sammartino announced, showing a nine-high straight. Oppenheim studied his opponent's hand for a while and then mucked.

Sammartino: /
Oppenheim: /

Sammartino also scooped the subsequent pot, betting out Bryce Yockey on seventh street with bets made on each of the previous streets.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Sammartino	3,200,000 900,000	900,000

Bryce Yockey	2,620,000 20,000	20,000

David Oppenheim	1,232,000 678,000	678,000

Tags: Dario Sammartino David Oppenheim

06-27-2019 14:35 UTC-8

Talal Shakerchi Eliminated in 11th Place ($72,078)

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Hill Kerby

Level 19 : 50,000/100,000, 0 ante

Stud Hi-Lo

John Esposito: / /
Talal Shakerchi: / /
Shaun Deeb: / - folded on third
Phil Ivey: / /

John Esposito was the bring in with his deuce. Talal Shakerchi completed his king and Shaun Deeb called. Phil Ivey raised and Esposito called before Shakerchi made it three bets. Deeb folded, Ivey made it four bets and Esposito joined in on the fun and capped the action. Shakerchi and Ivey called and it was finally off to fourth street.

On fourth street, Shakerchi shoved for his last 7,000 and Ivey and Esposito called. The two of them checked fifth and sixth streets before Ivey folded to a bet from Esposito on seventh street.

Esposito tabled for an ace-high flush and Shakerchi showed for three of a kind and was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Ivey	3,800,000 400,000	400,000

Shaun Deeb	2,300,000 100,000	100,000

Dan Cates	2,000,000 100,000	100,000

John Esposito	1,800,000 500,000	500,000

Phillip Hui	1,100,000 200,000	200,000

Talal Shakerchi	Busted

Tags: John Esposito Phil Ivey Shaun Deeb Talal Shakerchi

06-27-2019 14:40 UTC-8

Ivey Chopped Up

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Brandon Temple

Level 19 : 50,000/100,000, 0 ante

Stud Hi-Lo

Phil Ivey: / /
Shaun Deeb: / /
Dan Cates: / /

After getting two bets in on third street and checking through fourth street, Phil Ivey bet on fifth street, and Shaun Deeb and Dan Cates both called. Action checked through sixth and seventh streets, and Deeb tabled for kings up. Cates held for a low, and Ivey mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Ivey	3,600,000 200,000	200,000

Shaun Deeb	2,500,000 200,000	200,000

Dan Cates	2,400,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: Dan Cates Phil Ivey Shaun Deeb

06-27-2019 14:44 UTC-8

Arieh Makes Eight-Perfect

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Jan Kores

Level 19 : 50,000/100,000, 0 ante

2-7 Triple Draw

Josh Arieh raised in the cutoff and Dario Sammartino called in the big blind.

Sammartino took three, Arieh pitched two and Sammartino called a bet from Arieh.

Sammartino improved to a one-card draw while Arieh still needed two. Sammartino led out and Arieh called.

Sammartino stood pat and Arieh patted as well. Sammartino bet, Arieh raised and Sammartino thought for a moment before tossing in calling chips.

"Eight-five," Arieh quickly announced and he showed . Sammartino mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Arieh	4,300,000 700,000	700,000

Dario Sammartino	2,550,000 650,000	650,000

Tags: Dario Sammartino Josh Arieh

06-27-2019 14:58 UTC-8

Yockey Wins Marathon Hand

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Brandon Temple

Level 19 : 50,000/100,000, 0 ante

No-Limit Hold'em

Dario Sammartino raised to 100,000 from the small blind, and Bryce Yockey three-bet to 325,000 in the big blind. Sammartino called.

Sammartino checked the flop, and Yockey bet 225,000. Sammartino called.

Both players checked the turn, and Sammartino checked the river. Yockey bet 790,000, and Sammartino went into the tank.

For six minutes, neither player talked, simply shuffling chips quietly, while Sammartino studied the board and his chips. Five minutes into the break, Yockey called for a clock. Sammartino let the thirty-second clock tick all the way to zero, killing his hand, and Yockey took down the final hand before break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryce Yockey	3,070,000 450,000	450,000

Dario Sammartino	2,155,000 395,000	395,000

Tags: Bryce Yockey Dario Sammartino

06-27-2019 15:01 UTC-8

First Break

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Jan Kores

Level 19 : 50,000/100,000, 0 ante

Players are on a 15-minute break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Arieh	4,235,000 65,000	65,000

Phil Ivey	3,540,000 60,000	60,000

Bryce Yockey	3,070,000

Shaun Deeb	2,800,000 300,000	300,000

Dan Cates	2,220,000 180,000	180,000

Dario Sammartino	2,155,000

John Esposito	1,615,000 185,000	185,000

David Oppenheim	1,285,000 53,000	53,000

Phillip Hui	945,000 155,000	155,000

Chris Vitch	335,000 155,000	155,000

Level: 20

Limit Flop / Draw: 30,000/60,000
Stud Games: 15,000 (ante), 20,000 (bring-in), 60,000 (completion)
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 15,000/30,000/45,000 ante

06-27-2019 15:16 UTC-8

Esposito Takes Pot With Check-Raise

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Hill Kerby

Level 20 : 60,000/120,000, 0 ante

No-Limit Hold'em

Phil Ivey was on the button and opened the action with a raise preflop. John Esposito defended his big blind and the two saw a flop of . Esposito led for 50,000 and Ivey called.