Event #56: $50,000 Poker Players Championship Day 3 | 2022 World Series of Poker

06-28-2022 23:18 UTC-7

Seidel Doubles; Seidel Busts

Will Shillibier

Level 17 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

Erik Seidel shoved from under the gun. Matthew Ashton called in the small blind and Dan Cates folded his big blind.

Erik Seidel:
Matthew Ashton:

The flop gave Ashton the better flush draw along with top pair. The turn improved him to top set but the river gave Seidel a straight.

"Where did that out come from," remarked Johannes Becker as Seidel doubled up.

On the next hand Ashton opened button to 85,000 and Seidel called in the big blind. Seidel then shoved for 85,000 on the flop and Ashton called.

Erik Seidel:
Matthew Ashton:

The turn completed Ashton's straight and the sent Seidel to the rail. The players are now redrawing around three tables.

They hate me
— Erik Seidel (@Erik_Seidel)

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Ashton	3,000,000 -350,000	-350,000

Erik Seidel	Busted

Tags: Dan Cates Erik Seidel Johannes Becker Matthew Ashton

06-28-2022 23:25 UTC-7

Redraw of the Final Three Tables

Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

The first poker variant on the money bubble will be Limit 2-7 Triple Draw and the seat assignments on the final three tables are as follows.

Seat	Table 142	Chip Count	Table 143	Chip Count	Table 144	Chip Count
1	Matthew Ashton	3,080,000	Philip Sternheimer	1,240,000	Maxx Coleman	350,000
2	Benny Glaser	2,100,000	Yuri Dzivielevski	4,175,000	Daniel Weinman	665,000
3	Dan Cates	2,700,000	Johannes Becker	3,550,000	Matthew Gonzales	550,000
4	Taylor Paur	3,050,000	Koray Aldemir	2,535,000	Ap Garza	1,930,000
5	Naoya Kihara	1,100,000	David "ODB" Baker	725,000	Scott Bohlman	1,150,000
6	John Racener	2,200,000	Dan Smith	1,200,000	Bryce Yockey	1,120,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuri Dzivielevski	4,175,000 675,000	675,000

Johannes Becker	3,550,000 330,000	330,000

Matthew Ashton	3,080,000 80,000	80,000

Taylor Paur	3,050,000 -150,000	-150,000

Dan Cates	2,700,000 150,000	150,000

Koray Aldemir	2,535,000 385,000	385,000

John Racener	2,200,000 250,000	250,000

Benny Glaser	2,100,000 375,000	375,000

Lou Garza	1,930,000 100,000	100,000

Philip Sternheimer	1,240,000 -360,000	-360,000

Dan Smith	1,200,000 -100,000	-100,000

Scott Bohlman	1,150,000 -125,000	-125,000

Bryce Yockey	1,120,000 -5,000	-5,000

Naoya Kihara	1,100,000 100,000	100,000

David "ODB" Baker	725,000 -85,000	-85,000

Daniel Weinman	665,000 -105,000	-105,000

Matthew Gonzales	550,000 -285,000	-285,000
Maxx Coleman	350,000 -275,000	-275,000

06-28-2022 23:38 UTC-7

Gonzales: "I F***, boys!"

Mike Patrick

Level 17 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Limit 2-7 Triple Draw

A short-stacked Matthew Gonzales raised on the button and was called in the small blind by Ap Garza.

Each player drew one, with Gonzales playfully putting the on the brim of Garza's black cowboy hat.

The players then checked, and each drew one again.

This time Garza led out with a bet to start the big bet rounds, which was met with a raise by Gonzales, leaving himself just 120,000 chips behind.

Garza hesitantly made the call, then patted his hand. Gonzales also stood pat before the final round of betting.

Garza now checked, and Gonzales put out a bet to leave himself just 20,000 behind.

Garza bemoaned his decision, then flashed the and folded his hand.

Gonzales slammed his winning hand down onto the table as the pot was pushed his way.

