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

06-27-2019 16:01 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Arieh	4,235,000	-65,000
Phil Ivey	3,540,000	-60,000
Bryce Yockey	3,070,000
Shaun Deeb	2,800,000	300,000
Dan Cates	2,220,000	-180,000
Dario Sammartino	2,155,000
John Esposito	1,615,000	-185,000
David Oppenheim	1,285,000	53,000
Phillip Hui	945,000	-155,000
Chris Vitch	335,000	-155,000

Yockey Wins Marathon Hand

BrandonTemple

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
Dario Sammartino	2,155,000	-395,000

Tags: Bryce Yockey Dario Sammartino

06-27-2019 15:44 UTC-7

Arieh Makes Eight-Perfect

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
Dario Sammartino	2,550,000	-650,000

Tags: Dario Sammartino Josh Arieh

06-27-2019 15:40 UTC-7

Ivey Chopped Up

BrandonTemple

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
Shaun Deeb	2,500,000	200,000
Dan Cates	2,400,000	400,000

Tags: Dan Cates Phil Ivey Shaun Deeb

06-27-2019 15:35 UTC-7

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

HillKerby

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
Shaun Deeb	2,300,000	100,000
Dan Cates	2,000,000	-100,000
John Esposito	1,800,000	500,000
Phillip Hui	1,100,000	-200,000
Talal Shakerchi	Busted

Tags: John Esposito Phil Ivey Shaun Deeb Talal Shakerchi

06-27-2019 15:31 UTC-7

Sammartino Crushing in Stud 8

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
Bryce Yockey	2,620,000	-20,000
David Oppenheim	1,232,000	-678,000

Tags: Dario Sammartino David Oppenheim

06-27-2019 15:27 UTC-7

Quads Only Good For Half

BrandonTemple

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
Dario Sammartino	2,300,000	-50,000
Chris Vitch	490,000	-260,000

Tags: Chris Vitch Dario Sammartino Josh Arieh

06-27-2019 15:19 UTC-7

Andrew Brown Eliminated in 12th Place ($72,078)

Jan_Kores

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

Stud Hi-Lo

Dario Sammartino brought in with a deuce, Andrew Brown completed with a three and action returned to Sammartino who raised. Brown called and the rest of his chips went in on fourth street as he had only around 110,000 behind.

Sammartino: / /
Brown: / /

Sammartino finished with a seven-five low and a pair of fives.

"Do I need to improve?" Brown asked after Sammartino had peeled his final card. The table said, "yes" in unison, but Brown flipped the which sealed his elimination in 12th place.