2022 World Series of Poker

Event #56: $50,000 Poker Players Championship
Day: 3
Event Info

2022 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j4
Prize
$1,449,103
Event Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$5,362,000
Entries
112
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
41
Players Left
13

Friedman Eliminated; 20 Players Left

Level 16 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Adam Friedman
Adam Friedman

Seven Card Stud

Ap Garza: {x-}{x-} / {10-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}
Adam Friedman: {x-}{x-} / {4-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{k-Spades}folded on fifth street

Ap Garza bet on fourth street and Adam Friedman called. After Garza paired his five and bet on fifth street, Friedman exposed a {4-} and mucked. Garza showed buried {8-Diamonds}{8-Spades} and took down the pot.

Omaha Hi-Lo

"I don't think I'm going to be bluffing anyone," said Friedman on the next hand with 40,000 in the middle and 50,000 behind. John Racener raised and Scott Bohlman called in the big blind. Friedman called in the big blind and then got his last 10,000 chips in on the {a-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{2-Spades} flop.

Racener and Bohlman both called and the two players checked down the {q-Diamonds}{7-Spades} board.

John Racener: {a-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{3-Spades} - Two pair (aces and sevens); No low
Scott Bohlman: {9-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{2-Hearts} - Pair of deuces; Seven-four low
Adam Friedman: {a-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{2-Diamonds} - Two pair (aces and deuces); seven-six low

"Two pair and a low, huh?" said Friedman before getting to his feet after being eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Lou Garza us
Lou Garza
WSOP 1X Winner
2,050,000 250,000
John Racener us
John Racener
WSOP 1X Winner
1,975,000 25,000
Koray Aldemir de
Koray Aldemir
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
1,500,000 -150,000
Scott Bohlman us
Scott Bohlman
WSOP 1X Winner
1,300,000 50,000
Adam Friedman us
Adam Friedman
WSOP 5X Winner
Busted

Tags: Adam FriedmanAp GarzaJohn RacenerScott Bohlman

PN Podcast: Brian Hastings 17th Player to Win 6th Bracelet; Phil Ivey Makes Run at No. 11

Level 16 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
PN Cup
PN Cup

In the latest edition of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Jesse Fullen bring you all the latest from the 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas. That includes highlighting all the recent bracelet winners and even interviews with the likes of Daniel Weinman, Ramsey Stovall, Ali Eslami, and Justin Pechie.

They also talk about Brian Hastings becoming just the 17th player in WSOP history to capture six or more bracelets, as well as Phil Ivey getting everyone excited by making a serious run at his 11th gold bracelet. Additionally, there are highlights from the Wynn $2,200 Mystery Bounty, Neymar Jr. notching his first-ever WSOP cash, and Dan Zack winning his second bracelet of the summer (as well as taking the lead in the 2022 WSOP Player of the Year race).

They also offer a preview of the PokerNews Cup at Golden Nugget June 24-28 and offer their picks after the final ten nominees were released for the Poker Hall of Fame Class of 2022.

Click here to listen to the new PN Podcast!

Garza Gets Friedman to Fold Flush Heavy Board

Level 16 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Adam Friedman
Adam Friedman

Seven Card Stud

Ap Garza: {x-}{x-} / {j-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{5-Clubs}{2-Clubs} / {x-}
Adam Friedman: {x-}{x-} / {q-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{10-Hearts} / {x-}

What seemed to run out as a rather standard hand culminated in a crazy twist as Ap Garza managed to get Adam Friedman to fold a four-heart open board.

It was Friedman who bet all the way and Garza, on the other side of the table with a rather innocent jack-high board and just two clubs, called it down while he had the sunglasses on.

On seventh street, Friedman bet once more and Garza then raised! Friedman vaulted out of his chair in disbelief and counted his remaining 360,000 chips behind very carefully. He double-checked his cards and muttered an "holy shit".

Another two minutes passed and Friedman then asked "you see I have four hearts here, right?" to which Garza stood up from his chair, took off the sunglasses and stared at Friedman's board.

Friedman needed more time to think and apologised twice to the table but nobody was going to call the clock anyways. Ultimately, Friedman crumbled his board and tossed it into the muck.

Garza, now with the sunglasses back on, offered to reveal one card but Friedman instantly declined.

