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

06-23-2024 19:41 UTC-8

Racener Caught Bluffing

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 4

Limit Hold'em

Alex Livingston opened from under the gun and Michael Noori called in the cutoff. John Racener also came along out of the big blind to send action three-way to the flop.

All three players checked through the K♣6♦2♦ flop to the 5♦ turn where Racener led out. Livingston called while Noori got out of the way.

Racener bet again after the river came 6♥. Livingston quickly called holding 10♣10♦ which beat out Racener's 9♦8♥ to the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Livingston	530,000 120,000	120,000

John Racener	365,000 105,000	105,000

Michael Noori	170,000 135,000	135,000

Tags: Alex Livingston John Racener Michael Noori

06-23-2024 19:35 UTC-8

Big Slick Does the Trick For Cates

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Dan O'Hair

Level 4

Limit Hold’em

Aaron Katz raised first-to-act and Seth Gottlieb called from directly behind. Dan Cates made it three bets from the button and both Katz and Gottlieb called.

Katz and Gottlieb check-called a bet from Cates on the A♣6♠10♠ flop and it was checked to Cates again on the K♠ turn. Cates bet and only Gottlieb called.

The 3♠ completed the board and Gottlieb check-called a bet from Cates once more. Cates turned over A♠K♦ for the nut flush and Gottlieb mucked — conceding the pot to Cates.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Cates	425,000 25,000	25,000

Seth Gottlieb	420,000 150,000	150,000
Aaron Katz	400,000 10,000	10,000

06-23-2024 19:34 UTC-8

Yitzhaki Takes From Becker

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4

Seven-Card Stud

Roman Yitzhaki: 7♥6♠5♠ / 7♠3♥A♦2♦
Johannes Becker: XxXx / A♣2♥3♣J♠ / Xx

On the tail end of a heads-up duel between Johannes Becker and Roman Yitzhaki, the former checked sixth street. Yitzhaki bet and Becker called. Both then checked behind on seventh and Yitzhaki won the pot with his pair of sevens.

Yitzhaki is the current big stack at their table while Ben Lamb has plummeted to a shorter stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roman Yitzhaki	530,000 130,000	130,000
Johannes Becker	370,000 20,000	20,000

Elior Sion	290,000 75,000	75,000

Mike Lang	250,000 40,000	40,000
Ben Yu	210,000 90,000	90,000

Felipe Ramos	185,000 51,000	51,000
Ben Lamb	90,000 225,000	225,000

Tags: Johannes Becker Roman Yitzhaki

06-23-2024 19:34 UTC-8

Dzivielevski Bests Ono Twice in a Row

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Will Shillibier

Level 4

2-7 Triple Draw

Yuri Dzivielevski raised and Saya Ono defended her big blind. Both players drew two, Ono bet and Dzivielevski called. Both players drew one and this time Ono check-called a bet from her opponent.

Ono drew one and Dzivielevski stood pat. Both players checked. "Queen," announced Ono, with Dzivielevski tabling 9x6x5x4x2x and taking down the pot.

On the very next hand, James Obst raised and Ono called. Dzivielevski raised out of the big blind and got two calls.

Ono and Dzivielevski drew two, with Obst drawing one. Ono checked and Dzivielevski bet. Both opponents called. Ono drew two, Dzivielevski stood pat and Obst again drew one.

Ono checked, Dzivielevski bet and this time Ono was the only caller. Ono drew one and Dzivielevski again stood pat.

Ono check-called a bet but was shown the 8x6x5x3x2x from her opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rob Hollink	450,000 10,000	10,000
James Obst	405,000 15,000	15,000

Yuri Dzivielevski	320,000 20,000	20,000

Ben Diebold	300,000 3,000	3,000

Phil Ivey	235,000 55,000	55,000

Saya Ono	200,000 95,000	95,000

Tags: Saya Ono Yuri Dzivielevski James Obst

06-23-2024 19:23 UTC-8

Ono Bets Out Hollink

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4

Stud Hi-Lo

Saya Ono: XxXx / 6♣Q♣A♠6♥ / Xx
Rob Hollink: XxXx / 8♦A♥Q♠6♠ / Xx

Saya Ono completed and Rob Hollink called. Hollink bet fourth and fifth street with Ono calling, who then bet her lead on sixth to receive a call from Hollink.

Ono also bet seventh and Hollink sigh-folded.

"Your board is my high and I couldn't get a low," Hollink said before he was trying to figure out what cards Ono had.

