Event #58: $50,000 Poker Players Championship (7-Handed) | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-27-2024 15:15 UTC-8

Brewer Wins Deuce With a Pair

Connor Richards

Level 25

Limit Flop/Draw: 125,000/500,000, 250,000-500,000 Limits
Stud Games: 50,000 Ante, 75,000 Bring-In, 250,000 Completion 250,000-500,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 150,000/225,000 Ante, 75,000/150,000 Blinds

2-7 Triple Draw

Chris Brewer raised in the small blind and Daniel Negreanu defended in the big blind. Brewer drew three and Negreanu drew two.

Brewer checked after the first draw and Negreanu bet. Brewer raised and Negreanu called. Both players drew one.

Brewer checked after the second draw and Negreanu also checked. Both players again drew one. Brewer checked once more after the final draw and Negreanu also checked. Brewer showed 7x6x3x2x2x and despite having a pair beat out the 8x5x4x4x2x of Negreanu.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	9,300,000 700,000	700,000

Chris Brewer	4,800,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: Chris Brewer Daniel Negreanu

06-27-2024 15:22 UTC-8

Yockey Makes a Better Eight on Negreanu

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David Salituro

Level 25

Limit Flop/Draw: 125,000/500,000, 250,000-500,000 Limits
Stud Games: 50,000 Ante, 75,000 Bring-In, 250,000 Completion 250,000-500,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 150,000/225,000 Ante, 75,000/150,000 Blinds

2-7 Triple Draw

Bryce Yockey raised on the button and Daniel Negreanu called in the big blind.

Both players drew two and Negreanu led out with a bet. Yockey called and drew two more, while Negreanu stood pat.

Negreanu then bet again and Yockey called. Negreanu stood pat, while Yockey took one. Negreanu checked, Yockey bet, and Negreanu called with 8x7x6x5x3x.

Yockey, though, had drawn 8x6x5x4x2x as he took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryce Yockey	14,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Daniel Negreanu	7,400,000 1,900,000	1,900,000

Tags: Bryce Yockey Daniel Negreanu

06-27-2024 15:28 UTC-8

Negreanu Gives One Up to Brewer

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David Salituro

Level 25

Limit Flop/Draw: 125,000/500,000, 250,000-500,000 Limits
Stud Games: 50,000 Ante, 75,000 Bring-In, 250,000 Completion 250,000-500,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 150,000/225,000 Ante, 75,000/150,000 Blinds

2-7 Triple Draw

Chris Brewer raised in the small blind and Daniel Negreanu called.

Brewer drew one and Negreanu three. Brewer then bet, Negreanu raised, and Brewer called.

Brewer stood pat while Negreanu drew one. Brewer bet and Negreanu called, drawing one again while Brewer stood pat.

Brewer then bet with 8x6x5x4x2x, while Negreanu had made a straight with 6x5x4x3x2x and gave up his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Brewer	6,700,000 1,900,000	1,900,000

Daniel Negreanu	5,900,000 1,500,000	1,500,000

Tags: Chris Brewer Daniel Negreanu

06-27-2024 15:34 UTC-8

Negreanu Bluffs With the Best Hand

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Connor Richards

Level 25

Limit Flop/Draw: 125,000/500,000, 250,000-500,000 Limits
Stud Games: 50,000 Ante, 75,000 Bring-In, 250,000 Completion 250,000-500,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 150,000/225,000 Ante, 75,000/150,000 Blinds

No-Limit Hold'em

Daniel Negreanu raised to 350,000 on the button with A♦4♦ and Chris Brewer three-bet to 1,100,000 in the big blind with Q♦5♣. Negreanu called.

Brewer checked on the flop of J♠8♥3♥ and Negreanu checked back. Brewer checked again on the 8♦ turn and Negreanu also checked.

Brewer checked once more on the 7♦ river and Negreanu bet 2,400,000 to bring a quick fold from Brewer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	7,250,000 1,350,000	1,350,000

Chris Brewer	5,350,000 1,350,000	1,350,000

Tags: Chris Brewer Daniel Negreanu

06-27-2024 15:41 UTC-8

Yockey Shoves on Brewer

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David Salituro

Level 25

Limit Flop/Draw: 125,000/500,000, 250,000-500,000 Limits
Stud Games: 50,000 Ante, 75,000 Bring-In, 250,000 Completion 250,000-500,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 150,000/225,000 Ante, 75,000/150,000 Blinds

No-Limit Hold'em

Chris Brewer raised to 300,000 on the button and Daniel Negreanu and Bryce Yockey called in the blinds.

The flop came K♥6♥3♦ and Brewer bet 250,000. Negreanu folded, but Yockey stuck around to see the 6♠ turn.

Yockey then led out for 800,000 and Brewer called. The river was the 10♣ and Yockey moved all in.

