Event #43: $50,000 Poker Players Championship Day 1 | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-18-2023 18:31 UTC-8

Some Updated Chip Counts

Jeremy Geist

Level 3

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Seiver	405,000 -70,000	-70,000

Brian Rast	370,000 5,000	5,000

Phil Ivey	365,000 105,000	105,000

Talal Shakerchi	345,000 -20,000	-20,000

Anthony Zinno	325,000 64,000	64,000

Dzmitry Urbanovich	305,000 -18,000	-18,000
Yong Wang	300,000
Jared Bleznick	300,000

Roy Thung	300,000
Greg Mueller	300,000

Aaron Katz	300,000

Renan Bruschi	290,000 70,000	70,000

Albert Daher	280,000 -20,000	-20,000
Lyle Berman	275,000 -25,000	-25,000

Hal Rotholz	265,000 -15,000	-15,000
Jonathan Cohen	250,000 250,000	250,000

Shaun Deeb	245,000 85,000	85,000

Tags: Albert Daher Anthony Zinno Brian Rast Dzmitry Urbanovich Hal Rotholz Jonathan Cohen Lyle Berman Phil Ivey Renan Bruschi Scott Seiver Shaun Deeb Talal Shakerchi Yong Wang

06-18-2023 18:30 UTC-8

Cates on Crumbs; Chops With Negreanu to Stay Alive

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Connor Richards

Level 3

Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Two-time defending champion Dan Cates was at risk in a heads-up pot against Daniel Negreanu on a board of K♠10♥3♦4♠.

Cates bet on the turn and Negreanu called. Cates then checked on the 5♥ river and Negreanu bet to put Cates all in. Cates called with his final few chips.

Negreanu showed A♣A♦9♠7♦ for a low as Cates showed Q♠J♥10x4♥ to win the high pot with two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	265,000 5,000	5,000

Dan Cates	36,000 -24,000	-24,000

Tags: Dan Cates Daniel Negreanu

06-18-2023 18:25 UTC-8

Negreanu Takes From Yoon

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Mike Patrick

Level 3

Omaha Hi-Lo

Daniel Negreanu raised in the cutoff and got three-bet by Brian Yoon on the button.

The flop came Q♥8♥A♠ and Negreanu check-called a bet from Yoon.

After the players checked the 5♠ turn, Negreanu bet the [9h river and got a call from Yoon.

negreanu showed down K♣Q♣Q♦2♦ for a set of queens, which was good for the win as Yoon mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	340,000 80,000	80,000

Brian Yoon	220,000 -25,000	-25,000

Tags: Brian Yoon Daniel Negreanu

06-18-2023 18:20 UTC-8

Blind Versus Blind Carnage in the Big Bet Streets

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Jeremy Geist

Level 3

No Limit Hold 'em

Action folded all the way to Julien Martini in the small blind who flat called for 2,000. Jeremy Ausmus was in the big blind and put in the raise to 8,000. Without thinking for too long, Martini put in the back-three-bet to 37,000. Ausmus got an idea of his count and made the call.

The 5♥6♥J♣ flop hit the felt and Martini down-bet 24,000. Ausmus again made the call in-position.

The turn brought a 9♠ and Martini went into the tank for a moment before putting out a hefty bet to the tune of 75,000. Ausmus then thought it over, did some accounting of his stack, and leaned over and looked at Martini's. Eventually after about two minutes in the tank he announced "All in". Martini snapped.

The cards hit their back.

Julien Martini: J♥J♠
Jeremy Ausmus: K♥Q♥

Ausmus turned a gutter to go with his flush draw and two overs. Martini was sitting pretty with his top set while waiting on the river. It landed the K♠ and although Ausmus hit top pair it wouldn't save him from a crippled stack going into the middle levels of day one.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Martini	575,000 275,000	275,000

Jeremy Ausmus	39,000 -136,000	-136,000

Tags: Jeremy Ausmus Julien Martini

06-18-2023 18:14 UTC-8

More Updated Chip Counts

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Mike Patrick

Level 3

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryce Yockey	530,000 230,000	230,000

