Event #33: $50,000 Poker Players Championship Day 2 | 2018 World Series of Poker

06-16-2018 19:50 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Rast	635,000 -15,000	-15,000

Shaun Deeb	418,000 13,000	13,000

Ralph Perry	312,000 107,000	107,000

Luke Schwartz	287,000 57,000	57,000

Ian Johns	160,000 -90,000	-90,000

Player	Chips	Progress
James Obst	730,000 -19,000	-19,000

Phil Ivey	361,000 30,000	30,000

John Racener	293,000 88,000	88,000

Sergii Baranov	254,000 4,000	4,000
Chris Wallace	214,000 74,000	74,000

Naseem Salem	177,500 -172,500	-172,500

Player	Chips	Progress
Tommy Hang	540,000 -80,000	-80,000
Daniel Negreanu	403,000 -117,000	-117,000

Ben Yu	234,000 -54,000	-54,000

Mike Matusow	224,000 -16,000	-16,000

David Benyamine	218,000 -37,000	-37,000

Jake Abdalla	218,000 150,000	150,000

Play Resumes

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Level 10 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

The cards are back in the air.

Level: 10

Limit Flop / Draw: 3000/6000
Stud Games: 1500 (ante), 2000 (bring-in), 6000 (completion)
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1500/3000/700-ante

06-16-2018 19:35 UTC-7

Break Time

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Level 9 : 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

The remaining players are heading on a 15-minute break.

06-16-2018 19:33 UTC-7

WSOP All Time Poker Players Championship Results by Player

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Level 9 : 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

The Poker Players Championship is one of the most prestigious events around the world, and some of the best players have made their mark in this event.

Michael Mizrachi and Brian Rast are the only two players to have won this event twice, and consequently they sit first and second on the all time list for Poker Players Championship earnings. Freddy Deeb sits third on the back of winning the Poker Players Championship with the biggest first prize.

The only two players in the top 10 that haven't won a Poker Players Championship is Andy Bloch and John Hanson. Bloch took second back in 2005 to David "Chip" Reese while also adding a further three cashes and one final table. Hanson sits ninth overall on the back of two final tables and two cashes.

WSOP All Time Poker Players Championship Results by Player

Rank	Player	Country	Wins	Final Tables	Cashes	Earnings
1st	Michael Mizrachi	United States	2	3	3	$3,391,515
2nd	Brian Rast	United States	2	2	2	$3,016,425
3rd	Freddy Deeb	Lebanon	1	1	2	$2,360,462
4th	John Hennigan	United States	1	2	3	$2,325,329
5th	Matthew Ashton	United Kingdom	1	1	3	$2,025,385
6th	Scotty Nguyen	United States	1	1	1	$1,989,120
7th	Andy Bloch	United States	--	2	4	$1,813,988
8th	David "Chip" Reese	United States	1	1	1	$1,784,640
9th	John Hanson	United States	--	2	2	$1,641,679
10th	Mike Gorodinsky	United States	1	1	3	$1,519,715

06-16-2018 19:31 UTC-7

Bellande Makes Monster Fold to Schulman

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Level 9 : 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

Nick Schulman raised to 6,000 from under the gun, and Jean-Robert Bellande called in the big blind to see a flop.

Both players committed 4,500 as the turn landed the and action checked through.

The river landed the , and after a Bellande check, Schulman bet the pot of 22,200.

Bellande responded with a check-raise to 76,000, and Schulman countered with a three-bet to 225,000.

A shocked Bellande shot to his feet as he deliberated over his decision.

"It is impossible that you would re-raise me without the ace of hearts in your hand!" announced Bellande.

"I have the ace of hearts, so what are you doing?" Bellande continued.

"I've got it! He's doing it with the nine of hearts blocker!" Bellande concluded.

Bellande then showed his hand, which turned out to be for the ace-high flush.

As a crowd of players had gathered to see the final result as break had already began, Bellande continue to mull over his decision before he decided upon a fold, and then a quick exit from the tournament area.

Schulman pump-faked showing his hand before he quickly mucked them.