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

06-23-2024 20:25 UTC-8

Weisman Picks Off Rocco's Bluff

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 4

No-Limit Hold'em

Michael Rocco opened to 6,000 on the button and was called by Dylan Weisman in the small blind and John Racener in the big blind.

Action checked through the 5♦3♦K♥ flop to the 7♥ turn at which point Weisman led out for 8,000. Racener folded while Rocco called.

The 7♦ river paired the board and saw Weisman bet 5,000. Rocco responded with a raise to 37,000 which Weisman snapped off holding 8♣8♠, good enough to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dylan Weisman	365,000 25,000	25,000

Michael Rocco	190,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Dylan Weisman John Racener Michael Rocco

06-23-2024 20:22 UTC-8

Wilkinson Gets Value With a Double Check-Raise

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4

Pot-Limit Omaha

Naoya Kihara raised to 8,500 on the button and Viktor Blom defended the big blind. On the A♠10♦9♥ flop, both players checked. Both checked the 6♣ turn as well as the 7♠ river and Blom's A♥9♣4♥3♣ for two pair won the pot.

Paul Volpe raised the next button to 6,500 and Gus Hansen came along from the big blind. They checked the J♥5♦3♥ flop before Hansen bet the 3♣ turn for 8,500 and the 7♣ river for 22,000. Volpe called the first bet and reluctantly folded to the last bet.

Limit Hold'em

The game variant changed and Alexander Wilkinson raised, Kihara three-bet and Wilkinson called. On a A♣8♥7♥ flop, Wilkinson check-called before he then check-raised the 5♣ turn as well as the 5♦ river.

Kihara called both times and mucked to the A♠8♠ of Wilkinson.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Volpe	425,000 90,000	90,000

Alexander Wilkinson	370,000 55,000	55,000

Naoya Kihara	370,000 70,000	70,000

Viktor Blom	345,000 70,000	70,000
Gus Hansen	305,000 60,000	60,000

Dario Sammartino	260,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Alexander Wilkinson Gus Hansen Naoya Kihara Paul Volpe Viktor Blom

06-23-2024 20:17 UTC-8

Rast Doubles Through Lindgren

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Dan O'Hair

Level 4

No-Limit Hold'em

Erick Lindgren limped from the hijack and Talal Shakerchi limped along on the button. Brian Rast then shoved for his last 29,000 from the small blind. Lindgren called to put Rast at risk and Shakerichi got out of the way.

Brian Rast: 7♠7♥ All in
Erick Lindgren: 2♥2♠

The 3♣J♥7♣ flop gave Rast an almost insurmountable lead and the K♠J♠ runout needlessly improved Rast to a full house for the much-needed double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erick Lindgren	670,000 45,000	45,000

Talal Shakerchi	295,000 5,000	5,000
Brian Rast	65,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Brian Rast Erick Lindgren Talal Shakerchi

06-23-2024 20:15 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Will Shillibier

Level 4

Player	Chips	Progress
Rob Hollink	565,000 115,000	115,000
Nacho Barbero	440,000 70,000	70,000

James Obst	430,000 25,000	25,000

Jared Bleznick	430,000

Bryce Yockey	430,000 50,000	50,000

Phil Ivey	365,000 130,000	130,000

Yuri Dzivielevski	280,000 40,000	40,000

Nick Guagenti	270,000 23,000	23,000
Robert Mizrachi	200,000 70,000	70,000

Matthew Ashton	200,000 60,000	60,000

Saya Ono	190,000 10,000	10,000
Ben Diebold	166,000 134,000	134,000

06-23-2024 20:04 UTC-8

Coleman Leaves Rast Short

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Dan O'Hair

Level 4

2-7 Triple Draw

Maxx Coleman raised on the button and Talal Shakerchi called in the small blind. Brian Rast made it three bets to go from the big blind and Coleman put four bets in. Shakerchi got out of the way and Rast capped it at five bets. Coleman called.

Rast stood pat and Coleman drew one. Coleman then called a bet from Rast.

Both players remained pat and checked down the rest of the way and Rast announced he had an eight.

Coleman said he held an eight as well and fanned out 8x7x5x3x2x. Rast showed he held 8x7x6x and mucked — awarding the pot to Coleman and leaving Rast short once again.

