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

06-24-2025 20:21 UTC-8

Shakerchi Wins Without Showdown

Ryan Lashmar

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

Talal Shakerchi: XxXx/6♣2♣6♦
Daniel Negreanu: XxXx/5♣9♣A♦ - folded on fifth street
Viktor Blom: XxXx/3♠ - folded bring in

Talal Shakerchi completed and Daniel Negreanu called.

Negreanu check-called a bet from Shakerchi on fourth street. Shakerchi then took the lead and bet on fifth after pairing his six. Negreanu folded and Shakerchi won the hand without showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	242,000 38,000	38,000

Talal Shakerchi	195,000 52,000	52,000
Viktor Blom	175,000 21,000	21,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Talal Shakerchi Viktor Blom

06-24-2025 20:19 UTC-8

Lindgren Pressures Liberto

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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

No-Limit Hold'em

A pot was brewing between Justin Liberto from the button and Erick Lindgren from the small blind with over 140,000 in the middle already on the turn.

With the board reading 10♥2♠2♦10♦, Lindgren checked to Liberto who bet 31,000. Lindgren then raised to 80,000 and Liberto called.

On the A♥ river, Lindgren led for 110,000 with just 90,000 behind. Liberto would go deep into the tank for almost three minutes before he elected to fold, conceding the pot to Lindgren without showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erick Lindgren	500,000 245,000	245,000

Justin Liberto	370,000 98,000	98,000

Tags: Erick Lindgren Justin Liberto

06-24-2025 20:13 UTC-8

Johnson Draws to an Eight Against Schindler

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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

2-7 Triple Draw

Heads-up on the first draw, Maximilian Schindler drew one and Marco Johnson took two. Schindler then bet and Johnson called.

"Different one than I threw before," Schindler said as he drew one. Johnson again took two and Schindler bet. Johnson then raised and Schindler called.

Both players stood pat and Johnson bet. Schindler called and Johnson showed 8x6x4x3x2x to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marco Johnson	340,000 55,000	55,000

Maximilian Schindler	200,000 70,000	70,000

Tags: Marco Johnson Maximilian Schindler

06-24-2025 20:11 UTC-8

Yeh Gets There Against Owen

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Connor Richards

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

2-7 Triple Draw

Andrew Yeh raised in early position and Brad Owen three-bet in the big blind. Yeh called and drew one as Owen stood pat.

Owen bet after the first draw and Yeh called. Owen stood pat and Yeh again drew one. The same action and draws took place on the next draw.

Owen checked and Yeh bet. Owen called and mucked as Yeh showed 8x5x4x3x2x for an eight perfect.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Yeh	320,000 60,000	60,000

Brad Owen	270,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Andrew Yeh Brad Owen

06-24-2025 20:10 UTC-8

Schindler Takes from Schulman

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Ryan Lashmar

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

2-7 Triple Draw

Nick Schulman opened from the hijack, Maximilian Schindler called from the button and Marco Johnson called from the big blind. All three players drew two.

Johnson checked after the first draw and Schulman bet. Schindler raised, Johnson folded and Schulman called. Schulman drew one and Schindler stood pat.

Schulman check-called a bet from Schindler after the second draw. For the final draw both players stood pat. Schulman then checked, Schindler bet and Schulman thought for about 30 seconds before opting to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Mizrachi	1,105,000 485,000	485,000

Marco Johnson	285,000 8,500	8,500

Maximilian Schindler	270,000 68,000	68,000
Nick Schulman	260,000 40,000	40,000

Yuri Dzivielevski	165,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Marco Johnson Maximilian Schindler Nick Schulman

06-24-2025 20:04 UTC-8

Who Got Them Nines

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Connor Richards

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

2-7 Single Draw

Mike Matusow raised to 6,000 in the cutoff and Roy Thung and Ben Yu called in the blinds. Each of the three players drew one.

Thung checked after the draw and Yu bet 13,000. Matusow called and Thung folded. Yu showed a nine with 9♠7♥6♣5♥3♥ and Matusow mucked in defeat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Yu	300,000 20,000	20,000

Mike Matusow	265,000 35,000	35,000

Roy Thung	180,000 64,000	64,000

Tags: Ben Yu Mike Matusow Roy Thung Yu Takes

06-24-2025 20:04 UTC-8

Wheely Good Hand for Owen

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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

Stud Hi-Lo

Scott Seiver: XxXx / K♥A♥ - folded on fourth street
Brad Owen: 5♠5♥3♦ / 4♦A♦7♣2♠
Chad Eveslage: XxXx / 2♣4♣4♥8♣ / Xx

Seiver completed, Owen raised, Eveslage cold-called from the bring-in, and Seiver called.

Seiver checked to Owen on fourth who bet, Eveslage raised, Seiver painfully folded, and Owen called.

Eveslage opted to check-call on both fifth and sixth.

Eveslage checked once again on seventh to Owen who bet, and Eveslage called. Owen tabled his hole cards to reveal a wheel which was good for the scoop as he got above starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brad Owen	330,000 50,000	50,000

Scott Seiver	315,000 93,000	93,000

Chad Eveslage	140,000 62,000	62,000

Tags: Brad Owen Chad Eveslage Scott Seiver

06-24-2025 19:59 UTC-8

New Entries and Recent Bustouts

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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

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Matusow	300,000

Paul Volpe	300,000

Naseem Salem	300,000
Allan Le	300,000

Hal Rotholz	300,000

Kane Kalas	300,000
Walter Chambers	Busted

Eric Persson	Busted
Nacho Barbero	Busted

06-24-2025 19:58 UTC-8

Ramos Wins Battle of Pat Hands Against Ivey

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Ryan Lashmar

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

2-7 Triple Draw

Phil Ivey raised from the small blind, Gabriel Ramos three-bet from the big blind, Ivey four-bet and Ramos called. Both players drew one.

After the first draw Ivey bet, Ramos raised and Ivey three-bet. Ramos called and both players stood pat. The two players then checked, stood pat and checked again.

Ramos turned over an eight-low with 8x7x5x4x3x to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gabriel Ramos	385,000
Phil Ivey	290,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Gabriel Ramos Phil Ivey

06-24-2025 19:57 UTC-8

Dzivielevski Takes Three-Quarters of Three-Way Pot

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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

Omaha Hi-Lo

Yuri Dzivielevski, James Obst, and Matthew Ashton exchanged a series of raises and reraises preflop until they went three-handed to a flop of 5♥4♦4♣ with 75,000 already in the middle.

Dzivielevski then led out with a bet from the small blind and Obst raised in the big blind. Both Ashton and Dzivielevski called.

All three players checked the K♣ turn. The river was the 8♦ and Dzivielevski bet. Obst folded this time, while Ashton called.

Dzivielevski showed A♦A♥8♥2♥ for aces and a low, while Ashton had the same low with A♠Q♥6♠2♠ as Dzivielevski took three-quarters.