Event #58: $50,000 Poker Players Championship (7-Handed) Day 2 | 2024 World Series of Poker

Jun 24, 2024

Ausmus Leaves Livingston on Fumes

David Salituro

Level 8

Limit Flop/Draw: 4,000/8,000, 8,000-16,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 8,000 Completion 8,000-16,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 4,000/6,000 Ante, 2,000/4,000 Blinds

2-7 Triple Draw

Alex Livingston bet on the second draw from the cutoff and Jeremy Ausmus called under the gun.

"I almost checked to preserve my chips," Livingston said as both players drew one. Ausmus then led out with a bet.

Livingston called and Ausmus showed 7x6x5x3x2x. Livingston mucked as Ausmus took the pot, knocking Livingston down to an extreme short stack.

Tags: Alex Livingston Jeremy Ausmus

Jun 24, 2024

Martini Spikes the Turn to Double Through Lindgren

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Dan O'Hair

Level 8

Limit Flop/Draw: 4,000/8,000, 8,000-16,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 8,000 Completion 8,000-16,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 4,000/6,000 Ante, 2,000/4,000 Blinds

No-Limit Hold'em

Three ways on a 2♥6♦5♣ flop, Julien Martini was already all in for his remaining 51,000 from the big blind. Erick Lindgren called from the hijack and Michael Noori folded from the cutoff.

Julien Martini: Q♣6♣ All in
Erick Lindgren: 10♦10♣

Lindgren held the lead with his overpair, but the Q♦ turn improved Martini to two pair to vault into the lead.

The J♦ river changed nothing and Martini scored the double up.

Tags: Erick Lindgren Julien Martini Michael Noori

Jun 24, 2024

Katz Wins a Monster Off Blom

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David Salituro

Level 8

Limit Flop/Draw: 4,000/8,000, 8,000-16,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 8,000 Completion 8,000-16,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 4,000/6,000 Ante, 2,000/4,000 Blinds

Limit Hold'em

Viktor Blom raised in the hijack before Aaron Katz reraised on the button. Michael Rocco put in another raise in the small blind and both Blom and Katz called.

The flop came J♦7♦8♥ and action checked to Katz who bet. Blom and Rocco called and the K♠ fell on the turn.

Katz bet again and Rocco called. Blom, though, came back with a raise this time and Katz reraised. Rocco got out of the way, while Blom called.

The K♦ fell on the river and Katz bet. Blom called, then mucked when Katz showed J♣J♥ for a full house to win the massive pot.

Tags: Aaron Katz Michael Rocco Viktor Blom

Jun 24, 2024

Chidwick Joins the Field

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Will Shillibier

Level 8

Limit Flop/Draw: 4,000/8,000, 8,000-16,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 8,000 Completion 8,000-16,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 4,000/6,000 Ante, 2,000/4,000 Blinds

Stephen Chidwick has joined the action towards the end of Level 8. He has only ever cashed this event once, back in 2012 when he finished sixth for $253,497.

Jun 24, 2024

"That's How You Win Bracelets": Ivey Stuns Mercier on the River

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David Salituro

Level 8

Limit Flop/Draw: 4,000/8,000, 8,000-16,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 8,000 Completion 8,000-16,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 4,000/6,000 Ante, 2,000/4,000 Blinds

Limit Hold'em

Jason Mercier raised in the hijack and Gus Hansen called in the small blind. Phil Ivey then reraised in the big blind and both Mercier and Hansen called.

The flop came 5♥A♥J♥ and Ivey continued with a bet. Mercier and Hansen called again to see the K♥ turn.

Hansen then led out with a bet and Ivey called. Mercier raised, Hansen folded, while Ivey stuck around to see the 5♦ river.

Ivey then bet. "Oh man," Mercier sighed before tossing in the chips to call. Ivey showed him J♠J♣ for a rivered full house and Mercier tossed Q♥Q♣ into the muck.

"That's how you win bracelets. Yep, that's how you win bracelets," Hansen said following the hand.

