| Seat | Table 430 | Table 431 | Table 439 | Table 447 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yehuda Buchalter | Naseem Salem | Dan Smith | Chris Klodnicki |
| 2 | David "Bakes" Baker | Randy Ohel | Phil Galfond | Greg Mueller |
| 3 | Mike Leah | Elior Sion | Shaun Deeb | Michael Mizrachi |
| 4 | Chris Vitch | Benny Glaser | John Monnette | Aaron Katz |
| 5 | Mike Gorodinsky | Jean-Robert Bellande | Phil Ivey | Ben Yu |
| 6 | Eli Elezra | Tommy Hang | Brian Rast | John Hennigan |
Limit Hold'em
As recapped to us by Shaun Deeb, Jared Bleznick raised from the button and Deeb three-bet from the small blind. Bleznick called, the flop came down 
, and Bleznick's remaining chips got into the middle with 
against Deeb's 
.
Bleznick was unable to catch up and was eliminated in 25th place.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
760,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
||
|
Eliminado | |
|
||
Razz
Daniel Negreanu had the bring-in and Jean-Robert Bellande completed. Naseem Salem called, as did Negreanu.
On fourth, Bellande bet, and once Salem mucked, Negreanu committed his last 43,000, and Bellande called the additional amount. Each player's board ran out as follows:
Negreanu: 
/ 
/ 
Bellande: 
/ 
/
Salem: / - fold on fourth
On seventh, Bellande revealed the , meaning Negreanu needed to hit a nine, eight, five, three, or deuce to stay alive.
Negreanu started squeezing and announced he had a four-spotter.
Negreanu continued to squeeze, and then immediately shot up from his seat onto his feet and stated, "I want to rip this card up so bad!"
Negreanu flashed a 
meaning he would be eliminated.
"I want to destroy this card so bad!" Negreanu added before he calmly gathered all seven of his cards and mucked his hand before saying his goodbyes to his tablemates.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,350,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
Eliminado |
Omaha Hi-Lo
Following the river of a 
board, James Obst was in the big blind facing a bet from Michael Mizrachi on the button. Obst tanked for a bit before folding, leaving himself just 14,000.
In the following hand, Brian Rast raised from the button, Obst called all in for 14,000 from the small blind, and Randy Ohel called from the big blind.
They checked to the turn of a 
board where Rast isolated the pot with 
for a set of queens. Obst still had a chance with 
, but the river was the 
to end his tournament.
After Obst's elimination, he said he only had aces at the end of the hand against Mizrachi, who said he had kings up.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,130,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
||
|
800,000
148,000
|
148,000 |
|
||
|
Eliminado | |
|
||
Limit Hold'em
Dan Smith raised from the cutoff and Shaun Deeb made it three bets from the small blind. Dan Smith called.
The flop was 
and Deeb bet. Smith called.
Deeb bet again on the 
turn and Smith called again.
The river was the 
and Deeb slowed down with a check. Smith put out a bet and Deeb didn't waste any time calling. Smith turned up his 
for eights and nines and that would earn him the pot.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,350,000
330,000
|
330,000 |
|
|
410,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
|
||
Razz
Tommy Hang had the bring-in with a and Jason Mercier called. Jean-Robert Bellande completed, and Hang called before Mercier made it two bets to go.
Bellande clicked it back up to three bets and 60,000, and Hang folded. Mercier called, and then led out for his last 16,000 on fourth street with Bellande making the call. Here is how each player's board ran out:
Mercier: / /
Bellande: / 
/
With Mercier improving to a nine on seventh, Bellande improved to a seven, and eliminated Mercier in 28th place from the Poker Players Championship.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,360,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
Eliminado | |
|
||
Omaha Hi-Lo
Jason Mercier raised and he was called by Elior Sion on the button.
The flop was 
and Mercier bet. Sion called.
The turn was the and both players checked to see the 
on the river. There, Mercier decided to lead out again. Sion raised, making it two bets, and Mercier thought for a bit before he decided to call. Sion turned over his 
and that would be enough to earn him the pot as Mercier mucked his hand.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
590,000
152,000
|
152,000 |
|
||
|
|
81,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
|
||
Razz
Phil Galfond had the bring-in and Jared Bleznick completed. John Monnette called, as did Galfond. Bleznick bet out on fourth street and Monnette called, as Galfond folded.
On fifth and sixth, Bleznick bet and Monnette called.
Galfond: / - fold on fourth
Bleznick: / /
Monnette: / /
On seventh, both players checked, and Bleznick tabled his for an eight-seven low.
Monnette revealed his for a seven-six low, and he scooped the pot.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
685,000
245,000
|
245,000 |
|
||
|
|
580,000
292,000
|
292,000 |
|
|
265,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
||
Stud
Elior Sion completed and Tommy Hang raised to 40,000. Jason Mercier made it three-bets to go, and Sion folded as Hang called.
Mercier bet fourth and Hang called, before both players checked fifth. On sixth, Hang bet and Mercier called.
Hang: / 
/
Mercier: / 
/
On seventh, Hang bet out 40,000, and Mercier called.
Hang tabled his for aces up, and Mercier folded.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
1,015,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
|
176,000
203,000
|
203,000 |
|
|
||
No-Limit Hold'em
Elior Sion raised to 20,000 on the button and Ben Lamb moved all in from the small blind for a bit less than 200,000. Jean-Robert Bellande was in the big blind and he put out a stack of chips which was enough to put Elior Sion in as well, but Sion folded, so Bellande and Lamb turned up their hands.
Ben Lamb: 
Jean-Robert Bellande: 
The board ran out 
and Lamb paired up his deuce, but it wasn't enough. He was sent to the rail in 29th place while Bellande took down the pot to chip up over a million chips.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,270,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
|
|
Eliminado |
