2023 World Series of Poker

Event #43: $50,000 Poker Players Championship
Day: 1
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Event Info
2023 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
87432
Prize
$1,324,747
Event Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$4,727,250
Total Entries
99
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
96
Players Left
55
Players Left 1 / 99
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Cates Climbs Back

Level 5

Pot-Limit Omaha

Dan "Jungleman" Cates was down to just a tenth of a starting stack earlier in the day but has since climbed back to above starting stack.

In a heads-up pot against recent double Dealer's Choice champion Chad Eveslage, Eveslage checked on the 844 flop and Cates checked back. Eveslage checked again on the A turn and folded when faced with a bet from Cates.

Tags: Chad EveslageDan Cates

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Rast and Mueller Chop Up Ashton

Level 5

Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Greg Mueller raised on the button and Brian Rast and Matthew Ashton called out of the blinds.

Ashton and Rast checked on the 84A and called a bet from Mueller. The two checked again on the 9 turn and Mueller once again bet. Rast called and Ashton check-raised. Mueller three-bet and Rast and Ashton both called.

Rast and Ashton checked on the J river and called a final bet from Mueller, who tabled 8853 to win the high with a set of eights as Rast showed 6322 to win the low.

Tags: Brian RastGreg MuellerMatthew Ashton

Seiver Makes a Boat on Seventh

Level 5
Scott Seiver
Scott Seiver

Stud Hi Lo

Scott Seiver: 44J/4J109
Talal Shakerchi: 7JK/6655
Anthony Zinno: XxXx/2

Anthony Zinno brought it in with the 2. Talal Shakerchi put out the first bet. Scott Seiver called and Zinno folded.

On fourth street Shakerchi bet and Seiver called. On fifth street the action went bet and call again. Sixth street brought the same bet and call and seventh street was no different with a bet and call again.

Seiver made a boat and scooped the pot with no low by either player.

Tags: Anthony ZinnoScott SeiverTalal Shakerchi

A Check in on Moneymaker's First PPC

Level 5

Pot-Limit Omaha

Picking action up on the 724 flop in a raised pot with josh Arieh in the big blind and Chris Moneymaker in the cutoff, Arieh bet 16,000 and got a call from Moneymaker.

The players checked the 9 turn, but on the 6 river, Arieh flicked in a bet of 10,000. Moneymaker shook his head slightly and tossed his cards to the muck.

In other news from Table 118, Dan Smith has joined the field after his 6th place finish in the $250,000 Super High-Roller event.

Tags: Chris MoneymakerJosh Arieh

Ramos Takes from Lamb

Level 5

Seven Card Stud

Ben Lamb: XxXx/7A79/Xx
Felipe Ramos: 1052/KJJKx

Ben Lamb completed and called a raise from Felipe Ramos. Lamb then led out on fourth street and Ramos called. Ramos checked after pairing his jack on fifth street and Lamb checked back. Ramos then bet on sixth street and Lamb called.

Ramos checked on seventh street and Lamb checked back as Ramos tabled the winner with kings and jacks.

Tags: Ben LambFelipe Ramos

Gregg and Volpe Duel With Pat Hands

Level 5

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

After Tony Gregg raised in the hijack to 6,500, Paul Volpe three-bet to 19,000 on the button. Gregg toom some time to make his decision and then called and patted his hand.

Volpe remained pat as well, and after their non-draw drawing round, Gregg checked. Volpe took a moment and then checked back to see Gregg's 9x8x7x6x4x, while Volpe could only show a ten-low, sending the pot to Gregg.

Meanwhile, David Williams and and Daniel Zack have joined the field.

Tags: Paul VolpeTony Gregg

Jennifer Harman Remembers Doyle: "He Was Like a Marshmallow Puppy Dog to Me"

Level 5
Jennifer Harman
Jennifer Harman

Poker Hall of Famer Jennifer Harman has seen the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in all of its iterations. Harman won two bracelets when the World Series played at Binion's Horseshoe in downtown Las Vegas and made several final tables after the transition to Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in the mid-2000s.

Now, 27 years after her first WSOP final table in 1996, Harman finds herself at yet another World Series rendition at the rebranded Horseshoe Casino on the Strip. And while the golden U-shaped emblem outside the hotel is by and large the same, Harman said the modern venue doesn't compare to the WSOP's original home.

"It was such a cool atmosphere playing at Binion's; it's just nothing like that," Harman told PokerNews. "Now it's just like, you know, poker blew up and it's more ... it's still a really cool atmosphere, but it's just different. It's not a small room, musty, that kind of stuff. But it's still really cool. Poker's still really popular, so that's a pretty awesome thing."

PokerNews caught up with Harman last week as she played Day 1 of Event #25: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship at the 2023 WSOP to ask about her summer schedule, pick for the Poker Hall of Fame and her memories with the late Doyle Brunson.

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Level: 5

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,500-5,000, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000-5,000, 5,000-10,000 Limits, 1,000 Ante
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 1,000-2,500, 2,500/3,500 Ante