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

06-29-2022 01:58 UTC-7

Glaser Loses Out to Ashton

Will Shillibier

Level 18 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Seven Card Stud

Matthew Ashton: / /
Benny Glaser: / /

On sixth street Matthew Ashton bet and Benny Glaser called. On seventh street both players gave it some thought but eventually both checked.

Ashton tabled and took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Cates	5,425,000	325,000
Taylor Paur	2,500,000	125,000
Matthew Ashton	2,000,000	-45,000
Benny Glaser	1,850,000	-600,000
John Racener	600,000	-310,000

Tags: Matthew Ashton Benny Glaser

06-29-2022 01:55 UTC-7

Garza Doubles Two Times Through Yockey

Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Limit 2-7 Triple Draw

Bryce Yockey raised from under the gun and then called the all-in by Ap Garza for 130,000 total. It was fair game on the first draw with both discarding two and Garza then took one for the second draw while Yockey remained with two new cards.

On the final draw, Garza patted and Yockey took one. The of Garza had a lock already because Yockey's draw couldn't win it.

Yockey then lost a pot to Daniel Weinman when he couldn't beat a ten-eight and the next clash with Garza followed.

Garza made it three bets for 240,000 total in the cutoff and Yockey just flat-called in the small blind. On the first draw, Yockey took two while Garza took one and Yockey initially wanted to check-call only but then got it in anyways for the 80,000 Garza had left behind.

The second draw brought the same action once more as Yockey required two cards while Garza took one. On the final draw, Yockey took two and Garza patted to then show his . Yockey's needed help but he spiked the right away to secure another double up for Garza, which made the a formality.

"Just win?" Weinman joked and Yockey replied back with a big smile and the "it's not for a lack of trying, I am in every fuckin pot."

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Weinman	1,950,000	355,000
Matthew Gonzales	1,900,000	-55,000
Naoya Kihara	1,700,000	-30,000
Lou Garza	600,000	450,000
Bryce Yockey	560,000	-1,225,000

Tags: Ap Garza Bryce Yockey Daniel Weinman

06-29-2022 01:48 UTC-7

Cates Takes the Lead for Now

Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Limit 2-7 Trriple Draw

John Racener and Dan Cates were involved in a larger 2-7 Triple Draw hand and had already surpassed the second draw when Racener bet, Cates raised and Racener made it three bets to pick up a call. Both patted the final draw and Cates check-called a bet.

Racener flashed a bad nine-seven and Cates won the pot with the for a nine smooth. He then lost a few chips in the next hand but remained near the top of the leaderboard.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Cates	5,100,000	1,550,000
John Racener	910,000	-790,000

Tags: Dan Cates John Racener

06-29-2022 01:44 UTC-7

Gonzales Can't Quite Finish off Garza

Mike Patrick

Level 18 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Limit 2-7 Triple Draw

After Matthew Gonzales put Ap Garza on a micro stack in a hand of Stud 8 or Better, Garza was all in against Gonzales shortly after.

Garza put his last 75,000 chips in the middle from the hijack and was called blind by Gonzales in the big blind.

On the first draw Gonzales took four cards, while Garza took two. The second draw saw Gonzales improve to drawing two, while Garza took just one. Their final draw also saw draws of two, then one.

Gonzales showed , while Garza showed .

Gonzales first revealed a , giving him the chance of making a winning hand. He then peeked at his other card and told Garza he won. Garza rolled over another , but he indeed did win as Gonzales showed a second to give Garza a small double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Gonzales	1,955,000	1,345,000
Bryce Yockey	1,785,000	-315,000
Naoya Kihara	1,730,000	-715,000
Daniel Weinman	1,595,000	75,000
Lou Garza	150,000	-300,000

Tags: Ap Garza Matthew Gonzales

06-29-2022 01:35 UTC-7

Scoop for Dzivielevski in Stud Hi-Lo

Will Shillibier

Level 18 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Stud Hi-Lo

Philip Sternheimer: / — folded on fourth street
Yuri Dzivielevski: / /
Johannes Becker: / — folded on fourth street
Koray Aldemir: / /

Four players saw fourth street after Philip Sternheimer completed and got three calls including the bring-in Koray Aldemir.

Aldemir checked and Sternheimer bet. Dzivielevski raised and Becker folded. Aldemir called.

"I was just messing," said Sternheimer jokingly before folding.

Aldemir check-called on fifth street and Dzivielevski bet on sixth street after making open fours. Aldemir called. The pair checked seventh street with Dzivielevski showing aces up and Aldemir mucked, having failed to make a low.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuri Dzivielevski	4,825,000	575,000
Koray Aldemir	3,625,000	-925,000
Johannes Becker	3,300,000	-175,000
Philip Sternheimer	1,650,000	-450,000

Tags: Johannes Becker Koray Aldemir Philip Sternheimer Yuri Dzivielevski

06-29-2022 01:28 UTC-7

Aldemir Takes the Lead

Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Limit Hold'em

Koray Aldemir raised on he button and was called by Yuri Dzivielevski in the big blind. They headed to the flop on which Dzivielevski check-raised the continuation bet of Aldemir, who then made it three bets and Dzivielevski called.

The followed on the turn and Dzivielevski checked before subsequently folding to a bet by Aldemir.

Player	Chips	Progress
Koray Aldemir	4,550,000	650,000
Yuri Dzivielevski	4,250,000	90,000

Tags: Koray Aldemir Yuri Dzivielevski

06-29-2022 01:25 UTC-7

Weinman Piles It In

Mike Patrick

Level 18 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Ap Garza raised to 65,000 from the cutoff and was called by Bryce Yockey in the small blind. After a moment of thought, Daniel Weinman piled in his entire stack of roughly 1,300,000.

Garza quickly folded, and after a brief peek at his cards, Yockey opted to fold as well.

Player	Chips	Progress
Naoya Kihara	2,445,000	-155,000
Daniel Weinman	1,520,000	120,000
Matthew Gonzales	610,000	-140,000
Lou Garza	450,000	100,000

Tags: Ap Garza Bryce Yockey Daniel Weinman

06-29-2022 01:16 UTC-7

Battle of the Trips Between Garza and Kihara

Will Shillibier

Level 18 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Limit Hold'em

Ap Garza raised on the button and Naoya Kihara three-bet from the small blind. Bryce Yockey cold-called from the big blind and Garza also called.

Kihara bet the flop and Garza was the only caller. Kihara bet again on the turn and river with Garza calling both times.

Kihara tabled for trip aces, and Garza flipped over the last remaining in the deck and mucked his other card, ceding the pot to the Japanese bracelet winner.

Player	Chips	Progress
Naoya Kihara	2,600,000	990,000
Bryce Yockey	2,100,000	200,000
Daniel Weinman	1,400,000	-400,000
Matthew Gonzales	750,000	-75,000
Lou Garza	350,000	-570,000

Tags: Ap Garza Bryce Yockey Naoya Kihara

06-29-2022 01:14 UTC-7

Big Limit Hold'em Pot for Aldemir

Will Shillibier

Level 18 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Limit Hold'em

Koray Aldemir opened from the button and Philip Sternheimer three-bet the small blind. Yuri Dzivielevski four-bet out of the big blind and got two callers.

The flop was checked by Sternheimer and Dzivielevski bet. Both opponents called. Sternheimer checked the turn and Dzivielevski bet. Aldemir raised, Sternheimer folded and Dzivielevski made the call.