Event #58: $50,000 Poker Players Championship (7-Handed) Day 1 | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-23-2024 21:19 UTC-8

Rheem Pays Off Li

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 5

2-7 Triple Draw

Yingui Li opened from the cutoff, then called a three-bet from Chino Rheem out of the small blind.

Both players took two cards on the first draw before checking through to the second draw where they each again drew two. Rheem led out and Li called.

Rheem stood pat on the final draw while Li opted to take one after which Rheem bet. Li responded with a raise which Rheem, with a slight sigh as if he knew what was coming, called. Li announced eighty-six as he turned over 8x6x4x3x2x to win a healthy pot off of Rheem.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chino Rheem	420,000 280,000	280,000
Yingui Li	305,000 92,000	92,000

Tags: Chino Rheem Yingui Li

06-23-2024 21:17 UTC-8

Daher Gets Three Streets From Monnette

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 5

Pot-Limit Omaha

Three ways to the K♠10♦6♥ flop, John Monnette checked from under the gun and Albert Daher bet 6,000 on the button. Dan Smith let go in the big blind and Monnette called. Following the K♣ turn, Monnette check-called for 10,500 and then did so again for 25,000 on the 9♥ river.

Daher tabled the K♦7♥6♠5♦ for kings full of sixes and won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Benyamine	450,000 50,000	50,000

Roy Thung	405,000 65,000	65,000
Albert Daher	340,000 40,000	40,000
Dan Smith	330,000 45,000	45,000

John Monnette	305,000 25,000	25,000

Eric Wasserson	128,000 18,000	18,000

Dylan Linde	82,000 73,000	73,000

Tags: Albert Daher Dan Smith John Monnette

06-23-2024 21:15 UTC-8

Yitzhaki Continues to Climb

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Dan O'Hair

Level 5

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Roman Yitzhaki raised to 6,500 first-to-act and was three-bet to 17,000 by Ali Eslami in the big blind. Yitzhaki called.

Eslami stood pat and Yitzhaki drew one. Eslami then checked and Yitzhaki fired 42,000 into the middle.

Eslami laid his hand down after a bit of thought and Yitzhaki collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roman Yitzhaki	470,000 60,000	60,000
Ali Eslami	315,000

Tags: Ali Eslami Roman Yitzhaki

06-23-2024 21:09 UTC-8

Arieh Has It All

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Will Shillibier

Level 5

Pot-Limit Omaha

Josh Arieh opened to 6,000 and got calls from Erick Lindgren and Maxx Coleman.

The flop was 9♥9♦6♥ and Coleman checked. Arieh continued for 10,000 and Lindgren was the only caller.

Arieh check-called 18,000 on the 5♠ turn and the river was the Q♠. Both players checked.

"Is that any good?" Arieh said, exposing 8♥7♥ for a straight.

"It's a good start," replied Lindgren who mucked, allowing Arieh to show the rest of his hand: Q♣Q♥ for a full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erick Lindgren	665,000 5,000	5,000

Talal Shakerchi	415,000 125,000	125,000
Josh Arieh	400,000 180,000	180,000
Jason Mercier	360,000 360,000	360,000

Maxx Coleman	335,000 90,000	90,000

Andres Korn	105,000 175,000	175,000

Tags: Erick Lindgren Josh Arieh Maxx Coleman

06-23-2024 21:02 UTC-8

Rast Loses the Rest

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Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 5

Omaha Hi-Lo

Talal Shakerchi opened from middle position and Brian Rast moved his last few chips into the middle from the cutoff. Erick Lindgren called in the big blind to put Rast officially at risk while Shakerchi also called.

Lindgren led out on the A♠9♥K♣ flop. Shakerchi flatted.

The same betting pattern was repeated following the 6♦ turn with Shakerchi and Lindgren checking to showdown on the 8♠ river.

Rast tabled A♦8♦6♣3♣ but could not win the high half of the pot as Shakerchi held K♥J♠4♥3♠ while Lindgren had A♣J♥9♠2♠ to send him to the rail on Day 1, ensuring there will be no back to back champion this year.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erick Lindgren	660,000 10,000	10,000

Talal Shakerchi	290,000 5,000	5,000
Brian Rast	Busted

Tags: Brian Rast Erick Lindgren Talal Shakerchi

06-23-2024 20:58 UTC-8

Three In and One Out

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 5

Felipe Ramos has been eliminated while three new players entered the fray in Albert Daher, Dzmitry Urbanovich and Jason Mercier. The field has reached 74 entries and that number will certainly increase until the end of the late registration period three levels into Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Albert Daher	300,000 300,000	300,000
Dzmitry Urbanovich	300,000 300,000	300,000
Jason Mercier	300,000 300,000	300,000

Felipe Ramos	Busted

Tags: Albert Daher Dzmitry Urbanovich Jason Mercier Felipe Ramos

06-23-2024 20:53 UTC-8

Hansen Gets Some Value From Kihara

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 5

Stud Hi-Lo

Naoya Kihara: XxXx / A♣9♠J♦4♣ / Xx
Gus Hansen: K♦7♦2♣ / K♣3♠7♣5♠

Gus Hansen bet sixth and seventh street in what was now a heads-up pot against Naoya Kihara. Once the latter called the final bet, Hansen announced kings up and Kihara nodded while enjoying his dinner. Hansen rolled over the kings and sevens to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Naoya Kihara	390,000 20,000	20,000

Gus Hansen	330,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Gus Hansen Naoya Kihara

Level: 5

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

06-23-2024 20:26 UTC-8

Break Number Four

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Dan O'Hair

Level 4

Players in the field have been sent on another 15-minute break.

The tournament is now up to 72 entrants.

06-23-2024 20:25 UTC-8

Katz into the Chip Lead

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Will Shillibier

Level 4

No-Limit Hold'em

"Are you going to be dressing up this year Jungle?" Benny Glaser asked Dan Cates. "Some sort of costume?"

"I'm wearing one," replied Jungle, although he was clearly wearing ordinary clothes. "Aren't we all wearing a costume of sorts?"

"Jungle has a long history in this tournament," added Aaron Katz. "Won it twice and also bust to [Mark] Gregorich with ace-king."

Katz was referring to a hand from the 2017 PPC where Cates was the first player to bust after five-bet shoving over 200 big blinds with ace-king into the pocket aces of Mark Gregorich.

Meanwhile, Katz had check-called bets of 20,000 and 45,000 on a board of 10♥9♦3♦10♦ from Seth Gottlieb, and the river was the 10♠. Katz checked and Gottlieb bet 90,000.

Katz tanked well into the break before calling. Gottlieb flung 5♥4♥ face up and Katz took down the pot with A♥9♥ for a full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Katz	725,000 325,000	325,000

Dan Cates	500,000 75,000	75,000

Nick Schulman	330,000 85,000	85,000

Chris Vitch	210,000 20,000	20,000

Wil Wilkinson	195,000 125,000	125,000
Benny Glaser	175,000 55,000	55,000

Seth Gottlieb	155,000 265,000	265,000

Tags: Aaron Katz Benny Glaser Dan Cates Seth Gottlieb