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Thursday, June 28, 2012 2:07 PM Local Time
Omaha-8
Chris Klodnicki raised from under the gun and action folded to Stephen Chidwick in the small blind. He made it three bets and Klodnicki called.
After the flop, Chidwick bet and Klodnicki called. The turn was the and Chidwick slowed down with a check. Klodnicki bet and Chidwick called.
The river was the and Chidwick checked. Klodnicki bet and Chidwick called.
Klodnicki showed the for a straight to the eight and a seven low to scoop the pot.
| Chris Klodnicki | 3,700,000 | 424,000  |
| Stephen Chidwick | 490,000 | -560,000  |
Thursday, June 28, 2012 2:00 PM Local Time
Omaha-8
Stephen Chidwick raised from under the gun, only to have Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi reraise from the next seat. Action folded back to Chidwick and he made the call.
The flop produced the and Chidwick checked. Mizrachi bet and Chidwick raised. Mizrachi called.
After the was added on the turn, Chidwick bet, Mizrachi raised, Chidwick reraised and Mizrachi raised again and Chidwick called.
The completed the board on the river and Chidwick check-called a bet from Mizrachi.
Mizrachi showed the for the nut low and a set of queens for high. Chidwick showed the for the nut low and got quartered.
| Michael Mizrachi | 5,850,000 | 400,000 |
| Stephen Chidwick | 1,050,000 | -250,000 |
Thursday, June 28, 2012 1:55 PM Local Time
Omaha-8
From under the gun, Andy Bloch raised. Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi called from the cutoff seat and the two took a flop. Bloch bet, Mizrachi raised and Bloch called.
The turn was the and Bloch check-called a bet from Mizrachi before seeing the pair the board with cowboys on the river. Bloch check-called another bet from Mizrachi.
Mizrachi showed the and Bloch the . Bloch's two pair of kings and sixes was the winning hand and he won the pot to move over four million in chips.
| Michael Mizrachi | 5,450,000 | -500,000 |
| Andy Bloch | 4,300,000 | 450,000 |
Thursday, June 28, 2012 1:49 PM Local Time
Stud
| Andy Bloch | / / |
| Stephen Chidwick | / / |
Andy Bloch had the bring-in, and Stephen Chidwick completed. The action was heads up on fourth street, Bloch paired up and put out a double bet. Chidwick called, and Bloch bet again on fifth street. Chidwick put in another call, but when Bloch fired out again on third street he opted to fold.
| Andy Bloch | 3,850,000 | 252,000 |
| Stephen Chidwick | 1,300,000 | -350,000 |
Thursday, June 28, 2012 1:43 PM Local Time
Stud
| Michael Mizrachi | / |
| Luke Schwartz | / - Fold |
Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi brought in and Luke Schwartz completed the bet. Mizrachi called and then led with he picked up a jack on fourth street. Schwartz added a four and folded his hand.
| Michael Mizrachi | 5,950,000 | 100,000 |
| Luke Schwartz | 850,000 | -55,000 |
Thursday, June 28, 2012 1:41 PM Local Time
Stud
Michael Mizrachi has not lost a pot since the start of the day. Luke Schwartz and Stephen Chidwick were his next two victims as he took down a big Stud pot off them. Mizrachi has already added over two million chips to his stack, and we've only been playing for about 30 minutes.
| Michael Mizrachi | / / |
| Luke Schwartz | / / |
| Stephen Chidwick | / / |
Mizrachi had the bring-in on third street and Schwartz completed. Chidwick made the call, as did Mizrachi and three players went on to see fourth street. Schwartz had the high hand on fourth and bet, both Mizrachi and Chidwick called.
On fifth street, Schwartz bet again, Chidwick called and Mizrachi decided to raise. The two Brits didn't want to give their hands up and called. Sixth street still gave Schwartz the betting lead, but he checked as did Chidwick. Mizrachi bet and only Schwartz called.
On seventh street, Schwartz checked again and Mizrachi put in another 100,000 chip bet. This is when things got interesting.
"Ace-five of spades underneath one time? I can't find a hand that I beat," Schwartz started things off.
