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

06-24-2024 21:58 UTC-7

Ausmus Scoops a Massive Pot Off Becker and Moncek

David Salituro

Level 11

Limit Flop/Draw: 8,000/15,000, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Stud Games: 3,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 15,000 Completion 15,000-30,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 8,000/12,000 Ante, 4,000/8,000 Blinds

Stud Hi-Lo

Jeremy Ausmus: XxXx/7♣A♠4♣Q♦/Xx
Michael Moncek: XxXx/A♣9♥8♦6♠/Xx
Johannes Becker: XxXx/2♦5♦5♣3♦/Xx

Michael Moncek completed and was called by Johannes Becker and Jeremy Ausmus.

Moncek bet on fourth street and Becker called. Ausmus then raised, Moncek reraised, and both opponents called.

Ausmus bet on fifth and Moncek and Becker called. Action then checked to Becker on sixth and he bet as Ausmus and Moncek both came along to seventh.

Ausmus then opened the betting again and both opponents called. Ausmus showed A♦Q♠3♣ for aces and queens, and that was enough to scoop the entire pot as both Moncek and Becker mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Moncek	1,010,000 110,000	110,000

Jeremy Ausmus	850,000 330,000	330,000

Johannes Becker	850,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Jeremy Ausmus Johannes Becker Michael Moncek

06-24-2024 21:56 UTC-7

Dirksen Bites the Dust

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Dan O'Hair

Level 11

Limit Flop/Draw: 8,000/15,000, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Stud Games: 3,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 15,000 Completion 15,000-30,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 8,000/12,000 Ante, 4,000/8,000 Blinds

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Dustin Dirksen went all in for his last 98,000 from early position and was called by John Monnette on the button to put Dirksen at risk.

Dirksen drew one and Monnette stood pat and fanned out 8x6x4x3x2x.

Dirksen was already drawing dead and ended with 10x9x7x5x3x to be eliminated late in the evening.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Monnette	370,000 200,000	200,000

Dustin Dirksen	Busted

Tags: Dustin Dirksen John Monnette

06-24-2024 21:54 UTC-7

Mercier Survives on a "Tough Table"

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 11

Limit Flop/Draw: 8,000/15,000, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Stud Games: 3,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 15,000 Completion 15,000-30,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 8,000/12,000 Ante, 4,000/8,000 Blinds

Stud Hi-Lo

David Benyamine: XxXx / 8♣3♠K♣A♥ / Xx
Viktor Blom: 10♣8♠5♥ / 2♠6♦4♦7♠

Viktor Blom bet all the way from fourth street and David Benyamine called to get shown an eight-high straight and seven low to scoop the entire pot.

Jason Mercier: A♣7♥ / A♦6♣A♥2♦ / 6♥
David Benyamine: A♠4♣ / 5♠10♥3♣2♣ / 10♠

Shortly after, Jason Mercier was all-in against Benyamine with trips aces. Benyamine had spiked the wheel and nut low on sixth to leave Mercier on the ropes, but he caught a six on seventh to improve to a full house.

"Man, this is a tough table, you gotta hit a full house just to chop," Mercier gritted.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Benyamine	1,050,000 145,000	145,000

Viktor Blom	670,000 128,000	128,000
Jason Mercier	110,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: David Benyamine Jason Mercier Viktor Blom

06-24-2024 21:47 UTC-7

Schulman Pads His Stack

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Dan O'Hair

Level 11

Limit Flop/Draw: 8,000/15,000, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Stud Games: 3,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 15,000 Completion 15,000-30,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 8,000/12,000 Ante, 4,000/8,000 Blinds

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Michael Moncek raised to 21,000 on the button and was called by Roman Yitzhaki in the small blind and Nick Schulman in the big blind.

Yitzhaki and Moncek both drew one and Schulman took two off. Yitzhaki checked to Schulman, who fired 75,000 into the middle.

Moncek looked Schulman up and Schulman announced, "Nine-six perfect," as he fanned out 9x6x4x3x2x.

