2017 World Series of Poker

Event #62: $50,000 Poker Players Championship (6-Handed)
Day: 3
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Event Info
2017 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qj75
Prize
$1,395,767
Event Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$4,800,000
Entries
100
Level Info
Level
28
Limits
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
0
Players Left 1 / 100
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Bryn Kenney Eliminated by Eugene Katchalov

Level 13 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Razz

Katchalov: {X-}{X-} / {7-}{2-}{A-}
Kenney: {X-}{X-} / {3-}{10-}{J-}

Bryn Kenney completed, Eugene Katchalov raised, Kenney made it three bets, and Katchalov called.

Katchalov took the on-board lead on fourth and bet. Kenney called, Katchalov bet on fifth, and Kenney called all in for his remaining 14,000-ish.

Katchalov: {8-}{5-} / {7-}{2-}{A-}
Kenney: {6-}{2-} / {3-}{10-}{J-}

Kenney was in rough shape, but caught some hope with an {8-} on sixth while Katchalov caught {K-}. Katchalov's seventh was a non-helpful {J-}, leaving him with an eight-seven. Kenney was drawing to an eight-six, but a {Q-} on seventh ended his tournament.

Player Chips Progress
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Eugene Katchalov
285,000
132,000
132,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Bryn Kenney
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner

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"If I Lost That One It Might've Been the End of My Life"

Level 13 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante
Mike Matusow
Mike Matusow

Razz

Matusow: {x-}{x-} / {3-}{a-}{10-}{6-} / {x-}
Galfond: {x-}{x-} / {8-}{q-}{2-}{4-} / {x-}
Hui: {x-}{x-} / {a-}{9-} — Folded

Phil Hui completed and Mike Matusow called. Phil Galfond was the bring-in and called as well.

On fourth, Matusow bet with the betting lead and Galfond called. Hui folded.

Matusow lead again on fifth street and Galfond called once more.

"If I lose this one, it's really gonna put me on tilt," Matusow said.

Matusow bet again on sixth and Galfond called. Galfond called one more bet on seventh.

"Number two," Matusow said showing {4-}{2-}{8-}. Galfond mucked and Matusow took down the pot getting four full streets of value.

"Okay, you got me," Matusow said to Galfond joking. "Your H.O.R.S.E. game still sucks."

"I never claimed it was any better," Galfond said smiling.

"I wanted to see him back into a wheel," Brett Richey said.

"If he would've backed into a wheel..." Matsuow started. "I started with two, three, four. If I lost that one it might've been the end of my life."

The table started laughing.

"It would've finally been the pot that ended my life," Matusow said.

Player Chips Progress
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Mike Matusow
830,000
156,500
156,500
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
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Phil Galfond
550,000
169,500
169,500
WSOP 3X Winner
Run It Once

Tags: Mike MatusowPhil GalfondPhil Hui

Gunslinger Closing in on One Million

Level 13 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante
David Bach
David Bach

Razz

Bach: {x-}{x-} / {3-}{8-}{2-}{5-} / {x-}
Ramos: {x-}{x-} / {6-}{2-}{5-}{K-} / {x-}

"You've got plenty of chips behind right?" David Bach asked Felipe Ramos as they closed in on fourth street. Ramos moved his hands revealing about 400,000. Bach nodded.

On fourth, Ramos bet and Bach called. Bach called another bet on fifth street. On sixth, Bach picked up the betting lead. He bet and Ramos called.

Bach slowed down with a check on seventh, then Ramos bet. Bach called.

"Seven-six," Ramos said, showed {A-}{7-}{Q-}.

"Seven-five," Bach said in response showing {7-}{5-}{4-} for just a slightly better low. He took down the pot and closed in on the one-million chip mark.

Player Chips Progress
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David Bach
950,000
215,000
215,000
WSOP 3X Winner
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Felipe Ramos
250,000
13,000
13,000
GGPoker

Tags: David BachFelipe Ramos

Haxton Check-Raises the River Against Hui and Gets Paid

Level 13 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Omaha Hi-Lo

Phil Hui raised from the hijack, Mike Matusow called from the cutoff, and Isaac Haxton called from the big blind.

The flop came down {J-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{2-Clubs} and Haxton let out with a bet. Hui called and Matusow folded.

The turn was the {K-Hearts}, Haxton bet, Hui raised, and Haxton called.

The river was the {2-Diamonds}, Haxton checked, Hui bet, Haxton check-raised, and Hui mulled it over for a bit before he called.

Haxton tabled {K-Clubs}{K-Spades}{9-Hearts}{6-Spades} for kings full of deuces, Hui mucked, and Haxton colleced the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Isaac Haxton
1,050,000
320,000
320,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Phil Hui
375,000
162,500
162,500

Tags: Isaac HaxtonMike MatusowPhil Hui

Bonomo Scoops a Big One

Level 13 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Omaha Hi-Lo

Justin Bonomo bet a board of {4-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{9-Spades}{8-Spades} from the cutoff. Both James Obst and Elior Sion, who had checked out of the blinds, called. On the {8-Clubs} river, Bonomo bet again. Obst called, but Sion thought a while and folded. Bonomo rolled over {a-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{q-Spades} for the nut low and queens up, and Obst could beat neither hand.