"You don't have to have hearts, I had three in my hand," Garza seemingly said and Scott Bohlman then chimed in. "You have heart for sure, you might be my new favourite," he concluded in table chat while Friedman was left with a very short stack.

Player Chips Progress
Lou Garza us
Lou Garza
WSOP 1X Winner
1,800,000 445,000
Adam Friedman us
Adam Friedman
WSOP 5X Winner
360,000 -320,000

Tags: Adam FriedmanAp GarzaScott Bohlman

Cates Wins Without Showdown

Level 16 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Dan Cates opened to 40,000 on the button and Andrew Kelsall called. Both players drew one. Kelsall bet 65,000 and after giving it some thought, Cates called.

"You win," said Kelsall, allowing Cates to take down the pot without showdown.

Player Chips Progress
Johannes Becker de
Johannes Becker
WSOP 1X Winner
3,100,000 250,000
Dan Cates us
Dan Cates
Defending Champion
WSOP 2X Winner
2,450,000 750,000
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
1,700,000 160,000
Matthew Ashton gb
Matthew Ashton
WSOP 1X Winner
1,600,000 -75,000
Andrew Kelsall us
Andrew Kelsall
WSOP 1X Winner
325,000 -345,000

Tags: Andrew KelsallDan Cates

Dzivielevski Takes From Paur

Level 16 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Razz

Yuri Dzivielevski: {x-}{x-} / {a-}{7-}{4-}{7-} / {x-}
Taylor Paur: {x-}{x-} / {4-}{6-}{q-}{9-} / {x-}

Yuri Dzivielevski completed and Taylor Paur raised. Dzivielevski called. Paur bet on fourth street and Dzivielevski called.

Dzivielevski bet on fifth street and Paur called. Both players checked sixth street and Paur checked seventh street. Dzivielevski bet and Paur called.

Dzivielevski showed {10-}{3-}{2-} for a seven-low and won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Taylor Paur us
Taylor Paur
WSOP 2X Winner
3,500,000 -250,000
Yuri Dzivielevski br
Yuri Dzivielevski
WSOP 1X Winner
2,200,000 545,000
Maxx Coleman us
Maxx Coleman
WSOP 1X Winner
1,300,000 600,000
Daniel Weinman us
Daniel Weinman
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 2X Winner
1,180,000 -520,000
David "ODB" Baker us
David "ODB" Baker
WSOP 3X Winner
930,000 -180,000

Tags: Taylor PaurYuri Dzivielevski

Friedman Cannot Beat Aldemir

Level 16 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

No-Limit Hold'em

Koray Aldemir raised it up from under the gun to get called only by Adam Friedman in the big blind. Both players opted to check the {j-Spades}{j-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} flop and Friedman also checked the {6-Diamonds} on the turn. Aldemir placed a delayed continuation bet worth 85,000 only for a check-raise to 215,000 to follow.

Some fifty-five seconds passed thereafter and Aldemir called. The {2-Hearts} on the river was checked by Friedman and Aldemir quickly checked it back as Friedman tapped the table and pointed towards his opponent.

Aldemir revealed his {10-Clubs}{8-Clubs} for jacks and tens, which won the pot as Friedman mucked.

It was yet another setback for the mixed game specialist, as he dropped below a million in chips while John Racener now holds the biggest stack at the table narrowly ahead of Aldemir.

Player Chips Progress
John Racener us
John Racener
WSOP 1X Winner
1,950,000 320,000
Koray Aldemir de
Koray Aldemir
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
1,650,000 20,000
Lou Garza us
Lou Garza
WSOP 1X Winner
1,355,000 -45,000
Scott Bohlman us
Scott Bohlman
WSOP 1X Winner
1,250,000 220,000
Adam Friedman us
Adam Friedman
WSOP 5X Winner
680,000 -890,000

Tags: Adam FriedmanJohn RacenerKoray Aldemir

Moncek Busts to Becker

Level 16 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Mihael Moncek
Mihael Moncek

Pot-Limit Omaha

On a {7-Spades}{5-Spades}{4-Hearts} flop Dan Cates, Michael Moncek and Johannes Becker all put 70,000 chips in the pot. THe turn {10-Hearts} checked to Becker on the button who bet 280,000.

Cates folded and Moncek check-shoved all in.

"Can I have a count?" asked Becker. "I'm probably calling." The count was 690,000 and Becker did indeed call.

