David Benyamine raised in the small blind, Bryce Yockey reraised in the big blind, and Benyamine called.
Yockey bet on the J♣5♥8♥ flop and Benyamine raised. Yockey called to see the 9♦ turn.
Benyamine then bet, Yockey raised, and Benyamine called. The river was the 10♠ and Benyamine led out with another bet.
Yockey let out a deep sigh and shook his lead as he tanked for nearly four minutes into the break. He eventually tossed his cards into the middle of the table as Benyamine took down the pot.
James Obst raised in the small blind and Chris Brewer defended his big blind. Obst drew two and Brewer drew three.
Obst bet after the first draw and Brewer called. Obst drew one and Brewer drew two. Obst bet again and Brewer raised. Obst called and both players stood pat.
Obst led out with a bet after the final draw and Brewer folded the double-paired 7x7x6x3x3x face-up as Obst showed 9x8x7x3x2x.
Phil Ivey opened to 75,000 from under the gun. Renan Bruschi moved his remaining 170,000 into the middle one seat over and, after asking for a count, Ivey called to put his opponent at risk.
Ivey took one while Bruschi stood pat. Bruschi then tabled Jx8x6x5x4x while Ivey held 9x7x3x2x. Ivey peeled Jx to make a worse jack, handing Bruschi a full double.
Joao Vieira completed and called a two-bet from Bryce Yockey. Vieira check-called on fourth street and fifth street checked through. Vieira led out with a bet on sixth street and Yockey called.
Vieira checked on seventh street and Yockey bet, which sent Vieira into a deep tank that extended over five minutes.
Vieira's eyes darted back and forth between the two boards and he mumbled to himself before saying "sorry guys" and giving himself a 30-second shot clock. He eventually called only to muck as Yockey showed his seven.
Michael Mizrachi lost most of his chips in a Seven Card Stud hand where he bricked a flush draw against the aces and kings of Dylan Smith.
A few hands later, Mizrachi completed and Jeremy Ausmus raised to put Mizrachi all in. He called.
Michael Mizrachi: K♣10♥ / J♠4♠9♦5♦/ 5♥
Jeremy Ausmus: A♥A♠ / 2♣7♠A♦J♦ / 7♦
Mizrachi had run into aces in the hole and couldn't pull ahead as Ausmus improved to aces full of sevens to mark an end to the three-time PPC champion's run.
David Benyamine opened to 75,000 from the cutoff and Michael Mizrachi defended in the big blind.
The flop of 9♥10♦6♦ checked through and so did the Q♥ turn. Mizrachi checked again on the 8♣ river and Ausmus checked back before Mizrachi showed K♠J♣ for a slow-played straight.
Two hands later, Mizerachi opened to 65,000 on the button and Jeremy Ausmus defended in the big blind.
Ausmus checked on the flop of 3♠6♥4♥ and Mizrachi checked back. Ausmus then bet 55,000 on the J♦ turn and Mizrachi called. The 7♥ river completed the board and Ausmus sized up to 275,000. Mizrachi called.
Ausmus announced a straight and turned over 10♠5♠ as the Mizrachi mucked in defeat.
A dozen players on the quest to become the latest Poker Players Champion will convene today for Day 4 of Event #58: $50,000 Poker Players Championship at the 2024 World Series of Poker at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. The fourth of five days in the prestigious tournament will kick off at 2 p.m. local time inside the Horseshoe Event Center.
Still in contention is three-time PPC champion Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi, the only remaining champion in the field who is looking for a fourth title and to join his brother, Robert Mizrachi, as a 2024 bracelet winner. Speaking of 2024 bracelet winners, $5,000 PLO and $10,000 Stud winners Bryce Yockey and James Obst are still alive as both look for their second bracelets of the summer.
The same is true for poker G.O.A.T. Phil Ivey, who broke a decade-long bracelet drought earlier this summer when he took down the $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship (6-Handed) to move into second on the all-time bracelet list.
Daniel Negreanu is also looking to end a bracelet drought as poker's biggest ambassador and vlogger enters Day 4 toward the bottom of the counts. Meanwhile, high-stakes star Chris Brewer will look to maintain his dominant chip lead over other returning crushers like Jeremy Ausmus, Joao Vieira and old-school pro David Benyamine.
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Seat Assignments for Day 4
Table
Seat
Player
Country
Chip Count
1
1
Renan Bruschi
Brazil
820,000
1
2
James Obst
Australia
1,640,000
1
3
Chris Brewer
United States
5,345,000
1
4
Johannes Becker
Germany
1,365,000
1
6
Daniel Negreanu
Canada
1,105,000
1
7
Phil Ivey
United States
3,050,000
2
1
Dylan Smith
Canada
1,715,000
2
2
Michael Mizrachi
United States
830,000
2
3
Joao Vieira
Portugal
2,610,000
2
4
Jeremy Ausmus
United States
2,500,000
2
5
David Benyamine
France
3,110,000
2
6
Bryce Yockey
United States
2,665,000
With 14 spots paid and 12 players returning, each is guaranteed a payday of at least $102,299, while all eyes are on the bracelet and $1,178,703 up top, as well as a chance to be etched into the Chip Reese Trophy.
Action will pick up at the start of Level 19 with blind levels of 30,000/60,000 and betting limits of 60,000/120,000 with a mix of games including Seven Card Stud, Stud Hi-Lo, Pot Limit Omaha, Omaha Hi-Lo, 2-7 Triple Draw and Limit Hold'em.
Once again, PokerGO will be streaming Day 4 of this event and the live reporting team at PokerNews will provide comprehensive coverage in sync with any streaming delays.
Stay tuned as PokerNews is on-site here in Las Vegas and ready to provide updates up until the 2024 PPC champion is crowned.
