Event #58: $50,000 Poker Players Championship (7-Handed) Day 2 | 2024 World Series of Poker

Jun 24, 2024

Two Pair Takes it For Mercier

Dan O'Hair

Level 9

Limit Flop/Draw: 5,000/10,000, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 10,000 Completion 10,000-20,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 5,000/8,000 Ante, 3,000/5,000 Blinds

Stud Hi-Lo

Phil Ivey: XxXx/4♥K♣J♠ - folded on fifth street
Johannes Becker: XxXx/8♥2♥A♣10♣/Xx
Jason Mercier: 6♥6♣5♥/2♦10♦10♠K♥

Phil Ivey completed and Johannes Becker raised. Jason Mercier called cold and Ivey called as well.

Mercier and Ivey called a bet from Becker on fourth street and only Mercier called after Becker bet again on fifth.

Mercier called a final time facing a bet from Becker on sixth street and then both players checked down on seventh.

Mercier turned over a pair of sixes in the hole for tens-up and Becker sent his hand into the muck.

Tags: Jason Mercier Johannes Becker Phil Ivey

Jun 24, 2024

Gottlieb Chops Then Busts Soon After

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8

Limit Flop/Draw: 4,000/8,000, 8,000-16,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 8,000 Completion 8,000-16,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 4,000/6,000 Ante, 2,000/4,000 Blinds

Stud Hi-Lo

Seth Gottlieb: 6♣6♥ / 4♣8♦2♥A♥ / 5♥
Chris Vitch: 5♠3♣ / 7♠K♦K♠K♣ / 4♦

Seth Gottlieb was the bring-in and then called when Chris Vitch completed. Vitch bet all the way and Gottlieb was all-in after fifth street. The set of kings for Vitch locked up the high on sixth and Gottlieb took the low.

Seth Gottlieb: 3♣4♣5♣ / 7♥Q♦5♥10♣
David Benyamine: XxXx / 6♦10♠8♠K♠ / Xx
Chris Vitch: 8♦8♥5♠ / 3♦J♠9♥7♣

Gottlieb then limped in and David Benyamine completed, Vitch raised and both Gottlieb and Benyamine called. Vitch bet fourth to earn two check-calls before they checked fifth. On sixth, Benyamine check-called Vitch's bet and Gottlieb called all-in. Seventh was checked and Vitch's pair of eights won the entire pot.

Gottlieb had missed a low and only had a pair of fives to join the rail.

Tags: Chris Vitch David Benyamine Seth Gottlieb

Jun 24, 2024

Katz Wins a Monster Off Blom

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David Salituro

Level 8

Limit Flop/Draw: 4,000/8,000, 8,000-16,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 8,000 Completion 8,000-16,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 4,000/6,000 Ante, 2,000/4,000 Blinds

Limit Hold'em

Viktor Blom raised in the hijack before Aaron Katz reraised on the button. Michael Rocco put in another raise in the small blind and both Blom and Katz called.

The flop came J♦7♦8♥ and action checked to Katz who bet. Blom and Rocco called and the K♠ fell on the turn.

Katz bet again and Rocco called. Blom, though, came back with a raise this time and Katz reraised. Rocco got out of the way, while Blom called.

The K♦ fell on the river and Katz bet. Blom called, then mucked when Katz showed J♣J♥ for a full house to win the massive pot.

Tags: Aaron Katz Michael Rocco Viktor Blom

Jun 24, 2024

"That's How You Win Bracelets": Ivey Stuns Mercier on the River

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David Salituro

Level 8

Limit Flop/Draw: 4,000/8,000, 8,000-16,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 8,000 Completion 8,000-16,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 4,000/6,000 Ante, 2,000/4,000 Blinds

Limit Hold'em

Jason Mercier raised in the hijack and Gus Hansen called in the small blind. Phil Ivey then reraised in the big blind and both Mercier and Hansen called.

The flop came 5♥A♥J♥ and Ivey continued with a bet. Mercier and Hansen called again to see the K♥ turn.

Hansen then led out with a bet and Ivey called. Mercier raised, Hansen folded, while Ivey stuck around to see the 5♦ river.

Ivey then bet. "Oh man," Mercier sighed before tossing in the chips to call. Ivey showed him J♠J♣ for a rivered full house and Mercier tossed Q♥Q♣ into the muck.

"That's how you win bracelets. Yep, that's how you win bracelets," Hansen said following the hand.

Tags: Gus Hansen Jason Mercier Phil Ivey

Jun 24, 2024

Negreanu Fires at Hui

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David Salituro

Level 8

Limit Flop/Draw: 4,000/8,000, 8,000-16,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 8,000 Completion 8,000-16,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 4,000/6,000 Ante, 2,000/4,000 Blinds

Limit Hold'em

Daniel Negreanu, Matthew Ashton, and Phil Hui went three-handed to a flop of 4♦J♠5♦ where Negreanu led out with a bet in the small blind.