Player Chips Progress
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Justin Bonomo
365,000
238,000
238,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Run It Once

Tags: Elior SionJames ObstJustin Bonomo

Chidwick Under 200K

Level 13 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Omaha Hi-Lo

Mike Wattel check-raised from the cutoff after Stephen Chidwick bet on the button with {j-Clubs}{4-Spades}{7-Spades}{9-Diamonds} on the felt. The British star called, and he called a river bet when the {6-Clubs} hit. Wattel showed {a-Spades}{2-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{4-Clubs} for nines up and the nut low, and that was a scooper.

Player Chips Progress
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Mike Wattel
400,000
73,000
73,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Stephen Chidwick
192,000
47,000
47,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Mike WattelStephen Chidwick

Mike Sexton Eliminated by Joseph Couden

Level 13 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante
Mike Sexton
Mike Sexton

Stud

Couden: {X-}{X-} / {K-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}{5-Clubs} / {X-}
Sexton: {X-}{X-} / {3-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} / {X-}

Mike Sexton was the bring-in, Joseph Couden completed, Sexton raised, Couden made it three bets, and Sexton called.

Couden bet every street the rest of the way, and Sexton called him down.

Couden showed {K-Spades}{A-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} for a pair of kings, Sexton mucked, and Couden won the pot.

The following hand, Sexton was all in on dark for his last 23,000 on seventh against Couden.

Couden: {X-}{X-} / {J-Spades}{A-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{3-Spades}
Sexton: {X-}{X-} / {A-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}

Couden turned over {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} for trip tens. Sexton had outs to a flush and better trips with {K-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}, but found no help from the {9-Clubs} on seventh and was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
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Joseph Couden
760,000
245,000
245,000
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Mike Sexton
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

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Massive Stud Pot to Mercier

Level 13 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Stud

Jason Mercier was betting every street against two opponents, and nobody had much of anything on their boards. When Michael Mizrachi picked up three spades on sixth, he raised.

Jason Mercier: {x-}{x-} / {2-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}
Michael Mizrachi: {x-}{x-} / {3-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{k-Spades}
Josh Arieh: {x-}{x-} / {q-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{6-Hearts}

Josh Arieh had three suited cards as well and didn't go anywhere. Mercier came along as well, and everyone checked seventh. Mercier opened {a-Diamonds}{a-Spades}{k-Diamonds} for a set of aces, and nobody could beat that.

Player Chips Progress
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Jason Mercier
900,000
308,000
308,000
WSOP 6X Winner
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Michael Mizrachi
850,000
237,000
237,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 8X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
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Josh Arieh
446,000
146,000
146,000
Team Lucky
WSOP 7X Winner

Tags: Jason MercierJosh AriehMichael Mizrachi

Katchalov Doubles Through Kenney in a Battle of Short Stacks

Level 13 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Stud

Katchalov: {x-}{x-} / {9-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}
Kenney: {x-}{x-} / {7-Hearts}{6-Spades}{K-Spades}

Bryn Kenney completed and Eugene Katchalov made it two bets. Kenney called.

Katchalov bet again on fourth and Kenney called. On fifth, Katchalov bet again, Kenney made it two bets and Katchalov moved all in. Kenney called. Katchalov showed {A-Clubs}{9-Clubs} for two pair while Kenney was holding {A-Spades}{K-Diamonds} for a pair of kings.

Katachalov filled up with the {9-Spades} on sixth and that left Kenney drawing dead to running quads which didn't come on his {J-Clubs} sixth street, or {Q-Clubs} seventh. Katchalov finished with the {8-Diamonds} and that would secure his double-up from Kenney.

Katchalov: {A-Clubs}{9-Clubs} / {9-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}{9-Spades} / {8-Diamonds}
Kenney: {A-Spades}{K-Diamonds} / {7-Hearts}{6-Spades}{K-Spades}{J-Clubs} / {Q-Clubs}

Player Chips Progress
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Eugene Katchalov
153,000
58,500
58,500
WSOP 1X Winner
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Bryn Kenney
45,000
126,000
126,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Bryn KenneyEugene Katchalov

Volpe Doubles Through Zaichenko

Level 13 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante
Paul Volpe
Paul Volpe

No-Limit Hold'em

Paul Volpe was all in when we got to his table, for 289,000. He was in the cutoff and looked to have four-bet shoved over a three-bet to 66,000 from big blind Andrey Zaichenko. The Russian considered for awhile and cut out calling chips. Eventually, he did voice a call.

Paul Volpe: {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}
Andrey Zaichenko: {j-Hearts}{j-Clubs}

The race went to Volpe as the board ran out {5-Clubs}{9-Spades}{k-Hearts}{5-Spades}{5-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
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Andrey Zaichenko
670,000
292,000
292,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Paul Volpe
605,000
313,000
313,000
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Andrey ZaichenkoPaul Volpe