2017 World Series of Poker

Event #62: $50,000 Poker Players Championship (6-Handed)
Day: 3
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

Matusow's Combo Draw Hits

Level 15 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Omaha Hi-Lo

Three players put in three bets preflop, and Isaac Haxton bet from the small blind on the {5-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds} flop. Mike Matusow raised in the cutoff, isolating Haxton, and Haxton called. Haxton check-called more bets on the {10-Hearts} turn and {j-Clubs} river.

"I have a straight," Matusow said, showing {a-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} for a combo draw on the flop that hit on the turn.

Haxton mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
1,815,000
-45,000
-45,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Mike Matusow us
Mike Matusow
1,100,000
240,000
240,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Isaac HaxtonMike Matusow

Mizrachi vs. Arieh

Level 15 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante
Mike Mizrachi
Mike Mizrachi

Razz

Mizrachi: {x-}{x-} / {5-}{3-}{J-}{5-} / {x-}
Arieh: {x-}{x-} / {2-}{5-}{7-}{7-} / {x-}

On fourth street, Josh Arieh bet, and Michael Mizrachi called. Arieh bet again on fifth street, and Mizrachi called once more .

On sixth, Mizrachi picked up the betting lead, and he checked over to Arieh, then called a bet. Mizrachi check-called one more bet on seventh.

Arieh showed {A-}{8-}{Q-} for an eight-seven low. Mizrachi, though, had {A-}{2-}{8-} for an eight-five low, and that earned him the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Mizrachi us
Michael Mizrachi
970,000
170,000
170,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 5X Winner
Josh Arieh us
Josh Arieh
680,000
-320,000
-320,000
$25K Fantasy
Team Lucky
WSOP 6X Winner

Tags: Josh AriehMichael Mizrachi

Mizrachi and Arieh Tangle Again

Level 15 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

Michael Mizrachi raised to 30,000 from the cutoff, and Josh Arieh called from the button.

They checked to the turn of a {K-Clubs}{10-Spades}{6-Spades}{4-Hearts} board, where Mizrachi bet 75,000. Arieh called, the {5-Spades} river completed the board, and Mizrachi bet 150,000. Arieh tanked for about four minutes before he opted to let it go.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Mizrachi us
Michael Mizrachi
1,100,000
130,000
130,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 5X Winner
Josh Arieh us
Josh Arieh
580,000
-100,000
-100,000
$25K Fantasy
Team Lucky
WSOP 6X Winner

Tags: Josh AriehMichael Mizrachi

Benson Sliding After Paying Off Shakerchi

Level 15 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Stud

Gary Benson bet fourth street with a king, and Talal Shakerchi raised with his own suited {k-Spades}{j-Spades}, and Benson called. Shakerchi proceeded to bet every remaining street, and Benson called him down.

Benson: {x-}{x-}{x-}/{k-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{2-Hearts}
Shakerchi: {a-Spades}{9-Spades}{3-Hearts}/{k-Spades}{j-Spades}{5-Spades}{9-Clubs}

Shakerchi showed an ace-high flush, and Benson mucked in disgust.

Player Chips Progress
Talal Shakerchi gb
Talal Shakerchi
1,495,000
755,000
755,000
Gary Benson au
Gary Benson
840,000
-395,000
-395,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Gary BensonTalal Shakerchi

Why Call and Lose When You Can Check and Win?

Level 15 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante
Isaac Haxton
Isaac Haxton

Razz

Matusow: {x-}{x-} / {4-}{2-}{7-}{8-} / {x-}
Haxton: {x-}{x-} / {4-}{5-}{9-}{3-} / {x-}

Mike Matusow checked over to Isaac Haxton on sixth street. Haxton bet it, and Matusow called. On seventh street, Matusow checked, and Haxton checked it back.

"Eight," Matusow said.

"Eight-five," Haxton said. He showed {A-}{5-}{8-}, and Matusow held his cards for a while, then mucked.

"Did I miss a bet Mikey?" Haxton asked.

"I was calling so fast it would make your head spin," Matusow said. "I knew exactly where you were at in the hand."

Haxton laughed. "If you knew where I was at then why would you call?"

The table laughed, and Matusow just shook his head.

