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2014 45th Annual World Series of Poker The Official WSOP Live Updates

Sunday, June 22, 2014 to Thursday, June 26, 2014

Event #46: $50,000 Poker Players Championship

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  • Buy-in: $50,000
  • Prizepool: $4,896,000
  • Entries: 102
  • Remaining: 0

EVENT UPDATES

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Thursday, June 26, 2014 7:58 PM Local Time
Shack-Harris Gets There on the Last Draw Again

2-7 Triple Draw

John Hennigan raised to 200,000 in the small blind only to have Brandon Shack-Harris three-bet to 300,000 from the big. Hennigan pushed back with a four-bet to 400,000, Shack-Harris called, and then they drew one and two respectively.

Shack-Harris called a bet of 100,000 from Hennigan and then the two repeated their draws. Hennigan bet 200,000, Shack-Harris called, and Hennigan stood pat. Shack-Harris drew two and then bet 200,000 after Hennigan checked. Hennigan made the call and looked disgusted when Shack-Harris rolled over an 8-7-4-3-2 low.

Brandon Shack-Harris5,800,0001,070,000
John Hennigan5,100,000-920,000
Jesse Martin4,400,000-150,000
Thursday, June 26, 2014 7:52 PM Local Time
Martin Takes Some Back from Shack-Harris

Jesse Martin

2-7 Triple Draw

Brandon Shack-Harris raised out of the small blind, and Jesse Martin defended his big blind.

PlayerDraw OneDraw TwoDraw Three
Shack-Harris111
Martin31Pat

Shack-Harris led out after the first draw, then slowed down, check-calling a bet on the second. He check-called one last bet on the third draw, then mucked when Martin fanned      .

John Hennigan6,020,000490,000
Brandon Shack-Harris4,730,000-770,000
Jesse Martin4,550,000650,000
Thursday, June 26, 2014 7:49 PM Local Time
Shack-Harris Gets There on the Last Draw

2-7 Triple Draw

Brandon Shack-Harris raised to 200,000 from the small blind and Jesse Martin called from the big. Both players drew two, and Shack-Harris check-called a bet of 100,000. Shack-Harris drew two once again, and this time Martin stood pat.

Shack-Harris check-called a bet of 200,000 and then drew one on the final draw while Martin stood pat for the second time in a row. Shack-Harris squeezed out his cards and then bet 200,000, which Martin called. Shack-Harris showed he'd gotten there with a 7-6-5-3-2 low, and it was good as Martin mucked.

Brandon Shack-Harris5,500,000700,000
Jesse Martin3,900,000-700,000
Thursday, June 26, 2014 7:45 PM Local Time
Hennigan Check-Folds

2-7 Triple Draw

After an uneventful round of stud eight-or-better, John Hennigan raised out of the small blind in triple draw, and Brandon Shack-Harris called.

PlayerDraw OneDraw TwoDraw Three
Hennigan21Pat
Shack-Harris321

Hennigan bet out after the first draw, then bet dark on the second. Shack-Harris called both bets, then took the opportunity to bet after Hennigan checked on the final draw. Hennigan quickly folded.

John Hennigan5,530,000-1,170,000
Brandon Shack-Harris5,170,0001,470,000
Jesse Martin4,600,000-900,000
Thursday, June 26, 2014 7:34 PM Local Time
Two More Limit Hold'em Hands

Limit Hold'em

John Hennigan raised to 200,000 on the button and then called when Brandon Shack-Harris three-bet to 300,000 from the small blind. Shack-Harris then bet 100,000 on the     flop, Hennigan called, and the dealer burned and turned the  . Shack-Harris bet 200,000, Hannigan called, and then Shack-Harris checked the   river. Hennigan bet 200,000 and Shack-Harris folded.

In the next hand, Shack-Harris raised to 200,000 from the button and then called when Jesse Martin three-bet to 300,000 from the small blind. Shack-Harris proceeded to call bets on both the     flop and   turn, and then both players checked the   river. Martin showed the    for king high, and it was good as Shack-Harris sent his cards to the muck.