Justin Liberto	395,000 27,000	27,000

Felipe Ramos	393,000 133,000	133,000

Viktor Blom	380,000 20,000	20,000
Ben Lamb	345,000 175,000	175,000

Scott Bohlman	340,000 40,000	40,000

Elior Sion	334,000 -2,000	-2,000

Tony Gregg	333,000 82,000	82,000
Philip Sternheimer	320,000
Christopher Vitch	317,000 2,000	2,000
Yuval Bronshtein	313,000 33,000	33,000

Nick Schulman	300,000 300,000	300,000

John Hennigan	300,000 300,000	300,000

Michael Rodrigues	300,000

Yuri Dzivielevski	298,000 -42,000	-42,000

Ian Johns	254,000 -38,000	-38,000

Johannes Becker	221,000 -79,000	-79,000

Dario Sammartino	212,000 -88,000	-88,000

Chris Moneymaker	195,000 -105,000	-105,000

Wil Wilkinson	104,000 -54,000	-54,000

06-18-2023 18:11 UTC-8

Hall of Famer Elezra Eliminated by Glantz

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Mike Patrick

Level 3

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Eli Elezra has become the first casualty of the day after he moved all in for 52,000 from middle position and was called by Matt Glantz in late position.

Elezra patted his hand and after some deliberation, Glantz opted to as well.

Elezra showed 10x8x7x5x4x, while Glantz showed a winning 9x8x5x3x2x.

"I played it like a genius," Glantz told PokerNews after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Glantz	405,000 95,000	95,000

Eli Elezra	Busted

Tags: Eli Elezra Matt Glantz

06-18-2023 18:09 UTC-8

Defending Champion Short

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Connor Richards

Level 3

Player	Chips	Progress
John Monnette	460,000 110,000	110,000

Viktor Blom	360,000 -90,000	-90,000
David "ODB" Baker	355,000 32,000	32,000

Josh Arieh	325,000 -5,000	-5,000

Joao Vieira	300,000 -15,000	-15,000

Nacho Barbero	260,000 -95,000	-95,000

Daniel Negreanu	260,000 -50,000	-50,000

Alex Livingston	210,000 -70,000	-70,000

Shaun Deeb	160,000 -165,000	-165,000

Chad Eveslage	140,000 -101,000	-101,000

Tamon Nakamura	135,000 -40,000	-40,000
Dan Cates	60,000 -155,000	-155,000

06-18-2023 18:00 UTC-8

Sternheimer Folds Out Bronshtein

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Connor Richards

Level 3

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Yuval Bronshtein raised to 5,000 on the button and Philip Sternheimer called out of the small blind. Bronshtein drew two as Sternheimer drew one.

Sternheimer led out for 8,000 after the draw and Bronshtein laid it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Philip Sternheimer	320,000 20,000	20,000
Yuval Bronshtein	280,000 -20,000	-20,000

Tags: Philip Sternheimer Yuval Bronshtein

06-18-2023 17:51 UTC-8

The Field Hits Fifty

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Mike Patrick

Level 3

Player	Chips	Progress
Lyle Berman	300,000 300,000	300,000

Yong Wang	300,000 300,000	300,000
Ralph Perry	300,000

Yuval Bronshtein	300,000 300,000	300,000

Albert Daher	300,000

06-18-2023 17:45 UTC-8

Vieira Rivers Another Flush

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Connor Richards

Level 3

No-Limit Hold'em

John Monnette raised from the cutoff and Joao Vieira and Alex Livingston called out of the blinds.

Action checked to Monnette on the 4♦A♠5♦ flop and he bet 7,000. Only Vieira called. Vieira checked on the 8♠ turn and Monnette checked back.

The 6♦ river completed the board and Vieira led out for 10,000. Monnette called, only to muck as Vieira showed A♦8♦ for aces up turned into the nut flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Monnette	350,000 60,000	60,000

Joao Vieira	315,000 50,000	50,000

Alex Livingston	280,000 -20,000	-20,000

Tags: Alex Livingston Joao Vieira John Monnette