Event #58: $50,000 Poker Players Championship (7-Handed)
Jour 2 a débuté
Event #58: $50,000 Poker Players Championship (7-Handed)
Jour 2 a débuté
Ask some of the biggest names in the poker world and they’ll say this is the title they want to win the most. The $50,000 Poker Players Championship is the ultimate test of poker skill and cements the winner’s legacy forever.
Just 58 players still have a chance to achieve that dream when Day 2 begins at 1 p.m. local time. For six players, that dream has already become a reality. Past champions Phillip Hui (733,000), John Hennigan (523,500), Matthew Ashton (325,500), and Elior Sion (216,000) look to put themselves in position for a second title run today, while three-time champion Michael Mizrachi is also still in the hunt with 489,000. Dan Cates, who made history when he won this event two years in a row in 2021-22, had a subdued entrance yesterday on his way to bagging 124,500.
Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Day 2 Big Bets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Obst | Australia | 1,208,000 | 101 |
| 2 | Aaron Katz | United States | 1,192,500 | 99 |
| 3 | Johannes Becker | Germany | 898,000 | 75 |
| 4 | Bryce Yockey | United States | 780,000 | 65 |
| 5 | Phil Hui | United States | 733,000 | 61 |
| 6 | Maksim Pisarenko | Russia | 693,000 | 58 |
| 7 | Gus Hansen | Denmark | 652,500 | 54 |
| 8 | Phil Ivey | United States | 567,000 | 47 |
| 9 | Chino Rheem | United States | 567,000 | 47 |
| 10 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 543,000 | 45 |
They’ll have plenty of competition for the title as the rest of the leaderboard is filled with a veritable who’s who of elite talent and mixed-game masters. James Obst, who won his second World Series of Poker bracelet just a few days ago, enters the day as chip leader with 1,208,000. He’s followed by Aaron Katz (1,192,500), Johannes Becker (898,000), and Bryce Yockey (780,000) in the top-five. Gus Hansen (652,500), Phil Ivey (567,000), and Daniel Negreanu (543,500) also take big stacks into the day, while further down the leaderboard are Josh Arieh (477,000), Viktor Blom (389,000), last year’s runner-up Talal Shakerchi (352,500), Nick Schulman (311,500), and Benny Glaser (208,500).
The action on Day 2 picks up on Level 7 with 1,500-3,000 blinds in no-limit and pot-limit games, and 6,000-12,000 limits in limit games. Play is scheduled for six 100-minute levels, with a 60-minute dinner break at the end of Level 9. Late registration ends at the conclusion of the dinner break around 7:45 p.m. With 75 players registering on Day 1 compared to 73 last year, the event is on pace to beat the 2023 tournament's 99 entries.
Stay tuned to PokerNews throughout the day as the best players in the game battle for one of the most prestigious titles of the year.
Niveau: 7
Limit Flop/Draw: 3,000/6,000, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,500 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 6,000 Completion 6,000-12,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 3,000/4,500 Ante, 1,500/3,000 Blinds
Players have taken their seats and action is now underway!
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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300,000
300,000
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300,000 |
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Seven-Card Stud
Wil Wilkinson: XxXx/8♦4♦J♥7♣/Xx
Phil Hui: XxXx/Q♠5♦2♦10♣/Xx
Phil Hui bet on fourth street before Wil Wilkinson raised. Hui called as Wilkinson continued betting on fifth.
Hui called and Wilkinson bet again on sixth. Hui called him down to seventh, then called again when Wilkinson bet.
Wilkinson showed A♥A♣K♦ for a pair of aces and Hui mucked.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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620,000
113,000
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113,000 |
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400,000
106,500
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106,500 |
Seven-Card Stud
Dario Sammartino: K♣J♥7♣ / 2♣8♥7♦J♣
Andres Korn: XxXx / 8♠9♥4♣7♠ / Xx
Andres Korn bet fifth street and Dario Sammartino called before both checked sixth street. On seventh, Sammartino bet his lead and Korn reluctantly called. Sammartino announced two pair and showed his jacks and sevens, while Korn mucked inferior two pair.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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380,000
45,500
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45,500 |
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190,000
38,500
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38,500 |
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Seven-Card Stud
Eli Elezra: J♣J♥/3♦9♥7♦
Dan Cates: XxXx/4♣2♥7♥ - folded on fifth street
Dan Cates completed with his four and Eli Elezra raised. Action folded back to Cates, who called.
Cates called a bet from Elezra on fourth street, but let his hand go facing another barrel from Elezra on fifth.
"You have something?" Cates inquired.
"Yes," Elezra responded as he tabled two jacks in the hole.
"Thanks for showing me," Cates said as Elezra collected the pot.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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185,000
21,000
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21,000 |
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105,000
19,500
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19,500 |
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