Event #58: $50,000 Poker Players Championship
Day 1 Completed
Event #58: $50,000 Poker Players Championship
Day 1 Completed
While the highly anticipated Event #58: $50,000 Poker Players Championship kicked off on Monday, Day 1 served up the usual minute morsels of action.
While plenty of hands were played across the 11 hours that players graced the Amazon Tan section, only one player got felted and only a couple of the grinders were able to climb to twice the starting stack.
After six levels of play — really, three double levels — Josh Arieh and Justin Bonomo are pacing ahead of the 63 players remaining. Arieh finished with 658,500 while Bonomo slightly trails him with 646,100.
Arieh got the honor of playing sole executioner on the day as he sent former champ Mike Gorodinsky packing in just before the end of the night to prevent an unusual 64-for-64 bagging time. As is typical in the early PPC stages, it was the big bet games that did it, with Gorodinsky's pet pot-limit Omaha proving his demise. He found a decent spot to get his chips in with a set on the turn, but Arieh's monster draw got there.
It was the cherry on top of a fine day for Arieh, who registered early on and quickly moved over 400,000 and then 500,000, where he remained most of the day.
Bonomo waited slightly longer to hop in, but while he drew a seat on Phil Ivey's right that most players would be eyeing warily, Bonomo was able to extract chips from the legend in a few spots en route to a second-place bag.
A few 2019 bracelet winners also had solid days. Adam Friedman (462,100), John Hennigan (444,300) and Stephen Chidwick (411,000) each grinded their ways north of 400,000. On the other hand, Daniel Negreanu (72,700), Anthony Zinno (65,300) and especially Julien Martini (18,900) endured frustrating Day 1s and will be looking to recover on Day 2.
Said Day 2 will begin at 2 p.m. on Tuesday. Tournament organizers will be hoping the 64 entries ticks up as it's a bit behind pace of the 77 who registered on Day 1 last year. Still, registration remains open for several hours on Day 2, so plenty of time remains. Check back in with PokerNews to follow the action as more impactful play develops on Day 2.
Room | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amazon | 414 | 1 | Roman Yitzhaki | United States | 248,800 |
Amazon | 414 | 2 | Julien Martini | France | 18,900 |
Amazon | 414 | 3 | Timofey Kuznetsov | Russia | 220,400 |
Amazon | 414 | 4 | Prahlad Friedman | United States | 464,500 |
Amazon | 414 | 5 | David "ODB" Baker | United States | 369,700 |
Amazon | 415 | 1 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | 411,000 |
Amazon | 415 | 2 | Andrew Brown | United States | 436,600 |
Amazon | 415 | 3 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 72,700 |
Amazon | 415 | 5 | Shaun Deeb | United States | 364,600 |
Amazon | 415 | 6 | Jesse Martin | United States | 289,200 |
Amazon | 416 | 2 | Roy Thung | United States | 332,000 |
Amazon | 416 | 3 | Josh Arieh | United States | 658,000 |
Amazon | 416 | 4 | Matthew Ashton | United Kingdom | 390,200 |
Amazon | 416 | 5 | Adam Friedman | United States | 462,100 |
Amazon | 416 | 6 | Eric Wasserson | United States | 175,000 |
Amazon | 417 | 1 | Scott Seiver | United States | 358,000 |
Amazon | 417 | 2 | Ben Yu | United States | 291,400 |
Amazon | 417 | 3 | Brian Rast | United States | 242,200 |
Amazon | 417 | 4 | Chris Vitch | United States | 282,000 |
Amazon | 417 | 5 | Dan Smith | United States | 204,000 |
Amazon | 417 | 6 | Jake Schwartz | United States | 184,400 |
Amazon | 418 | 1 | Jason Mercier | United States | 345,600 |
Amazon | 418 | 2 | Matt Glantz | United States | 243,500 |
Amazon | 418 | 3 | Majid Yahyaei | United States | 317,000 |
Amazon | 418 | 5 | Phil Ivey | United States | 344,300 |
Amazon | 418 | 6 | Michael Mizrachi | United States | 168,100 |
Amazon | 419 | 1 | Luke Schwartz | United Kingdom | 302,000 |
Amazon | 419 | 2 | Nick Schulman | United States | 125,000 |
Amazon | 419 | 3 | Matthew Wood | Canada | 83,200 |
Amazon | 419 | 4 | Benny Glaser | United Kingdom | 280,400 |
Amazon | 419 | 5 | Ray Dehkharghani | United States | 252,200 |
Amazon | 419 | 6 | Phil Galfond | United States | 189,200 |
Amazon | 422 | 1 | Justin Bonomo | United States | 646,100 |
Amazon | 422 | 2 | Phillip Hui | United States | 250,000 |
Amazon | 422 | 3 | Eli Elezra | United States | 331,600 |
Amazon | 422 | 4 | Jared Bleznick | United States | 488,000 |
Amazon | 422 | 5 | Daniel Cates | United States | 135,200 |
Amazon | 422 | 6 | Matthew Gonzales | United States | 343,600 |
Amazon | 423 | 1 | Talal Shakerchi | United Kingdom | 386,900 |
Amazon | 423 | 3 | David Bach | United States | 356,900 |
Amazon | 423 | 4 | Randy Ohel | United States | 216,500 |
Amazon | 423 | 5 | Robert Mackie | United States | 303,000 |
Amazon | 423 | 6 | Mike Glick | United States | 521,000 |
Amazon | 424 | 1 | Dario Sammartino | Italy | 293,900 |
Amazon | 424 | 2 | Lyle Berman | United States | 382,300 |
Amazon | 424 | 4 | Brock Parker | United States | 319,200 |
Amazon | 424 | 5 | David Benyamine | United States | 141,500 |
Amazon | 424 | 6 | John Monnette | United States | 272,100 |
Amazon | 425 | 1 | James Obst | Australia | 189,200 |
Amazon | 425 | 2 | John Esposito | United States | 585,000 |
Amazon | 425 | 3 | David Oppenheim | United States | 48,000 |
Amazon | 425 | 4 | Anthony Zinno | United States | 65,300 |
Amazon | 425 | 5 | Yong Wang | China | 343,700 |
Amazon | 426 | 1 | Mikael Thuritz | United States | 411,500 |