Player Chips Progress
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
1,899,000
84,000
84,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Mike Matusow us
Mike Matusow
925,000
-175,000
-175,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Isaac HaxtonMike Matusow

Ashton Takes a Ton Off Mizrachi

Level 15 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante
Matthew Ashton
Matthew Ashton

Pot-Limit Omaha

Picking up the action after the turn of a {10-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{3-Spades}{5-Hearts} board, Michael Mizrachi bet 150,000 from the big blind. Matthew Ashton called from the cutoff, the {7-Spades} river completed the board, and Mizrachi checked. Ashton bet 280,000, and Mizrachi called after a few moments.

Ashton tabled {8-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{2-Spades} for an eight-high straight, Mizrachi mucked, and Ashton won the sizable pot.

Chatting with Scott Seiver after the hand, Ashton said he won a nice pot off Mizrachi the previous hand as well.

Player Chips Progress
Matthew Ashton gb
Matthew Ashton
2,750,000
850,000
850,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Michael Mizrachi us
Michael Mizrachi
275,000
-825,000
-825,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 5X Winner

Chip Counts at Dinner Break

Level 15 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante
Player Chips Progress
Matthew Ashton gb
Matthew Ashton
2,728,000
-22,000
-22,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Talal Shakerchi gb
Talal Shakerchi
2,070,000
350,000
350,000
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
1,906,000
7,000
7,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
James Obst au
James Obst
1,621,000
271,000
271,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once
Shaun Deeb us
Shaun Deeb
1,485,000
-30,000
-30,000
$25K Fantasy
Team Lucky
WSOP 6X Winner
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
1,305,000
338,000
338,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 5X Winner
Paul Volpe us
Paul Volpe
1,302,000
-328,000
-328,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 3X Winner
Aaron Katz us
Aaron Katz
1,146,000
-284,000
-284,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Mike Matusow us
Mike Matusow
1,057,000
132,000
132,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
Ivo Donev at
Ivo Donev
961,000
-139,000
-139,000
WSOP 1X Winner
David Bach us
David Bach
869,000
-351,000
-351,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Elior Sion gb
Elior Sion
833,000
-297,000
-297,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
822,000
-173,000
-173,000
Mark Gregorich us
Mark Gregorich
687,000
-93,000
-93,000
Brett Richey us
Brett Richey
649,000
29,000
29,000
Johannes Becker de
Johannes Becker
641,000
26,000
26,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jake Abdalla us
Jake Abdalla
634,000
144,000
144,000
Gary Benson au
Gary Benson
628,000
-212,000
-212,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Joseph Couden us
Joseph Couden
568,000
-132,000
-132,000
Mike Wattel us
Mike Wattel
547,000
-243,000
-243,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Josh Arieh us
Josh Arieh
525,000
-55,000
-55,000
$25K Fantasy
Team Lucky
WSOP 6X Winner
Ian Johns us
Ian Johns
521,000
-124,000
-124,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Ralph Perry us
Ralph Perry
439,000
49,000
49,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Anthony Zinno us
Anthony Zinno
416,000
-384,000
-384,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
David Steicke au
David Steicke
393,000
-217,000
-217,000

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Level: 16

Stud Games: Ante 5,000 - Bring In 7,000 - Completion 25,000
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: Ante 3,000 - SB 6,000 - BB 12,000

Quick Recovery For Mizrachi

Level 16 : 25,000/50,000, 0 ante
Michael Mizrachi
Michael Mizrachi

Limit Hold'em

After being put on a short stack just before dinner, Michael Mizrachi has started on the road to recovery. In a recent pot, a preflop raising war had Mizrachi, Ian Johns, and Josh Arieh putting in 100,000 apiece before the flop.

The flop came {Q-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{J-Clubs}, and all three players checked to see the {Q-Hearts} on the turn. Mizrachi led out from the big blind and was called by Arieh from under the gun and Johns on the button. The river was the {9-Hearts}, and Mizrachi led out again. Arieh called, but Johns threw his hand away.

Mizrachi showed {9-Clubs}{9-Spades} for a rivered full house, and that was good for him to take down the pot.

"Lets go, baby! Grind it out," came cheers from Mizrachi's family on the rail as he scooped the pot and removed himself from the danger zone.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Mizrachi us
Michael Mizrachi
685,000
439,000
439,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 5X Winner
Ian Johns us
Ian Johns
360,000
-161,000
-161,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Josh Arieh us
Josh Arieh
270,000
-255,000
-255,000
$25K Fantasy
Team Lucky
WSOP 6X Winner

Tags: Ian JohnsJosh AriehMichael Mizrachi