"I f***, boys! I f***, proclaimed Gonzales enthusiastically as he stacked his chips.

The table laughed heartily at Gonzales' proclamation, then asked the PokerNews reporting team to ensure the comma in his statement was correctly placed in this post.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lou Garza	1,340,000 -590,000	-590,000

Matthew Gonzales	705,000 155,000	155,000

Tags: Ap Garza Matthew Gonzales

06-28-2022 23:47 UTC-7

Smith Short on the Bubble

Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Limit 2-7 Triple Draw

In the last hand of the first rotation, Dan Smith and Philip Sternheimer patted the last draw and Smith then check-called a bet by Sternheimer. The latter revealed the and that won the pot. Smith inquired to see if he had improved and flipped a seven over, which would have paired his hand.

Sternheimer then won the first hand in NLHE when he and Yuri Dzivielevski checked down a battle of the blinds to the river. Sternheimer bet 75,000 and earned a call to win the pot with the .

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuri Dzivielevski	4,200,000 25,000	25,000

Philip Sternheimer	2,100,000 860,000	860,000

Dan Smith	375,000 -825,000	-825,000

Tags: Dan Smith Philip Sternheimer Yuri Dzivielevski

06-28-2022 23:53 UTC-7

Coleman Bubbles $50,000 Poker Players Championship

Will Shillibier

Level 17 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

No-Limit Hold'em

Maxx Coleman shoved for 260,000 from the cutoff. Ap Garza called in the big blind. The pair waited for hands at the other two tables to finish before turning over their cards.

Maxx Coleman:
Ap Garza:

There was a jack in the window of a flop. The turn was the and the river was the and Coleman was eliminated. The remaining 17 players are all guaranteed $83,738.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lou Garza	1,350,000 230,000	230,000

Maxx Coleman	Busted

Tags: Ap Garza Maxx Coleman

06-28-2022 23:58 UTC-7

Dan Smith Eliminated in 17th Place ($83,738)

Mike Patrick

Level 17 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

No-Limit Hold'em

Johannes Becker raised to 55,000 in the hijack and Dan Smith moved all in from the small blind for a bit under 500,000. Becker made the call to put Smith at risk.

Dan Smith:
Johannes Becker:

The board came , bringing no help to Smith who becomes the first elimination in the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Johannes Becker	3,800,000 250,000	250,000

Dan Smith	Busted

Tags: Dan Smith Johannes Becker

06-29-2022 00:04 UTC-7

Sevens No Good for Glaser

Will Shillibier

Level 17 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Seven Card Stud

Matthew Ashton: / — folded on third street
Benny Glaser: / /
Dan Cates: / /

Matthew Ashton called the bring in and Benny Glaser completed. Dan Cates raised and Ashton folded. Glaser called.

Both players checked fourth street. Glaser bet on fifth, sixth and seventh street, with Cates calling every street.

Glaser announced sevens and Cates tabled .

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Cates	3,660,000 960,000	960,000

Benny Glaser	2,000,000 -100,000	-100,000

Tags: Benny Glaser Dan Cates Matthew Ashton

06-29-2022 00:08 UTC-7

Sternheimer Leaves Baker Short

Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Seven Card Stud

David "ODB" Baker: /
Philip Sternheimer: /

Philip Sternheimer checked his lead on fourth street and David "ODB" Baker bet with a seven-deuce showing after he had previously completed. On fifth street, Sternheimer then bet when he paired the trey and Baker called. The lead switched on sixth street when Baker made the superior pair and he bet, then check-called seventh.

Sternheimer rolled over a flush and Baker mucked aces in the hole with another spade as he dropped to a severe short stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuri Dzivielevski	4,600,000 400,000	400,000

Johannes Becker	3,530,000 -270,000	-270,000

Philip Sternheimer	2,575,000 475,000	475,000

Koray Aldemir	2,200,000 -335,000	-335,000

David "ODB" Baker	250,000 -475,000	-475,000