Event #66: $50,000 Poker Players Championship
Day 2 Completed
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #66: $50,000 Poker Players Championship
Day: 2
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$5,082,500
Entries
107
Level
26
Limits
0 / 0
Ante
0
Entries
87
Players Left
35
Players Left 1 / 107
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Level 12
Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-20,000, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 10,000/15,000 Ante, 5,000-10,000 Blinds
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 10,000/15,000 Ante, 5,000-10,000 Blinds
The most prestigious tournament of the year continued today with Day 2 of Event #66: $50,000 Poker Players Championship at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP), a day that began with 66 players but grew from there as 19 more players joined the field.
After six 100-minute levels of play, 35 players remained with old school poker icon Erick Lindgren leading the way with a stack of 2,969,000 as "E-Dog" looks to continue a lucrative summer that started off with winning a million-dollar cash game buy-in.
There were four PPC champions left standing at the end of Day 2: Matthew Ashton (2013), Mike Gorodinsky (2015), three-time champion Michael Mizrachi (2010; 2012; 2018), Phil Hui (2019) and reigning champion Daniel Negreanu.
Other hopesfuls looking to be etched onto the refurbished Chip Reese Memorial Trophy include all-time bracelet leader Phil Hellmuth, all-time money leader Bryn Kenney, recent documentary subject Mike Matusow, Poker Hall of Fame nominee Jeremy Ausmus, 2011 WSOP POY Ben Lamb, poker-pro-turned-tennis-pro-turned-poker-pro James Obst, Esther Taylor (the only woman to register the event) and Benny Glaser, who is looking to make history by becoming the first poker player to win four bracelets in a single summer.
End of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erick Lindgren | United States | 2,969,000 |
| 2 | Michael Mizrachi | United States | 2,048,000 |
| 3 | Ali Eslami | United States | 1,757,000 |
| 4 | Christopher Vitch | United States | 1,739,000 |
| 5 | Andrew Yeh | United States | 1,461,000 |
| 6 | Brian Yoon | United States | 1,420,000 |
| 7 | Christian Roberts | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1,248,000 |
| 8 | Chris Klodnicki | United States | 1,244,000 |
| 9 | Phil Hellmuth | United States | 1,110,000 |
| 10 | Jon Kyte | Norway | 1,086,000 |
Day 2 Action
The total entrants grew to 107 players — an increase from last year's field of 89 — as the action moved from Paris to the Horseshoe Event Center. The $50,000 buy-in event played out in the event center corner amid a rowdy and controversial Millionaire Maker final table on the main stage as the likes of Phil Ivey, Phil Hellmuth and Jason Mercier took their seats.
Ivey fell earlier in the day, while Mercier battled long and hard at a table that included Dan Smith, Mizrachi and Negreanu to his immediate left. The swagged-out six-time bracelet winner's run came to an end during a no-limit Hold'em orbit as he jammed a dominated ace into $5,000 Seniors High Roller champion David "ODB" Baker, who flopped the nuts to leave Mercier drawing stone dead.
Another six-time bracelet winner, Shaun Deeb, suffered a tough beat in a pot-limit Omaha hand with a straight and a set only to run into the higher straight of Andrew Yeh. Fellow Team Lucky members Josh Arieh (also a six-time bracelet winner) and Matt Glantz were also in the field, but only the latter survived the night.
Other casualties of Day 2 included Matthew Schreiber, Aaron Katz, reigning Player of the Year Scott Seiver, Chad Eveslage, Dzmitry Urbanovich, David Benyamine, Chino Rheem, Nick Schulman and Jesse Lonis, as well as fan favorite Michael Moncek and his brother Tyler Moncek, who outlasted "Texas Mike" despite being a newcomer to Stud games.
The $5,162,750 prize pool was set on Day 2, meaning 17 spots will be paid and $1,331,322 awaits the eventual champion.
