Event #43: $50,000 Poker Players Championship Jour 4 | 2023 World Series of Poker

2023-06-21 20:28 UTC-7

Hal Rotholz Eliminated in 8th Place ($141,125)

connorrichards

Niveau 22

Seven Card Stud

Hal Rotholz: K♦Q♦ / A♦6♦A♠10♥ / 8♥
Matthew Ashton: K♣4♥ / K♠Q♠4♣7♠ / 2♣

Matthew Ashton completed and Hal Rotholz called. Ashton bet on fourth street and Rotholz raised with just one big bet behind. Ashton called. Rotholz moved all in on fifth street and Ashton called to put the satellite winner at risk.

Rotholz saw he was behind the two pair of his opponent and slowly peeled a red card on seventh street before revealing the 8♥ to go out on the official final table bubble in eight place.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Matthew Ashton	7,100,000 495,000	495,000

Hal Rotholz	Eliminé

Tags: Hal Rotholz Matthew Ashton

2023-06-21 20:12 UTC-7

Flop Lead Leads to Trouble For Rotholz

connorrichards

Niveau 22

No-Limit Hold'em

Hal Rotholz, opened to 140,000 from the hijack and Brian Rast hid behind his hoodie before three-betting to 410,000. Rotholz called.

The flop landed 5♦A♠Q♠ and Rotholz led out for 350,000 with about 650,000 behind. Rast quickly raised all in and Rotholz rubbed his face before folding to hold on to his tournament life.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Brian Rast	6,350,000 850,000	850,000

Hal Rotholz	650,000 -830,000	-830,000

Tags: Brian Rast Hal Rotholz

2023-06-21 18:53 UTC-7

Rotholz Doubles Through Tong

zedmaster84

Niveau 21

No-Limit Hold'em

In the last hand at the end of the level, Matthew Ashton raised to 100,000. Kristopher Tong three-bet to 265,000 in the cutoff and it folded to Hal Rotholz in the big blind. He counted his short stack and then jammed for 640,000 total. Ashton folded and Tong called.

Hal Rotholz: J♥J♦
Kristopher Tong: A♣8♥

The board ran out 10♥6♥3♣2♠2♥ and Rotholz held on for a double.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Matthew Ashton	6,605,000 505,000	505,000

Phil Ivey	5,830,000 -370,000	-370,000

Brian Rast	5,005,000 55,000	55,000

James Obst	3,565,000 -235,000	-235,000

Ray Dehkharghani	2,745,000 145,000	145,000

Talal Shakerchi	2,335,000 -465,000	-465,000

Kristopher Tong	2,140,000 -760,000	-760,000
Hal Rotholz	1,480,000 780,000	780,000

Tags: Hal Rotholz Kristopher Tong Matthew Ashton

2023-06-21 18:13 UTC-7

Tong Hits Case Ace to Scoop For a Triple

connorrichards

Niveau 21

Stud Hi-Lo

Kristopher Tong: A♥7♣3♠/2♥10♣5♦A♠
James Obst: 5♥6♥8♠/A♦10♥4♠4♦
Talal Shakerchi: A♣2♠8♥/4♥K♥4♣J♣

James Obst completed and Talal Shakerchi raised before Kristopher Tong three-bet with just a few chips behind. Obst called and Shakerchi four-bet to put Tong all in. Tong called and so did Obst.

"Good luck to me," said Tong.

Obst checked on fourth street and called a bet from Shakerchi. Shakerchi then bet on fifth street after pairing and Obst called. Obst checked on sixth street and Shakerchi also checked.

Obst checked once more on seventh street and Shakerchi also checked.

"I have aces right now. Is it good?" Tong said after hitting the case ace on sixth street. Tong then peeled his final card to reveal a scoop as he broke into celebration, while his opponents chopped the side pot.

"It's nice to get some breath," Tong said. "I haven't been able to breathe for two hours."

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
James Obst	4,500,000 -795,000	-795,000

Talal Shakerchi	3,200,000 -200,000	-200,000

Kristopher Tong	1,600,000 1,190,000	1,190,000

Tags: James Obst Kristopher Tong Talal Shakerchi

2023-06-21 16:22 UTC-7

Josh Arieh Eliminated in 9th Place ($141,125)

connorrichards

Niveau 20

Omaha Hi-Lo

James Obst opened from the cutoff and Josh Arieh three-bet on the button as he tried to goad his opponent into folding.

"I hope you have KxQx6x3x," Arieh said. "It would probably be a good laydown."

Obst called and led out on the flop of 3♥K♦10♠. Arieh raised all in and Obst called to put the recent five-time bracelet winner at risk.

Josh Arieh: A♥6♦6♠4♣
James Obst: A♠10♦5♦2♠

"I'm in bad shape," Arieh sighed before the board ran out 9♥10♣ to improve Obst to trips and confirm Arieh's elimination. "GG, guys."

