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

06-24-2025 13:03 UTC-8

Defending Champ Among First Arrivals

David Salituro

Level 1

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Maximilian Schindler	300,000 300,000	300,000
Mike Gorodinsky	300,000 300,000	300,000

Christian Roberts	300,000 300,000	300,000

Brian Breck	300,000 300,000	300,000
Daniel Negreanu	300,000 300,000	300,000

Talal Shakerchi	300,000 300,000	300,000
Ryan Hoenig	300,000 300,000	300,000

Jason Kluska	300,000 300,000	300,000
Erick Lindgren	300,000 300,000	300,000

Viktor Blom	300,000 300,000	300,000
Josh Arieh	300,000 300,000	300,000

06-24-2025 13:08 UTC-8

Fun Fact of the Day

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Kasey Taormino

Level 1

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

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06-24-2025 13:10 UTC-8

Defending Champion Folds River

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Connor Richards

Level 1

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

Pot-Limit Omaha

Defending champion Daniel Negreanu opened to 5,000 and Christian Roberts defended his big blind.

Both players checked on the flop of 8♣9♦8♥ and Roberts led for 3,500 on the 4♠ turn. Negreanu called. Roberts then sized up to 28,000 on the K♦ river and the 2024 PPC champion folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christian Roberts	308,000 8,000	8,000

Daniel Negreanu	292,000 8,000	8,000

Tags: Christian Roberts Daniel Negreanu

06-24-2025 13:11 UTC-8

Schindler Pots the River

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Brett Slezak

Level 1

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

Pot-Limit Omaha

Dario Alioto opened the cutoff to 3,500 and was called by Ryan Hoenig in the small blind and Maximilian Schindler in the big blind.

The Q♥5♦2♥ flop checked through to the J♣ turn which saw Hoenig check for a second time. Schindler then fired out a bet of 9,000 and only Alioto called.

On the Q♠ river, Schindler took a moment before he announced pot, a bet of 30,000, and Alioto gave it up without much resistance.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maximilian Schindler	318,000 18,000	18,000
Ryan Hoenig	291,000 9,000	9,000

Dario Alioto	287,000

Tags: Dario Alioto Maximilian Schindler Ryan Hoenig

06-24-2025 13:12 UTC-8

Lindgren Wins Early Hand Against Gorodinsky

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 1

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

Pot-Limit Omaha

Mike Gorodinsky opened to 3,000 from the button and Erick Lindgren defended from the big blind.

The flop came Q♦A♣7♣ and Lindgren check-called a 3,000 bet from Gorodinsky.

Both players checked the 8♣ turn leading to the 9♥ river. Lindgren bet 6,000 and Gorodinsky folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erick Lindgren	315,000 15,000	15,000

Mike Gorodinsky	290,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Erick Lindgren Mike Gorodinsky

06-24-2025 13:16 UTC-8

Breck Leads the River on Hoenig

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David Salituro

Level 1

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

Pot-Limit Omaha

"Hey Gordo, the mustache looks amazing. You look like a '70s baseball player for the Cincinnati Reds," Scott Seiver yelled over to Mike Gorodinsky as he took his seat in the field.

Meanwhile at this table, Ryan Hoenig had opened to 3,000 in the cutoff and was called by Maximilian Schindler on the button and Brian Breck in the big blind.

The flop came 9♥4♣5♣ and Hoenig bet 4,000. Only Breck called to see the 2♠ turn.

Hoenig then bet another 12,500 and Breck again called. The river was the 7♣ and Breck led out for 31,000. Hoenig quickly folded and Breck took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Breck	320,000 20,000	20,000
Ryan Hoenig	275,000 16,000	16,000

Tags: Brian Breck Maximilian Schindler Ryan Hoenig

06-24-2025 13:17 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Seiver	300,000

Dario Alioto	300,000 13,000	13,000

Kevin Gerhart	300,000

Brian Yoon	300,000

Bruno Portaro	300,000
Christopher Vitch	300,000

Dan Smith	300,000

Dylan Smith	300,000

Shakerchi Shows Down Two Pair

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 1

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

Pot-Limit Omaha

Talal Shakerchi opened to 5,000 from middle position and he received calls from Erick Lindgren on the button and Josh Arieh in the small blind.

The flop came 6♥10♠5♥. Arieh checked, Shakerchi bet 9,000, Lindgren called, and Arieh folded.

Shakerchi continued for 16,000 on the 4♠ turn and Lindgren called again. Both players then checked the 9♦ river. Shakerchi showed A♣J♠10♣6♦ for two pair, tens and sixes to win the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Talal Shakerchi	325,000 25,000	25,000
Josh Arieh	295,000 5,000	5,000

Erick Lindgren	275,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Erick Lindgren Josh Arieh Talal Shakerchi

06-24-2025 13:22 UTC-8

Gorodinsky Fires Three Streets

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Brett Slezak

Level 1

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

Limit Hold'em

Mike Gorodinsky raised from the small blind and Christian Roberts called in the big blind.

On the A♣J♦4♦ flop, Gorodinsky led and Roberts called.

Gorodinsky flicked in another chip on the 10♦ turn and Roberts quickly called.

The river brought a fourth diamond in the 2♦. Gorodinsky fired once more and Roberts reluctantly called. As it turns out, Gorodinsky was already there before the river as he tabled Q♦6♦ for the turned third nuts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Gorodinsky	315,000 25,000	25,000

Christian Roberts	290,000 18,000	18,000

Tags: Christian Roberts Mike Gorodinsky

06-24-2025 13:23 UTC-8

Gerhart Wins Raising War With Smith

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David Salituro

Level 1

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

Limit Hold'em

Heads-up on a flop of 10♦3♥7♣, Kevin Gerhart bet from under the gun and Dylan Smith raised in the big blind. Gerhart called and the 2♣ fell on the turn.

Smith then bet and Gerhart raised this time. Smith quickly tossed his cards away.