Event #55: The $50,000 Poker Players' Championship Day 4 | 2013 World Series of Poker

07-03-2013 15:00 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Don Nguyen	2,165,000 -95,000	-95,000
Mike Gorodinsky	2,105,000 570,000	570,000

John Hennigan	1,495,000 440,000	440,000

Michael Glick	1,489,000 314,000	314,000
Mike Wattel	1,300,000 -180,000	-180,000

George Danzer	1,206,000 -39,000	-39,000

Matthew Ashton	1,182,000 12,000	12,000

David Benyamine	1,138,000 138,000	138,000

Minh Ly	1,062,000 -138,000	-138,000
Jonathan Duhamel	958,000 368,000	368,000

Bryn Kenney	940,000 162,000	162,000

Troy Burkholder	917,000 -403,000	-403,000
Gary Benson	672,000 17,000	17,000

Huck Seed	630,000 -210,000	-210,000

Mike Leah	620,000 -227,000	-227,000

Tommy Hang	422,000 -383,000	-383,000
Max Pescatori	342,000 -10,000	-10,000

Joe Cassidy	305,000 -42,000	-42,000

First Break of the Day

Chad Holloway

Level 17

The first level of the day is in the books, and that means it's time for the first 20-minute break of the day. Here's a look at the highlights from Level 17:

07-03-2013 14:51 UTC-8

Smith Sent Off

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Level 17

Pot-Limit Omaha

Matthew Ashton raised to 26,000 from under the gun, George Danzer called on the button, and Justin Smith raised the pot from the big blind. Ashton re-potted, Danzer folded, and Smith called all in for around 300,000.

Ashton:
Smith:

Ashton's aces held as the board rolled out , and Smith was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Ashton	1,170,000 650,000	650,000

Justin Smith	Busted

Tags: Justin Smith Matthew Ashton

07-03-2013 14:48 UTC-8

Bach's Run at a Second Title Come to an End

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Chad Holloway

Level 17

Razz

Gary Benson: / /
David Bach: / /

David Bach won this event back in 2009 and was looking to join Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi as the only player to win the title twice. Unfortunately for Bach, his dreams of doing so just came to an end courtesy of Australian Gary Benson.

It happened when a raising way saw Bach get his short stack of 86,000 all in from the get go. He was holding a 10-6-A low and needed to improve against Benson's 8-6-A low. He did on fourth when Benson paired, and he stayed in the lead on fifth and sixth. That meant Benson needed to improve on seventh to eliminate Bach, and that's just what he did when he caught a . Bach paired his six and that was all she wrote for Bach.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gary Benson	655,000 85,000	85,000

David Bach	Busted

Tags: David Bach Gary Benson

07-03-2013 14:46 UTC-8

Former POY Falls

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Level 17

Razz

Don Nguyen: /
Erick Lindgren: /

We caught up with the action on fourth street, where 2008 World Series of Poker Player of the Year Lindgren called a bet from Nguyen. He called another on fifth, but folded on sixth street.

Lindgren: / /
Max Pescatori: / /
David Benyamine: / /

On the very next hand, Lindgren brought it in, Pescatori completed, and both Benyamine and Lindgren called. Benyamine bet out on fourth when Pescatori was dealt a king, Lindgren called all in, and Pescatori called.

Benyamine fired again on fifth, but slowed down on sixth, check-folding when he made two pair on board. He smiled and tabled a , signifying that he actually had a full house.

Lindgren:
Pescatori:

Both players had two pair, and Lindgren was drawing live, but when Pescatori pulled a on seventh street to give him , Lindgren couldn't make a better hand. He mucked his seventh card, and is off to register for the noon event.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Benyamine	1,000,000 -175,000	-175,000

Max Pescatori	490,000 -13,000	-13,000

Erick Lindgren	Busted

Tags: Don Nguyen David Benyamine Erick Lindgren Max Pescatori

07-03-2013 14:31 UTC-8

Mueller's $50K Poker Players' Championship Comes to an End

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Chad Holloway

Level 17

Razz

Greg Mueller: / /
Huck Seed: / /
Bryn Kenney: / Fold
Minh Ly: / /

We picked up the action on fourth street with Greg Mueller already all in for 25,000 or so. Bryn Kenney bet and received calls from Huck Seed and Minh Ly. The latter took the lead on fifth and checked, which prompted Seed to bet. Kenney, who received a king, folded and Ly made the call.

Ly then called a bet on sixth before betting after Seed checked seventh. Seed got out of the way and Ly tabled a 7-6-5-3-2 low, which bested Mueller's 8-7-5-4-3 low.

Player	Chips	Progress
Minh Ly	1,200,000 30,000	30,000
Greg Mueller	Busted

Tags: Greg Mueller Minh Ly

07-03-2013 14:23 UTC-8

Chidwick Eliminated & Smith Quartered by Danzer

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Chad Holloway

Level 17

Omaha-8

George Danzer raised from early position only to have Justin "Boosted J" Smith three-bet from the cutoff. Stephen Chidwick then four-bet all in for 84,000 from the big blind and Danzer completed that up to 100,000. Smith five-bet, Danzer called and a side pot was created headed to the flop. Danzer bet and Smith called off for his last 16,000.

Chidwick:
Danzer:
Smith:

The was put out on the turn followed by the on the river. Chidwick missed his open-ended straight draw and couldn't best the two pair of Danzer, who shared the same low as Smith. That meant Chidwick was eliminated while Smith got quartered by Danzer.

Player	Chips	Progress
George Danzer	1,245,000 125,000	125,000

Justin Smith	90,000 -130,000	-130,000
Stephen Chidwick	Busted

Tags: George Danzer Justin Smith Stephen Chidwick

07-03-2013 14:20 UTC-8

PokerNews Podcast Episode #168: Private Public Cash Games feat. Greg Merson

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Level 17

2012 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Greg Merson joins the PokerNews Podcast to talk about the controversial tweet he released on Tuesday regarding private public cash games at Aria, and respond to criticism regarding the language of the tweet. Merson also discusses Macau, the potential return of online poker to New Jersey, and his friend Tony "End Boss" Gregg's win in the $111,111 One Drop High Roller.

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Tags: Greg Merson PokerNews Podcast

07-03-2013 14:16 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts from Table 452

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Chad Holloway

Level 17

Player	Chips	Progress
Troy Burkholder	1,320,000 273,000	273,000
Michael Glick	1,175,000 45,000	45,000
Minh Ly	1,170,000 -100,000	-100,000
John Hennigan	1,055,000 -30,000	-30,000

Huck Seed	840,000 150,000	150,000

Bryn Kenney	778,000 -128,000	-128,000

Joe Cassidy	347,000 -38,000	-38,000

Greg Mueller	41,000 -114,000	-114,000

07-03-2013 14:12 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts from Table 447

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Chad Holloway

Level 17

Player	Chips	Progress
Don Nguyen	2,260,000 90,000	90,000
Mike Gorodinsky	1,535,000 -115,000	-115,000

David Benyamine	1,175,000 365,000	365,000

Mike Leah	847,000 -133,000	-133,000

Tommy Hang	805,000 480,000	480,000
Jonathan Duhamel	590,000 -448,000	-448,000

Erick Lindgren	400,000 235,000	235,000

Max Pescatori	322,000 112,000	112,000