Event #43: $50,000 Poker Players Championship Day 2 | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-19-2023 18:55 UTC-8

Mercier Eliminated by Rotholz

Christian Zetzsche

Level 10

Razz

Hal Rotholz: 8x2x / 6x4x5xAx / 10x
Yong Wang: XxXx / 5x8x8x folded on fifth street
Jason Mercier: 9x4x / 3x6xAx3x / 4x

Jason Mercier completed and earned calls from Hal Rotholz and Yong Wang. Mercier checked his lead on fourth street and Rotholz then bet for his two opponents to call. On fifth street, Wang got out of the way when he paired his eight after Mercier had bet. Rotholz then raised and Mercier got the remainder of his short stack into the middle.

Mercier was on thin ice on sixth street when he paired his trey while Rotholz improved further. Seventh street then paired up Mercier once more and he departed with a "Good luck guys".

Rotholz had seen his stack reduced prior to the dinner break but he has bounced back to an above-average stack now.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ray Dehkharghani	790,000 165,000	165,000

Cary Katz	580,000 130,000	130,000

Hal Rotholz	550,000 460,000	460,000

John Monnette	425,000 90,000	90,000

Tommy Hang	245,000 90,000	90,000
Yong Wang	115,000 40,000	40,000
Jason Mercier	Busted

Tags: Hal Rotholz Jason Mercier Yong Wang

06-19-2023 19:05 UTC-8

Prize Pool and Payout Information

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Mike Patrick

Level 10

The 99 entries in the 2023 Poker Players Championship have created a prize pool of $4,727,250. From that field, 15 players will earn at least a min-cash of $84,255, with the winner collecting $1,324,747, a WSOP gold bracelet, and the most prestigious prize in mixed games, the Chip Reese Memorial trophy.

PLACE	PAYOUT
1	$1,324,747
2	$818,756
3	$573,679
4	$411,824
5	$303,071
6	$228,793
7	$177,294
8-9	$141,125
10-11	$115,477
12-14	$97,209
15	$84,255

06-19-2023 19:10 UTC-8

Ivey Sends Gorodinsky to the Rail

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Jeremy Geist

Level 10

Pot-Limit Omaha

There was a limp by Lyle Berman in middle position. Chris Klodnicki called on the button. Phil Ivey called in the small blind and Mike Gorodinsky checked his option in the big blind. The players were off to a flop four ways.

The 7♥10♠6♥ flop hit the felt and Ivey checked. Gorodinsky put out a bet of 31,000. Everyone folded back to Ivey in the small blind who raised enough to put Gorodinsky all in. He called.

The cards hit their back.

Mike Gorodinsky: A♥5♠5♣4♥
Phil Ivey: A♦10♣6♠6♣

It was about a flip going to the turn and river. Gorodinsky got there on the 3♥ turn giving him the nut flush. Ivey would then catch back up on the 10♦ river giving him a full house.

Gorodinsky hit the rail and Ivey continued to dominate.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Ivey	785,000 80,000	80,000

Mike Gorodinsky	Busted

Tags: Chris Klodnicki Lyle Berman Mike Gorodinsky Phil Ivey

06-19-2023 19:17 UTC-8

Seiver Takes From Diebold

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 10

Seven Card Stud

Scott Seiver: XxXx / Q♦4♣K♣8♣
Ben Diebold: XxXx / 2♦9♦6♥7♠ folded on sixth street

Scott Seiver completed and was called by Ben Diebold before both players checked on fourth street. Seiver bet again fifth street to earn a call from Diebold, who then folded to another bet on sixth street.

There was one open seat on the table as Jonathan Cohen had been moved following the short stack eliminations of Mike Gorodinsky and Matthew Schreiber on table 136.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Seiver	530,000 370,000	370,000

Paul Volpe	440,000 70,000	70,000

Ben Diebold	440,000 138,000	138,000

Stephen Chidwick	390,000 90,000	90,000

Yuri Dzivielevski	310,000 78,000	78,000

Dan Smith	45,000 65,000	65,000

Matthew Schreiber	Busted

Tags: Ben Diebold Jonathan Cohen Matthew Schreiber Mike Gorodinsky Scott Seiver

06-19-2023 19:20 UTC-8

Glaser Doubles, Leaves Linde With Crumbs

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Mike Patrick

Level 10

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Benny Glaser raised to 15,000 in the hijack and Dylan Linde three-bet enough to put Glaser at risk for his final 126,000. Glaser thought briefly and then made the call.

Both players broke and drew one. "That's good", said Glaser after Linde drew behind him.

Benny Glaser: 7x6x4x2x/Xx
Dylan Linde: 8x7x3x2x/Xx

Glaser drew a 9x to make a nine-seven, meaning Linde would need a six, five, or four to eliminate the recent $10,000 Triple Draw champion.

Linde however peeled a deuce, pairing up and leaving him with just 18,000 chips after sending the doubl-up to Glaser.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benny Glaser	260,000 70,000	70,000

Dylan Linde	18,000 372,000	372,000

Tags: Benny Glaser Dylan Linde

06-19-2023 19:26 UTC-8

Smith Takes Solid Pot Off Chidwick

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 10

Omaha Hi-Lo

In a duel small blind versus button, Dan Smith and Stephen Chidwick invested 72,000 each on a board of Q♥2♦2♥10♦Q♦.