Michael Moncek: {k-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}
Johannes Becker: {10-Clubs}{10-Spades}{9-Spades}{6-Clubs}

Set over set saw Becker in the lead, but would have to sweat {x-Hearts} flush outs, among others. The river was the {j-Clubs} and Moncek was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Johannes Becker de
Johannes Becker
WSOP 1X Winner
2,850,000 1,000,000
Dan Cates us
Dan Cates
Defending Champion
WSOP 2X Winner
1,700,000 -150,000
Matthew Ashton gb
Matthew Ashton
WSOP 1X Winner
1,675,000 -75,000
Andrew Kelsall us
Andrew Kelsall
WSOP 1X Winner
670,000 -55,000
Michael Moncek us
Michael Moncek
WSOP 2X Winner
Busted

Tags: Dan CatesJohannes BeckerMichael Moncek

Chidwick Eliminated by Dzivielevski

Level 16 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Stephen Chidwick
Stephen Chidwick

Limit Omaha 8 or Better

Stephen Chidwick raised under the gun and was three-bet by Yuri Dzivielevski on the button.

Chidwick called to see a flop of {j-Hearts}{6-Spades}{10-Spades}. The players each checked to see the {q-Diamonds} on the turn.

Chidwick then fired out a bet and was called by Dzivielevski.

On the river {6-Hearts}, Chidwick put in his last bet and was quickly called by Dzivielevski who called and instantly rolled over {a-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} for a full house of sixes full of queens. Chidwick tossed his cards frustratedly into the muck and left the tournament floor.

Player Chips Progress
Taylor Paur us
Taylor Paur
WSOP 2X Winner
3,750,000 -50,000
Daniel Weinman us
Daniel Weinman
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 2X Winner
1,700,000 355,000
Yuri Dzivielevski br
Yuri Dzivielevski
WSOP 1X Winner
1,655,000 825,000
David "ODB" Baker us
David "ODB" Baker
WSOP 3X Winner
1,110,000 -525,000
Maxx Coleman us
Maxx Coleman
WSOP 1X Winner
700,000 -225,000
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Yuri DzivielevskiStephen Chidwick

Cates Gets One Through Against Ashton

Level 16 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

Joining the action on the {8-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{5-Clubs} turn, Matthew Ashton checked out of the big blind and then called a bet worth 240,000 by Dan Cates from under the gun. Ashton also checked the {3-Diamonds} on the river and Cates then carefully prepared a bet.

Via double-fist push, Cates moved forward 575,000 for nearly half of his remaining stack and Ashton folded after brief a brief period of consideration. Once it was all done, Cates showed visible signs of relief which caused some smirks at the table.

Player Chips Progress
Dan Cates us
Dan Cates
Defending Champion
WSOP 2X Winner
1,850,000 200,000
Johannes Becker de
Johannes Becker
WSOP 1X Winner
1,850,000 -90,000
Matthew Ashton gb
Matthew Ashton
WSOP 1X Winner
1,750,000 -300,000
Michael Moncek us
Michael Moncek
WSOP 2X Winner
775,000 -425,000
Andrew Kelsall us
Andrew Kelsall
WSOP 1X Winner
725,000 145,000

Tags: Dan CatesMatthew Ashton

Kihara Folds River to Sternheimer

Level 16 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Naoya Kihara
Naoya Kihara

Omaha Hi-Lo

Philip Sternheimer bet out of the small blind on a {8-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{5-Clubs} flop and Naoya Kihara called. The turn {q-Clubs} saw Sternheimer bet again and Kihara also called.

The river was the {2-Spades} and Sternheimer bet. Kihara let out a large sigh, and extended his arms into the air.

"That's music to my ears," said Sternheimer, and after a short tank Kihara folded.

Player Chips Progress
Philip Sternheimer gb
Philip Sternheimer
2,000,000 535,000
Benny Glaser gb
Benny Glaser
WSOP 5X Winner
1,750,000 100,000
Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
WSOP 1X Winner
1,450,000 60,000
Matthew Gonzales us
Matthew Gonzales
960,000 -235,000
Naoya Kihara jp
Naoya Kihara
WSOP 1X Winner
850,000 -935,000
Bryce Yockey us
Bryce Yockey
WSOP 1X Winner
475,000 -305,000

Tags: Naoya KiharaPhilip Sternheimer