Event #66: $50,000 Poker Players Championship Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-25-2025 20:41 UTC-8

Lamb Trips Up Moncek

David Salituro

Level 11

Limit Flop/Draw: 8,000-15,000, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Stud Games: 3,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 15,000 Completion, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 8,000/12,000 Ante, 4,000-8,000 Blinds

Seven Card Stud

Michael Moncek: XxXx/2♦3♠A♦4♠ All in
Ben Lamb: XxXx/K♣7♣4♥Q♦/Xx
James Obst: XxXx/8♣3♥J♠6♥/Xx

Ben Lamb, James Obst, and Michael Moncek went to sixth street where Lamb bet. Obst called, while Moncek committed the rest of his chips.

"Mike, I've done the math and this is an important pot for you," Lamb told Moncek going to seventh as he and Obst checked it down.

Moncek turned over K♥K♠, but Lamb had Q♠Q♥2♣ for trip queens to win the pot and send Moncek to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Lamb	650,000 217,000	217,000

James Obst	520,000 168,000	168,000

Michael Moncek	Busted

Tags: Ben Lamb Michael Moncek James Obst

06-25-2025 20:13 UTC-8

Tate Picks Off a Bluff from Matusow

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 10

Limit Flop/Draw: 6,000-12,000, 12,000-24,000 Limits
Stud Games: 3,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 12,000 Completion, 12,000-24,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 6,000/9,000 Ante, 3,000-6,000 Blinds

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Mike Matusow opened to 15,000 from the hijack and Brian Tate called from the cutoff. Matusow stood pat while Tate drew one.

After the draw Matusow checked and Tate bet 35,000. Matusow check-raised to 100,000 and Tate thought for about a minute before calling.

"You're good" Matusow told his opponent, at which point Tate turned over an eight with 8x7x6x4x2x. Matusow mucked his hand and the pot was pushed to Tate.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Tate	370,000 23,000	23,000
Mike Matusow	242,000 376,000	376,000

Tags: Brian Tate Mike Matusow

06-25-2025 19:24 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Chino Rheem	Busted
David Benyamine	Busted

Ben Diebold	Busted

Josh Arieh	Busted

Deeb Trouble

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Connor Richards

Level 9

Limit Flop/Draw: 5,000-10,000, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 10,000 Completion, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 5,000/8,000 Ante, 3,000-5,000 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

Andrew Yeh raised to 12,000 from under the gun and Daniel Negreanu called from the next seat as Shaun Deeb called in the cutoff.

Yeh and Negreanu checked on the flop of 10♥8♠9♠ and Deeb bet 35,000. Yeh called and Negreanu folded. Yeh checked again on the 2♥ turn and Deeb sized up to 119,000. Yeh raised to around 400,000 and Deeb called off with less.

Shaun Deeb: 9♣9♦7♠6♣ All in
Andrew Yeh: J♣10♣9♥7♥

Deeb had run into everything as his opponent had the better straight with a redraw to hearts.

"God, that's the worst hand I could possibly be against," said Deeb.

Deeb needed the board to pair to stay alive, but the K♣ river bricked off. Deeb was sent to the rail, but his two Team Lucky compatriots Josh Arieh and Matt Glatz are still alive at another table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Yeh	1,300,000 314,000	314,000

Daniel Negreanu	660,000 60,000	60,000

Shaun Deeb	Busted

Tags: Andrew Yeh Daniel Negreanu Josh Arieh Matt Glatz Shaun Deeb

06-25-2025 17:16 UTC-8

Lamb KOs Hunichen

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 9

Limit Flop/Draw: 5,000-10,000, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 10,000 Completion, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 5,000/8,000 Ante, 3,000-5,000 Blinds

No-Limit Hold'em

Ben Lamb opened to 12,000 from under the gun and Chris Hunichen called from the small blind.

The flop came J♥4♦8♠. Hunichen checked, Lamb bet 16,000, Hunichen check-raised to 42,000 and Lamb called.

Hunichen shoved for a bit under 100,000 on the 6♠ turn and Lamb called with a covering stack to put him at risk.

Chris Hunichen: K♠J♦ All in
Ben Lamb: A♠A♦

Hunichen was in bad shape with top pair against Lamb's overpair and after failing to improve on the 2♠ river he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Lamb	495,000 131,000	131,000

Chris Hunichen	Busted

Tags: Ben Lamb Chris Hunichen

06-25-2025 17:04 UTC-8

Liberto Snaps Off Pisarenko

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David Salituro

Level 9

Limit Flop/Draw: 5,000-10,000, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 10,000 Completion, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 5,000/8,000 Ante, 3,000-5,000 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

Maksim Pisarenko had three-bet before the flop from the big blind and Justin Liberto called in the cutoff. The flop came 8♦3♦2♣ and Pisarenko potted to 122,000.

