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

Jun 24, 2025

Mizrachi Trips Up Hennigan

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

Limit Hold'em

Michael Mizrachi and John Hennigan went to the turn on a board of 6♠2♣6♣9♠ when Mizrachi bet from the cutoff. Hennigan then raised in the big blind, Mizrachi reraised, and Hennigan called.

Hennigan checked to Mizrachi on the 5♣ river and he bet. Hennigan called and Mizrachi showed K♦6♥ for trip sixes to win the pot.

Tags: John Hennigan Michael Mizrachi

Jun 24, 2025

Hunichen Asks For All of It

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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

No-Limit Hold'em

Allan Le opened to 5,500 from the hijack, Chris Hunichen three-bet to 17,500 from the cutoff and Le four-bet to 38,000. Hunichen called.

The flop came K♦5♦7♣ and Le bet 16,500. Hunichen called.

Both players checked the 8♦ turn leading to the K♠ river. Le bet 66,000, leaving 48,000 behind. Hunichen shoved with a covering stack and took down a sizable pot without showdown after Le mucked his hand.

Tags: Allan Le Chris Hunichen

Jun 24, 2025

Seiver Me Timbers

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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

Pot-Limit Omaha

In a four-way pot on a board of 7♣6♣A♠, action checked to Brian Tate on the button and he bet 16,000. Scott Seiver called in the small blind and Matt Glantz and Brad Owen both folded.

Seiver checked on the J♠ turn and Tate bet 25,000. Seiver announced, "pot," to 137,500 and quickly called as Tate three-bet jammed.

Brian Tate: A♥J♦8♦7♥ All in
Scott Seiver: A♣J♣8♣7♠

Both players had the exact same hand but Seiver had the best of it with outs to a flush. The 7♦ river didn't get him there and the two players chopped the big pot with sevens full of aces.

Tags: Brad Owen Brian Tate Matt Glantz Scott Seiver

Jun 24, 2025

Rast Falls to Livingston

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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.

Tags: Alex Livingston Johannes Becker

Jun 24, 2025

Glantz Stuns Wasserson on the River

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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

Pot-Limit Omaha

Matt Glantz raised to 8,000 in the hijack and Andrew Yeh called in the small blind. Eric Wasserson then three-bet to 32,000 in the big blind. Glantz four-bet to 104,000 and Yeh got out of the way, but Wasserson moved all in for 240,000 and Glantz snap-called.

Eric Wasserson: A♣A♥8♦6♥ All in
Matt Glantz: A♠A♦J♦J♠

"You can just run this one out," tablemate Scott Seiver told the dealer as both players showed aces and were poised to chop the pot. The flop came 3♠5♦5♣, but the 7♣ turn gave Wasserson outs to a straight.

"Oh, oh," Seiver said heading to the river, but it was Glantz who found a miracle with the J♥ to hit a set and send Wasserson to the rail.

"That's f**king impossible," Wasserson said as he pushed over his stack and made a speedy exit from the room.

Tags: Andrew Yeh Eric Wasserson Matt Glantz

Jun 24, 2025

Deeb Shows Chambers Queens Up

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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

Freddy Deeb: XxXx/Q♣4♣J♥4♠/Xx
Walter Chambers: XxXx/A♦9♥2♦7♣/Xx

Freddy Deeb completed, Walter Chambers raised, and Deeb called.

Chambers bet on fourth and fifth streets as Deeb called down to sixth. Deeb then bet on sixth and Chambers called.

Both players checked on seventh and Deeb showed Q♦9♠7♣ for queens and fours to win the pot.

Tags: Freddy Deeb Walter Chambers

Jun 24, 2025

Daher Sits Down, Immediately Scores a Knockout

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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 Hold'em

Albert Daher had just taken his seat in the tournament when he went three-handed to a flop of 7♠3♥2♣. Matthew Valeo then bet 7,500 from early position and Daniel Negreanu called in the small blind, while Daher raised to 36,000 in the big blind. Only Valeo called.

The turn was the 2♦ and Daher bet 58,000. Valeo spent a minute in the tank before moving all in for 170,000, and Daher snap-called.

Daher showed A♦2♠ for trips. "That's a bad combo," Valeo said, turning over 5♠4♠ for a straight draw. The river was the 4♦ and Valeo was sent to the rail.

Tags: Albert Daher Daniel Negreanu Matthew Valeo

Jun 24, 2025

Deeb Straightens Out Funkhouser

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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

Seven Card Stud

Freddy Deeb: 10♦9♣7♦ / J♦10♠8♥10♥
David Funkhouser: XxXx / J♥K♦9♠7♣

Deeb completed first to act and Funkhouser called in late position.

Funkhouser led with the higher board on fourth and fifth as Deeb came along.

On sixth, Deeb led with open tens and Funkhouser called after a small tank. Deeb fired again on seventh, and Funkhouser called. He got the bad news as Deeb tabled his straight to drag a modest pot.

Tags: David Funkhouser Freddy Deeb

Jun 24, 2025

Ivey Pots the Turn

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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

Pot-Limit Omaha

Erick Lindgren opened the hijack to 5,000 and was called by John Hennigan on the button, Aaron Katz in the small blind, and Phil Ivey in the big blind.

On the 10♥8♣3♥ flop, the action checked to Hennigan who bet 8,000. Katz folded and Ivey called before Lindgren potted to 54,500. Hennigan snap folded and Ivey eventually put in the call.

The turn brought the 7♦. Ivey took some time before he announced pot for 140,500, the majority of his remaining chips, and Lindgren laid it down after a minute's tank.

Tags: Aaron Katz Erick Lindgren John Hennigan Phil Ivey

Jun 24, 2025

The Grinder Scoops Negreanu

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 3

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,000-4,000, 4,000-8,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 4,000 Completion, 4,000-8,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 2,000/3,000 Ante, 1,000-2,000 Blinds