Event #66: $50,000 Poker Players Championship Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,331,322 | 7 | $175,096 |
| 2 | $887,542 | 8-9 | $142,720 |
| 3 | $595,136 | 10-11 | $121,573 |
| 4 | $413,740 | 12-14 | $108,445 |
| 5 | $298,614 | 15-16 | $101,526 |
| 6 | $224,077 | 17 | $100,000 |
Day 3 will kick off at 1 p.m. local time and will follow the same schedule as Day 2, with six 100-minute levels and 15-minute breaks every level and a 60-minute dinner break after Level 15. Two additional days will follow ahead of the next PPC champion being crowned.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team will be on-site tomorrow for Day 3. And as the field size decreases, we will be that much closer to manifesting Chance Kornuth's vision of a PokerNews live reporter at every table.
Level 12
Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-20,000, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 10,000/15,000 Ante, 5,000-10,000 Blinds
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 10,000/15,000 Ante, 5,000-10,000 Blinds
| Casino | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event Center | Gold 626 | 1 | Benny Glaser | United Kingdom | 682,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 626 | 2 | Philip Sternheimer | Germany | 915,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 626 | 3 | Christopher Vitch | United States | 1,739,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 626 | 4 | Chris Klodnicki | United States | 1,244,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 626 | 5 | Mike Gorodinsky | United States | 635,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 626 | 6 | Jon Kyte | Norway | 1,086,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 626 | 7 | Esther Taylor | United States | 370,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 627 | 1 | Phil Hellmuth | United States | 1,110,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 627 | 2 | Albert Daher | Lebanon | 1,044,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 627 | 3 | Bryce Yockey | United States | 1,135,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 627 | 4 | Ben Yu | United States | 694,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 627 | 5 | Ben Lamb | United States | 1,079,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 627 | 6 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 317,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 627 | 7 | Justin Liberto | United States | 514,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 628 | 1 | Brian Yoon | United States | 1,420,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 628 | 2 | Maxx Coleman | United States | 310,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 628 | 3 | James Obst | Australia | 742,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 628 | 4 | Matthew Ashton | United Kingdom | 770,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 628 | 5 | Joao Vieira | Portugal | 384,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 628 | 6 | Lukas Schwartz | United Kingdom | 527,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 628 | 7 | Marco Johnson | United States | 963,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 629 | 1 | Bryn Kenney | United States | 960,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 629 | 2 | Yosuke Miki | Japan | 714,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 629 | 3 | Matt Glantz | United States | 220,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 629 | 4 | Andrew Yeh | United States | 1,461,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 629 | 5 | John Monnette | United States | 572,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 629 | 6 | Michael Mizrachi | United States | 2,048,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 629 | 7 | Erick Lindgren | United States | 2,969,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 630 | 1 | Ali Eslami | United States | 1,757,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 630 | 2 | Jeremy Ausmus | United States | 345,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 630 | 3 | Mike Matusow | United States | 694,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 630 | 4 | Christian Roberts | Venezuela | 1,248,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 630 | 5 | Chris Brewer | United States | 812,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 630 | 6 | Dan Smith | United States | 538,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 630 | 7 | Phil Hui | United States | 235,000 |
Level 12
Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-20,000, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 10,000/15,000 Ante, 5,000-10,000 Blinds
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 10,000/15,000 Ante, 5,000-10,000 Blinds
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,969,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
|
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2,048,000
102,000
|
102,000 |
|
||
|
1,757,000
457,000
|
457,000 |
|
||
|
1,739,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
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|
1,461,000
364,000
|
364,000 |
|
||
|
1,420,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
||
|
1,248,000
248,000
|
248,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,244,000
119,000
|
119,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,110,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
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|
1,086,000
211,000
|
211,000 |
|
1,079,000
79,000
|
79,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,044,000
211,000
|
211,000 |
|
981,000
91,000
|
91,000 |
|
|
||
|
963,000
263,000
|
263,000 |
|
|
||
|
960,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
||
|
915,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
||
|
812,000
139,000
|
139,000 |
|
|
||
|
778,000
272,000
|
272,000 |
|
|
||
|
742,000
222,000
|
222,000 |
|
|
||
|
714,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
694,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
||
|
694,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
|
||
|
682,000
107,000
|
107,000 |
|
|
||
|
635,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
|
|
||
|
572,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
|
||
Level 12
Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-20,000, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 10,000/15,000 Ante, 5,000-10,000 Blinds
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 10,000/15,000 Ante, 5,000-10,000 Blinds
All of the tables have finished and the remaining 35 players are bagging their chips for tomorrow's restart.