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
James Obst	5,500,000 400,000	400,000

Josh Arieh	Eliminé

Tags: James Obst Josh Arieh

2023-06-21 16:09 UTC-7

Ivey Gets Paid With a Number Four

connorrichards

Niveau 20

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Phil Ivey raised to 90,000 from the hijack and Ray Dehkharghani called in the cutoff, while Brian Rast came along from the big blind. Rast and Ivey both drew one as Dehkharghani stood pat.

Rast checked after the draw and Ivey bet a sizable 400,000. Dehkharghani called and Rast folded. Ivey tabled a number four with 7x6x5x4x2x.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Phil Ivey	4,900,000 850,000	850,000

Brian Rast	3,000,000 -200,000	-200,000

Ray Dehkharghani	1,650,000 -450,000	-450,000

Tags: Brian Rast Phil Ivey Ray Dehkharghani

2023-06-21 15:54 UTC-7

Daniel Alaei Eliminated in 10th Place ($115,477)

connorrichards

Niveau 20

No-Limit Hold'em

Daniel Alaei and Talal Shakerchi had just tangled in a few pots before a no-limit hold'em confrontation that saw Alaei all-in from the big blind against Shakerchi in early position.

Daniel Alaei: A♦K♠
Talal Shakerchi: 9♥9♣

Alaei couldn't pull ahead as the flop landed Q♦8♦6♠ to keep Shakerchi ahead with nines. The 6♦ turn gave Alaei additional outs to a flush but the 6♣ on the river improved Shakerchi to a full house as the five-time bracelet winner hit the rail in 10th place for $115,477.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Talal Shakerchi	3,800,000 850,000	850,000

Daniel Alaei	Eliminé

Tags: Daniel Alaei Talal Shakerchi

2023-06-21 15:45 UTC-7

Obst Charges Ahead on Secondary Table

zedmaster84

Niveau 20

Limit 2-7 Triple Draw

Talal Shakerchi won a pot off Hal Rotholz when he made a ten-eight, as Rotholz exposed a paired seven after a checked down final draw.

Shakerchi then lost some chips to James Obst before Obst raised the button and table short stack Daniel Alaei called out of the big blind. Alaei discarded two versus one and check-called a bet. On the second draw, Alaei discarded two versus one again and then check-folded to another bet. Obst flashed a number two before collecting the pot.

Shakerchi lost more chips to Obst when he discarded three and two against a patted second draw of Obst, who gained further ground on the secondary table.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
James Obst	4,500,000 2,600,000	2,600,000

Hal Rotholz	3,100,000 -980,000	-980,000

Talal Shakerchi	2,950,000 450,000	450,000

Josh Arieh	1,350,000 -35,000	-35,000

Daniel Alaei	780,000 -320,000	-320,000

Tags: Daniel Alaei Hal Rotholz James Obst Talal Shakerchi

2023-06-21 14:41 UTC-7

Dehkharghani Doubles Through Rast

connorrichards

Niveau 19

Omaha Hi-Lo

Brian Rast opened on the button and Ray Dehkharghani defended out of the big blind. Dehkharghani checked on the flop of 8♥Q♣A♥ and Rast continued with a bet. Dehkharghani check-raised with just one big bet behind and Rast called.

Dehkharghani moved all in on the K♣ turn and Rast called to put Jennifer Harman's pick for the Poker Hall of Fame at risk.

Ray Dehkharghani: Q♠10♣5♦2♠
Brian Rast: Q♦5♣4♣3♥

Dehkharghani had the better kicker and the 8♦ river didn't change anything for Dehkharghani to double up.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Brian Rast	2,600,000 -500,000	-500,000

Ray Dehkharghani	800,000 445,000	445,000

Tags: Ray Dehkharghani Brian Rast

2023-06-21 14:19 UTC-7

Ashton Rolls Up on Dehkharghani, Fills Up on Sixth Street

connorrichards

Niveau 19

Seven Card Stud

Matthew Ashton: 8♠8♣/8♦A♥J♠J♥/7♥
Ray Dehkharghani: XxXx/A♠Q♠7♣6♠/Xx

Matthew Ashton joined the table after the elimination of Marco Johnson and was greeted with a friendly joke by Kristopher Tong.

"They got us a live one, boys," Tong said as the 2013 PPC champion sat down.

Dehkharghani completed and Ashton raised. Dehkharghani responded with a three-bet and Ashton called. Dehkharghani bet on fourth street and Ashton called, and the same action took place on fifth street.

After pairing his jack on sixth street, Ashton led out with a bet and Dehkharghani called. Ashton bet once more on seventh street and Dehkharghani went in the tank for several minutes as he went back and forth between shuffling chips and crossing his hands over his face.

Dehkharghani eventually called and saw the bad news as Ashton started the hand with rolled up eights and improved to a full house along the way.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Matthew Ashton	4,000,000 -800,000	-800,000

Ray Dehkharghani	550,000 -1,425,000	-1,425,000

Tags: Kristopher Tong Marco Johnson Matthew Ashton Ray Dehkharghani