Event #62: $50,000 Poker Players Championship (6-Handed) Day 1 | 2017 World Series of Poker

07-03-2017 00:37 UTC-8

Gregorich Over Sexton

Mickey Doft

Level 6 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

MIke Sexton limped from the cutoff, Marco Johnson limped from the button, Gary Benson completed the small blind, and Mark Gregorich raised to 6,000 from the big blind. Only Sexton called and the flop came down .

Gregorich bet 7,000, Sexton called, and the turn fell. Both players checked and did the same after the river.

Gregorich tabled , Sexton mucked, and Gregorich won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Gregorich	480,000 22,000	22,000
Mike Sexton	185,000 -10,000	-10,000

Tags: Mark Gregorich Mike Sexton

07-03-2017 00:36 UTC-8

Haxton Sticks, Glantz Gives Up

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Yori Epskamp

Level 6 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

2-7 Triple Draw Lowball

Isaac Haxton raised from under the gun, Matt Glantz called from the small blind, and Mike Gorodinsky defended his big blind. All players drew two on the first draw. Haxton bet and both players called.

On the second draw, Glantz and Gorodinsky took two while Haxton took one. Haxton bet, Glantz check-raised, Gorodinsky folded, and Haxton tank-called.

Both players stood pat on the final draw. Glantz checked, Haxton bet, and Glantz snap-folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Haxton	405,000 95,000	95,000

Matt Glantz	195,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Isaac Haxton Matt Glantz

07-03-2017 00:32 UTC-8

Katz Approaches 500,000 in Chips

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Jan_Kores

Level 6 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

No-Limit Hold'em

Four-way to the turn, small blind Tommy Chen led out 6,600. Big blind Aaron Katz, pumped the price to 22,000 and things got even more interesting when Michael Mizrachi cold-called from the cutoff. Button John Monette gave up, but Chen called to continue battling for the juicy pot.

With a flush possibility on the turn, the river was certainly interesting as well, pairing the board. Chen checked and Katz made things simple but definitely not easy. He reached for four of the most valuable chips, throwing in a bet of an even 100,000.

Mizrachi wasn't ready to fold so quickly. He kept shuffling with some of his chips and then reached out to his stack to add some more. He was shuffling with 200,000, and it looked as if he was almost about to min-raise. However, he eventually folded. Chen released his cards in the blink of an eye, leaving the big pot to Katz.

Katz is now sitting on roughly 500,000, good for a provisional top three.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Katz	500,000 180,000	180,000

Michael Mizrachi	250,000 -90,000	-90,000

Tommy Chen	145,000 -105,000	-105,000

Tags: Aaron Katz Michael Mizrachi Tommy Chen

07-03-2017 00:17 UTC-8

Kuznetsov Doubles Through Couden

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Mickey Doft

Level 6 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

No-Limit Hold;em

Timofey Kuznetsov raised to 3,500 from under the gun, Joseph Couden three-bet to 10,200 from the cutoff, Kuznetsov four-bet to 26,500, Couden five-bet to 58,200, Kuznetsov six-bet shoved for 202,800, and Couden called.

Kuznetsov:
Couden:

The board came down , which was no help to Couden, and locked up the double for Kuznetsov.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timofey Kuznetsov	409,000 206,000	206,000
Joseph Couden	126,000 -204,000	-204,000

Tags: Joey Couden Timofey Kuznetsov

07-03-2017 00:16 UTC-8

Dan Shak Loses to a Straight for Third and Final Time

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Jan_Kores

Level 6 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

Once again a pass by Dan Shak's table, saw the poker aficionado lose an Omaha hand, getting shown a straight by his opponent.

While Justin Bonomo hurt Shak twice in Omaha/8, Shak's swan song was played in a PLO hand.

Bonomo raised to 3,200 from the hijack and Daniel Negreanu flatted in the next seat. Shak announced, "Pot," from the button, and the dealer informed him the bet was 14,600.