John Hennigan6,700,0001,300,000
Jesse Martin5,500,0001,500,000
Brandon Shack-Harris3,700,000-2,200,000
Playtika - Jason Alexander
Thursday, June 26, 2014 7:29 PM Local Time
Shack-Harris Takes from Hennigan

Limit Hold'em

Brandon Shack-Harris raised on the button, John Hennigan defended his big blind, and the flop fell    . Hennigan check-raised Shack-Harris, who called, and the turn was the  . Shack-Harris led out, Hennigan called, and the river was the  .

Shack-Harris bet again, Hennigan called, and Shack-Harris took the pot with    for a pair of jacks.

Brandon Shack-Harris5,900,0001,680,000
John Hennigan5,400,000-1,530,000
Jesse Martin4,000,000-150,000
Thursday, June 26, 2014 7:22 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts
John Hennigan6,930,000530,000
Brandon Shack-Harris4,220,000-1,080,000
Jesse Martin4,150,000-25,000
Thursday, June 26, 2014 7:17 PM Local Time
No Significant Razz Hands

The round of razz came and went with no hand going past fourth street. On to pot-limit Omaha.

Thursday, June 26, 2014 7:12 PM Local Time
Hennigan Continues to Roll

Omaha 8

Brandon Shack-Harris raised to 200,000 from the button and then called when John Hennigan three-bet to 300,000 from the small blind. The     flop saw Hennigan bet 100,000, Shack-Harris call, and the   appear on the turn. Hennigan check-called a bet of 200,000 and then led out for 200,000 of his own on the   river. Shack-Harris called only to muck when Hennigan tabled the      for a straight and a low.

John Hennigan6,400,0001,270,000
Brandon Shack-Harris5,300,000-695,000
Thursday, June 26, 2014 7:08 PM Local Time
Scoop-Harris

Brandon Shack-Harris

Omaha 8

After a rotation of uneventful stud hands, Brandon Shack-Harris raised on the button in Omaha eight-or-better. John Hennigan defended his big blind, then check-called bets on the flop (   ) and the turn ( ).

The river was the  , both players checked, and Shack-Harris scooped the pot with     .

Brandon Shack-Harris5,995,000-325,000
John Hennigan5,130,000630,000
Jesse Martin4,175,000-575,000
Playtika - Jason Alexander
Thursday, June 26, 2014 6:57 PM Local Time
Hennigan vs. Martin

2-7 Triple Draw

Jesse Martin raised to 200,000 from the button and then called when John Hennigan three-bet to 300,000 from the small blind. Both players drew two, Hennigan led out for 100,000, and Martin called. Hennigan drew one, Martin two, and then Martin called a bet of 200,000.

Hennigan stood pat and bet 200,000 after Martin drew one. Martin didn't seem excited about it but called nonetheless. Hennigan tabled an 8-7-5-4-2 low, and it was good as Martin mucked.

Jesse Martin4,750,000-1,350,000
John Hennigan4,500,000750,000
Thursday, June 26, 2014 6:53 PM Local Time
Abe Mosseri Eliminated in 4th Place ($402,696)

Abe Mosseri - 4th Place

2-7 Triple Draw

Abe Mosseri raised out of the small blind, Brandon Shack-Harris called, and the rest of the money (300,000) went in after the first draw.

PlayerDraw OneDraw TwoDraw Three
Mosseri1PatPat
Shack-Harris211

After Mosseri stood pat on the final draw and Shack-Harris drew one, they turned over their cards.

"I have a really bad hand," Mosseri said, showing      .

"You made me break," Shack-Harris told him, revealing     .

Shack-Harris ripped over a  , giving him an eighty-six, and Mosseri was eliminated.

"What did you break?" John Hennigan asked Shack-Harris after the hand.

