Event #66: $50,000 Poker Players Championship Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-24-2025 20:21 UTC-8

Deeb Three-Bets But Can't Get There

David Salituro

Level 4

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,500-5,000, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 5,000 Completion, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 2,500/3,500 Ante, 1,000-2,500 Blinds

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Philip Sternheimer raised to 6,500 in early position and Kane Kalas called in the hijack. Freddy Deeb then three-bet to 32,500 in the big blind and only Kalas called.

Both players stood pat and Deeb slowed down and checked. Kalas also checked and Deeb announced a pair, while Kalas showed 10x9x5x3x2x to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Freddy Deeb	560,000 10,000	10,000

Kane Kalas	360,000 60,000	60,000
Philip Sternheimer	270,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Freddy Deeb Kane Kalas Philip Sternheimer

06-24-2025 20:28 UTC-8

Daher Continues to Accumulate

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Brett Slezak

Level 4

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,500-5,000, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 5,000 Completion, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 2,500/3,500 Ante, 1,000-2,500 Blinds

Stud Hi-Lo

Christian Roberts: XxXx / A♥6♥10♠8♠ / Xx
Albert Daher: Q♥4♠4♦ / Q♣7♦5♥7♣
Viktor Blom: XxXx / 8♣10♥7♥K♠ - folded on sixth street

Action picked up on fourth as Robert led and both opponents called.

The action checked to Blom on fifth who bet, and both stuck around.

On sixth, Daher led with open sevens, Blom folded, and Roberts called.

Seventh street checked through as Daher tabled his two pair, queens and sevens, which were good for the scoop as neither player made a low.

Player	Chips	Progress
Albert Daher	820,000 260,000	260,000
Christian Roberts	200,000 4,500	4,500

Viktor Blom	195,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Albert Daher Christian Roberts Viktor Blom

06-24-2025 20:29 UTC-8

Becker Faces Livingston's Scary Board

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

David Salituro

Level 4

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,500-5,000, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 5,000 Completion, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 2,500/3,500 Ante, 1,000-2,500 Blinds

Seven Card Stud

Alex Livingston: XxXx/6♥7♣9♥8♥/Xx
Johannes Becker: XxXx/Q♠3♦K♦J♦/Xx

Alex Livingston completed, Johannes Becker raised, and Livingston called.

Becker bet on fourth street and Livingston called. Livingston then bet on fifth and Becker called.

"Scary one," Livingston said after receiving his card on sixth as he bet again. Becker called down to seventh, where Livingston put out another bet. Becker this time gathered up his cards and tossed them back to the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Johannes Becker	220,000 105,000	105,000

Alex Livingston	160,000 71,000	71,000

Tags: Alex Livingston Johannes Becker

06-24-2025 20:41 UTC-8

Chip Counts at Break

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

David Salituro

Level 4

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,500-5,000, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 5,000 Completion, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 2,500/3,500 Ante, 1,000-2,500 Blinds

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Mizrachi	1,048,000 57,000	57,000

Albert Daher	700,000 120,000	120,000
Jon Kyte	686,500 36,500	36,500
Mike Gorodinsky	672,000 92,000	92,000

Phil Hui	665,500 255,500	255,500

Matt Glantz	652,000 52,000	52,000

Chris Hunichen	639,000 176,000	176,000

Erick Lindgren	605,500 105,500	105,500

David Benyamine	573,500 64,000	64,000

Ben Lamb	568,000 228,000	228,000

Dario Alioto	567,000 33,000	33,000

Freddy Deeb	559,500 500	500

Kevin Gerhart	479,000 109,000	109,000

Chino Rheem	473,500 63,500	63,500
Maxx Coleman	429,000 79,000	79,000

Brian Tate	408,500 58,500	58,500
Dylan Smith	400,000 180,000	180,000
Aaron Katz	395,500 190,500	190,500

Naseem Salem	392,500 92,500	92,500
Christopher Vitch	388,000 80,000	80,000

Dan Smith	387,000 35,000	35,000

Kane Kalas	385,000 25,000	25,000
Brad Owen	367,000 97,000	97,000

Scott Seiver	365,000 50,000	50,000

Matthew Ashton	360,000 40,000	40,000

Read full

06-24-2025 20:48 UTC-8

Tong Bets Out Glaser on the River

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

David Salituro

Level 5

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,500-5,000, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 5,000 Completion, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 2,500/3,500 Ante, 1,000-2,500 Blinds

Omaha Hi-Lo

Heads-up on a flop of Q♦J♣9♦, Benny Glaser bet from the hijack and Kristopher Tong called in the cutoff.

Glaser checked the 10♥ turn and Tong bet. Glaser called and the 4♦ fell on the river. Tong then bet and Glaser folded this time.

