2025 World Series of Poker

Event #66: $50,000 Poker Players Championship
Day: 2
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Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
10x6x5x4x2x
Prize
$1,331,322
Event Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$5,082,500
Total Entries
107
Level Info
Level
26
Limits
0 / 0
Ante
0
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
87
Players Left
35
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Level 12
David Funkhouser
David Funkhouser

Schreiber Eliminated by Hellmuth in Flush Over Flush Collision

Level 12
Matthew Schreiber
Matthew Schreiber

Matthew Schreiber opened from middle position, Jeremy Ausmus called in the small blind and Phil Hellmuth called in the big blind.

The flop came 49Q. Action checked to Schreiber who bet 20,000 and both opponents called.

Schreiber bet 40,000 when checked to on the 7 turn. Ausmus folded before Hellmuth raised to 140,000. Schreiber shoved for a bit over 200,000 and Hellmuth snap-called with a covering stack.

Matthew Schreiber: 65 All in
Phil Hellmuth: K10

Schreiber was drawing dead with a small flush against Hellmuth's second-nut flush and after the 2 river he exited the tournament area.

Tags: Jeremy AusmusMatthew SchreiberPhil Hellmuth

Yoon Sends Katz to Rail

Level 12

Razz

Aaron Katz: 4x3x / 5x4x9xXx / Xx All in
Brian Yoon: 8x4x / 6x3x5xXx / Xx
Philip Sternheimer: XxXx / 2x6x9x - folded on fifth street

Action picked up on fifth after two bets went in from each player on fourth. Yoon led with the lowest board, Sternheimer folded, and Katz called all-in for his final 19,000.

Yoon had a made eight against the nine draw of Katz, who needed a lot of help to survive. On sixth, Katz caught a Qx and Yoon caught a 2x to leave Katz drawing dead as he wished his opponents farewell.

Tags: Aaron KatzBrian YoonPhilip Sternheimer

Eslami Sends Out Tong

Level 12
Kristopher Tong
Kristopher Tong

2-7 Triple Draw

Ali Eslami opened from under the gun and Kristopher Tong called all in with his stack of 38,000.

Eslami drew two before standing pat for the last two draws. Tong drew one for all three draws.

Kristopher Tong: 7x5x3x2x All in
Ali Eslami: 8x7x4x3x2x

Eslami was ahead with eight-seven perfect while Tong needed a four or six to extend his tournament life. Tong instead drew an Ax for his final draw and was sent to the rail while Eslami took the pot.

Tags: Ali EslamiKristopher Tong

Smith Sends Guagenti Spinning Out

Level 12

Razz

Dan Smith completed with a 4x showing, Nick Guagenti raised all in with 5x, and Smith called.

Guagenti had Ax4x6x9x6x showing by seventh street, but he was already drawing dead as Smith caught KxQx5x3x2xAx for a wheel. Guagenti didn't even bother looking at his last card before getting up from his seat and heading for the exit.

Tags: Dan SmithNick Guagenti

Hellmuth Makes a Wheel to Bust Tate

Level 11
Phil Hellmuth
Phil Hellmuth

2-7 Triple Draw

Brian Tate was already all in from middle position as Phil Hellmuth and Matthew Schreiber built a side pot after the second draw. Schreiber bet from the small blind and Hellmuth raised in the cutoff. Schreiber took a minute before folding.

Tate drew one and Hellmuth stood pat. Tate was drawing to an eight, but it made little difference as Hellmuth showed 7x5x4x3x2x. Tate tossed his cards into the muck and headed off to the exit as Hellmuth raked in the pot.

Tags: Brian TateMatthew SchreiberPhil Hellmuth

Glaser Sends Out Becker

Level 11
Johannes Becker
Johannes Becker

Seven Card Stud

Johannes Becker: XxXx/A2K All in
Benny Glaser: XxXx/106J

Benny Glaser completed, Johannes Becker raised, and Glaser called.

Becker bet on fourth street and Glaser called. Becker bet again on fifth, Glaser raised, and Becker called all in.

Glaser turned over 106 for two pair, while Becker had 44. Becker finished up with 77 and could only improve to sevens and fours, while Glaser caught A7 and took the pot to send Becker to the rail.

Tags: Benny GlaserJohannes Becker

"It Was Fun, Until It Wasn't"; Baker Flops the Nuts to Bust Mercier

Level 11
Jason Mercier
Jason Mercier

No-Limit Hold'em

Jason Mercier moved all in for 47,000 from the cutoff and David "ODB" Baker called on the button. Dan Smith then reraised to 115,000 in the big blind, Baker reshoved for 350,000, and Smith folded.

Jason Mercier: A3 All in
David "ODB" Baker: AQ

Mercier found himself dominated and immediately lost all hope of survival as the K52 flop gave Baker the nut flush. The board ran out 34 and Mercier was sent to the rail.

"Good luck. It was fun, until it wasn't," Mercier said on his way to the exit.

Tags: Dan SmithDavid "ODB" BakerJason Mercier

Team Moncek is No Longer

Level 11

Pot-Limit Omaha

Tyler Moncek was all in for his final 60,000 from the cutoff, at risk against Ben Yu from the small blind.

Tyler Moncek: J865 All in
Ben Yu: AA96

Moncek needed some help to survive which he found on the Q86 flop as he made two pair. However, Yu picked up the nut flush draw which came in on the 2 turn. Moncek needed to fill up on the river which he could not do as it came the 7, and he was eliminated but won the last longer against his brother, Michael.

Tags: Ben YuTyler Moncek

Schreiber Shows Lamb an Ace; Shak Falls to Daher

Level 11
Matthew Schreiber
Matthew Schreiber

Razz

Matthew Schreiber: XxXx/7x4x3x2x
Ben Lamb: XxXx/3x8xJx3x - folded on sixth street

Ben Lamb bet on fourth street and Matthew Schreiber called.

Schreiber then bet on fifth and Lamb called. "Thinking of trapping?" Lamb asked Schreiber on sixth before Schreiber put in another bet.

Lamb spread the pot and tanked for a minute before folding. "I might not be live. Am I live?" he asked Schreiber, who revealed an Ax as he took the pot.

At the same time at another table, Dan Shak was all in and up against Albert Daher.

Shak finished with 10x8x4xAxKxAxKx, while Daher had Ax2x2x6x4x3x5x for a wheel to send Shak to the rail.

Tags: Albert DaherBen LambDan ShakMatthew Schreiber

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