Event #62: $50,000 Poker Players Championship (6-Handed)
Dia 5 Iniciado
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #62: $50,000 Poker Players Championship (6-Handed)
Dias: 5
Event Info
Resultado Final
Event Info
Informações sobre o nível
2017 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$4,800,000
Entradas
100
Nível
28
Limites
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
0
Daniel Negreanu Leads the $50,000 Poker Players Championship Final Table
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Welcome to PokerNews' coverage of the $50,000 Poker Players Championship final table. The starting field of 100 players is down to just six, each looking to capture one of the most prestigious bracelets of the summer, the first-place prize of $1,395,767, and the Chip Reese Memorial Trophy. Six-time bracelet winner Daniel Negreanu leads the way into the final table with 5,930,000.
Negreanu's road to the final table was smooth at the start. He bagged a better-than-average stack on Days 1 and 2, before a tumultuous Day 3 tested Negreanu's resolve in a way that many had not seen before. Wearing his emotions on his sleeve, Negreanu showed frustration and jubilation, infuriation and exultation. With 20 players left, Negreanu was last in chips with just one-and-a-half big bets, but persevered and ran up his stack to finish Day 3 fifth out of the remaining 15 players.
"When you play limit poker on this stage against the best players in the world, every pot means something," Negreanu told PokerNews after Day 4. "Especially when you get short, every time you lose a pot or lose a bet, it's like F***. You just want to curse. I'm not going to hide it. I've been emotional throughout."
"I helped create this event when it was originally created years ago," Negreanu continued. "I always was so disappointed I hadn't done better. I had a couple of cashes and last year came in 12th. I always felt, especially this year more than ever, that it's something I wanted to win."
Negreanu is the man to beat at this final table, but it will be far from an easy task as a talented final table stands between him and bracelet No. 7.
Second in chips is Isaac Haxton with 5,205,000. A staple in the high-roller no-limit hold'em tournament scene around the globe, Haxton is flexing his mixed-game muscle thus far in the PPC. In fact, much of Negreanu's emotional flurries have been following hands against Haxton.
Elior Sion is third in chips with 4,750,000. After coming close to making last year's PPC final table, Sion has improved upon his ninth-place finish and will no doubt be looking to go the distance this year. Johannes Becker sits fourth in chips with 4,560,000, and this marks just his third career WSOP cash. Fifth in chips is Ivo Donev with 2,990,000. The former international chess master and bracelet winner is making his eighth WSOP final table. The short stack is Paul Volpe with 1,570,000. The two-time bracelet winner also cashed in last summer's PPC, and is considered among the poker masses as one of the best all-around players in the world.
Here is the final table lineup by seat:
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivo Donev | Austria | 2,990,000 |
| 2 | Johannes Becker | Germany | 4,560,000 |
| 3 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 5,930,000 |
| 4 | Elior Sion | United Kingdom | 4,750,000 |
| 5 | Paul Volpe | United States | 1,570,000 |
| 6 | Isaac Haxton | United States | 5,205,000 |
And here are the remaining payouts:
| Place | Payout |
|---|---|
| 1st | $1,395,767 |
| 2nd | $862,649 |
| 3rd | $595,812 |
| 4th | $419,337 |
| 5th | $300,852 |
| 6th | $220,111 |
Who will capture the Chip Reese Memorial Trophy? The final table begins at 2 p.m. and PokerNews will be providing live updates of the action as the quest to crown the next Poker Players Champion concludes!
Nível: 23b
Stud Games: Ante 30,000 - Bring In 30,000 - Completion 120,000
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: Ante 15,000 - SB 30,000 - BB 60,000
Sion Picks Off Haxton
Nível 23b
: 120,000/240,000, 0 ante
Pot-Limit Omaha
Ivo Donev showed up right before this hand started.
Elior Sion opened for 150,000 in the cutoff, and Isaac Haxton called in the small blind. Both players checked the flop, and the board read 
on the turn. Haxton check-called 260,000. On the 
river, Haxton thought for about a minute and then put in 600,000. Sion immediately flicked in a chip to call.
