Event #62: $50,000 Poker Players Championship (6-Handed)
Jour 1 terminé
Event #62: $50,000 Poker Players Championship (6-Handed)
Jour 1 terminé
Quatre sur cinq pour les Français. Bertrand Grospellier (367,900), Fabrice Soulier (280,000), Bruno Fitoussi (210 000) et Alexandre Luneau (187 000) ont franchi la première journée du tournoi de variantes à 50 000$ l'entrée, l'Event WSOP #61 Poker Players Championship qui se dispute en 6-Max.
Avec six niveaux de 100 minutes au programme de la journée d'ouverture et une structure ultra-profonde, six joueurs seulement ont sauté. Ils sont donc 87 à avoir emballé des jetons pour le Jour 2, moment où les inscriptions seront closes. Un tricolore fait partie de la charrette des bustos : David Benyamine.
Le Frenchie de Las Vegas a accompagné Ben Sulsky, Dan Cates, Dan Shak, Iraj Parvizi et Jared Bleznick dans le rail.
Avec 93 entrants pour le moment, contre 91 l'an passé, le tournoi se situe dans la moyenne des 3 dernières années au niveau de l'affluence et le vainqueur, le joueur le plus complet, repartira avec plus d'un million de dollars.
Année | Entrées | Prizepool | Vainqueur | Prix |
---|---|---|---|---|
2006 | 143 | $6,864,000 | Chip Reese | $1,716,000 |
2007 | 148 | $7,104,000 | Freddy Deeb | $2,276,832 |
2008 | 148 | $7,104,000 | Scotty Nguyen | $1,989,120 |
2009 | 95 | $4,560,000 | David Bach | $1,276,806 |
2010 | 116 | $5,568,000 | Michael Mizrachi | $1,559,046 |
2011 | 128 | $6,144,000 | Brian Rast | $1,720,328 |
2012 | 108 | $5,184,000 | Michael Mizrachi | $1,451,527 |
2013 | 132 | $6,336,000 | Matthew Ashton | $1,774,089 |
2014 | 102 | $4,896,000 | John Hennigan | $1,517,767 |
2015 | 84 | $3,696,000 | Mike Gorodinsky | $1,270,086 |
2016 | 91 | $4,176,000 | Brian Rast | $1,296,097 |
Vainqueur en 2013 pour 1,7 millions de dollars, Matthew Ashton s'est installé en tête en emballant 705 500 jetons. Le Britannique a bien rentabilisé ses 250 000 jetons de départ en éliminant notamment SUlsky lors du dernier niveau de la journée, en PLO. Aaron Katz s'installe en deuxième position avec 682 000 alors que le quadruple vainqueur WSOP Robert Mizrachi a ensaché 485 500 jetons pour compléter le podium.
Daniel Alaei, Marco Johnson, James Obst, Johnny Chan, Adam Owen, Isaac Haxton, Timofey Kuznetsov, Justin Bonomo, Daniel Negreanu et Dzmitry Urbanovich (qualifié sur un satellite live), Dan Smith, Paul Volpe et David Oppenheim ont plutôt bien démarré le tournoi qui regroupe les plus grandes stars du jeu, un tournoi à suivre en direct sur PokerNews dans la nuit de lundi à mardi...
Here is the Day 2 table and seat draw.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Matthew Ashton
|
705,500 | -100 |
Aaron Katz
|
682,700 | |
Robert Mizrachi
|
485,500 | 105,500 |
Harry Madoff
|
478,600 | 28,600 |
Mark Gregorich | 465,200 | -14,800 |
Brett Richey | 455,300 | 45,300 |
Daniel Alaei
|
446,100 | -13,900 |
Marco Johnson
|
422,900 | |
James Obst
|
417,600 | 147,600 |
Johnny Chan
|
408,500 | -61,500 |
Adam Owen | 407,300 | 157,300 |
Isaac Haxton
|
401,500 | -3,500 |
Jon Turner | 398,400 | -1,600 |
Timofey Kuznetsov | 378,500 | -30,500 |
Michael Ross | 373,800 | 53,800 |
Bertrand Grospellier
|
367,900 | 97,900 |
Justin Bonomo
|
362,000 | 12,000 |
Daniel Negreanu
|
360,100 | 55,100 |
Dzmitry Urbanovich | 353,000 | 8,000 |
Dan Smith
|
352,200 | -7,800 |
Paul Volpe
|
345,600 | -49,400 |
David Oppenheim
|
345,000 | 75,000 |
Brian Rast
|
335,300 | 75,300 |
David Bach
|
333,800 | -90,000 |
Johannes Becker
|
333,100 | 33,100 |
No-Limit Hold'em
Albert Daher raised to 3,000 from the cutoff, James Obst three-bet to 12,000 from the small blind, and Daher called. Obst checked on the flop, Daher bet 11,500, and Obst called.
