Cards are in the air here on Day 4 of Event #55: The $50,000 Poker Players' Championship. The plan for the day is to play down to the final table of eight or six levels, whichever comes first.
Play begins with the button in the eight seat and the first game of the day will be Razz.
Level: 17
Triple Draw 2-7 - Limit Hold'em - Omaha-8 - blinds 13,000-25,000; limits 25,000-50,000
Razz - Stud - Stud-8 - ante 5,000; bring-in 7,000; complete 25,000; limits 25,000-50,000
No-Limit Hold'em - Pot-Limit Omaha - ante (NLHE only) 3,000; blinds 6,000-12,000
Welcome to Day 4 of the 2013 World Series of Poker $50,000 Poker Players' Championship. What started with 132 players in now down to the final 26, each looking to make the money at the top 16 and then onward to the final table of eight. Ten players will leave today empty handed, and another six will fall short of the prestige that accompanies a final-table appearance.
The man most likely to make the money and be amongst the final 8 is Don Nguyen, the only player to bag over two million chips last night. Others still in contention with seven-figure stacks are Mike Gorodinsky (1,650,000), Minh Ly (1,458,000), Michael Glick (1,130,000), John Hennigan (1,085,000), David Benyamine (1,052,000), Troy Burkholder (1,047,000) and Jonathan Duhamel (1,038,000).
All of those men are well-positioned to make a deep run, but they'll have to fend of some of the shorter stacks like Matthew Ashton (912,000), Bryn Kenney (906,000), George Danzer (779,000), Huck Seed (690,000), Greg Mueller (555,000), Tommy Hang (450,000), Joe Hachem (425,000), David Bach (346,000), Gary Benson (338,000), Joe Cassidy (299,000), Stephen Chidwick (291,000), Erick Lindgren (165,000), Justin Smith (163,000) and John Juanda (89,000).
Action is set to kick off at 2 p.m. PDT, which is a little less than an hour from now. The PokerNews Live Reporting Team is already set up in the Blue Section of the Amazon Room and will be bringing you all the latest and greatest from the $50,000 Poker Players' Championship all day long. Stay tuned!
| Table | Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 446 | 1 | Tommy Hang | 450,000 |
| 446 | 2 | Mike Leah | 980,000 |
| 446 | 3 | Mike Gorodinsky | 1,650,000 |
| 446 | 4 | Don Nguyen | 2,059,000 |
| 446 | 5 | --empty-- | -- |
| 446 | 6 | Max Pescatori | 246,000 |
| 446 | 7 | Minh Ly | 1,458,000 |
| 446 | 8 | Stephen Chidwick | 291,000 |
| 447 | 1 | --empty-- | -- |
| 447 | 2 | Kevin Song | 392,000 |
| 447 | 3 | --empty-- | -- |
| 447 | 4 | John Juanda | 84,000 |
| 447 | 5 | Joe Cassidy | 299,000 |
| 447 | 6 | Matthew Ashton | 912,000 |
| 447 | 7 | Bryn Kenney | 906,000 |
| 447 | 8 | David Benyamine | 1,052,000 |
| 452 | 1 | Huck Seed | 690,000 |
| 452 | 2 | --empty-- | -- |
| 452 | 3 | Justin Smith | 163,000 |
| 452 | 4 | Jonathan Duhamel | 1,038,000 |
| 452 | 5 | John Hennigan | 1,088,000 |
| 452 | 6 | David Bach | 346,000 |
| 452 | 7 | Mike Wattel | 1,272,000 |
| 452 | 8 | Troy Burkholder | 1,047,000 |
| 453 | 1 | Greg Mueller | 555,000 |
| 453 | 2 | Joe Hachem | 425,000 |
| 453 | 3 | Michael Glick | 1,130,000 |
| 453 | 4 | George Danzer | 779,000 |
| 453 | 5 | Gary Benson | 338,000 |
| 453 | 6 | --empty-- | -- |
| 453 | 7 | --empty-- | -- |
| 453 | 8 | Erick Lindgren | 165,000 |
Event #55: The $50,000 Poker Players' Championship
Day 4 Started
