Eli Elezra Leads Final Five into the Finale of Event #60: $50,000 Poker Players Championship
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
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Stage | 1 | Dan Cates | 3,875,000 |
| Main Stage | 2 | Paul Volpe | 4,360,000 |
| Main Stage | 3 | Eli Elezra | 4,620,000 |
| Main Stage | 4 | Chris Brewer | 4,325,000 |
| Main Stage | 5 | Ryan Leng | 1,625,000 |
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.
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