Brewer, with 3,925,000 remaining, agonized over the decision for his tournament life. He spent nearly five minutes in the tank before folding K♣9♦ as Yockey took the pot with 9♠6♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryce Yockey	15,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Daniel Negreanu	7,500,000 250,000	250,000

Chris Brewer	3,925,000 1,425,000	1,425,000

Tags: Bryce Yockey Chris Brewer Daniel Negreanu

06-27-2024 15:45 UTC-8

Negreanu Flops a Set

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Connor Richards

Level 25

Limit Flop/Draw: 125,000/500,000, 250,000-500,000 Limits
Stud Games: 50,000 Ante, 75,000 Bring-In, 250,000 Completion 250,000-500,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 150,000/225,000 Ante, 75,000/150,000 Blinds

Daniel Negreanu completed in the small blind with 9♠9♥ and Bryce Yockey checked back in the big blind with 7♦5♥.

Negreanu checked on the 9♦K♦6♠ flop and Yockey bet 150,000. Negreanu check-raised to 450,000 and Yockey called.

Yockey checked on the A♠ turn and quickly folded as Negreanu sized up to 850,000.

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Bryce Yockey

06-27-2024 15:50 UTC-8

Negreanu Gets There on the End to Even the Stacks

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David Salituro

Level 25

Limit Flop/Draw: 125,000/500,000, 250,000-500,000 Limits
Stud Games: 50,000 Ante, 75,000 Bring-In, 250,000 Completion 250,000-500,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 150,000/225,000 Ante, 75,000/150,000 Blinds

Seven Card Stud

Daniel Negreanu: XxXx/3♦2♦4♠7♣/Xx
Bryce Yockey: XxXx/K♠Q♣6♥10♦/Xx

Bryce Yockey completed and Daniel Negreanu called.

Yockey bet on fourth street and Negreanu called. Negreanu then bet on fifth and Yockey called.

Yockey opened the betting on both sixth and seventh. Negreanu called on sixth, but put in a raise on seventh. Yockey called with K♣8♣Q♥ for kings and queens.

Negreanu, though, had A♥K♦5♦ for a straight as he took the pot to draw virtually even with Yockey atop the leaderboard.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	11,000,000 3,500,000	3,500,000

Bryce Yockey	11,000,000 4,000,000	4,000,000

Tags: Bryce Yockey Daniel Negreanu

06-27-2024 15:53 UTC-8

Negreanu Wins With Queens

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David Salituro

Level 25

Limit Flop/Draw: 125,000/500,000, 250,000-500,000 Limits
Stud Games: 50,000 Ante, 75,000 Bring-In, 250,000 Completion 250,000-500,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 150,000/225,000 Ante, 75,000/150,000 Blinds

Seven Card Stud

Daniel Negreanu: XxXx/10♦A♦Q♠6♠/Xx
Chris Brewer: XxXx/5♦A♣2♥Q♦/Xx

Daniel Negreanu completed and Chris Brewer called.

Brewer bet on fourth street and Negreanu called. Negreanu then bet on fifth and sixth as Brewer called down to seventh.

Both players checked on seventh and Negreanu showed Q♣8♥J♥ for a pair of queens to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	12,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Chris Brewer	3,300,000 625,000	625,000

Tags: Chris Brewer Daniel Negreanu

06-27-2024 16:00 UTC-8

Brewer Takes One Off Negreanu

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Connor Richards

Level 25

Limit Flop/Draw: 125,000/500,000, 250,000-500,000 Limits
Stud Games: 50,000 Ante, 75,000 Bring-In, 250,000 Completion 250,000-500,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 150,000/225,000 Ante, 75,000/150,000 Blinds

Daniel Negreanu raised on the button with A♣K♥J♥4♦, and Bryce Yockey called in the small blind with J♣4♥3♣3♦ before Chris Brewer three-bet in the big blind with A♦K♠10♠6♦. Both opponents called.

Yockey checked on the flop of 2♥7♠10♣ and Brewer bet. Negreanu and Yockey both called. Yockey checked again on the 7♥ turn and Brewer again bet. Negreanu called and Yockey folded.

Brewer checked on the 4♣ river and Negreanu checked back to earn Brewer the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryce Yockey	12,575,000 1,575,000	1,575,000

Daniel Negreanu	11,300,000 700,000	700,000

Chris Brewer	5,275,000 1,975,000	1,975,000

Tags: Bryce Yockey Chris Brewer Daniel Negreanu

06-27-2024 16:02 UTC-8

First Break

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David Salituro

Level 25

Limit Flop/Draw: 125,000/500,000, 250,000-500,000 Limits
Stud Games: 50,000 Ante, 75,000 Bring-In, 250,000 Completion 250,000-500,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 150,000/225,000 Ante, 75,000/150,000 Blinds

The remaining three players are taking a 15-minute break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryce Yockey	11,575,000 575,000	575,000

Daniel Negreanu	9,800,000 2,200,000	2,200,000

Chris Brewer	5,275,000 1,975,000	1,975,000