Moncek couldn't beat it and mucked — awarding the pot to Schulman.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Moncek	1,120,000 40,000	40,000

Nick Schulman	835,000 85,000	85,000

Roman Yitzhaki	260,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Michael Moncek Nick Schulman Roman Yitzhaki

06-24-2024 21:46 UTC-7

Hansen Bets Out Smith

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David Salituro

Level 11

Limit Flop/Draw: 8,000/15,000, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Stud Games: 3,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 15,000 Completion 15,000-30,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 8,000/12,000 Ante, 4,000/8,000 Blinds

Omaha Hi-Lo

Heads-up on a flop of J♦J♥3♠, Gus Hansen bet from the cutoff and Dylan Smith called in the hijack.

The turn was the 5♠ and Hansen bet again. Smith called once more to see the 4♣ river, where Hansen put out another bet.

Smith quickly folded this time and Hansen took down the pot without a showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dylan Smith	720,000 95,000	95,000
Gus Hansen	670,000 110,000	110,000

Tags: Dylan Smith Gus Hansen

Level: 11

Limit Flop/Draw: 8,000/15,000, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Stud Games: 3,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 15,000 Completion 15,000-30,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 8,000/12,000 Ante, 4,000/8,000 Blinds

06-24-2024 21:40 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

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David Salituro

Level 10

Limit Flop/Draw: 6,000/12,000, 12,000-24,000 Limits
Stud Games: 3,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 12,000 Completion 12,000-24,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 6,000/9,000 Ante, 3,000/6,000 Blinds

Player	Chips	Progress
James Obst	1,620,000 80,000	80,000

Michael Mizrachi	1,450,000 10,000	10,000

Aaron Katz	1,320,000 100,000	100,000

Maxx Coleman	1,302,000 68,000	68,000

Maksim Pisarenko	1,200,000 480,000	480,000

David Benyamine	1,195,000 15,000	15,000

Michael Moncek	1,160,000 40,000	40,000

Johannes Becker	1,050,000 20,000	20,000

Bryce Yockey	920,000

Stephen Chidwick	913,000 43,000	43,000

Dylan Smith	815,000 15,000	15,000
Renan Bruschi	799,000 69,000	69,000

Roy Thung	790,000 120,000	120,000
Phil Hui	760,000

Nick Schulman	750,000 350,000	350,000

Chris Brewer	740,000 80,000	80,000

Jared Bleznick	729,000 14,000	14,000

Keith Lehr	690,000 185,000	185,000

Phil Ivey	680,000 120,000	120,000

Daniel Negreanu	636,000 104,000	104,000

Michael Rocco	615,000 25,000	25,000

Gus Hansen	560,000 20,000	20,000

Viktor Blom	542,000 37,000	37,000
Jeremy Ausmus	520,000 30,000	30,000

John David Rogers	427,000 8,000	8,000

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06-24-2024 21:26 UTC-7

Break Time

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David Salituro

Level 10

Limit Flop/Draw: 6,000/12,000, 12,000-24,000 Limits
Stud Games: 3,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 12,000 Completion 12,000-24,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 6,000/9,000 Ante, 3,000/6,000 Blinds

Level 10 has ended and players are going on another 15-minute break.

06-24-2024 21:25 UTC-7

Obst Shoves on Monnette

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David Salituro

Level 10

Limit Flop/Draw: 6,000/12,000, 12,000-24,000 Limits
Stud Games: 3,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 12,000 Completion 12,000-24,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 6,000/9,000 Ante, 3,000/6,000 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

Three-handed on a flop of Q♠8♦4♠, James Obst bet 45,000 from the big blind and John Monnette called under the gun, while Dustin Dirksen folded on the button.

The turn was the 10♣ and Obst bet 230,000, enough to put Monnette all in. Monnette quickly folded and Obst added to his massive stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Obst	1,540,000 40,000	40,000

John Monnette	210,000 105,000	105,000

Dustin Dirksen	90,000 130,000	130,000

Tags: Dustin Dirksen James Obst John Monnette

06-24-2024 21:25 UTC-7

Becker Sends Hennigan Out

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Dan O'Hair

Level 10

Limit Flop/Draw: 6,000/12,000, 12,000-24,000 Limits
Stud Games: 3,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 12,000 Completion 12,000-24,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 6,000/9,000 Ante, 3,000/6,000 Blinds

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

John Hennigan was already all in pre-draw for approximately 300,00 from under the gun against Johannes Becker, who had Hennigan covered on the button.

Both players stood pat and Becker showed 8x7x5x4x2x. Hennigan buried his hand in the muck and was eliminated.