Phil Hui's Epic PPC Journey, Shaun Deeb and Phil Ivey Share the Felt & Smith Wants Bathroom Break Incentives

With all great journeys, it’s never about the destination, it’s about the adventure while you’re on the way there. The World Series of Poker might be the best journey a player can ever go on. Not everyone can win one of the 90 WSOP bracelets on offer, that’s just good math. But the players who enjoy the journey the most are the ones we’re rooting for.

PHIL HUI LOVING LIFE IN THE POKER PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP

Phil Hui is the hero we all want and need. He was beside himself with his table draw early in the tournament.

Somehow, Hui managed to survive Phil Ive’s two-day heater.

Hui entered Day 4 feeling a little swagger only a cash in one of the toughest tournaments in poker can give you.

Now, he’s outlasted and has reached the final table with his chipstack in excellent health. Cheers to you, Phil!

ARIEH PEEKING IN PPC

Hui is not the only one enjoying himself in the Poker Players Championship. Josh Arieh is peaking/peeking in the tournament, holding the chip lead going into the final day.

DEEB HOPEFUL OF WINNING PPC TOO

Shaun Deeb is really going for back-to-back WSOP Player of the Year titles. If he wins the PPC, will there be any stopping him? He loved sharing a table with Ivey…

…but enjoyed reaching the final table even more.

SMITH HOLLAS AT POWERS THAT PEE

Dan Smith has an idea to revolutionize bathroom break wait-times at the World Series of Poker. Over the 15 years of the WSOP being at the Rio, the total of new ideas to revolutionize the bathroom:player ratio now increases to 5,765.

HACHEM HAS THE HATCHET OUT FOR WSOP STRUCTURES

Talking of gripe water, ahem, gripes, former WSOP Main Event champion Joe Hachem believes structures need to be improved…drastically.

FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS

At last, a heartwarming story at this year’s World Series of Poker apart from Kevin Roster. This pair were snapped looking adorable in the Tag Team Event. Not sure about the fashion choice, but relationship goal? Most definitely.

ZACK HOLDS PLAYER OF THE YEAR YEAR BUT DEEB AND CLEMENTS CHASING HARD

Dan Zack retains his lead at the top of the current WSOP Player of the Year standings, but as you can see, he’s being pursued at pace by everyone in the top six. With both Zack and Deeb crushing in their latest events, it could go right to the wire this year.

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Who’ll become the latest player to win a WSOP gold bracelet at the 2019 World Series of Poker in the $50,000 Poker Players Championship? Watch all the action unfold live today on PokerGO and CBS All Access as more coverage of the 2019 WSOP bracelet events takes place. Selected bracelet events will be streamed exclusively on CBS All Access in the United States.