Event #43: $50,000 Poker Players Championship Day 1 | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-19-2023 00:55 UTC-7

Of Course "The Terminator" Has Bullets

Mike Patrick

Level 6

Omaha Hi-Lo

Picking action up on a flop of Q♥K♠A♦, Phil Ivey checked in the big blind to Dan Cates under the gun to his immediate left.

Ivey called and the dealer dropped the 8♠ on the turn. Ivey check-called another bet, and the 4♦ came on the river.

Ivey check-called one more bet and Cates robotically declared "bullets," showing A♠A♣K♥8♥ for top set, while Ivey showed K♦Q♦7♦6♣ for a low to chop up the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Ivey	920,000 10,000	10,000

Dan Cates	324,000 -11,000	-11,000

Tags: Dan Cates Phil Ivey

06-19-2023 00:54 UTC-7

Lamb Mauled by Rabid Katz

Connor Richards

Level 6

Razz

Two-time bracelet winner Ben Lamb was after his second bracelet of the series after winning Event #25: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship earlier this week but will have to seek it elsewhere after being eliminated by Cary Katz.

The cards had already been mucked as Lamb left the tournament area and Katz stacked up his newly acquired chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cary Katz	380,000 -98,000	-98,000
Ben Lamb	Busted

Tags: Ben Lamb Cary Katz

06-19-2023 00:43 UTC-7

Chip Updates From Around the Room

Jeremy Geist

Level 6

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Ivey	910,000 20,000	20,000

James Obst	750,000 15,000	15,000

Julien Martini	705,000 265,000	265,000

Scott Seiver	505,000 -105,000	-105,000

Matthew Ashton	475,000 -25,000	-25,000

Yuri Dzivielevski	450,000 140,000	140,000

Roy Thung	435,000 145,000	145,000
Jonathan Cohen	420,000 110,000	110,000

Brian Rast	405,000 80,000	80,000

Nacho Barbero	405,000 -185,000	-185,000

Dan Cates	380,000 380,000	380,000

Marco Johnson	360,000 145,000	145,000

Talal Shakerchi	355,000 -80,000	-80,000

Keith Lehr	355,000 -20,000	-20,000

Lyle Berman	310,000 40,000	40,000

Ian Johns	300,000 -75,000	-75,000

Renan Bruschi	225,000 -27,000	-27,000

Dzmitry Urbanovich	210,000 22,000	22,000
Anthony Zinno	180,000 -20,000	-20,000

Taylor Paur	83,000 -112,000	-112,000

Tags: Anthony Zino Brian Rast Daniel Cates Dzmitry Urbanovich Ian Johns James Obst John Cohen Jonathan Ashton Julien Martini Keith Lehr Lyle Berman Mark Johnson Nacho Barbero Phil Ivey Renan Bruschi Roy Thung Scott Seiver Talal Shakerchi Taylor Paur Yuri Dzivielevski

06-19-2023 00:35 UTC-7

Arieh Pots the River

Jeremy Geist

Level 6

Pot Limit Omaha

Action folded to Brian Yoon in middle position who opened to 8,000. It folded to Josh Arieh on the Button who called and everyone else folded.

The A♣3♣10♥ landed and action checked to Arieh who put out a bet of 13,000. Yoon made the call.

The turn brought a Q♥ and action checked through to a 2♥ river.

Yoon now led for 38,000. Arieh didn't waste much time before announcing "pot". Yoon mucked almost instantaneously and said "I was bluffing". Arieh tabled just three of his cards in the 6♣6♠7♠ and threw the other.

" I wonder what the other one was?" joked Yoon as Arieh smiled and dragged the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Arieh	650,000 -110,000	-110,000

Brian Yoon	110,000 -5,000	-5,000

Tags: Josh Arieh Brian Yoon

06-19-2023 00:33 UTC-7

Updated Counts as the Night Winds Down

Connor Richards

Level 6

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Arieh	760,000 270,000	270,000

John Monnette	700,000 -30,000	-30,000

Jeremy Ausmus	675,000 135,000	135,000

Bryce Yockey	630,000 117,000	117,000

Viktor Blom	620,000 255,000	255,000
Elior Sion	550,000 -42,000	-42,000

Michael Moncek	520,000 95,000	95,000

Christopher Vitch	500,000 100,000	100,000
Matt Glantz	480,000 10,000	10,000
Cary Katz	478,000 138,000	138,000
Paul Volpe	450,000 203,000	203,000

