Event #46: $50,000 Poker Players' Championship
Dia 3 Iniciado
Event #46: $50,000 Poker Players' Championship
Dia 3 Iniciado
Table | Seat | Player | Chips |
---|---|---|---|
347 | 1 | Brandon Shack-Harris | 191,400 |
347 | 2 | Brian Tate | 200,800 |
347 | 3 | Matt Glantz | 522,800 |
347 | 4 | James Obst | 181,100 |
347 | 5 | David Oppenheim | 425,000 |
347 | 6 | Scott Clements | 90,800 |
347 | 7 | Steve Billirakis | 50,700 |
348 | 1 | Shaun Deeb | 724,400 |
348 | 2 | Roland Israelashvili | 404,700 |
348 | 3 | David Benyamine | 306,900 |
348 | 4 | Jesse Martin | 210,100 |
348 | 5 | Keith Lehr | 220,000 |
348 | 6 | Melissa Burr | 231,200 |
348 | 7 | Robert Mizrachi | 298,400 |
353 | 1 | Brian Hastings | 296,900 |
353 | 2 | Alex Luneau | 151,000 |
353 | 3 | John Monnette | 239,400 |
353 | 4 | Jason Mercier | 802,600 |
353 | 5 | Frank Kassela | 390,200 |
353 | 6 | David Steicke | 711,100 |
353 | 7 | John Hennigan | 344,800 |
354 | 1 | Doyle Brunson | 111,000 |
354 | 2 | Alex Bilokur | 189,200 |
354 | 3 | Brock Parker | 234,600 |
354 | 4 | Todd Brunson | 138,600 |
354 | 5 | Gary Benson | 534,700 |
354 | 6 | John Juanda | 269,600 |
354 | 7 | Chris Klodnicki | 380,700 |
355 | 1 | Marco Johnson | 69,400 |
355 | 2 | Daniel Alaei | 206,000 |
355 | 3 | David "ODB" Baker | 356,200 |
355 | 4 | David Bach | 17,400 |
355 | 5 | Scott Seiver | 529,700 |
355 | 6 | --empty-- | -- |
355 | 7 | Vladimir Schemelev | 286,100 |
359 | 1 | Andy Bloch | 75,800 |
359 | 2 | Phil Ivey | 158,000 |
359 | 3 | Dylan Linde | 363,600 |
359 | 4 | Chun Lei Zhou | 152,300 |
359 | 5 | Elior Sion | 351,900 |
359 | 6 | Richard Ashby | 218,000 |
359 | 7 | Eli Elezra | 397,300 |
360 | 1 | Abe Mosseri | 329,400 |
360 | 2 | Mike Leah | 325,200 |
360 | 3 | Lyle Berman | 190,400 |
360 | 4 | Eric Wasserson | 213,800 |
360 | 5 | Jonathan Duhamel | 783,000 |
360 | 6 | Calvin Anderson | 215,100 |
360 | 7 | Bryce Yockey | 177,000 |
361 | 1 | Josh Arieh | 92,900 |
361 | 2 | Stephen Chidwick | 215,900 |
361 | 3 | Bertrand Grospellier | 212,100 |
361 | 4 | Ola Amundsgard | 165,000 |
361 | 5 | Ben Yu | 176,000 |
361 | 6 | Talal Shakerchi | 38,600 |
361 | 7 | Allen Kessler | 260,700 |
At the end of Day 2 we caught up with Shaun Deeb who told us how he got a hold of a ton of chips. Deeb, among others, played with Melissa Burr, the last women standing, and high stakes cash game regular Brian Tate.
The 2014 World Series of Poker $50,000 Poker Players' Championship, a tournament designed to determine the game's greatest all-around player, attracted 102 players that generated a total prize pool of $4,896,000. It is the smallest $50,000 mixed game championship since 2009 (95 entries), but there is still a juicy $1,517,767 first-place prize awaiting the winner.
"Poker greats consider the winner of the event the best all-around player because it demonstrates he or she can outplay the competition in a wide range of game variations with high stakes on the line," the WSOP boasts of the event.
Just 55 players will return for Day 3 action, and of those Jason Mercier leads with over 800,000 in chips. Other big stacks include Jonathan Duhamel (783,000), Shaun Deeb (724,400), David Steicke (711,100), and Matt Glantz (522,800). Glantz is in search of his third career final table in this event — he finished fourth in 2008 for $568,320, and fifth in 2011 for $376,750.