Tong flashed A♦K♠ for a straight as he took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kristopher Tong	330,000 22,500	22,500

Benny Glaser	330,000 21,000	21,000

Tags: Benny Glaser Kristopher Tong

06-24-2025 20:55 UTC-8

More for Rheem, Less for Tate

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Ryan Lashmar

Level 5

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,500-5,000, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 5,000 Completion, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 2,500/3,500 Ante, 1,000-2,500 Blinds

Seven Card Stud

Chino Rheem: XxXx/K♠4♦10♣
Brian Tate: XxXx/9♠5♦Q♦ - folded on fifth street

Chino Rheem completed and Brian Tate called.

Rheem bet fourth and fifth streets, with Tate calling on fourth before folding on fifth.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chino Rheem	495,000 21,500	21,500
Brian Tate	385,000 23,500	23,500

Tags: Brian Tate Chino Rheem

06-24-2025 20:56 UTC-8

Deeb Gets Quartered

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Connor Richards

Level 5

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,500-5,000, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 5,000 Completion, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 2,500/3,500 Ante, 1,000-2,500 Blinds

Omaha Hi-Lo

In a heads-up pot on a flop of 10♣3♦8♥, Shaun Deeb bet from the small blind and Aaron Katz called in late position. Deeb bet again on the 5♣ turn and Katz again called.

Deeb bet once more on the 8♠ river and Katz called. Deeb showed A♣Q♥3♣2♥ for the nut low and a pair of threes, but he'd only get a quarter of the pot as Katz rolled over A♠J♥5♠2♠ for the same low with a pair of fives.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Katz	300,000 95,500	95,500

Shaun Deeb	220,000 18,000	18,000

Tags: Aaron Katz Shaun Deeb

06-24-2025 20:57 UTC-8

Deeb and Funkhouser Chop One

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Brett Slezak

Level 5

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,500-5,000, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 5,000 Completion, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 2,500/3,500 Ante, 1,000-2,500 Blinds

Stud Hi-Lo

Hal Rotholz: XxXx / 5♥7♣9♠Q♥ - folded on sixth street
Freddy Deeb: 7♠6♣ / 2♠A♥2♥8♠ / J♥
Michael Rocco: XxXx / 6♥J♦ - folded on fourth street
David Funkhouser: 6♦4♦ / 2♦7♥Q♠A♣ / J♣

Rotholz completed first to act, Deeb called, Rocco called, and Funkhouser raised from the bring-in, which everyone called.

Deeb led on fourth showing the ace, Rocco folded, Funkhouser called, and Rotholz called.

Deeb led again on fifth and both called. He led on sixth, Funkhouser raised, Rotholz folded, and Deeb called.

Seventh street checked through as Deeb revealed his pair of twos and eight-seven low against the seven-six low of Funkhouser, and the pot was chopped.

Player	Chips	Progress
Freddy Deeb	550,000 9,500	9,500

David Funkhouser	255,000 50,000	50,000

Hal Rotholz	235,000 29,000	29,000

Michael Rocco	152,000 56,000	56,000

Tags: David Funkhouser Freddy Deeb Hal Rotholz Michael Rocco

06-24-2025 21:05 UTC-8

Daher Pressures Brandt

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Brett Slezak

Level 5

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,500-5,000, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 5,000 Completion, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 2,500/3,500 Ante, 1,000-2,500 Blinds

No-Limit Hold'em

Lawrence Brandt opened to 7,000 under the gun before Albert Daher three-bet to 23,000 from the button, and Brandt called.

On the 6♥3♣2♥ flop, Brandt checked to Daher who bet 37,000 and Brandt put in the call.

The turn brought the 4♠. Brandt checked once more to Daher who fired 54,000, which was enough to get the fold from Brandt as Daher uses his big stack to apply pressure.

Player	Chips	Progress
Albert Daher	795,000 95,000	95,000
Lawrence Brandt	245,000 74,500	74,500

Tags: Albert Daher Lawrence Brandt

06-24-2025 21:05 UTC-8

Rast Falls to Livingston

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Ryan Lashmar

Level 5

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,500-5,000, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 5,000 Completion, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 2,500/3,500 Ante, 1,000-2,500 Blinds

Omaha Hi-Lo

Alex Livingston opened from early position, Johannes Becker three-bet from middle position and Alex Livingston, who had roughly 10,000 to start the hand, called and was all in from the big blind.

The flop came K♠4♥10♣. Livingston checked, Becker bet, Livingston check-raised and Becker called.

Livingston fired two more barrels on the 3♠ turn and 10♠ river with Becker calling each time.

Becker had kings up with A♦K♥8♣2♠ while Livingston had him beat with A♠Q♠J♠2♥ for the nut-flush. Rast could only show A♥9♠5♦2♦ and was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Livingston	395,000 137,000	137,000

Johannes Becker	275,000 8,500	8,500

Brian Rast	Busted

Tags: Alex Livingston Johannes Becker