"I can't tell you ... but I could beat sixes," she said. After the hand was over, Eric Wasserson was moved tables to balance the field as David "ODB" Baker had been eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rob Hollink	440,000 110,000	110,000
James Obst	390,000 30,000	30,000

Ben Diebold	303,000 17,000	17,000

Yuri Dzivielevski	300,000

Saya Ono	295,000 5,000	5,000
Phil Ivey	290,000 15,000	15,000

David "ODB" Baker	Busted

Tags: Eric Wasserson Rob Hollink Saya Ono

06-23-2024 19:22 UTC-8

Cates Gets it Done with a Check-Raise

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Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 4

Pot-Limit Omaha

Seth Gottlieb limped in the cutoff and Dan Cates checked his option out of the big blind.

Cates checked following the A♥8♣7♣ flop, then called a bet of 4,000 from Gottlieb.

The turn came 4♣ and Cates checked again. Gottlieb pushed 11,000 into the middle but was met by a pot sized check-raise from Cates. Gottlieb did not take long to toss his hand away to concede the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Seth Gottlieb	570,000 95,000	95,000
Dan Cates	400,000

Tags: Dan Cates Seth Gottlieb

06-23-2024 19:20 UTC-8

Rast Calls Arieh's Bluff

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Will Shillibier

Level 4

Limit Hold'em

"You have a PLO bracelet?" Phil Hui asked Josh Arieh, with the latter nodding.

The table was about to play its first game of Limit Hold'em.

"Do you have a Limit Hold'em bracelet?" Erick LIndgren asked Arieh, who nodded for a second time*

Brian Rast and Josh Arieh saw a flop blind on blind, with both players checking the 10♠7♦3♥ flop.

Rast check-called bets on the 6♠ turn and the 2♥ river with Arieh tabling 9♥5♣ for a bluff.

Rast turned over Q♥3♦ for a pair of threes and won the pot.

*Editor's Note: Arieh actually has two bracelets in each format:

2005 $2,000 Pot-Limit Omaha & 2021 $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha
1999 $3,000 Limit Hold'em & 2023 $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship

Player	Chips	Progress
Erick Lindgren	715,000 68,000	68,000

Phillip Hui	395,000 95,000	95,000

Talal Shakerchi	310,000 5,000	5,000
Andres Korn	280,000 20,000	20,000

Maxx Coleman	280,000 35,000	35,000

Josh Arieh	220,000 80,000	80,000
Brian Rast	120,000 45,000	45,000

Tags: Brian Rast Erick Lindgren Josh Arieh Phil Hui

06-23-2024 19:20 UTC-8

Things Went Wrong For Tong

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Dan O'Hair

Level 4

Pot-Limit Omaha

Alex Livingston raised to 8,500 from under the gun and directly behind him, Kristopher Tong three-bet to 29,000. Action folded back to Livingston, who called.

Livingston led out for 60,000 on the Q♦3♠5♠ flop and Tong put his remaining 90,000 into the middle. Livingston called to put Tong at risk and a showdown was held.

Kristopher Tong: A♣A♥6♣6♠ All in
Alex Livingston: A♦K♥6♦4♥

Tong was ahead with his aces and remained ahead on the J♠ turn; however, the 10♥ river improved Livingston to Broadway and Tong was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Livingston	410,000 150,000	150,000

Kristopher Tong	Busted

Tags: Alex Livingston Kristopher Tong

06-23-2024 19:09 UTC-8

Hui Extracts River Value From Rast

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4

Pot-Limit Omaha

Phil Hui in the small blind checked the Q♣10♣10♦ flop and Brian Rast in an early position checked it back. They both also checked the 7♣ turn and Hui then led the 9♥ river for 15,000. Rast called and was shown the K♥Q♥Q♠J♥ for flopped queens full by Hui.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Hui	390,000 95,000	95,000

Brian Rast	75,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Brian Rast Phil Hui

06-23-2024 19:08 UTC-8

House over House in PLO

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Will Shillibier

Level 4

Pot-Limit Omaha

On a Q♠J♥7♦J♠ board Aaron Katz and Dan Cates checked to Benny Glaser who bet 15,000. Katz check-raised to 60,000 and Cates called with Glaser getting out of the way.

The river was the Q♥ and both players checked.

"Jack-seven," said Katz who tabled A♣K♣J♦7♥

"You have jack-seven?" said Cates in disbelief, flashing 7♣7♠ for a lower full house and mucking.

Player	Chips	Progress
Seth Gottlieb	475,000 40,000	40,000
Aaron Katz	410,000 155,000	155,000

Dan Cates	400,000 80,000	80,000

Wil Wilkinson	320,000 40,000	40,000
Nick Schulman	245,000 55,000	55,000

Benny Glaser	230,000 70,000	70,000

Chris Vitch	230,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Aaron Katz Dan Cates Benny Glaser