"A nine," Shack-Harris told him.

"You broke a f***ing nine?" Hennigan spat at him before giggling with Jesse Martin.

Brandon Shack-Harris6,320,0001,020,000
Abe Mosseri0-600,000
Thursday, June 26, 2014 6:43 PM Local Time
Mosseri Can't Buy It

2-7 Triple Draw

Jesse Martin raised to 200,000 from the button and Abe Mosseri defended from the big blind. Mosseri then drew two, Martin one, and the former called a bet from the latter. The duo drew the same on the second draw, and then Mosseri check-called a bet of 200,000 before both players drew one on the final draw.

Mosseri opted to lead out for 200,000, but he couldn't shake Martin. Mosseri indicated that he had a bad hand, and that prompted Martin to table a Q-8-6-4-3 low for the win.

Jesse Martin6,100,0001,060,000
Abe Mosseri600,000-610,000
Thursday, June 26, 2014 6:36 PM Local Time
One Pair Enough for Martin

Stud 8

John Hennigan:    /      /  
Brandon Shack-Harris:    /     Folded
Jesse Martin:    /      /  

Hennigan brought it in, Shack-Harris completed, and both Martin and Hennigan called. The trio all checked on fourth and fifth street, and Martin led out on sixth. Only Hennigan called.

The duo both checked on seventh, and Martin showed     for a pair of queens. Hennigan flashed the  .

Brandon Shack-Harris5,300,000-300,000
Jesse Martin5,040,000840,000
John Hennigan3,750,000-250,000
Abe Mosseri1,210,00080,000
Thursday, June 26, 2014 6:29 PM Local Time
Hennigan Killing It in LHE

Limit Hold'em

John Hennigan raised to 200,000 on the button and Brandon Shack-Harris defended from the big blind. Shack-Harris then check-called a bet of 100,000 on the     flop and the   appeared on the turn. Shack-Harris checked, Hennigan bet 200,000, and Shack-Harris check-raised to 400,000. Not to be outdone, Hennigan made it 600,000 to go and Shack-Harris quickly folded.

"I'd hate to show the bluff, so I won't," Hennigan said proudly and tabled the    for a flopped full house.

Not long after, Shack-Harris raised to 200,000 from the button and Hennigan defended his big blind. Hennigan check-called a bet on the     flop and then did the same on the   turn. Hennigan checked for a final time on the   river and then snap-called a bet of 200,000 from Shack-Harris. Shack-Harris tabled the    for a bluff, which meant Hennigan's    was good.

Brandon Shack-Harris5,600,000-1,835,000
John Hennigan4,000,0001,450,000
Playtika - Jason Alexander
Thursday, June 26, 2014 6:22 PM Local Time
Mosseri Moves All In

Pot-Limit Omaha

On the final hand of PLO, Abe Mosseri raised to 100,000 in the cutoff, and John Hennigan defended his big blind. The flop came    , Hennigan checked, and Mosseri continued for 125,000. Hennigan check-raised to 250,000, Mosseri moved all in, and Hennigan folded.

John Hennigan2,550,000-275,000
Abe Mosseri1,130,000290,000
Thursday, June 26, 2014 6:16 PM Local Time
Level 23 started
Level: 23
Blinds: 0/0
Ante: 0
Thursday, June 26, 2014 5:57 PM Local Time
Counts on Break
Brandon Shack-Harris7,435,000935,000
Jesse Martin4,200,000-100,000
John Hennigan2,825,00085,000
Abe Mosseri840,000-10,000
Thursday, June 26, 2014 5:53 PM Local Time
Time for Another Break

The final four players are now on their second 20-minute break of the day, which means we are too.

Thursday, June 26, 2014 5:51 PM Local Time
Uneventful Round of Razz

Only two hands made it to fourth street in the latest round of razz, so no chips really move. The players have now moved on to pot-limit Omaha.

Playtika - Jason Alexander
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