Jen Harman	419,000 129,000	129,000

Eric Wasserson	400,000 120,000	120,000
Tommy Hang	383,000 22,000	22,000
Felipe Ramos	375,000 34,000	34,000

Dan Smith	350,000 25,000	25,000

Yong Wang	320,000 -20,000	-20,000
Johannes Becker	308,000 71,000	71,000

Alex Livingston	296,000 -114,000	-114,000

Joao Vieira	290,000 155,000	155,000

Andrew Brown	270,000 -10,000	-10,000
Chris Moneymaker	240,000 -80,000	-80,000

Scott Bohlman	230,000 70,000	70,000

Tony Gregg	218,000 -108,000	-108,000
Philip Sternheimer	200,000 100,000	100,000

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06-19-2023 00:18 UTC-7

Williams Doubles Through Lamb

Mike Patrick

Level 6

No-Limit Hold 'em

A pot of over 100,000 was built on the river and Ben Lamb bet 74,000 from the big blind. David Williams then moved all in from the cutoff for just under 150,000.

Lamb went into the tank for a couple of minutes before spiking down a call.

Williams showed 7♥7♦ for a flopped set and turned full house which sent Lamb's card into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Williams	425,000 137,000	137,000

Ben Lamb	161,000 -239,000	-239,000

Tags: Ben Lamb David Williams

06-19-2023 00:07 UTC-7

Rotholz Dents the Terminator

Mike Patrick

Level 6

Omaha Hi-Lo

After Hal Rotholz limped his small blind, Dan Cates raised in the big blind. Rotholz called and the flop came Q♣10♦2♠.

The players checked to see the 7♦ on the turn, and then Rotholz check-called a bet from Cates.

The river brought the 9♦ and after another check from Rotholz, Cates bet a final time. Rotholz thought briefly then put in the call.

"Ace-high" said Cates in his best Terminator voice before Rotholz turned over 8♣5♠2♥2♣ for a winning set of deuces.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Cates	335,000 -15,000	-15,000

Hal Rotholz	140,000 2,000	2,000

Tags: Dan Cates Hal Rotholz

06-19-2023 00:07 UTC-7

Barbero Cracks Aces

Connor Richards

Level 6

Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Nacho Barbero raised from the cutoff and Michael Moncek three-bet on the button. Barbero called.

The flop of 6♣4♠7♥ checked through and Barbero led out on the Q♠ turn. Moncek called. Barbero bet again on the 3♥ river and Moncek again called.

Barbero showed A♦J♥5♠2♠ for a rivered straight and the nut low as Moncek showed A♠A♣ and mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nacho Barbero	590,000 140,000	140,000

Michael Moncek	425,000 -25,000	-25,000

Tags: Michael Moncek Nacho Barbero

06-19-2023 00:05 UTC-7

Barbero Battles Eveslage

Jeremy Geist

Level 6

Seven Card Stud

Nacho Barbero: XxXxXx/7♥4♣7♠Q♣
Chad Eveslage: XxXxXx/5♠J♣5♣K♦

Chad Eveslage brought it in and Nacho Barbero completed. Eveslage made the call and and they were off to fourth street which went bet and call. Fifth street landed and Eveslage called Barbero's bet again. Sixth street slowed down and went check check.

The dealer tossed each player a river and Barbero put his foot back on the gas with a bet. Eveslage appeared to have a tough decision and was in the tank for almost two minutes before eventually laying it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nacho Barbero	450,000 126,000	126,000

Chad Eveslage	55,000 -60,000	-60,000

Tags: Nacho Barbero Chad Eveslage

06-18-2023 23:55 UTC-7

Ivey Takes More From Ashton

Connor Richards

Level 6

Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Phil Ivey: 8♣8♠5♦/A♦J♣6♦3♠
Matthew Ashton: XxXx/Q♠3♦9♣4♥/Xx

Phil Ivey won a massive pot off Matthew Ashton for the chip lead in the previous level and just won some more off the 2013 PPC champ.

Picking up the action on sixth street, Ivey checked and Ashton checked back. Ivey then led out on seventh street and Ashton called, only to muck as Ivey showed the winner.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Ivey	890,000 22,000	22,000

Matthew Ashton	500,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Matthew Ashton Phil Ivey