Tags: Gus Hansen Jason Mercier Phil Ivey

Jun 24, 2024

Coleman Check-Raises the Turn

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Dan O'Hair

Level 8

Limit Flop/Draw: 4,000/8,000, 8,000-16,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 8,000 Completion 8,000-16,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 4,000/6,000 Ante, 2,000/4,000 Blinds

Limit Hold’em

Jared Bleznick raised from the cutoff and was called by Maxx Coleman in the big blind.

Both players checked on the 9♠10♦Q♥ flop and then Coleman check-raised a bet from Bleznick on the 2♣ turn. Bleznick called.

The K♠ completed the board and both players checked.

Coleman revealed A♠Q♦ for a pair of queens and Bleznick sent his hand into the muck.

Tags: Jared Bleznick Maxx Coleman

Jun 24, 2024

Vitch Jams Into Racener

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8

Limit Flop/Draw: 4,000/8,000, 8,000-16,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 8,000 Completion 8,000-16,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 4,000/6,000 Ante, 2,000/4,000 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

In a four-way limped pot to the 9♥8♣5♠ flop, no betting action took place and the same applied for the J♦ turn. The Q♦ river was checked to Naoya Kihara, who was last to act. He bet 13,000 and Mike Lang folded with just 24,000 behind, as did everyone else involved.

Chris Vitch and John Racener then tangled in a heads-up pot on the Q♣9♥2♠ flop, on which Vitch check-called for 16,000. Vitch checked the 10♥ turn and Racener bet 24,000 only to fold to a shove by Vitch for 60,000.

While that shove went through, table short stack Lang bowed out shortly after.

Tags: Chris Vitch John Racener Mike Lang Naoya Kihara

Jun 24, 2024

Volpe Gets Three-Quartered

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Will Shillibier

Level 8

Limit Flop/Draw: 4,000/8,000, 8,000-16,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 8,000 Completion 8,000-16,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 4,000/6,000 Ante, 2,000/4,000 Blinds

Omaha Hi-Lo

On a Q♥4♠3♠ board two players checked to Paul Volpe who bet. Seth Gottlieb check-raised, Joao Vieira folded and Volpe called.

Gottlieb bet turn 2♥ and river 9♣ and Volpe called both times. Gottlieb tabled A♦Q♦10♠6♠ for top pair and a six-four low.

Volpe showed A♠K♣6♣4♣ for the same low and a pair of fours and got three-quartered.

Tags: Joao Vieira Paul Volpe Seth Gottlieb

Jun 24, 2024

Negreanu Fires at Hui

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David Salituro

Level 8

Limit Flop/Draw: 4,000/8,000, 8,000-16,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 8,000 Completion 8,000-16,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 4,000/6,000 Ante, 2,000/4,000 Blinds

Limit Hold'em

Daniel Negreanu, Matthew Ashton, and Phil Hui went three-handed to a flop of 4♦J♠5♦ where Negreanu led out with a bet in the small blind.

Ashton called in the big blind, while Hui also came along from under the gun. The turn was the 10♦ and Negreanu bet again. Hui called, while Ashton got out of the way.

The river came the Q♠ and Negreanu fired out another bet. Hui snap-folded. "Three of a kind," Negreanu said as he took the pot.

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Matthew Ashton Phil Hui

Jun 24, 2024

Linde Gets Hansen to Fold

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8

Limit Flop/Draw: 4,000/8,000, 8,000-16,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 8,000 Completion 8,000-16,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 4,000/6,000 Ante, 2,000/4,000 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

The flop showed Q♥8♦3♣ and Gus Hansen led for 9,000 in the small blind. Dylan Linde raised it up to 32,000 in the big blind and Hansen called. Both checked the 8♣ on the turn and Hansen also elected to check the J♠ on the river.

Linde now bet 42,000 and Hansen reluctantly folded.

While the hand played out, Shaun Deeb and Johannes Becker arrived at the table after their previous one was broken.

Tags: Dylan Linde Gus Hansen Johannes Becker Shaun Deeb