Event #33: $50,000 Poker Players Championship

Stud

Shaun Deeb:    /      /  
Brian Rast:    /      /  

Shaun Deeb completed on third street and Brian Rast called. Deeb bet every street the rest of the way and Rast called all the way down.

Deeb tabled     for a queen-high straight, Rast mucked, and Deeb won the pot.

Brian Rast	1,140,000	-320,000
Shaun Deeb	580,000	100,000

Stud

Naseem Salem was all in on third street against Jean-Robert Bellande. Each player's board ran out as follows:

Salem:    /      /  
Bellande:    /      /  

Although Salem's split fives improved to tens up, it would be Bellande's flush in five that would end Salem's run in the Poker Players Championship in 20th place.

Jean-Robert Bellande.	1,880,000	210,000
Naseem Salem	0	-400,000

Pot-Limit Omaha

David "Bakes" Baker raised to 30,000 from the hijack, Mike Leah three-bet the pot to 108,000 from the cutoff, and Baker called.

The flop came down    , Baker checked, and Leah bet the pot. Baker stuck in his remaining 263,000-ish and Leah called.

Baker:     
Leah:     

Leah was ahead with top set and improved to quads with the   turn, rendering the   river moot.

Mike Leah.	1,750,000	280,000
David "Bakes" Baker.	0	-255,000

No-Limit Hold'em

John Hennigan opened to 25,000 from under the gun and Michael Mizrachi called on the button.

Aaron Katz called in the small blind and then checked the     flop. Mizrachi called, as did Katz, and the turn fell the  .

Katz and Hennigan checked to Mizrachi and he bet 75,000. Katz and Hennigan swiftly folded.

Mizrachi tabled his    for the nuts, and as he scooped the pot, he moved to nearly 3.8 million in chips.

Michael Mizrachi.	3,755,000	135,000
Aaron Katz	630,000	-80,000
John Hennigan	490,000	-525,000

2-7 Triple Draw

John Hennigan opened with a raise and he was called by Michael Mizrachi in the small blind and Aaron Katz in the big blind.

On the first draw, all three players took two. Action then checked to Katz who bet. Both opponents called.

On the second draw, Mizrachi took two while Katz took one. Hennigan also took two. Action then checked to Katz who bet and, this time, only Mizrachi called.

Mizrachi took one on the final draw while Katz stood pat. Mizrachi then led out with a bet.

"Come on dude, seriously?" Katz said upon seeing Mizrachi bet. "How do you do it every time."

Katz then mulled over the hand, peeping his cards. "You haven't bluffed me in 18 years."

"I never have to bluff," Mizrachi said. "Somethings never change."

Katz eventually decided to let it go and pushed his hand over to Katz to look at. Katz turned up Mizrachi's       and the Grinder raked in another pot.

Michael Mizrachi.	3,620,000	620,000
Aaron Katz	710,000	-270,000

Pot-Limit Omaha

Naseem Salem limped from under the gun and Benny Glaser limped from the button.

"What kind of Omaha is this?" asked Jean-Robert Bellande in the small blind. "Ben Lamb would be embarrassed if he were here."

Bellande completed the small blind and Tommy Hang checked his option.

The flop came down     and Bellande led for 30,000. Hang bumped it to 90,000, Salem and Glaser folded, and Bellande called.

The turn was the  , Bellande check-called 200,000 from Hang, the river was the  , and Bellande check-called 350,000 from Hang.

Hang showed      for a wrap that only became queens and sevens, while Bellande tabled      for the same wrap that became trip queens.

"Don't bluff the donkey!" exclaimed Bellande about five times.

Jean-Robert Bellande.	1,630,000	855,000
Tommy Hang	970,000	-685,000

Stud

Yehuda Buchalter completed with his   only to be called by Chris Vitch with his  . Mike Gorodinsky made it two bets holding a   up and Eli Elezra made it three bets with his  . Action folded back around to Gorodinsky who called.

Mike Gorodinsky:   /    / 
Eli Elezra:   /    / 

Gorodinsky check-called two bets from Elezra on fourth and fifth streets. On sixth street, both players checked.

On seventh, Gorodinsky bet and this time Elezra called. Gorodinsky showed     and his pair of tens were good enough to take down the pot as Elezra could only produce a pair of nines.

Mike Gorodinsky	1,300,000	380,000
Eli Elezra	675,000	90,000

Omaha Hi-Lo

Benny Glaser raised and he was called by Jean-Robert Bellande on the button and Naseem Salem in the big blind.

The flop came down     and action checked to Glaser who bet. Both opponents called.

The turn was the   and this time. Action checked to Bellande who bet. Salem then moved all in. Glaser asked if it was enough to be eligible to reraise and the bet was enough so that he could reraise if he chose to. Glaser then dropped into the tank.

"I reraise," Bellande said, acting out of turn. "Ooops, sorry."

Glaser continued to tank and Bellande once again said he would reraise. Glaser eventually decided to fold and the hands were turned up.

Jean-Robert Bellande:     
Naseem Salem:     

Bellande turned a straight but it was no good as Salem turned a better straight and a better low. Salem held up on the   river and that allowed him to scoop the pot and double up through Bellande.

Jean-Robert Bellande.	775,000	-105,000
Naseem Salem	400,000	215,000

2-7 Triple Draw

Chris Vitch limped in from the small blind and Mike Gorodinsky checked. Both players drew three, and after Vitch checked, Gorodinsky bet 25,000.

Vitch called and drew two, as Gorodinsky drew one. Vitch checked, Gorodinsky bet 50,000, and Vitch folded.

Mike Gorodinsky	920,000	-157,000
Chris Vitch	580,000	-130,000