Liberto called to the 9♣ turn, where Pisarenko moved all in for around another 150,000. Liberto snap-called with Q♠10♠9♦8♥ for two pair, while Pisarenko needed to improve with A♦A♥K♦J♠.

The 5♣ river was no help to Pisarenko and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Liberto	1,160,000 240,000	240,000

Maksim Pisarenko	Busted

Tags: Justin Liberto Maksim Pisarenko

06-25-2025 16:49 UTC-8

Guagenti Jumps In; A Few Head Out

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David Salituro

Level 9

Limit Flop/Draw: 5,000-10,000, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 10,000 Completion, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 5,000/8,000 Ante, 3,000-5,000 Blinds

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Guagenti	300,000

Matthew Vengrin	Busted

Kevin Gerhart	Busted

Jon Turner	Busted

Aaron Kupin	Busted
Kane Kalas	Busted
Joey Couden	Busted

Jason Kluska	Busted

06-25-2025 15:04 UTC-8

Vitch Takes Out Two and Into the Chip Lead

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Brett Slezak

Level 8

Limit Flop/Draw: 4,000-8,000, 8,000-16,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 8,000 Completion, 8,000-16,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 4000/6000 Ante, 2000-4000 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

Luke Schwartz opened to 11,000 under the gun before Jesse Lonis potted to 39,000 next to act. On the button, Christopher Vitch four-bet pot to 134,000. In the big blind, Hal Rotholz called all-in for 20,000. Schwartz folded and Lonis called.

On the 7♦4♦3♥ flop, Lonis checked, Vitch potted, and Lonis called all-in for 142,000.

Jesse Lonis: A♣J♠7♠7♣ All in
Hal Rotholz: 8♠6♥5♣2♠ All in
Christopher Vitch: K♥K♦10♦7♥

Lonis flopped a set of sevens while Rotholz flopped the nut straight for the smaller main pot, and Vitch had a flush draw with an overpair.

"Keep it clean, dealer," Rotholz requested as the 2♣ brick came on the turn.

However, the script was flipped as the 9♦ peeled off on the river, giving Vitch the flush to eliminate two players as he becomes the largest stack in the room by a wide margin.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Vitch	1,550,000 250,000	250,000

Luke Schwartz	230,000 35,000	35,000
Jesse Lonis	Busted

Hal Rotholz	Busted

Tags: Christopher Vitch Hal Rotholz Jesse Lonis Luke Schwartz

06-25-2025 15:02 UTC-8

2007 PPC Champion Freddy Deeb Hits the Rail

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 8

Limit Flop/Draw: 4,000-8,000, 8,000-16,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 8,000 Completion, 8,000-16,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 4000/6000 Ante, 2000-4000 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

Freddy Deeb opened to 12,000 from the hijack and Christopher Vitch three-bet to 38,000 from the big blind. Deeb called.

Both players checked the J♣8♠6♥ flop leading to the 2♠ turn. Vitch bet 82,000 and Deeb called, leaving 31,000 behind.

Vitch shoved the K♠ river and Deeb folded, telling his tablemates he had 9-7-6-5 shortly after doing so.

Pot-Limit Omaha

The next hand saw Deeb open to 14,000 from under the gun and receive calls from Jesse Lonis on the button and Justin Liberto in the big blind.

The flop came 4♠Q♠Q♣. Liberto checked, Deeb shoved for his remaining 17,000, Lonis called with a covering stack and Liberto folded.

Freddy Deeb: A♦8♠7♦3♠ All in
Jesse Lonis: A♣Q♥6♥2♦

The rest of the board ran out 6♣7♠. Deeb had rivered a flush but it was no good against Lonis' full house. Deeb was sent to the rail as the pot was pushed to Lonis.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Vitch	1,300,000 390,000	390,000

Justin Liberto	800,000 25,000	25,000

Jesse Lonis	285,000 5,000	5,000

Freddy Deeb	Busted

Tags: Christopher Vitch Freddy Deeb Jesse Lonis Justin Liberto

06-25-2025 14:50 UTC-8

Schulman is No More

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Brett Slezak

Level 8

Limit Flop/Draw: 4,000-8,000, 8,000-16,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 8,000 Completion, 8,000-16,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 4000/6000 Ante, 2000-4000 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

Nick Schulman was all-in for his final 18,000 from the button against Maxx Coleman in the hijack and Matt Glantz in the big blind.

Coleman and Glantz checked down the A♠Q♥2♥7♣5♣ board until Glantz check-folded to a 30,000 bet from Coleman on the river.

Nick Schulman: A♥J♥4♦2♦ All in
Maxx Coleman: 7♥6♦5♥5♦

Schulman was ahead with a pair of aces and the superior flush draw. However, Coleman would river a set of fives to eliminate Schulman as his quest for bracelet eight will have to wait.