"Ace-king," Haxton anounced, fanning what looked like 
with the 
.
Sion turned over 
and took it with a queen-high flush.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
5,725,000 | 975,000 |
|
4,225,000 | -980,000 |
Becker and Negreanu Trade Pots in Hold'em
Nível 23b
: 120,000/240,000, 0 ante
Limit Hold'em
Daniel Negreanu raised from under the gun and Johannes Becker defended his big blind. On the 
flop, Becker checked and Negreanu bet, then faced a check-raise by Becker. Negreanu folded and said "good hand."
The next hand, Becker raised from the small blind and Negreanu called in the big blind. The flop fell 
and Becker bet, Negreanu raised and Becker called. The 
turn paired the board and Becker checked. Negreanu bet and that shut down all further action, as Becker let go.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
5,850,000 | -80,000 |
|
4,530,000 | -30,000 |
Haxton Takes from Sion
Nível 23b
: 120,000/240,000, 0 ante
Limit Hold'em
Isaac Haxton raised and Elior Sion defended his big blind. On a flop of 
, Sion bet and Haxton raised to receive a call by Sion. After the 
turn, Sion checked and subsequently called a bet by Haxton before checking again on the river. Haxton bet and won the pot uncontested after Sion folded.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,200,000 | 975,000 |
|
|
4,650,000 | -1,075,000 |
Another for Haxton over Sion
Nível 23b
: 120,000/240,000, 0 ante
Limit Hold'em
Elior Sion raised from the button and Isaac Haxton defended his big blind.
The flop came down 
and Haxton check-called a bet from Sion. Both checked the 
turn, the 
river completed the board, and Haxton bet. Sion folded, and Haxton took the pot.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,550,000 | 350,000 |
|
|
4,500,000 | -150,000 |
Donev Makes a Straight Against Negreanu
Nível 23b
: 120,000/240,000, 0 ante
Limit Hold'em
Daniel Negreanu raised from the hijack and Ivo Donev called from the big blind.
The flop came down 
and Donev checked to Negreanu who bet. Donev check-raised, Negreanu called, and the 
turn fell. Donev bet, Negreanu called, and both players checked the 
river.
Donev showed for a king-high straight, Negreanu showed 
for a defeated two pair, and Donev won the pot.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,425,000 | -425,000 |
|
3,300,000 | 310,000 |
Negreanu Displeased
Nível 23b
: 120,000/240,000, 0 ante
Stud Hi-Lo
Johannes Becker completed first to act with a and Daniel Negreanu raised on his left with the 
. Everyone else folded, and Becker called. Negreanu caught a great card on fourth with the 
and continued his aggression, but Becker paired his jack on fifth and began betting.
Becker: 
/
Negreanu: /
On sixth, Negreanu slammed his chips together and muttered something to himself. He counted out the last two bets he'd have to call, this one and a presumed river bet, and thought over a minute before sliding in a call. Becker bet the end as well, and Negreanu sighed and called.
Becker showed 
for three jacks.
"Bravo, man," Negreanu said. "Bra-f******-o."
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,700,000 | 1,170,000 |
|
|
4,230,000 | -1,195,000 |
Negreanu Takes From Volpe, Gives to Becker
Nível 23b
: 120,000/240,000, 0 ante
Stud Hi-Lo
Daniel Negreanu: / 
Paul Volpe: / fold
Daniel Negreanu was the bring-in with the and Paul Volpe completed with the . Negreanu raised and Volpe called. On fourth street, Volpe check-called a bet when picking up the and checked again the on fifth street. Negreanu bet and Volpe folded.
"That was painful," Volpe said, and Negreanu replied, "you would have been in really bad shape with a five."
Ivo Donev: / 
fold
Johannes Becker: / 
Daniel Negreanu: / 
Ivo Donev was the bring-in with the and Johannes Becker completed with the , which Negreanu called and Donev folded. On fourth street, Negreanu received the and checked-called a bet by Becker who got the . Negreanu also checked fifth street and then folded to a Becker bet.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,300,000 | 600,000 |
|
|
4,400,000 | 170,000 |
|
1,000,000 | -570,000 |