Event #58: $50,000 Poker Players Championship Day 1 | 2019 World Series of Poker

06-24-2019 23:43 UTC-7

Hennigan Bets Big On the River

BrandonTemple

Level 5 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

Stephen Chidwick bet 12,000 from the big blind on a board, and John Hennigan raised to 52,000 from the cutoff. Julien Martini tanked for a few minutes on the button before letting his hand go, and Chidwick called.

Chidwick checked the river, and Hennigan bet 103,500. Chidwick immediately folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Chidwick	390,000 -40,000	-40,000

John Hennigan	348,000 43,000	43,000

Tags: John Hennigan Stephen Chidwick

06-24-2019 23:47 UTC-7

Chip Counts from Table 423

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Mickey Doft

Level 5 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Ashton	365,000 -7,000	-7,000

Robert Mackie	290,000 53,000	53,000
John Monnette	264,000 -9,000	-9,000

Dario Sammartino	240,000 -5,100	-5,100

Dan Smith	225,000 -25,000	-25,000

Robert Mizrachi	220,000 -45,000	-45,000

06-24-2019 23:49 UTC-7

Chip Counts from Table 424

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Mickey Doft

Level 5 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Bonomo	436,000 -15,000	-15,000

Mike Wattel	312,000 13,000	13,000

Paul Volpe	302,000 22,000	22,000

Phil Ivey	282,000 25,900	25,900

Anthony Zinno	128,000 29,100	29,100

06-24-2019 23:51 UTC-7

Bonomo Can't Find a Fold

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mnuwwarah

Level 5 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

Razz

Paul Volpe had the best of the boards against Justin Bonomo with three to a seven and then four to a seven on sixth. Bonomo called the final three streets, though he looked less than thrilled on the river after about a 30-second tank.

Paul Volpe: /
Justin Bonomo: //

Seven-perfect was a winner for Volpe.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Bonomo	339,000 -97,000	-97,000

Paul Volpe	330,000 28,000	28,000

Tags: Justin Bonomo Paul Volpe

06-24-2019 23:54 UTC-7

Vitch Takes a Bow

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BrandonTemple

Level 5 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

2-7 Triple Draw

After each putting in three bets before the first draw, Josh Arieh drew one from the big blind, Mike Gorodinksy drew two from under the gun, and Chris Vitch drew two from the hijack. Arieh bet and both opponents called.

Arieh was pat on the final two draws, with Gorodinsky drawing two, then one, while Vitch drew one both times. Gorodinksy and Vitch called a bet on the second draw, and while Gorodinksy folded after the final draw, Vitch raised. Arieh called, and Vitch fanned for the nuts. Arieh mucked, then mockingly clapped for Vitch for getting there against his pat hand. Vitch smiled and pretended to bow in response.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Arieh	425,000 -85,000	-85,000

Chris Vitch	370,000 71,000	71,000

Tags: Chris Vitch Josh Arieh

06-24-2019 23:57 UTC-7

Chip Counts from Table 425

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Mickey Doft

Level 5 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

Mikael Thuritz has recently joined the field.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Yu	310,000 67,500	67,500

Luke Schwartz	302,000 -38,000	-38,000

Mikael Thuritz	297,000
Ray Dehkharghani	290,000 41,000	41,000

Yong Wang	280,000 -20,000	-20,000
Dan Zack	230,000 14,000	14,000

06-24-2019 23:58 UTC-7

Martini Climbing Back

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mnuwwarah

Level 5 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

Limit Hold'em

From the button, Julien Martini bet the end with around 40,000 already in the pot and on the felt. Michael Glick seemed torn in the small blind and eventually put in a call. Martini turned over for top two and took the pot.

After being down under 30,000 a bit ago, Martini has given himself a fighting chance again despite remaining well below the starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Glick	500,000 -29,000	-29,000
Julien Martini	138,000 67,000	67,000

Tags: Julien Martini Michael Glick

06-25-2019 00:05 UTC-7

Wattel Goes to Broadway

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BrandonTemple

Level 5 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

Limit Hold'em

Mike Wattel raised on the button, and Anthony Zinno called in the big blind.

Zinno check-called a bet on the flop, then led out on the turn. Wattel called.

The fell on the river, and Zinno bet again. Wattel raised, Zinno made it three bets, and Wattel made it four bets. Zinno called, only to muck after being shown by Wattel.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Wattel	370,000 58,000	58,000

Anthony Zinno	100,000 -28,000	-28,000

Tags: Anthony Zinno Mike Wattel

06-25-2019 00:06 UTC-7

"Lost the Minimum"

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mnuwwarah

Level 5 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

No-Limit Hold'em

Eli Elezra put in a bet of 40,000 from the small blind on a completed board of . Daniel Negreanu called in middle position and Elezra showed . Negreanu shook his head and flashed before he mucked.

"Lost the minimum," he said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eli Elezra	355,000 102,000	102,000

Daniel Negreanu	156,000 -16,000	-16,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Eli Elezra

06-25-2019 00:08 UTC-7

Chip Counts from Table 419

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Mickey Doft

Level 5 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Seiver	445,000 72,000	72,000

Prahlad Friedman	345,000 170,000	170,000

David Bach	290,000 -24,000	-24,000

Jesse Martin	270,000 -56,000	-56,000

Elior Sion	154,000 -59,000	-59,000

Matthew Wood	130,000 -25,000	-25,000