Event #60: Poker Players Championship 6-Handed

Eli Elezra leads the final group of five into the finale of Event #60: $50,000 Poker Players Championship at the 2021 World Series of Poker. The final five survived a field of 63 players over four days to play for a top prize of $954,020 and the prestigious Chip Reese Trophy.

Elezra is followed by Paul Volpe, Chris Brewer, Dan Cates, and Ryan Leng after starting Day 4 with 10 players and playing down to a final table of five that will be streamed on delay Friday at 3 p.m. on PokerGO.

Final Table Draw

Day 4 Action

The day started with ten players spread across two tables and went to nine within an hour when Mike Wattel hit the rail in No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw when he turned over a ten-eight and was drawing dead to Volpe's ten-six.

Daniel Negreanu came short in his bid for the Chip Reese trophy, finishing in ninth place after Leng made a set of jacks in Pot-Limit Omaha to defeat Negreanu's pair of aces. Nick Schulman followed soon behind in eighth place when his queens and eights ran into Brewer's straight in Limit Hold'em.

The final seven players moved to a final table and played for more than four hours before Matt Glantz hit the rail in seventh place on a counterfeit two-pair during a wild four-way Omaha Hi-Lo hand that saw Leng and Elezra split the pot.

The final six players became five 40 minutes later when Josh Arieh was eliminated in sixth place by Elezra's two-pair in Pot-Limit Omaha.

Players will return on Friday for a final table that will be streamed on delay at 3 p.m. on PokerGO. Action will continue in Level 23 and the final five will play down to a winner.

Be sure to keep it here for updates on this event and many others from the PokerNews live reporting team at the 2021 World Series of Poker.

With just five players remaining, play has been suspended until Friday, November 5th — at which point the remaining players will compete on live-stream on PokerGO until a winner is crowned.

Stay tuned for a recap of the day's events.

Razz

Chris Brewer:    /      / fold
Paul Volpe:    /      /  
Josh Arieh:    /     / fold

Chris Brewer brought it in and Paul Volpe completed it. Josh Arieh called and Brewer came along.

All three players checked fourth street. Volpe bet fifth street and Arieh folded while Brewer called.

Volpe fired again on sixth street and Brewer folded.

Paul Volpe	4,225,000	400,000
Chris Brewer	3,605,000	-455,000
Josh Arieh	520,000	-250,000

Seven Card Stud

Matt Glantz:   /   
Eli Elezra:   /   

Matt Glantz completed and was raised by Eli Elezra. Glantz called.

Glantz called a bet from Elezra on fourth and then raised all in after a bet from Elezra on fifth. Elezra called.

Glantz's hole cards and board were completed with a      for a straight, which was good for it all against Elezra's     .

On the very next hand:

Ryan Leng:   /    / 
Matt Glantz:   /    / 

Ryan Leng completed and was raised by Matt Glantz. Leng called.

Leng called a bet from Glantz on fourth and then took the lead for a bet on fifth. Glantz called.

Leng bet and was raised by Glantz on sixth, which Leng called. Leng then check-called a bet on seventh.

Glantz held     for two pair, which was no good against Leng's     for trip queens.

Eli Elezra	3,300,000	-750,000
Ryan Leng	2,900,000	-295,000
Matt Glantz	250,000	-370,000

No-Limit Hold'em

Ryan Leng opened to 90,000 under-the-gun and a short-stacked Matt Glantz went all in for a bit less than 300,000 from the hijack. Action folded back to Leng, who called to put Glantz at risk.

Matt Glantz:   
Ryan Leng:   

The board ran out       — leaving Glantz with a full house, which was more than enough for double up.

Ryan Leng	2,150,000	-815,000
Matt Glantz	620,000	340,000

Limit 2-7 Triple Draw

Chris Brewer raised from early position and Ryan Leng called. Each player took two cards on the first draw.

Brewer checked the first draw and Leng bet. Brewer check-raised and Leng called.

On the second draw, Brewer stood pat and Leng took one.

Brewer fired a bet at the second draw and Leng got away from it. Brewer has now chipped up above 4 million.

Chris Brewer	4,125,000	625,000
Ryan Leng	2,965,000	665,000

Stud Hi-Lo

Matt Glantz:    /   / fold
Eli Elezra:    /      /  
Chris Brewer:    /      / fold
Ryan Leng:    /      /  

Matt Glantz brought it in and Eli Elezra completed it. Chris Brewer and Ryan Leng came along while Glantz got out of the way.

Brewer bet fourth and fifth streets, getting a call from Elezra and Leng on both.

On sixth street, Elezra fired a bet and the other two players called.

Leng and Brewer checked seventh street and Elezra put out a bet. Brewer folded and Leng called.

Elezra turned over     for three eights and Leng mucked the losing hand.

Eli Elezra	5,100,000	1,350,000
Chris Brewer	2,565,000	-535,000
Ryan Leng	2,300,000	200,000

Limit Hold'em

Ryan Leng raised from under the gun and Chris Brewer three-bet from the big blind. Leng called and the flop was    .

Brewer bet the flop and Leng called. The turn was  .

Brewer fired at the turn and Leng raised. Brewer called and the river was  .

Leng called one last bet from Brewer on the river. Brewer turned over    and Leng tossed the losing hand in the muck.

Chris Brewer	3,100,000	650,000
Ryan Leng	2,100,000	-800,000

Limit Hold'em

Action folded around to the blinds, where Ryan Leng raised from the small blind. Dan Cates made it three bets from the big blind and Leng called.

Leng check-called bets from Cates on the     flop and   turn and both players checked on the   river.

Leng tabled    for kings and fours and a frustrated Cates flung his cards into the muck.

Dan Cates	3,100,000	-200,000
Ryan Leng	2,900,000	250,000