| Room | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Counts | Big Blinds | Big Bets |
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| Amazon | 429 | 1 | Michael Mizrachi | United States | 1,274,000 | 212 | 106 |
| Amazon | 429 | 2 | Brian Rast | United States | 304,500 | 51 | 25 |
| Amazon | 429 | 3 | James Obst | Australia | 599,500 | 100 | 50 |
| Amazon | 429 | 4 | Randy Ohel | United States | 383,000 | 64 | 32 |
| Amazon | 429 | 5 | David "ODB" Baker | United States | 84,000 | 14 | 7 |
| Amazon | 429 | 6 | Justin Bonomo | United States | 712,000 | 119 | 59 |
| Amazon | 430 | 1 | David Benyamine | United States | 467,500 | 78 | 39 |
| Amazon | 430 | 2 | David "Bakes" Baker | United States | 513,000 | 86 | 43 |
| Amazon | 430 | 3 | Mike Leah | Canada | 176,000 | 29 | 15 |
| Amazon | 430 | 4 | Michael Glick | United States | 480,500 | 80 | 40 |
| Amazon | 430 | 5 | Anthony Zinno | United States | 396,000 | 66 | 33 |
| Amazon | 430 | 6 | Eli Elezra | United States | 917,000 | 153 | 76 |
| Amazon | 431 | 1 | Jason Mercier | United States | 339,000 | 57 | 28 |
| Amazon | 431 | 2 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 422,000 | 70 | 35 |
| Amazon | 431 | 3 | Ryan Miller | United States | 306,000 | 51 | 26 |
| Amazon | 431 | 4 | Ben Lamb | United States | 160,000 | 27 | 13 |
| Amazon | 431 | 5 | Jean-Robert Bellande | United States | 716,000 | 119 | 60 |
| Amazon | 431 | 6 | Tommy Hang | United States | 560,000 | 93 | 47 |
| Amazon | 438 | 1 | Mike Gorodinsky | United States | 519,000 | 87 | 43 |
| Amazon | 438 | 2 | Jared Bleznick | United States | 192,500 | 32 | 16 |
| Amazon | 438 | 3 | Chris Vitch | United States | 843,500 | 141 | 70 |
| Amazon | 438 | 4 | John Monnette | United States | 361,500 | 60 | 30 |
| Amazon | 438 | 5 | Benny Glaser | United Kingdom | 330,500 | 55 | 28 |
| Amazon | 438 | 6 | Aaron Katz | United States | 787,500 | 131 | 66 |
| Amazon | 439 | 1 | Ian Johns | United States | 165,000 | 28 | 14 |
| Amazon | 439 | 2 | Jesse Martin | United States | 763,500 | 127 | 64 |
| Amazon | 439 | 3 | Shaun Deeb | United States | 933,000 | 156 | 78 |
| Amazon | 439 | 4 | Isaac Haxton | United States | 346,000 | 58 | 29 |
| Amazon | 439 | 5 | Phil Ivey | United States | 1,131,500 | 189 | 94 |
| Amazon | 439 | 6 | Phil Galfond | United States | 513,500 | 86 | 43 |
| Amazon | 446 | 1 | Dan Smith | United States | 901,000 | 150 | 75 |
| Amazon | 446 | 2 | Yehuda Buchalter | United States | 418,000 | 70 | 35 |
| Amazon | 446 | 3 | Eric Wasserson | United States | 257,000 | 43 | 21 |
| Amazon | 446 | 4 | Elior Sion | United Kingdom | 344,000 | 57 | 29 |
| Amazon | 446 | 5 | Greg Mueller | Canada | 595,000 | 99 | 50 |
| Amazon | 446 | 6 | Alexander Kostritsyn | Russia | 122,000 | 20 | 10 |
| Amazon | 447 | 1 | Chris Klodnicki | United States | 454,000 | 76 | 38 |
| Amazon | 447 | 2 | Luke Schwartz | United Kingdom | 485,000 | 81 | 40 |
| Amazon | 447 | 3 | Naseem Salem | United States | 602,000 | 100 | 50 |
| Amazon | 447 | 4 | Sergii Baranov | Ukraine | 717,000 | 120 | 60 |
| Amazon | 447 | 5 | Ben Yu | United States | 678,500 | 113 | 57 |
| Amazon | 447 | 6 | John Hennigan | United States | 289,000 | 48 | 24 |
2018 World Series of Poker
Welcome back to the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino and the 2018 World Series of Poker (WSOP) for Day 3 of the Event #33: $50,000 Poker Players Championship!
