Event #46: $50,000 Poker Players Championship

Omaha 8

Brandon Shack-Harris limped under the gun (he would later admit that he thought he was putting out the big blind), and that inspired three other players to do the same. The     flop saw three players checked to John Hennigan, and he bet 80,000 from the button. Abe Mosseri called from the small blind, and then Chun Lei "samorstan" Zhou check-raised to 160,000. Shack-Harris folded, the other two players called, and three players watched the dealer burn and turn the  .

Mosseri checked, Zhou bet all in for his last 160,000, and both Hennigan and Mosseri called. The two active players then checked the   river.

Mosseri:     
Hennigan:     
Zhou:     .

Zhou's two pair was no good as Mosseri had a flush for the high and Hennigan an 8-7-4-2-A low. The last of Zhou's chips were chopped up and he was dispatched in fifth place for $286,122.

Chun Lei Zhou

0

-500,000

Stud

Frank Kassela was all in on third street against John Hennigan, and the boards were dealt out as such:

Kassela:    /     
Hennigan:    /     

Kassela had the lead with a pair of fours going into seventh street, but Hennigan turned over the   for a superior pair of tens. Kassela turned over a big red brick - the   - and he was eliminated in sixth place.

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John Hennigan	2,400,000	200,000
Frank Kassela	0	-100,000

Stud

Brandon Shack-Harris completed with the   and then called when Jesse Martin raised with the  . Both players checked fourth and then Shack-Harris check-called a bet on fifth. He then led out on sixth, Martin called, and Shack-Harris bet one more time on seventh. Martin raised to 320,000 and Shack-Harris released his hand.

Shack-Harris:    /      /  
Martin:    /      /  

Brandon Shack-Harris	5,400,000	-700,000
Jesse Martin	4,650,000	650,000

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No-Limit Hold'em

Abe Mosseri opened for 70,000 from the hijack and was met by a three-bet to 250,000 from Brandon Shack-Harris on the button. Jesse Martin took his time before announcing that he was all in from the small blind for approximately 2.25 million. Mosseri snap-mucked and Shack-Harris thought for a minute or so before doing the same.

In the very next hand, Martin raised to 110,000 from the button and John Hennigan defended his big blind, which brought about a flop of    . Both players checked, the dealer burned and turned the  , and Hennigan bet 125,000. Martin called and watched Hennigan bet 225,000 on the   river. Martin thought for a bit before making the call with the    for a pair of tens, and it was good as Hennigan mucked his cards.

Brandon Shack-Harris	6,100,000	-250,000
Jesse Martin	3,000,000	650,000
John Hennigan	2,700,000	-925,000

2-7 Triple Draw

Abe Mosseri raised to 160,000 from under the gun and Chun Lei Zhou called him from the hijack. Jesse Martin then three-bet to 240,000 from the button, the blinds folded, and Mosseri made it four bets to 320,000. Both Zhou and Martin called and the players drew 1-2-1 respectively.

Mosseri bet 80,000, Zhou called, and Martin bumped it to 160,000. The other two players called and then Mosseri drew one and Zhou two. Martin stood pat. Mosseri and Zhou then check-called another 160,000 and the former drew one while the latter stood pat. Martin refused to break.

Mosseri checked, as did Zhou, and Martin bet 160,000 one last time. Mosseri quickly folded and Zhou, who had most of his chips in the pot, thought long and hard before releasing his hand.

Jesse Martin	2,350,000	750,000
Abe Mosseri	1,450,000	-695,000
Chun Lei Zhou	460,000	-665,000

Stud 8

Brandon Shack-Harris brought it in with the   and three players just called. John Hennigan then checked when he paired sixes on fourth, and two more checks saw Frank Kassela bet. Hennigan called, as did Chun Lei Zhou, and Shack-Harris got out of the way. Hennigan then checked fifth, Zhou bet 160,000, and only Kassela called. That action repeated itself on sixth before both players checked seventh.

Kassela:      /    
Hennigan:    /     — fold
Zhou:      /    
Shack-Harris:    /    — fold

Kassela flashed a pair of kings, but it was no good as Zhou had aces and eights.

Chun Lei Zhou	2,100,000	540,000
Frank Kassela	1,450,000	-450,000

Pot-Limit Omaha

Jesse Martin raised to 115,000 from the cutoff and Frank Kassela called from the button. The     flop saw Martin bet 130,000, Kassela called, and the   appear on the turn. Martin took his time before firing out 445,000, and it did the trick as Kassela folded.

Frank Kassela	2,000,000	-360,000
Jesse Martin	1,600,000	230,000

Razz

Abe Mosseri completed with a   and then called when Brandon Shack-Harris raised with a   of his own. Shack-Harris then bet on fourth, Mosseri called, and then the latter player fired out 120,000 on fifth. Shack-Harris called and then bet 120,000 of his own when he retook the lead on sixth. Mosseri called and then both players checked on seventh.

Mosseri:    /      /  
Shack-Harris:      /    

Shack-Harris tabled a 7-6-5-3-A low, and it was good as Mosseri simply mucked his cards.

Brandon Shack-Harris	4,750,000	590,000
Abe Mosseri	2,150,000	-820,000