On the turn, Obst check-called a 27,000 bet from Daher. The river completed the board with the and Obst checked a third time. Daher moved all in for slightly more than Obst's remaining stack of 77,700.
The razz champion spent minutes in the tank before making the call for his tournament life.
Daher:
Obst:
Daher's big bluff was unable to fold out Obst's second pair and left him behind with 16,500 in chips.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
James Obst
|
270,000 | 105,000 |
Albert Daher | 16,500 | -238,500 |
The tournament clock has now been paused and the last four hands per table have been announced before Day 1 wraps up.
Pot-Limit Omaha
Matthew Ashton (who filled us in on the betting action) raised the pot from the button, Ben Sulsky three-bet from the small blind, and Ashton called.
The flop came down and Sulsky bet about half pot. Ashton raised the pot and Sulsky called all in for about 130,000.
Ashton:
Sulsky:
Sulsky was in the lead with top set against Ashton's wrap, but the turn fell to give Ashton an eight-high straight. Sulsky found no help from the river and was eliminated.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Matthew Ashton
|
645,000 | 193,000 |
Ben Sulsky | Eliminé |
Omaha Hi-Lo
Brian Rast was on the button, facing off with small blind David "ODB" Baker.
They were on the turn that had already discarded any possibility of a low, making this pot likely to end up scooped by one of the players. Baker check-called.
The on the river seemed to be a brick, and Baker checked again to see Rast fire one more time. Baker leaned back in his chair, visibly unhappy to make either a fold or a call. He counted his remaining chips and decided to let it go.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Brian Rast
|
260,000 | -55,000 |
David "ODB" Baker
|
142,000 | 7,000 |
Seven Card Stud
Negreanu: / /
Donev: / /
Mike Matusow was the bring-in with the . Ivo Donev completed, Daniel Negreanu called, and Matusow folded. Both players checked on fourth street.
Negreanu took the lead on fifth street, betting all subsequent streets as well. Donev made all the calls, but when Negreanu fanned out for a flush, the chess pro had to muck.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Daniel Negreanu
|
305,000 | 90,000 |
Ivo Donev
|
280,000 | -25,000 |
Seven Card Stud
Smith: / /
Wattel: / /
Dan Smith was the bring-in, Mike Wattel completed, Smith raised, and Wattel called. Wattel check-called bets from Smith on fourth and fifth street before he led out on sixth street. Smith raised, Wattel called, and then Wattel check-called another bet on seventh street.
Smith showed for a queen high-flush, Wattel mucked, and Smith collected the pot.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Dan Smith
|
360,000 | 25,000 |
Mike Wattel
|
317,000 | -33,000 |
Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo
Benny Glaser was the bring-in with the and Esther Taylor completed with the . Paul Volpe, sitting between Taylor and Glaser, called, and so did Glaser.
Fourth street was checked by all players but Taylor led on fifth after spiking an ace. Volpe mucked but Glaser called. Taylor then ended up all in on sixth for her remaining 4,000, and Glaser called, albeit indicating he didn't have anything strong.
Paul Volpe: / - fold
Esther Taylor: / /
Benny Glaser: / /
Taylor completed her low on sixth street, and she took the high half of the pot as well after the river card bricked all of Glaser's outs for both high and low.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Esther Taylor | 30,000 | 10,000 |