It was a case of “déjà vu all over again” for Bryce Yockey as he ran into Daniel Negreanu rivering a ridiculous straight flush to end his hopes in the Poker Players Championship last night.
Event #58: $50,000 Poker Players Championship
Five years ago, Yockey’s final table run at the PPC ended in brutal fashion when his 99%er was outdrawn by Josh Arieh, and last night it was Daniel Negreanu’s turn to deliver the bad beat…
Yockey: A♦ K♣ 8♥ 4♠
Negreanu: K♦ :Qd: 10♦ 9♦
Flop: K♠ 8♠ 7♦
Turn: 8♦
The Omaha Hi-Lo action started on the turn with Yockey check raising.
River: J♦
This time it was Negreanu check-raising having just rivered a straight flush.
“I have a seven-card straight flush. That was lucky. That was really lucky,” Negreanu said, adding: “I made a seven-card straight flush, has that ever happened before?”
At least this time the bad beat didn’t KO Yockey, but it catapulted Negreanu into second spot in the chase for the $1,178,703 top prize, but old rival Phil Ivey fell in 7th place.
Final table Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count |
| 1 | Chris Brewer | USA | 10,465,000 |
| 2 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 7,635,000 |
| 3 | Dylan Smith | USA | 4,030,000 |
| 4 | Bryce Yockey | USA | 3,670,000 |
| 5 | David Benyamine | France | 900,000 |
Event #54: $1,500 Millionaire Maker No-Limit Hold’em
Only 6 players remain in the battle for the $1500 Milly Maker title, day 4 seeing bracelet winners Sean Troha (43rd for $36,830), Max Neugebauer (24th for $55,560) and Jason Wheeler (18th for $55,560) all fall.
Argentina’s Franco Spitale leads the way, with $1,250,125 up top and a second place prize of $1,001,170 also guaranteeing millionaire status.
Final table Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
| 1 | Franco Spitale | Argentina | 83,600,000 |
| 2 | Stephen Dauphinais | Canada | 68,700,000 |
| 3 | Justin Carey | USA | 63,900,000 |
| 4 | Harvey Jackson | USA | 25,200,000 |
| 5 | Paul Saso | USA | 22,600,000 |
| 6 | Charles Kersey | USA | 9,800,000 |
Event #59: $1,000 Super Seniors No-Limit Hold’em
Barry Greenstein was among those who fell on day 3 of the Super Seniors, along with Ireland’s Kevin O’Donnell and day 2 chip leader Gregory Peterson.
Turkey’s Yucel Eminoglu holds a commanding lead as the final 11 return today to play down to a winner, with almost 30k locked up and $368,025 up top.
Remaining Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Counts |
| 1 | Yucel Eminoglu | Turkey | 15,900,000 |
| 2 | Buck Bucceri | USA | 7,725,000 |
| 3 | Sean Jazayeri | USA | 7,050,000 |
| 4 | Paul Runge | USA | 6,750,000 |
| 5 | Gary Fisher | UK | 4,975,000 |
| 6 | Michael Minetti | USA | 4,875,000 |
| 7 | Manelic Minaya | USA | 4,600,000 |
| 8 | Kevin Song | USA | 4,400,000 |
| 9 | Philip Muller | USA | 4,375,000 |
| 10 | Gregory Nichols | USA | 3,500,000 |
| 11 | Felix Barriga | Chile | 2,675,000 |
Event #60: $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em
A similar story was seen in the $3k NLH, 105 players reduced to just 13 hopefuls, including Canadian pro Vanessa Kade, but some famous names fell by the wayside on day 3.
Four-time bracelet winner Anthony Zinno, 2019 Main Event champ Hossein Ensan (58th for $12,441), and another four-time bracelet holder, Kristen Foxen (55th also for $12,441) all bowed out.
Noel Rodriguez leads the way with $676,900 going to the winner.
Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
| 1 | Noel Rodriguez | USA | 15,425,000 |
| 2 | Justin Belforti | USA | 15,050,000 |
| 3 | Brandon Mitchell | USA | 6,050,000 |
| 4 | Vanessa Kade | Canada | 5,625,000 |
| 5 | Victor Paredes | USA | 4,550,000 |
| 6 | Marc Foggin | UK | 4,375,000 |
| 7 | Benjamin Gold | USA | 3,875,000 |
| 8 | Paolo Boi | Italy | 3,700,000 |
| 9 | Juan Vecino | Spain | 3,700,000 |
| 10 | Huihan Wu | USA | 2,520,000 |
| 11 | Jiang Pu | UK | 2,375,000 |
| 12 | Ravi Shankar | USA | 2,025,000 |
| 13 | Chris Klodnicki | USA | 1,475,000 |
Event #62: $600 PokerNews Deepstack Championship
767 players were whittled down to just 60 on day 2, with Kenny Hyunh leading the way but Martin Kabrhel and Jamie Kerstetter among the casualties.
Kabrhel, one of the most disliked players at almost any poker table, was jeered by fellow players as he hit the rail.
Jugal Daterao: A♠ 4♦
Martin Kabrhel: 10♠ 9♣
Flop: 8♠ 7♠ 4♠
Turn: J♠
There was no saving 9♠ on the river and the Czech pro was sent packing.
Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Counts |
| 1 | Kenny Huynh | USA | 5,920,000 |
| 2 | Michael Dobbs | USA | 5,805,000 |
| 3 | Sihao Zhang | Luxembourg | 5,605,000 |
| 4 | Una Kelly | USA | 5,565,000 |
| 5 | Darryll Fish | USA | 5,130,000 |
| 6 | Hector Berry | UK | 4,660,000 |
| 7 | Kuan-Yu Lin | China | 4,650,000 |
| 8 | Diogo Cardoso | Portugal | 4,600,000 |
| 9 | Kenneth Kemple | USA | 4,550,000 |
| 10 | Harrison Ashdown | USA | 4,175,000 |
Event #63: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw (7-Handed)
Only six players remain in the hunt for the title but they don’t include Hall of Famer Jennifer Harman (28th for $3654), Chance Kornuth (17th for $5180) or Patrick Leonard (10th for $8125).
Frenchman Michel Leibgorin leads the way at his third career WSOP final table, looking for his first gold bracelet and the $123,314 top prize.
Final Table Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
| 1 | Michel Leibgorin | France | 3,995,000 |
| 2 | Charles Tucker | USA | 2,325,000 |
| 3 | David Funkhouser | USA | 1,645,000 |
| 4 | Tzu Peng Wang | Taiwan | 1,515,000 |
| 5 | Ali Eslami | USA | 1,485,000 |
| 6 | Owais Ahmed | USA | 410,000 |
Another six events are also in action later today:
- Event #64: $600 No-Limit Hold’em DeepStack
- Event #65: $5,000 Seniors High Roller No-Limit Hold’em
- Event #66: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship (8-Handed)
- Event #67: $500 Salute to Warriors – No-Limit Hold’em
- Event #68: $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em
- Event #69: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better
We’ll catch up with their progress in tomorrow’s roundup, along with all the bracelet action, so be sure to check in!
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