Player	Chips	Progress
Talal Shakerchi	290,000 40,000	40,000
Maxx Coleman	245,000 35,000	35,000

Brian Rast	35,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Brian Rast Talal Shakerchi Maxx Coleman

06-23-2024 20:03 UTC-8

Thung Forces Out Elezra

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Will Shillibier

Level 4

2-7 Triple Draw

David Benyamine raised and Roy Thung made it three bets. Eli Elezra called in the big blind and Benyamine also called.

Elezra drew two, while the others both drew one. It checked to Thung who bet and got two calls.

The draws repeated and each player checked.

Each player drew one and Elezra bet. Benyamine folded and Thung raised. Elezra thought about it before letting his hand go into the muck.

"You paired?" Elezra asked Benyamine, who nodded. "Eights?" Benyamine nodded again.

"I made a ten," said Elezra. "I should have check-called."

Player	Chips	Progress
David Benyamine	400,000 30,000	30,000

Roy Thung	340,000 10,000	10,000
John Monnette	330,000 45,000	45,000

Dan Smith	285,000 285,000	285,000

Eli Elezra	280,000 140,000	140,000

Dylan Linde	155,000 25,000	25,000

Eric Wasserson	110,000 205,000	205,000

Tags: David Benyamine Eli Elezra Roy Thung

06-23-2024 20:01 UTC-8

Shakerchi Draws Two, Rast's Pat No Good

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Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 4

2-7 Triple Draw

Talal Shakerchi opened in the cutoff before Brian Rast three-bet on the button. Shakerchi flatted.

The first draw saw Shakerchi take two while Rast chose to stand pat. Shakerchi then checked to Rast who bet, only to see Shakerchi put in a raise. Rast just called.

Neither player took a card on the second draw with action then going check-check to send the two players to the final draw.

Shakerchi again stood pat and, after some consideration, Rast did the same before calling a bet from Shakerchi. Rast mucked after Shakerchi turned over 7x6x5x3x2x to take a hit to his stack, which has hovered under the 100,000 mark for quite some time.

Player	Chips	Progress
Talal Shakerchi	330,000 20,000	20,000
Brian Rast	65,000 55,000	55,000

Tags: Brian Rast Talal Shakerchi

06-23-2024 19:54 UTC-8

Bruschi Continues To Cruise on Day 1

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4

Seven-Card Stud

Hal Rotholz: XxXx / 9♦4♥Q♠J♠ / Xx
Renan Bruschi: Q♥Q♣10♦ / 9♠2♦2♠A♠

Brazil's Renan Bruschi bet on fifth street when he paired his open deuce and then did so again on sixth, on which Hal Rotholz then only reluctantly called. Bruschi bet once more on seventh and Rotholz called to get shown queens up as the winning hand by his table neighbour.

Player	Chips	Progress
Renan Bruschi	575,000 55,000	55,000

David Prociak	390,000 40,000	40,000

Koray Aldemir	345,000 145,000	145,000

John Hennigan	280,000 70,000	70,000

Yingui Li	213,000 87,000	87,000

Hal Rotholz	153,500 11,500	11,500

Chino Rheem	140,000 120,000	120,000

Tags: Hal Rotholz Renan Bruschi

06-23-2024 19:49 UTC-8

Updated Counts on Table 112

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Daniel Negreanu limped in from under the gun and table big stack Maksim Pisarenko raised to 16,000 in the cutoff. Philip Sternheimer then three-bet to 45,000 in the small blind and Negreanu celebrated to have saved money as he sent his cards into the muck.

Pisarenko gave it some thought and let go as well.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maksim Pisarenko	495,000 40,000	40,000

Philip Sternheimer	315,000 5,000	5,000

Robert Wells	310,000

Daniel Negreanu	305,000 65,000	65,000

Joao Vieira	290,000 70,000	70,000

Marco Johnson	290,000 25,000	25,000

John David Rogers	145,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Maksim Pisarenko Philip Sternheimer

06-23-2024 19:49 UTC-8

Rocco vs Weisman

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Will Shillibier

Level 4

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Michael Rocco opened to 5,000 on the button and got calls from Dylan Weisman and John Racener in the blinds. The blinds both drew one, with Rocco drawing two.

Weisman bet 12,000, Racener folded and Rocco called. Weisman turned over 9x7x4x3x2x and won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Livingston	490,000 40,000	40,000

Phillip Hui	455,000 60,000	60,000

Dylan Weisman	340,000 80,000	80,000

John Racener	320,000 45,000	45,000

Michael Rocco	200,000 100,000	100,000

Michael Noori	190,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Dylan Weisman John Racener Michael Rocco