Amazon | 426 | 2 | Paul Volpe | United States | 242,700 |
Amazon | 426 | 3 | John Hennigan | United States | 444,300 |
Amazon | 426 | 4 | Robert Mizrachi | United States | 284,600 |
Amazon | 426 | 6 | Bryce Yockey | United States | 198,000 |
Amazon | 427 | 1 | Elior Sion | United Kingdom | 150,500 |
Amazon | 427 | 3 | Isaac Haxton | United States | 410,200 |
Amazon | 427 | 4 | Mike Wattel | United States | 192,400 |
Amazon | 427 | 5 | Daniel Zack | United States | 175,400 |
Amazon | 427 | 6 | Gus Hansen | Denmark | 238,700 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Josh Arieh |
658,500
58,500
|
58,500 |
|
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Justin Bonomo |
646,100
-3,900
|
-3,900 |
|
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John Esposito |
585,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
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Michael Glick |
521,300
-28,700
|
-28,700 |
Jared Bleznick |
488,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
||
David Oppenheim |
480,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
||
Prahlad Friedman |
464,500
119,500
|
119,500 |
|
||
Adam Friedman |
462,100
12,100
|
12,100 |
|
||
John Hennigan |
444,300
24,300
|
24,300 |
|
||
David Benyamine |
441,500
-35,500
|
-35,500 |
|
||
Andrew Brown |
436,600
114,600
|
114,600 |
Mikael Thuritz |
411,500
96,500
|
96,500 |
Stephen Chidwick |
411,000
61,000
|
61,000 |
|
||
Isaac Haxton |
410,200
40,200
|
40,200 |
|
||
Matthew Ashton |
390,200
25,200
|
25,200 |
|
||
Talal Shakerchi |
386,900
142,900
|
142,900 |
Lyle Berman |
382,300
132,300
|
132,300 |
|
||
David "ODB" Baker |
369,700
-30,300
|
-30,300 |
|
||
Shaun Deeb |
364,600
34,600
|
34,600 |
|
||
Scott Seiver |
358,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
||
David Bach |
356,900
66,900
|
66,900 |
|
||
Jason Mercier |
345,600
5,600
|
5,600 |
|
||
Phil Ivey |
344,300
49,300
|
49,300 |
|
||
Yong Wang |
343,700
63,700
|
63,700 |
Matthew Gonzales
|
343,600
-56,400
|
-56,400 |
Pot-Limit Omaha
After almost a full day of play, the first player to bust has hit the rail, and it's former champ Mike Gorodinsky.
According to the players at the table, action opened with Josh Arieh making it 4,000 and Gorodinsky reraising to 10,000. Chris Vitch cold-called and all three players saw a flop. Arieh led for 27,000 and Gorodinsky called. On the turn, Arieh bet 83,000 and "Gordo" shoved for about 130,000 total.
Arieh called with with hearts, good for a massive combo draw, while Gorodinsky had slightly the best of it for the moment with . The river was a , completing Arieh's straight to felt Gordo.
"Josh Arieh gets it in bad again," the players summarized with round of laughs.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Josh Arieh |
600,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
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Mike Gorodinsky | Busted | |
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No-Limit Hold'em
Following a flop of with about 24,000 in the pot, John Hennigan checked from the small blind and Julien Martini checked from the big blind.
The turn was the , Hennigan bet 8,000 and Martini called.
The river was the , Hennigan bet 18,000 and Martini called.
Hennigan tabled for a set of kings, Martini mucked and Hennigan won the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
John Hennigan |
420,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
||
Julien Martini |
21,000
-41,000
|
-41,000 |
|
No-Limit Hold'em
Justin Bonomo raised to 3,200 from the cutoff, and Paul Volpe called in the big blind.
Volpe check-called a bet of 2,500 on the flop, and another 7,000 on the turn. Both players checked the river, and Volpe tabled , only to lose to Bonomo's .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Justin Bonomo |
650,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
||
Paul Volpe |
205,000
-61,000
|
-61,000 |
|
No-Limit Hold'em
Julien Martini bet what looked like around 23,000 from under the gun on . Stephen Chidwick called in the cutoff. Both players checked the river and Martini shook his head and threw in. Chidwick turned over to render Martini back to a short stack.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Stephen Chidwick |
350,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
||
Julien Martini |
62,000
-27,000
|
-27,000 |
|
Omaha Hi-Lo
On a board of , action checked to David Oppenheim, who bet from the button. Big blind Nick Schulman raised, driving out the third player, but Oppenheim called. On the river, Schulman checked and called.
Oppenheim showed for a straight and a three-deuce on the low end. Schulman had for an identical straight but insufficient low. As the dealer quartered the pot in a manner that slightly confused the players, Schulman jokingly grumbled about his take.
"I feel like you got six-eighths of the pot."
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
David Oppenheim |
425,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
|
||
Nick Schulman |
121,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
Razz
Scott Seiver: /
Elior Sion: /
Scott Seiver limped in, then called when Elior Sion completed. Seiver check-called a bet on fourth street, then called a bet on fifth street. Sion bet again on sixth, and Seiver gave it up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Scott Seiver |
350,000
-95,000
|
-95,000 |
|
||
Elior Sion |
155,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
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