"How does he raise with jack-four-three on fifth street. It's a joke that he makes every final table," Schwartz went on to complain about Mizrachi's luck.
"I promise, it will only hurt for a second," Mizrachi said before Schwartz finally ended up making the call.
Mizrachi turned over for trip fours, and he raked in another big pot. Schwartz angrily threw his chips over to Mizrachi and flicked his cards high up in the air. Schwartz dropped down to under a million while Mizrachi is close to having six.
| Michael Mizrachi | 5,850,000 | 750,000 |
| Stephen Chidwick | 1,650,000 | -376,000 |
| Luke Schwartz | 905,000 | -589,000 |
Thursday, June 28, 2012 1:23 PM Local Time
Wow! We told you this final table would be exciting, but no one expected an fireworks display quite like this so early on.
No-Limit Hold'em
From under the gun, short-stacked Bruno Fitoussi raised all in for 170,000. Action folded over to Bill Chen in the hijack seat and he made the call before play slid to Michael "The Grinder" Mirzachi in the big blind. He reraised and made it 400,000 to go. Chen quickly moved all in for a little over 1.2 million and Mizrachi snapped.
Mizrachi tabled the to have a stranglehold on the hand against the at-risk Fitoussi and Chen, who held the and the , respectively.
The flop came down and Mizrachi's aces held up. The turn was the and gave Fitoussi back a little bit of hope, but he would need another eight to fall on the river. Chen was looking for another king, but both were drawing thin.
The river completed the board with the and Mizrachi threw his hands above his hand in triumph as he won the pot to eliminate both players. Mizrachi now has a big lead with over five million in chips.
Due to Chen having more chips at the start of the hand, he finished in seventh place for $205,856. Fitoussi took home $169,879.
| Michael Mizrachi | 5,100,000 | 1,452,000 |
| Bill Chen | 0 | -1,293,000 |
| Bruno Fitoussi | 0 | -188,000 |
Thursday, June 28, 2012 1:14 PM Local Time
After player introductions from the one and only "RedBull" Robbie Thompson, the cards are in the air for the final table of the $50,000 Poker Players Championship. There are three hands left of No-Limit Hold'em and one hour and 11 minutes left in the current level.
Thursday, June 28, 2012 1:13 PM Local Time
Level: 20
Blinds: 0/0
Ante: 0
Thursday, June 28, 2012 12:40 PM Local Time
An amazing day of poker lies in front of us with the final table of the $50,000 Poker Players Championship set to being shortly.
Leading the way into the stack final table is none other than Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi. He won this very event back in 2010 to claim his first-ever World Series of Poker gold bracelet and it's going to be exciting to see him try to become the first-ever two-time winner.
When Mizrachi won this event back in 2010, he came into the final table fifth in chips. He'll be in better position this time around and seems to be playing his best poker. He's also running well, and anyone who knows poker knows that it a very lethal combination.
Mizrachi slightly edges out Andy Bloch for the chip lead by just 50,000. Following those two is Chris Klodnicki as the third player with over three million in his stack. A couple of young guns in Stephen Chidwick and Luke Schwartz sit in fourth and fifth, respectively, before Bill Chen, Roland Israelashvili and Bruno Fitoussi round out the final three spots.
Israelashvili may be the least known of the remaining competitors, but he's the one with the most feel-good story. Israelashvili won his seat into this event for a mere $2,250 in a satellite and is looking to maximize his return by moving up the leader board en route to hopefully grabbing the title.
Final Table Seat Draw
| Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|
| 1 | Bill Chen | 1,293,000 |
| 2 | Luke Schwartz | 1,494,000 |
| 3 | Andy Bloch | 3,598,000 |
| 4 | Stephen Chidwick | 2,026,000 |
| 5 | Michael Mizrachi | 3,648,000 |
| 6 | Chris Klodnicki | 3,276,000 |
| 7 | Bruno Fitoussi | 188,000 |
| 8 | Roland Israelashvili | 694,000 |
The cards will be in the air promptly at 2:00 PM and it's set to be a great one. Buckle up and get ready for all of the action as only PokerNews can bring it to you.