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

06-25-2025 17:19 UTC-8

Vitch Raises the Turn in Battle of Big Stacks

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

Limit Hold'em

Christopher Vitch raised on the button and Justin Liberto reraised in the small blind. Vitch called and they saw a flop of 10♥6♣3♠.

Liberto led out with a bet and Vitch called. The turn was the K♦ and Liberto bet again.

Vitch came back with a raise this time and Liberto quickly tossed his cards away.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Vitch	1,800,000 300,000	300,000

Justin Liberto	1,100,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Christopher Vitch Justin Liberto

06-25-2025 17:27 UTC-8

Hui Gets Some Back After Hellmuth Misses Everything

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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

Stud Hi-Lo

Phil Hui: XxXx/3♦K♦7♣9♠/Xx
Phil Hellmuth: 7♦10♦/6♦5♦8♠5♥/Q♠ - folded on seventh street
Esther Taylor: XxXx/7♠10♠ - folded on fourth street

Esther Taylor completed, Phil Hellmuth called and Phil Hui defended from the bring in.

On fourth street Hui checked, Taylor checked, Hellmuth bet, Hui called and Taylor folded. Hellmuth then bet fifth and sixth street with Hui calling each time.

On seventh street Hellmuth checked and Hui bet. Hellmuth folded, revealing his down cards to show he had a flush draw on fourth street, and then both an open-ended straight draw and low draw on fifth street, before completely bricking sixth and seventh.

Player	Chips	Progress
Esther Taylor	540,000 312,000	312,000

Phil Hellmuth	500,000 10,000	10,000

Phil Hui	375,000 175,000	175,000

Tags: Esther Taylor Phil Hellmuth Phil Hui

06-25-2025 17:27 UTC-8

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 17:32 UTC-8

Benyamine Catches a Wheel to Double Off Klodnicki

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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

Stud Hi-Lo

David Benyamine: XxXx/3♠5♦K♠7♣ All in
Chris Klodnicki: XxXx/A♥5♥8♣8♥

Chris Klodnicki bet on fourth street and David Benyamine called.

Klodnicki bet again on fifth and Benyamine called. Klodnicki bet on sixth and Benyamine called off the rest of his 65,000.

Klodnicki showed A♠Q♦4♠ for aces and eights, while Benyamine had A♣2♥ showing by seventh. He turned over the 4♦ to make a wheel as he scooped the pot to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Klodnicki	680,000 330,000	330,000

David Benyamine	130,000 105,000	105,000

Tags: Chris Klodnicki David Benyamine

06-25-2025 17:34 UTC-8

Roberts Pips Vitch

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Brett Slezak

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 2-7 Single Draw

Christopher Vitch opened the button to 12,000 before Christian Roberts three-bet to 55,000 from the big blind, and Vitch called.

Both players stood pat. Roberts elected to check to Vitch who bet 60,000, and Roberts called after a small tank.

Christopher Vitch: 10x8x7x6x3x
Christian Roberts: 10x8x5x3x2x

Both players had a ten-eight but Roberts' was better as he dragged one off the chip leader.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Vitch	1,600,000 200,000	200,000

Christian Roberts	670,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: Christian Roberts Christopher Vitch

06-25-2025 18:27 UTC-8

Chip Counts at Break

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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
Christopher Vitch	1,785,000 185,000	185,000

Erick Lindgren	1,390,000 795,000	795,000

Andrew Yeh	1,383,000 83,000	83,000

David Funkhouser	1,179,000 369,000	369,000

Justin Liberto	1,175,000 75,000	75,000

John Monnette	912,000 112,000	112,000

Jeremy Ausmus	839,000 9,000	9,000

Marco Johnson	834,000 284,000	284,000

Chris Klodnicki	818,000 138,000	138,000

Jason Mercier	745,000 195,000	195,000

Daniel Negreanu	722,000 62,000	62,000

Bruno Portaro	702,000 82,000	82,000
Christian Roberts	644,000 26,000	26,000

Benny Glaser	629,000 104,000	104,000

Mike Gorodinsky	621,000 344,000	344,000

Mike Matusow	618,000 16,000	16,000

Jon Kyte	594,000 29,000	29,000
Maxx Coleman	585,000 75,000	75,000

Matt Glantz	574,000 266,000	266,000

Esther Taylor	560,000 20,000	20,000

Dan Smith	556,000 53,000	53,000

Michael Mizrachi	531,000 89,000	89,000

Chad Eveslage	508,000 148,000	148,000

Aaron Katz	493,000 33,000	33,000

Bryce Yockey	481,000 3,000	3,000

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06-25-2025 18:37 UTC-8

Last Entrants

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David Salituro

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Moncek	300,000 300,000	300,000

Ben Diebold	300,000 300,000	300,000

Bryn Kenney	300,000 300,000	300,000

Tyler Moncek	300,000 300,000	300,000
Joao Vieira	300,000 300,000	300,000

David "ODB" Baker	300,000 300,000	300,000

06-25-2025 18:44 UTC-8

Kyte Bets Out Liberto

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David Salituro

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

Stud Hi-Lo

Jon Kyte: XxXx/2♦6♥8♣10♠/Xx
Justin Liberto: XxXx/5♦9♥7♣K♥/Xx
Christian Roberts: XxXx/3♣J♠10♥ - folded on fifth street

Jon Kyte bet on fourth street and was called by Justin Liberto and Christian Roberts.

Kyte bet again on fifth and Liberto raised. Roberts laid down his hand, while Kyte called.

Kyte then bet on sixth and seventh. Liberto called on sixth but folded on seventh as Kyte took down the pot without a showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Liberto	1,060,000 115,000	115,000

Jon Kyte	700,000 106,000	106,000
Christian Roberts	620,000 24,000	24,000

Tags: Christian Roberts Jon Kyte Justin Liberto

06-25-2025 18:44 UTC-8

Check-Raise from Monnette

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Connor Richards

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 Hold'em

Chad Eveslage raised to 15,000 on the button and Matthew Ashton and John Monnette called in the blinds.

Ashton and Monnette checked on the flop of 4♠6♣A♣ and Eveslage continued for 14,000. Ashton called and Monnette raised to 48,000. Eveslage called and Ashton folded.

Monnette bet 58,000 on the 6♥ turn and Eveslage laid it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Monnette	950,000 38,000	38,000

Chad Eveslage	400,000 108,000	108,000

Matthew Ashton	280,000 56,000	56,000

Tags: Chad Eveslage John Monnette Matthew Ashton

06-25-2025 18:48 UTC-8

Yeh Leaves Mueller Short

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Brett Slezak

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

Stud Hi-Lo

Greg Mueller: XxXx / K♣5♥10♥J♠ / Xx - folded on seventh street
Andrew Yeh: XxXx / 8♦10♦9♥J♥ / Xx

Mueller completed and Yeh called in late position.

Mueller led on fourth and fifth and Yeh came along.

On sixth, Mueller opted to check-call a bet from Yeh. He checked once again on seventh and Yeh quickly bet, which sent Mueller into a small tank. He eventually decided to fold, up against a very dangerous board, as he is left on a short stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Yeh	1,475,000 92,000	92,000

Greg Mueller	85,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Andrew Yeh Greg Mueller