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

06-27-2019 16:19 UTC-7

Uncle Johnny Coming Out Firing

HillKerby

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

No-Limit Hold'em

Phil Ivey raised from the cutoff to 70,000 and was three-bet by John Esposito to 260,000 out of the small blind. Ivey called and the flop came . Esposito continued with a bet of 400,000 and Ivey folded, giving Esposito his second consecutive pot at Ivey's expense.

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

John Esposito	2,300,000 300,000	300,000

Tags: John Esposito Phil Ivey

06-27-2019 16:24 UTC-7

Deeb Slows Down Esposito

HillKerby

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

Stud

Shaun Deeb: / /
John Esposito: / /

Dan Cates was the bring in and Esposito completed. Deeb made it two bets and Esposito called. Esposito check-called a bet from Deeb on fourth street.

On fifth street, Esposito bet and Deeb called. Both players checked sixth street and Esposito fired the river. Deeb made the call.

Esposito tabled for a pair of fours and Deeb showed for a pair of tens, good to take down the pot and take over the chip lead at the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shaun Deeb	3,300,000 500,000	500,000

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

Tags: Dan Cates John Esposito Shaun Deeb

06-27-2019 16:29 UTC-7

Esposito Gets Deeb Back

HillKerby

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

Stud

John Esposito: / /
Shaun Deeb: / / - folded on seventh street

Dan Cates was again the bring in and Esposito completed his queen. Shaun Deeb made it two bets with his king and Esposito called. Deeb bet every remaining street and Esposito called him down. On the river, Esposito put in a raise and got Deeb to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shaun Deeb	2,700,000 -600,000	-600,000

John Esposito	2,400,000 600,000	600,000

Tags: Dan Cates John Esposito Shaun Deeb

06-27-2019 16:29 UTC-7

Vitch on Life Support

Jan_Kores

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

Stud

Josh Arieh completed, Chris Vitch raised and Arieh called.

Vitch bet on fourth, getting a call and the same action repeated on fifth street.

Arieh paired his four on sixth and he bet. Vitch took his time and called, leaving himself with 90,000.

Arieh put him all in on seventh but Vitch didn't peel what he needed and folded.

Arieh: / /
Vitch: / / - folded on seventh street

Arieh doubled Vitch on the following hand but Vitch remains in desperate need of another double as he plays only two big bets.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Arieh	4,600,000 365,000	365,000

Chris Vitch	250,000 -480,000	-480,000

Tags: Chris Vitch Josh Arieh

06-27-2019 16:35 UTC-7

Four of Five Stacks Nearly Identical on Featured Table

HillKerby

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

After a few small, back-and-forth pots, four of the five players at the main featured table are within two big bets of one another with Phillip Hui the lone short stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Ivey	2,700,000 -300,000	-300,000

Shaun Deeb	2,700,000

Dan Cates	2,600,000 380,000	380,000

John Esposito	2,500,000 100,000	100,000

Phillip Hui	660,000 -285,000	-285,000

Tags: Phillip Hui

06-27-2019 16:36 UTC-7

Vitch Survives

BrandonTemple

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

Omaha Hi-Lo

Bryce Yockey raised on the button, Josh Arieh called in the small blind, and Chris Vitch called in the big blind.

Arieh checked the flop, and Vitch bet. Yockey called, and Arieh check-raised. Vitch called off his last 50,000, and Yockey called as well.

Arieh bet the turn, and Yockey folded, sending the 20,000 side pot to Arieh before he and Vitch tabled their hands.

Chris Vitch:
Josh Arieh:

Arieh had the nut low and straight and flush draws against the kings up of Vitch. The river changed nothing, and the duo chopped the main pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Arieh	4,800,000 200,000	200,000

Bryce Yockey	2,900,000 -170,000	-170,000

Chris Vitch	375,000 125,000	125,000

Tags: Bryce Yockey Chris Vitch Josh Arieh

06-27-2019 16:39 UTC-7

Cates Scoops Ivey

HillKerby

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

Omaha Hi-Lo

Dan Cates opened the action with a raise from the cutoff. Phil Ivey was on the button and three-bet. Cates called and the two went heads up to a flop of . Cates check-called Ivey's continuation-bet.

The turn was and Cates check-called another barrel from Ivey. The river came and Cates led out. Ivey called.

Cates tabled for the nine high straight and eighty-seven, good for the dealer to ship the entire pot his way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Cates	3,200,000 600,000	600,000

Phil Ivey	2,200,000 -500,000	-500,000

Tags: Dan Cates Phil Ivey

06-27-2019 16:44 UTC-7

Hui Back Over One Million

HillKerby

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

Omaha Hi-Lo

Phil Hui opened with a raise from the cutoff. Shaun Deeb three-bet him from the small blind and Hui called. The flop came and Deeb made a continuation-bet. Hui called.

The turn was and Deeb fired again. Hui put in a raise and Deeb thought for over a minute before tossing his cards to the center of the table and conceding the pot to Hui, who now finds himself back with a seven-figure chip stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shaun Deeb	2,500,000 -200,000	-200,000

Phillip Hui	1,100,000 440,000	440,000

Tags: Phil Hui Shaun Deeb

06-27-2019 16:44 UTC-7

Vitch Pulls Off Great Call to Double

Jan_Kores

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

Omaha Hi-Lo

Chris Vitch raised his button and Dario Sammartino called in the big blind.

Sammartino led out on and Vitch called.

Both players checked the turn and Sammartino bet on the river.

Vitch had only 135,000 behind and a potentially wrong call would leave him with 15,000.

"Why did you check the turn?" Vitch mumbled for himself.

"Sorry, guys," he apologized for taking his time.

Then he placed in the calling chips.

"Nice call," Sammartino said and Vitch immediately tabled for nothing but a pair of deuces with a queen-ten blocker. Sammartino mucked his hand and Vitch virtually doubled.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Sammartino	2,100,000 -55,000	-55,000
Chris Vitch	645,000 270,000	270,000

Tags: Chris Vitch Dario Sammartino

06-27-2019 16:48 UTC-7

Ivey Boats Up and Scoops

HillKerby

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

Omaha Hi-Lo

Shaun Deeb opened from the button and received a call from Dan Cates in the small blind. Phil Ivey three-bet from the big blind and both players called, taking action three ways to a flop of . Cates checked and Ivey continued. Deeb and Cates both called.

The turn came and Cates checked to Ivey, who bet again. Deeb folded and Cates called. The river was and Cates check-called Ivey's final barrel.