Ashton called in the big blind, while Hui also came along from under the gun. The turn was the 10♦ and Negreanu bet again. Hui called, while Ashton got out of the way.

The river came the Q♠ and Negreanu fired out another bet. Hui snap-folded. "Three of a kind," Negreanu said as he took the pot.

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Matthew Ashton Phil Hui

Jun 24, 2024

Bleznick Makes a Nine on Lang

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David Salituro

Level 8

Limit Flop/Draw: 4,000/8,000, 8,000-16,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 8,000 Completion 8,000-16,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 4,000/6,000 Ante, 2,000/4,000 Blinds

Razz

Jared Bleznick: XxXx/9x3x4x9x/Xx
Mike Lang: XxXx/4x2x10x4x/Xx

Mike Lang bet on fourth street, Jared Bleznick raised, and Lang called.

Bleznick bet on fifth and Lang called. Bleznick fired out another bet on sixth and Lang stuck around to see seventh.

Both players checked down seventh and Bleznick showed Ax5x4x for 9-5-4-3-A to win the pot.

Tags: Jared Bleznick Mike Lang

Jun 24, 2024

Mizrachi Bombs the River on Martini

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David Salituro

Level 8

Limit Flop/Draw: 4,000/8,000, 8,000-16,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 8,000 Completion 8,000-16,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 4,000/6,000 Ante, 2,000/4,000 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

Julien Martini raised to 12,000 under the gun and Michael Mizrachi called in the hijack.

The flop came 6♣4♣J♠ and Martini bet 22,000. Mizrachi called and the 10♠ fell on the turn.

Martini then bet 57,000 and Mizrachi tanked for a moment before calling. The river was the 3♣ and Martini slowed down and checked

Mizrachi then bet 152,000 as Martini took his turn to tank for around a minute. He eventually mucked and Mizrachi took down the pot.

Tags: Julien Martini Michael Mizrachi

Jun 24, 2024

Eveslage, Hui Chop Up Wilkinson

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David Salituro

Level 8

Limit Flop/Draw: 4,000/8,000, 8,000-16,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 8,000 Completion 8,000-16,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 4,000/6,000 Ante, 2,000/4,000 Blinds

Omaha Hi-Lo

Three-handed on a flop of 5♣2♣10♠, Wil Wilkinson bet from the small blind before Chad Eveslage raised under the gun. Phil Hui called on the button, while Wilkinson called all in.

Eveslage bet on the K♦ turn and Hui called to create a side pot. Both players checked the 6♣ river.

Eveslage showed A♥J♦10♦4♣ for a pair of tens and a low, while Hui turned over A♣Q♣5♥2♥ for two pair. Wilkinson mucked as Eveslage and Hui chopped the pot to send Wilkinson to the rail.

Tags: Chad Eveslage Phil Hui Wil Wilkinson

Jun 24, 2024

Thung Picks Off Rheem in Massive Pot

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David Salituro

Level 8

Limit Flop/Draw: 4,000/8,000, 8,000-16,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 8,000 Completion 8,000-16,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 4,000/6,000 Ante, 2,000/4,000 Blinds

No-Limit Hold'em

Chino Rheem and Roy Thung were heads-up going to the river with already around 150,000 in the pot and the board showing A♥2♠K♦9♦6♣.

Rheem, under the gun, then slid forward a tower of green 25,000 chips to put Thung all in. Thung tanked for several minutes before calling for 310,000.

Rheem snap-folded and Thung showed A♣K♥ for two pair as he took the massive pot to double up.

Tags: Chino Rheem Roy Thung

Jun 24, 2024

Lehr and Hollink Split Five-Way Pot

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7

Limit Flop/Draw: 3,000/6,000, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,500 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 6,000 Completion 6,000-12,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 3,000/4,500 Ante, 1,500/3,000 Blinds

Stud Hi-Lo

Hal Rotholz: XxXx / 5♣K♣10♣A♥ --folded on sixth street
John Monnette: J♠5♦4♣ / 3♣Q♠6♦7♦
Keith Lehr: 10♥8♥ / Q♥6♥7♣4♥ / 8♠
Talal Shakerchi: XxXx / 9♠Q♣2♠9♥ / Xx
Rob Hollink: 6♠2♣4♦ / 7♥K♠3♦J♣

Five ways to fourth street, Hal Rotholz bet and earned four callers. He bet again fifth street with John Monnette, Keith Lehr, Talal Shakerchi and Rob Hollink coming along. Sixth street saw Shakerchi pair his nine and he bet, Hollink called and Rotholz folded. Monnette now raised and Lehr called, as did Shakerchi and Hollink.

Seventh street was checked to Monnette and his bet was called three ways. He announced a straight and showed the seven-high straight for a high and low hand combo. Lehr had the high hand beat with a flush and Shakerchi mucked, but Hollink showed the superior low (7-6-4-3-2)..

Monnette was visibly frustrated while Lehr then remarked "I already had it on sixth," to Rotholz.

Tags: Hal Rotholz John Monnette Keith Lehr Rob Hollink Talal Shakerchi