Phil Ivey Leads $50,000 Poker Players Championship

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Phil Ivey Leads $50,000 Poker Players Championship

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While the turnout of 74 players is the smallest in the $50,000 Poker Players Championship history, the record-low attendance has been well compensated by the appearance of two iconic players: Phil Ivey and Tom Dwan.

With 1,254,000 in his bag and 10 bracelets under his belt, Ivey is a hot candidate to earn his fourth PPC cash.

After a tumultuous day at the felt, Ivey managed to catapult himself into pole position late in the day, leading the last 38 players upon completion of the second day.

With 1,254,000 in his bag and 10 bracelets under his belt, Ivey is a hot candidate to earn his fourth PPC cash.

This year's champion will take home $1,099,311 but it's still early to discuss the top prizes. Only twelve players will walk away with a profit and it's likely that Day 3 will bring the tournament close to the bubble but not into the money.

Having spent more time playing poker in Asia than on American soil in the last few years, Ivey and Dwan have been welcome attractions to the PPC field. While Ivey had already made his return to WSOP last year, Dwan hasn't cashed at the WSOP for eight years. The famous pro showed up right at the late registration buzzer but, unfortunately for him, his appearance was short-lived as he fell in tonight's final level.

Tom Dwan showed up right at the late registration buzzer. Unfortunately for him, his appearance was short-lived as he fell in the day's final level.

Two former Chip Reese Memorial Trophy winners remain in contention with John "World" Hennigan right on Ivey's heels in the chip counts. 2014 champion Hennigan, who won his sixth WSOP bracelet earlier this summer, was among the top stacks for the better part of the day and he finished with 1,209,000.

The other former PPC winner who has made it through the first two days is 2013 champ Matthew Ashton, who sits in seventh place with 911,000 in chips.

Three-time winner and defending champion Michael Mizrachi won't add his fourth win this year. Mizrachi fell to Prahlad Friedman in a hand of pot-limit omaha, leaving his brother Robert the lone representative of the well-decorated family. The oldest of the Mizrachi brothers bagged 417,000 in chips.

The remaining field boasts, unsurprisingly, a ton of stellar players with Chris Vitch (1,103,000), David Oppenheim (1,062,000), and Josh Arieh (939,000) rounding out the top five.

Day 3 of what is often dubbed the 'toughest poker tournament on the planet' kicks off on Wednesday, June 26, at 2 p.m. local time, with action resuming with 12,000/24,000 limits. PokerNews will be on the ground to provide live updates throughout the Poker Players Championship and the 50th annual World Series of Poker.

Event #58: $50,000 Poker Players Championship Day 3 Seat Draw

RoomTableSeatPlayerCountryChip Count
Amazon4021Timofey KuznetsovRussia762,000
Amazon4023Robert MackieUnited States900,000
Amazon4024Dario SammartinoItaly296,000
Amazon4025Roy ThungUnited States406,000
Amazon4026John MonnetteUnited States257,000
      
Amazon4031Tomer DanielUnited States157,000
Amazon4032Illya TrincherUnited States170,000
Amazon4033Prahlad FriedmanUnited States390,000
Amazon4034Mike GlickUnited States512,000
Amazon4035Eric WassersonUnited States87,000
      
Amazon4061Jesse MartinUnited States204,000
Amazon4062Luke SchwartzUnited Kingdom744,000
Amazon4063Andrew BrownUnited States539,000
Amazon4064Josh AriehUnited States939,000
Amazon4065Bryce YockeyUnited States715,000
Amazon4066Jared BleznickUnited States829,000
      
Amazon4071Daniel CatesUnited States751,000
Amazon4072Phillip HuiUnited States490,000
Amazon4074Chris VitchUnited States1,103,000
Amazon4075Phil GalfondUnited States178,000
Amazon4076Isaac HaxtonUnited States802,000
      
Amazon4091Brian HastingsUnited States121,000
Amazon4092Phil IveyUnited States1,253,500
Amazon4093Adam FriedmanUnited States643,000
Amazon4095Robert MizrachiUnited States417,000
Amazon4096Matthew WoodCanada731,000
      
Amazon4101Talal ShakerchiUnited Kingdom293,000
Amazon4102John EspositoUnited States420,000
Amazon4103Mikael ThuritzUnited States247,000
Amazon4104David "ODB" BakerUnited States497,000
Amazon4105Jason MercierUnited States412,000
Amazon4106Chris KlodnickiUnited States615,000
      
Amazon4111David BenyamineUnited States937,000
Amazon4112Shaun DeebUnited States704,000
Amazon4113Lyle BermanUnited States437,000
Amazon4114Matthew AshtonUnited Kingdom911,000
Amazon4115David OppenheimUnited States1,062,000
Amazon4116John HenniganUnited States1,209,000

History of the $50,000 Poker Players Championship

YearEntriesPrize PoolWinnerPrize
2006143$6,864,000Chip Reese$1,716,000
2007148$7,104,000Freddy Deeb$2,276,832
2008148$7,104,000Scotty Nguyen$1,989,120
200995$4,560,000David Bach$1,276,806
2010116$5,568,000Michael Mizrachi$1,559,046
2011128$6,144,000Brian Rast$1,720,328
2012108$5,184,000Michael Mizrachi$1,451,527
2013132$6,336,000Matthew Ashton$1,774,089
2014102$4,896,000John Hennigan$1,517,767
201584$3,696,000Mike Gorodinsky$1,270,086
201691$4,176,000Brian Rast$1,296,097
2017100$4,800,000Elior Sion$1,395,767
201887$4,176,000Michael Mizrachi$1,239,126
201974$3,552,000 $1,099,311

Day 3 of this prestigious event will not be live streamed, but Day 4 and 5 will be! Sign up for PokerGO and watch the game's greatest players battle it out for one of the most illusterous trophies.

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