Mike Matusow cold-called from the small blind while the open-raiser Bonomo folded. Negreanu came along.

Three-way to the flop, Matusow checked to Negreanu who bet out 12,000. Shak moved all in for under 20,000, and Matusow left the hand, letting Negreanu go solo against Shak.

Dan Shak:
Daniel Negreanu:

"Wow, you have a straight already," Shak observed. He was calling for a four for a chop, and one would arrive in the on the turn. However, it did no service to Shak who spotted he was still trailing.

The river finished his painful hour as he lost his tournament life, losing to a straight again.

Negreanu raked in the pot to climb back over 200,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	215,000 17,000	17,000

Dan Shak	Busted

07-03-2017 00:15 UTC-8

ElkY Counterfeits Tomer

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Yori Epskamp

Level 6 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

No-Limit Hold'em

Ray Dehkharghani raised to 3,000 from under the gun, Bertrand Grospellier called from the cutoff, and Daniel Tomer called on the button. Dehkharghani bet 6,500 on the flop, Grospellier called, and Tomer called as well.

The turn brought the and Dehkharghani checked. Grospellier took the lead by betting 14,000, Tomer called, and Dehkharghani folded. Both players quickly checked the on the river.

Grospellier showed and Tomer angrily showed , which got counterfeited on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bertrand Grospellier	270,000 40,000	40,000

Tomer Daniel	240,000 -25,000	-25,000

Tags: Bertrand Grospellier Daniel Tomer Ray Dehkharghani

07-03-2017 00:06 UTC-8

Tomer Takes From Abdalla

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Mickey Doft

Level 6 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

No-Limit Hold'em

Daniel Tomer raised to 3,100 from the hijack and Jake Abdalla called from the big blind.

The flop came down and Abdalla checked to Tomer who continued for 5,000. Abdalla called.

The turn was the and Abdalla checked to Tomer who bet 11,500. Abdalla called.

The river was the and Abdalla checked for a third time. Tomer bet 20,000 and Abdalla called, turning over for trip fours.

Tomer, however, showed for queens full of fours to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomer Daniel	265,000 40,000	40,000
Jake Abdalla	245,000 -45,000	-45,000

Tags: Daniel Tomer Jake Abdalla

07-02-2017 23:59 UTC-8

Shak Runs into Bonomo's Straight... Twice

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Jan_Kores

Level 6 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

Omaha Hi-Lo

Dan Shak went into two battles against Justin Bonomo, and he ended up losing them both.

The first hand saw Bonomo open from the cutoff, and Shak called from the small blind. They checked the flop, and Bonomo bet on the turn, earning a check-call from Shak. The river was the , and Shak check-called, only to see the in Bonomo's hand.

Bonomo raised the following hand, as well, and Shak opted to three-bet from the button. Bonomo called, then called Shak's continuation bet on the . The turn was checked through, and Bonomo led out on the river. Shak threw in the calling chip.

"I have another straight," Bonomo said, revealing his for a six-high straight and the nut low. Shak sighed while Mike Matusow, also seated at that table, presented, "Justin Bonomo, ladies and gentleman," introducing Bonomo to the world.

Meanwhile, Shak's two losses against Bonomo's straights saw him drop down to his last 14,300.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Bonomo	350,000 20,000	20,000

Dan Shak	14,300 -25,700	-25,700

Tags: Dan Shak Justin Bonomo

07-02-2017 23:55 UTC-8

George Over Ashton

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Mickey Doft

Level 6 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

Limit Hold'em

Ian Johns raised from under the gun, Chris George three-bet from the cutoff, Matthew Ashton four-bet from the button, Johns folded, and George called.

The flop came down , and George check-called a bet from Ashton. The turn was the , and George check-called another bet from Ashton. The river was the and George bet. Ashton called.

George tabled for aces and fours, Ashton mucked, and George won the pot.