Stay tuned for chip counts and a recap of the day.
Level 12
Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-20,000, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 10,000/15,000 Ante, 5,000-10,000 Blinds
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 10,000/15,000 Ante, 5,000-10,000 Blinds
Stud Hi-Lo
Albert Daher: A♥A♦/2♣J♠Q♦4♦/6♠
Jon Kyte: A♠7♥/8♣8♦6♣9♦/J♥
Albert Daher and Jon Kyte were heads-up on fifth street with around 125,000 in the middle. Jon Kyte checked and Albert Daher checked behind.
Kyte check-called a bet from Daher on sixth street before both players checked seventh. Kyte had a low draw on fifth street and straight draw on sixth street but had bricked seventh, ending up with only a pair of eights. Daher showed a pair of aces to scoop the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,255,000
555,000
|
555,000 |
|
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875,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
Level 12
Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-20,000, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 10,000/15,000 Ante, 5,000-10,000 Blinds
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 10,000/15,000 Ante, 5,000-10,000 Blinds
2-7 Triple Draw
Justin Liberto raised on the button, Christian Roberts reraised in the small blind, and Liberto called.
Roberts drew one and Liberto two. Roberts then bet and Liberto called.
Roberts again drew one and Liberto took two on the second draw. Roberts put out another bet and Liberto called.
The two players again took the same number of cards and Roberts bet for a third time. Liberto called once more and Roberts showed 8x7x6x3x2x to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,000,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
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500,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
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Level 12
Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-20,000, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 10,000/15,000 Ante, 5,000-10,000 Blinds
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 10,000/15,000 Ante, 5,000-10,000 Blinds
No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw
Erick Lindgren had raised to 90,000 from the big blind and Maxx Coleman called in the small blind.
Coleman drew one and Lindgren surprisingly needed two.
Coleman then led for 125,000 before Lindgren put in a raise to 350,000, immediately causing discomfort for Coleman. He did not take too long before he decided his hand was too strong and he put in the call. Lindgren tabled 8x7x5x4x2x for number twelve to drag a huge pot as the chip leader extends his lead late in the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,025,000
695,000
|
695,000 |
|
|
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|
365,000
235,000
|
235,000 |
|
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Level 12
Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-20,000, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 10,000/15,000 Ante, 5,000-10,000 Blinds
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 10,000/15,000 Ante, 5,000-10,000 Blinds
The floor has instructed dealers to deal four more hands before players bag for the evening.
Level 12
Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-20,000, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 10,000/15,000 Ante, 5,000-10,000 Blinds
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 10,000/15,000 Ante, 5,000-10,000 Blinds
Stud Hi-Lo
Justin Liberto: XxXx / A♠J♠7♥10♠ / Xx
Jon Kyte: XxXx / 5♣2♣J♣9♥ / Xx
Liberto completed and Kyte called. Liberto opted to check-call on fourth.
Liberto checked again on fifth, Kyte bet, Liberto raised, Kyte made it three bets, and Liberto called.
Liberto would then led again on sixth and Kyte called. Liberto decided to check on seventh and then quickly called after Kyte bet. Kyte revealed Q♣7♣3♥ in the hole for a queen-high flush, which was good for the scoop as neither player made a low.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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1,025,000
199,000
|
199,000 |
|
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545,000
605,000
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605,000 |
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