Bradley Berman raised to 6,000 and then called all-in with his short stack when Johannes Becker jammed. Becker patted and Berman took two to get shown the by Becker.
"I still have outs," Berman said and rolled over . He peeled the and was eliminated.
Since two players had not shown up in time yet, Becker and Shaun Deeb were heads-up after the hand was over.
"I always wanted to play heads-up against you in the Poker Players Championship," Becker said to Deeb, who replied with a "and I am glad I am on your left."
John Monnette raised from under the gun and David Benyamine called in the big blind. Benyamine opted to check-call the flop and they then checked the on the turn. Another check by Benyamine followed on the river and Monnette bet to win the pot uncontested.
Seated next to each other, Scott Seiver and Timofey Kuznetsov took their hand to showdown on the runout. Seiver's river bet was called and he declared "full house" as he turned over and Kuznetsov mucked.
The winner of Event #2: $25,000 H.O.R.S.E., Jesse Klein, has entered the field right from the start on Day 2 to increase the field size to 44 entries. Further notables are expected to join the competition thanks to the extended late registration until approximately 10.20 pm local time.
On the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Jeff Platt and Chad Holloway come to you from the 2021 World Series of Poker (WSOP)!
They highlight Doyle Brunson's much-bantered return to the WSOP since his last event in 2018, and also offer an audio clip from Phil Ivey discussing whether or not he'll be at the WSOP this year. Chad then talks about partying with Ivey at the launch party for his NFT while Jeff offers a 2021 WSOP Player of the Year update.
Toss in bracelet winner interviews with Shaun Deeb, Brian Rast, Darrin Wright, Farzad Bonyadi, Nicholas Julia, and Gershon Distenfeld, and it's a must-listen episode of the PokerNews Podcast. Speaking of Distenfeld, find out how and why he donated all his $204,000 in winnings to charity.
PokerGO has partnered with CBS Sports Network to provide WSOP coverage with the likes of Lon McEachern, Norman Chad, and Jamie Kerstetterreturning to the WSOP broadcast booth this year, along with PokerNews Podcast co-host Jeff Platt from time to time.
All 16 episodes will be televised following the conclusion of the tournament.
PokerGO will provide live streaming duties of the World Championship event starting on Day 1A (November 4) until the end on November 17, except Day 1B (November 5).
Away from the Main Event, there will be additional coverage of more than two dozen tournaments thru November 23, 2021. They include the $50,000 Poker Players Championship and the $250,000 Super High Roller.
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Welcome to Day 2 of Event #60: Poker Players Championship, where Bryce Yockey leads a star-studded field in one of the World Series of Poker’s most prestigious tournaments.
Yockey will be looking to better his fourth-place finish in 2019 after building his starting stack of 300,000 to the overnight chip lead with 653,000. Two other players bagged more than half a million chips, as Dario Sammartino (520,500) sits second and Chris Vitch (504,500) is third after Day 1. Eli Elezra and Randy Ohel round out the top five, while several 2021 WSOP bracelet winners are lurking not far behind.
Top 10 Counts Day 1 Event #60: $50,000 Poker Players Championship
Position
Player
Country
Chip Count
1
Bryce Yockey
United States
653,000
2
Dario Sammartino
Italy
520,500
3
Chris Vitch
United States
504,500
4
Eli Elezra
Israel
460,500
5
Randy Ohel
United States
457,000
6
Shaun Deeb
United States
448,500
7
Yuval Bronshtein
Israel
440,500
8
Chad Campbell
United States
439,000
9
Brian Rast
United States
437,000
10
Ryan Leng
United States
433,000
This includes Shaun Deeb, who is fresh off his fifth career bracelet in Event #53: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller. Yuval Bronshtein, Ryan Leng and two-time PPC champion Brian Rast are all among the top ten stacks through six levels of play.
The event rotates through a nine-game format of No-Limit Hold'em, Seven Card Stud, Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better, Razz, Pot-Limit Omaha, Limit Hold'em, Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better, No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw, and 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw. The PPC champion earns a WSOP gold bracelet and their name on the Chip Reese Memorial Trophy, named in memory of the inaugural tournament champ in 2006.
Play is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. local time on level seven. Levels remain 100 minutes in length and players will get 15-minute breaks after every level and a one-hour dinner break after level 10. Late registration remains open until the start of level 11.
Stick with PokerNews for full coverage on the road to crowning the next Poker Players Champion!