Event #56: $50,000 Poker Players Championship Jour 2 | 2022 World Series of Poker

2022-06-27 14:40 UTC-7

Early Exits and New Entries on Day 2

zedmaster84

Niveau 7 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Eric Wasserson and Andrew Brown lost their short stacks while Stephen Chidwick, Ap Garza, Craig Chait and Dylan Linde all joined the field. That brings the overall field size to 99 entrants and the elusive 100 is just one more entry away.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Stephen Chidwick	300,000 300,000	300,000

Lou Garza	300,000 300,000	300,000

Dylan Linde	300,000 300,000	300,000

Craig Chait	300,000 300,000	300,000

Andrew Brown	Eliminé
Eric Wasserson	Eliminé

Tags: Andrew Brown Ap Garza Craig Chait Dylan Linde Eric Wasserson Stephen Chidwick

2022-06-27 14:40 UTC-7

Eveslage's Kings Cracks Aces to Double

will_shill

Niveau 7 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

No-Limit Hold'em

Chad Eveslage was having a full double counted out against Peter Gelencser for around 325,000.

Chad Eveslage:
Peter Gelencser:

The board was still out: with Eveslage making kings full to double up and leave Gelencser exceptionally short.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Chad Eveslage	640,000 335,500	335,500

Michael Moncek	320,000 -46,500	-46,500

Nicholas Julia	230,000 -6,500	-6,500

Roy Thung	180,000 -30,000	-30,000
Peter Gelencser	10,000 -295,500	-295,500

Tags: Chad Eveslage Peter Gelencser

2022-06-27 14:36 UTC-7

Rast Pays Off Kenney; Busts to Fraser

zedmaster84

Niveau 7 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

No-Limit Hold'em

On the tail end of a heads-up pot between Brian Rast and Bryn Kenney, the board showed . Rast checked and then faced a bet worth 19,000 by Kenney, which sent him into a tank. The reluctant call followed and Kenney had the best hand in to leave Rast with his head shaking.

Two hands later, Rast opened to 9,000 off a short stack and Chris Fraser eyeballed the chips of his table neighbor before pushing all in with a near identical stack in the small blind. Kenney forfeited the big blind and Rast instantly called.

Brian Rast:
Chris Fraser:

The flop kept Rast in the lead but Fraser picked up additional outs on the turn. Sure enough, the fell on the river to give Fraser a wheel and the stacks were counted. Rast had 94,500 and was covered by a mere 1,500, and eliminated.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Bryn Kenney	850,000 48,000	48,000

Chris Fraser	200,000 91,500	91,500
Brian Rast	Eliminé

Tags: Brian Rast Bryn Kenney Chris Fraser

2022-06-27 14:32 UTC-7

Bleznick's Jack is Good

will_shill

Niveau 7 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

2-7 Triple Draw

Marco Johnson opened and Jared Bleznick three-bet from the small blind. Johnson made it four bets and Bleznick called.

Bleznick drew two and Johnson drew one. Bleznick check-called a bet.

The draws and betting actions repeated on the second draw and both players then drew one and checked.

Bleznick opened and Johnson mucked.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Ben Yu	675,000 74,000	74,000

Lyle Berman	575,000 45,000	45,000

Marco Johnson	230,000 -109,500	-109,500

Jared Bleznick	180,000 60,000	60,000
Ray Dehkharghani	160,000 13,000	13,000

Tags: Marco Johnson Jared Bleznick

2022-06-27 14:23 UTC-7

Chung Stays Alive With a Chop

will_shill

Niveau 7 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Stud Hi-Lo

Christopher Chung: / /
David Benyamine: / /

Christopher Chung called a raise from David Benyamine on third street and check-called on fourth and fifth street.

Chung check-raised on sixth street and Benyamine called. Chung bet on seventh street with just 500 chips behind. Benyamine called.

Chun showed for a pair of deuces and a six-five low, with Benyamine showing for a pair of eights and taking the high.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
David Benyamine	640,000 -11,000	-11,000

Dan Smith	355,000 75,000	75,000

Matthew Gonzales	180,000 -11,000	-11,000
Christopher Chung	90,000 20,000	20,000
Eric Wasserson	80,000 -8,500	-8,500

Tags: Christopher Chung David Benyamine

2022-06-27 14:22 UTC-7

Berman Above Half a Million

zedmaster84

Niveau 7 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo

Jared Bleznick: / /
Lyle Berman: / /
Ray Dehkharghani: / /

On the tail end of a three-way pot, Lyle Berman had a broadway draw open board showing and there was no major action at the end. With potential lows out there, neither Jared Bleznick nor Ray Dehkharghani could qualify a low to win a portion of the pot and they couldn't beat the for a king-high straight by the WSOP Hall of Fame member, who scooped.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Lyle Berman	530,000 71,000	71,000

Ray Dehkharghani	147,000 -35,000	-35,000

Jared Bleznick	120,000 -83,500	-83,500

Tags: Jared Bleznick Lyle Berman Ray Dehkharghani

2022-06-27 14:15 UTC-7

Rheem "Rolled Down" in Stud-8

will_shill

Niveau 7 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Stud Hi-Lo

Chino Rheem: / /
Jean-Robert Bellande: / /
Bryce Yockey: / — folded on fifth street

Chino Rheem bet on fourth street and got two calls. He checked fifth street and Bellande bet. Yockey folded and Rheem called.

Bellande bet on sixth and seventh street and got called both times. He turned over for two pair eights and sixes and an eight-six low.

Rheem showed for trip aces and won the high.

"Oh wow, you were rolled down?" said Bellande.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Koray Aldemir	630,000 84,000	84,000

Bryce Yockey	630,000 -85,000	-85,000

Scott Bohlman	475,000 -2,000	-2,000

Chino Rheem	460,000 54,500	54,500

Jean-Robert Bellande	340,000 -37,000	-37,000

Tags: Bryce Yockey Chino Rheem Jean-Robert Bellande

2022-06-27 14:11 UTC-7

Monnette Loses a Bunch at the Start

zedmaster84

Niveau 7 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo

David Williams: /
John Monnette: / /

David Williams bet fifth street and was called by John Monnette, who then raised on sixth when facing another bet. Williams called and they knuckled seventh street. Williams announced two pair and flashed the .

Monnette mucked and after a few seconds, pulled the cards back from the muck with an "oh wait" along with a sheepish grin on the face before he tossed them away again.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
David Williams	330,000 44,500	44,500

John Monnette	250,000 -50,000	-50,000

Tags: David Williams John Monnette

2022-06-27 14:05 UTC-7

TAG TEAM TIME | JUNGLE MAN IS RANDY SAVAGE?! | Day 27 Highlights | WSOP 2022

KaleGozer

Niveau 7 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Day 27 of the 2022 World Series of Poker saw the start of the ever-popular $1,000 Tag Team - with the likes of Veronica Brill, K.L. Cleaton, Ben Spragg, Andrew Neeme, and more all getting involved in the action early on.

Elsewhere, more bracelet winners were crowned as Brazil's Joao Simao celebrated his second piece of WSOP hardware in the $5,000 No-Limit Holdem/Pot-Limit Omaha Mix.

2022-06-27 14:04 UTC-7

Three New Entries to Start Day 2

will_shill

Niveau 7 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
John Monnette	300,000

Brian Yoon	300,000

Jesse Klein	300,000