Two days ago this tournament began with 87 players taking a seat in what some say is the most prestigious poker tournament a high stakes poker player can win. Capturing the Poker Players Championship doesn't just insure them of a million-dollar first prize, a WSOP bracelet, and the David "Chip" Reese Memorial Trophy, but it also validates them as one of the best all-round poker players in the world today.
Previous winners Matthew Ashton and David Bach all exited the tournament on Day 2, but it would be two-time winner Michael Mizrachi ascending to the top of the leaderboard to bag the chip lead with 1,274,000. Mizrachi won the Poker Players Championship back in 2010 and 2012, and just last year he was one of the chip leaders heading into Day 3 as well. Right behind Mizrachi is ten-time WSOP bracelet winner Phil Ivey. Ivey was the first man to cross the million-chip mark on Day 2 when he eliminated Jake Abdalla, and between him and Mizrachi, they remained one and two throughout the last levels of the day. Ivey ended the day with 1,131,000; the only other player in the seven-figure club.
Shaun Deeb (933,000), Eli Elezra (917,000), Dan Smith (901,500), and Chris Vitch (843,500) are all among the chip leaders while defending champion Elior Sion (344,000), and previous champions Mike Gorodinsky (519,000), Brian Rast (304,500), and John Hennigan (289,000), are also still in contention.
Play is set to resume at 2pm (PDT) on Sunday the 17th June, with the PokerNews Live Reporting Team providing continuous live updates of all the Poker Players Championship action. So stay tuned right here to PokerNews.com for all the Event #33 updates, along with all the continued coverage from the 2018 World Series of Poker.
Stud
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Kostritsyn completed (leaving 1,000 behind), Smith called and both players put in another 1,000 before fourth street was dealt.
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Here was the rest of the runout:
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Smith improved to aces and sevens, while Kostritsyn was unable to improve his fours and was eliminated.
Razz
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Ryan Miller completed, Tommy Hang raised and Miller called. Hang bet on fourth, Miller called and checked fifth when Hang paired up. Hang bet and Miller mulled it over for a bit before he folded.
The following hand, Miller was all in for his last remaining 20,000-ish on third street.
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Here were their runouts:
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Mercier made an unbeatable nine on sixth to eliminate Miller.
2-7 Triple Draw
David "ODB" Baker raised to 30,000 from the cutoff and Justin Bonomo made it three bets to go from the button. Once the action returned to Baker, he called all in for his last 41,000 total.
Both players drew one on each of their three draws, and it would be Bonomo making a ![]()
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No-Limit Hold'em
Dan Smith raised to 20,000 from the hijack, Jesse Martin called from the cutoff and Isaac Haxton three-bet shoved from the small blind for 170,000.
Smith mulled it over for a bit before he called. Martin tanked for about two-and-a-half minutes before Smith called the clock. As time was being counted down, Martin jammed with a slightly covering stack and Smith called all in instantly for 888,000.
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Stud
Dan Smith had the bring-in, and Jesse Martin called all in for his last 4,000. Shaun Deeb completed to 15,000 and Smith folded.
Each player's board ran out as follows:
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With Deeb hitting tens-up on seventh to take the lead against Martin's sixes-up, Martin was eliminated in 34th place from the Poker Players Championship.
Omaha Hi-Lo
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No-Limit Hold'em
Speaking to John Hennigan, he detailed to us that Sergii Baranov was eliminated during No-Limit Hold'em to Greg Mueller.
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No-Limit Hold'em
Mike Leah raised to 20,000 from the button, Anthony Zinno three-bet to 104,000 from the small blind, Leah four-bet, and Zinno called all in for 149,000 with ![]()
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