Level: 21
Limit Flop / Draw: 40,000/80,000
Stud Games: 20,000 (ante), 20,000 (bring-in), 80,000 (completion)
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 20,000/40,000/60,000 ante
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #58: $50,000 Poker Players Championship
Day: 4
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$3,552,000
Entries
74
Level
27
Limits
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
0
Break Time
Level 20
: 60,000/120,000, 0 ante
The final eight players are off on a fifteen-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,875,000 | 375,000 |
|
4,050,000 | 450,000 |
|
3,760,000 | 630,000 |
|
2,675,000 | |
|
2,045,000 | -655,000 |
|
2,020,000 | -480,000 |
|
1,315,000 | 215,000 |
|
1,305,000 | 5,000 |
Ivey Freefalling
Level 20
: 60,000/120,000, 0 ante
2-7 Triple Draw
John Esposito raised on the button, Phil Ivey made it three bets in the big blind, and Esposito called.
Both players drew one card on the first and second draws, and Ivey bet both times, with Esposito calling. The final draw saw Ivey stay pat, while Esposito drew one. Ivey bet and Esposito called. Esposito fanned 
, and Ivey mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,600,000 | 900,000 |
|
|
1,100,000 | -700,000 |
Dario Sammartino Eliminated in 9th Place ($93,764)
Level 20
: 60,000/120,000, 0 ante
2-7 Triple Draw
David Oppenheim raised in the small blind, Dario Sammartino three-bet and Oppenheim called.
Oppenheim pitched two, Sammartino one and Oppenheim check-called a bet from Sammartino.
Oppenheim drew two again while Sammartino was good. Oppenheim checked, Sammartino bet and Oppenheim called.
Both players patted on the final draw and Oppenheim checked, trying to get action from Sammartino. Sammartino, however, checked back and Oppenheim took it down with 
.
Sammartino was left with 190,000 and he got it in on the next hand, facing off against Oppenheim again.
Both drew two on the first two draws and Sammartino pitched one on the final draw. Oppenheim still needed two.
Oppenheim opened and he expressed some frustration upon peeling a . The other card was a .
Sammartino had 
and Josh Arieh observed that Oppenheim had three outs, should Sammartino pair an eight. He indeed flipped an to bust his draw and Oppenheim tackled him in two consecutive hands.
Shaun Deeb was moved from the TV table, taking a seat between Bryce Yockey and Josh Arieh.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,675,000 | 775,000 |
|
Busted |
Esposito Scoops Deeb
Level 20
: 60,000/120,000, 0 ante
Stud Hi-Lo
Shaun Deeb; 
/ 
/
John Esposito: / 
/
Dan Cates: / 
- folded on fifth street
Shaun Deeb was the bring in with his five and Dan Cates completed his queen. John Esposito made it two bets and Deeb and Esposito both called. Esposito bet on fourth street and both players called.
Esposito continued firing on fifth street and Deeb called. Cates thought for a bit and let his hand go. Esposito didn't slow down, betting again on sixth and seventh and receiving two more calls from Deeb.
Esposito tabled 
to show a made seventy-six with a flush draw. He then peeled the 
to fill up, which prompted Deeb to tap the table and send his cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,700,000 | 600,000 |
|
|
2,700,000 | -300,000 |
|
|
2,500,000 | -600,000 |
Ivey Below Two Million
Level 20
: 60,000/120,000, 0 ante
Stud Hi-Lo
Phil Ivey: / 
/
Dan Cates: / 
/
Phil Hui was the bring in and Dan Cates completed his king. Phil Ivey made it two bets with a ten and Cates called. Cates check-called a bet from Ivey on fourth street.
On fifth street, Cates bet and Ivey called. Cates checked sixth street and Ivey bet. Cates made the call and both players checked seventh street.
Ivey tabled 
for a pair of aces. Cates tabled 
for the same pair of aces and took down the pot with his king-queen kicker to Ivey's king-ten. With the lost pot, Phil Ivey now finds himself under with two million in chips after entering the last two days as chip leader of the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,000,000 | 500,000 |
|
|
1,800,000 | -400,000 |
Ace-Jack Works For Oppenheim Again
Level 20
: 60,000/120,000, 0 ante
Limit Hold'em
David Oppenheim raised from the cutoff, and Josh Arieh called in the big blind.
Arieh checked the 
flop, and Oppenheim bet. Arieh check-raised, and Oppenheim called.
Arieh bet the 
turn, and Oppenheim called.
Both players checked the 
river, and Arieh said, "Five."
Oppenheim tabled 
, and Arieh took Oppenheim's cards, tossed them facedown in the muck, and said, "His hand's dead, I have a live hand," with a grin, before mucking his own hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,500,000 | -300,000 |
|
|
1,900,000 | 200,000 |
Hui Forces Fold From Cates
Level 20
: 60,000/120,000, 0 ante
Stud Hi-Lo
Phil Hui: / 
Dan Cates: / 
- folded on sixth street
Phil Hui completed with his four and Cates made it two bets with a six. Hui called and then bet out on fifth after receiving an ace. Cates called. After pairing his ace on sixth street, Hui bet again. Cates thought for a bit and let his hand go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,500,000 | -300,000 |
|
|
1,300,000 | 420,000 |
Sammartino Finds a Double
Level 20
: 60,000/120,000, 0 ante
Limit Hold'em
Bryce Yockey raised from the button, Dario Sammartino three-bet out of the big blind and Yockey and Sammartino agreed to put in 290,000 each to make it a preflop all-in contest.
Sammartino: 
Yockey: 
Sammartino was ahead and while Yockey paired his nine on the flop, the 
runout stayed with Sammartino who doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,130,000 | -290,000 |
|
|
610,000 | 320,000 |
Sammartino Slips Further
Level 20
: 60,000/120,000, 0 ante
Limit Hold'em
Dario Sammartino made it two bets in the cutoff, Bryce Yockey three-bet on his left and Sammartino called.
Yockey barrelled all streets of the 
board and Sammartino called on the flop and turn, but he opted to fold on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,420,000 | 1,295,000 |
|
|
290,000 | -360,000 |