"Queen-deuce," Smith announced and flipped over his A♥Q♣4♦2♣ for a full house to drag in a healthy pot, nearly evening out the stack sizes of both players.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Chidwick	235,000 155,000	155,000

Dan Smith	225,000 180,000	180,000

Tags: Dan Smith Stephen Chidwick

06-19-2023 19:31 UTC-8

Deeb Takes From Obst

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Jeremy Geist

Level 10

No-Limit Hold'em

There was a middle position open to 16,000 from legend of the game, Freddy Deeb. It folded all the way to James Obst in the big blind who defended off a stack that was top three in the field.

The K♥J♣10♦ flop hit the felt and Obst checked it over to Deeb who threw out a bet of 24,000. Obst only thought for a moment before putting in the check-raise to 55,000. Deeb made the call and the players saw a 6♥ on the turn. Obst then slowed down and checked it over to Deeb. He took his time but eventually landed on a bet of 63,000.

No double check-raise from Obst this time as he mucked his hand and Deeb scooped a healthy pot in the first level after the close of registration.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Obst	1,750,000 50,000	50,000

Freddy Deeb	305,000 165,000	165,000

Tags: Freddy Deeb James Obst

06-19-2023 19:33 UTC-8

Racener Eliminates Linde, Sends Hellmuth on Tilt

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Mike Patrick

Level 10

Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo

Dylan Linde: J♠10♠10♥/7♣5♥4♦6♥
John Racener: A♠K♠Q♣/K♥5♠7♦Q♦
Phil Hellmuth: A♣A♥K♣/3♠8♣4♥Q♠
Benny Glaser: XxXxXx/3♥J♦5♣9♦

Dylan Linde was all in on third street with action picked up four ways on fourth street. John Racener led out with a bet which was called by Glaser, but Hellmuth then raised. Racener made it three bets, which after some thought, got a call from Glaser. Hellmuth called as well and a sizeable side pot was building already.

On fifth street, With Hellmuth now showing three low cards, action was checked to him and he bet. his two opponents called and they went to sixth street.

Racener now led, getting calls from both opponents, and finally, they all checked seventh street.

Racener showed his two pair of kings and queens, which sent Glaser's hand to the muck. Linde could only show tens in the hole and a missed low draw, sending him to the rail.

Hellmuth meanwhile frustratedly showed his aces in the hole and a missed low draw then pitched his cards to the muck while muttering about his misfortune.

meanwhile, Julien martini and young wang were also eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Racener	1,010,000 340,000	340,000

Phil Hellmuth	578,000 68,000	68,000

Benny Glaser	156,000 104,000	104,000

Dylan Linde	Busted

Julien Martini	Busted

Yong Wang	Busted

Tags: Benny Glaser Dylan Linde John Racener Phil Hellmuth

06-19-2023 19:44 UTC-8

Small Boost for Brown Against Hellmuth

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 10

Stud Hi-Lo

Phil Hellmuth: Q♦Q♥ / 3♣8♠2♣J♣ folded on sixth street
Andrew Brown: KxKx / 9♦2♥6♦A♠

Phil Hellmuth was still somewhat steaming when he tangled in a heads-up pot with Andrew Brown, though he cracked a joke to table neighbour Benny Glaser. When facing a bet on sixth street by Brown, Hellmuth was annoyed and assumed his opponent had paired his ace to fold Q♦Q♥ in the hole face-up.

Brown shook his head and replied "no, pocket kings" as he mucked the cards pretty high towards Hellmuth before raking in the pot. One table over, Kristopher Tong was moved to balance the field as Cary Katz sat down in his former seat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Brown	600,000 16,000	16,000

Phil Hellmuth	500,000 78,000	78,000

Felipe Ramos	Busted

Christopher Vitch	Busted

Tags: Andrew Brown Benny Glaser Cary Katz Kristopher Tong Phil Hellmuth

06-19-2023 19:51 UTC-8

Coleman Chops With Barbero

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 10

Limit 2-7 Triple Draw

Picking up the action prior to the second draw, Maxx Coleman bet and called a raise by Nacho Barbero before they both took one card each. Coleman check-called a bet by Barbero and discarded one while Barbero patted.

Coleman check-raised a bet and Barbero made it three bets. Coleman made it four bets and Barbero capped it as Coleman called. Much to the surprise of nobody, they both showed the 7x5x4x3x2x and they chopped it up.

"Nice catch ... what did you catch?" Barbero inquired.

"What do you think he is gonna say, bro?" Jean-Robert Bellande chimed in with a big grin on the face.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Ashton	970,000 215,000	215,000

Elior Sion	630,000 20,000	20,000

Maxx Coleman	445,000 178,000	178,000

Nacho Barbero	440,000 220,000	220,000

Roy Thung	430,000 85,000	85,000
Jean-Robert Bellande	400,000 165,000	165,000

Jen Harman	215,000 125,000	125,000

Mike Wattel	Busted

Tags: Jean-Robert Bellande Maxx Coleman Nacho Barbero