Also among the Day 2 survivors are Scott Seiver, John Hennigan, Phil Ivey, Doyle Brunson, and 2014 bracelet winners Brandon Shack-Harris, Calvin Anderson, Robert Mizrachi, and Brock Parker. David Bach (17,400) is the only defending champion remaining, but he has a lot of work to do on Day 3 and beyond if he wants to take a repeat trip to the winner's circle as he is one of the short stacks.
Only the top 14 players will be guaranteed a minimum payday of $99,388, and each member of the seven-handed official final table will pocket a minimum of $165,435. We won't get there today, but our best guesstimates suggest we'll make it down to 24 players or so here on Day 3.
Not only will the eventual winner take home a WSOP gold bracelet and a large payday, they'll have their name inscribed on the commemorative "Chip Reese Trophy," which is named in honor of the inaugural winner, who passed away in 2007. "The iconic trophy was first added for the event's champion in 2008, with the winner keeping the top part of the trophy for the year, while his name is engraved on the bottom half, etched forever in history," the WSOP explains.
Who will be the next to add their name to this prestigious list of champions?
Former $50,000 Poker Players' Championship Winners
Year | Winner | Prize | # of Entrants | Prize Pool |
---|---|---|---|---|
2006 | Chip Reese | $1,716,000 | 143 | $6,864,000 |
2007 | Freddy Deeb | $2,276,832 | 148 | $7,104,000 |
2008 | Scotty Nguyen | $1,989,120 | 148 | $7,104,000 |
2009 | David Bach | $1,276,806 | 95 | $4,560,000 |
2010 | Michael Mizrachi | $1,559,046 | 116 | $5,568,000 |
2011 | Brian Rast | $1,720,328 | 128 | $6,144,000 |
2012 | Michael Mizrachi | $1,451,527 | 108 | $5,184,000 |
2013 | Matthew Ashton | $1,774,089 | 132 | $6,336,000 |
Day 3 will feature five levels, each lasting 100 minutes. Cards will be in the air at 2 p.m. local time, so join us then as we continue in one of the most prestigious events of the summer!
Nível: 11
Triple Draw 2-7 Hold’em - Omaha/8B - 3,000-6,000 6,000-12,000
Razz – Stud - Stud/8B 1,500 2,000 6,000 6,000-12,000
No-Limit Hold’em – PLO (No Ante) 700 1,500-3,000
The cards are in the air on Day 3, and the first game is pot-limit Omaha.
Pot-Limit Omaha
Eli Elezra raised in early position, Phil Ivey called in the cutoff, and Dylan Linde flatted on the button. The flop fell , both Elezra and Ivey checked, and Linde tossed out 20,000. Only Elezra called.
The turn was the . Elezra checked, and Linde tossed out another 60,000. Elezra thought for a bit, then folded.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Dylan Linde |
415,000
51,400
|
51,400 |
|
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Eli Elezra |
340,000
-57,300
|
-57,300 |
|
Pot-Limit Omaha
Todd Brunson raised to 7,000 from the cutoff and John Juanda responded with a three-bet from the small blind to 24,000. Brunson tanked for a bit before making the call.
"How much do you have, Todd?" Juanda asked as the dealer put on the flop.
"It's still the same, John," Brunson said as he lifted his arm to show Juanda his stack.
Juanda put together a bet of 32,000 and Brunson tanked for a while before letting go of his hand.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
John Juanda |
300,000
30,400
|
30,400 |
|
||
Todd Brunson |
120,000
-18,600
|
-18,600 |
|
Pot-Limit Omaha
Alexandre Luneau opened to 6,000 from the cutoff and found calls from Jason Mercier in the small blind and Frank Kassela in the big blind. The flop came down and all three players checked to see the on fourth street. Mercier led at the pot for 10,800 and Kassela came along. Luneau, the original raiser, opted to let his cards go.
Mercier and Kassela were heads up to the see the pair the board on the river. Mercier slowed with a check and Kassela tossed 25,000 forward. Mercier thought for about 30 seconds before throwing his hand away. Kassela took down the pot and now has about 437,000 in chips.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Frank Kassela |
437,000
46,800
|
46,800 |
|
Pot-Limit Omaha
With 112,500 in the pot and a board reading , Chun Lei Zhou bet all in for 92,000 from the cutoff and Eli Elezra was debating what to do from the big blind.
"What would Phil Ivey do in this spot?" Elezra asked to Ivey on the other side of the table. "I flopped it," he added before folding face up.
"I'd call," Ivey snapped. "He has a straight, too."
Zhou, who Ivey plays with often in the Big Game over in Macau, smiled and flashed just two of his cards — . "Show the queen, too," Ivey said, though Zhou declined.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Eli Elezra |
245,000
-95,000
|
-95,000 |
|
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Chun Lei Zhou |
215,000
62,700
|
62,700 |