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

06-25-2025 19:24 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Chino Rheem	Busted
David Benyamine	Busted

Ben Diebold	Busted

Josh Arieh	Busted

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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

Seven Card Stud

Chris Klodnicki: XxXx / 5♦Q♣10♦8♣ / Xx
Mike Gorodinsky: XxXx / 9♣J♣4♦9♦ / Xx - folded on seventh street

Gorodinsky limped first to act, Klodnicki limped in middle position, and Michael Mizrachi was the bring-in with the 3♣.

Mizrachi checked fourth, Gorodinsky bet, Klodnicki called, and Mizrachi folded.

Klodnicki then took the betting lead on fifth and Gorodinsky called. It switched around on sixth as Gorodinsky led with open nines.

On seventh, Gorodinsky opted to check before Klodnicki tossed out a bet, and Gorodinsky laid it down after a minute's tank.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Klodnicki	1,125,000 190,000	190,000

Mike Gorodinsky	560,000 61,000	61,000

Michael Mizrachi	225,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Chris Klodnicki Michael Mizrachi Mike Gorodinsky

06-25-2025 19:27 UTC-8

Daher Chops One Up

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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

Stud Hi-Lo

Dario Sammartino: 6♣6♦ / 2♦6♥K♣4♣ / 9♥
Albert Daher: 6♠2♥ / A♦8♣5♦5♣ / 7♦
Tyler Moncek: XxXx / A♠Q♥J♣ - folded fifth street

Picking up the action on fourth street in a three-way pot, Dario Sammartino bet and Albert Daher raised. Tyler Moncek, who apparently is a newbie to all Stud games (according to his brother Michael Moncek), called. Sammartino raised all in and both opponents called.

Moncek checked on fifth street and Daher bet. Moncek folded. The cards were tabled and Daher and Sammartino chopped the pot after the next two streets were dealt, with Sammartino taking the high and Daher taking the low.

Player	Chips	Progress
Albert Daher	540,000 35,000	35,000
Tyler Moncek	300,000
Dario Sammartino	90,000 63,000	63,000

Tags: Albert Daher Dario Sammartino Michael Moncek Tyler Moncek

06-25-2025 19:30 UTC-8

Ausmus Puts Schreiber to the Test

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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

Jeremy Ausmus opened to 15,000 from the hijack and Matthew Schreiber three-bet to 57,000 from the small blind. Ausmus shoved, covering Schreiber who had roughly 275,000 behind.

Schreiber weighed his options for about 90 seconds before folding and the pot was pushed to Ausmus.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Klodnicki	1,240,000 115,000	115,000

Phil Hellmuth	1,050,000 450,000	450,000

Jeremy Ausmus	915,000 76,000	76,000

Matthew Schreiber	275,000 125,000	125,000

Ben Lamb	245,000 10,000	10,000

Dzmitry Urbanovich	243,000 16,000	16,000
Michael Moncek	180,000 120,000	120,000

Tags: Jeremy Ausmus Matthew Schreiber

06-25-2025 19:31 UTC-8

Ausmus Shows Moncek a Nine

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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

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Jeremy Ausmus raised to 15,000 under the gun and Michael Moncek called in the hijack, as did big blind James Obst.

All three players drew one. Ausmus then bet 30,000 and only Moncek called.

Ausmus showed 9x7x6x4x2x and Moncek mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Ausmus	920,000 5,000	5,000

James Obst	600,000 50,000	50,000

Michael Moncek	150,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: James Obst Jeremy Ausmus Michael Moncek

06-25-2025 19:36 UTC-8

Baker Fills Up on Guagenti

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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

Omaha Hi-Lo

Heads-up on a flop of 10♠6♠5♣, David "ODB" Baker bet from middle position and Nick Guagenti called in the big blind.

Baker bet again on the Q♥ turn, and this time Guagenti raised. Baker called and the 5♠ fell on the river.

Guagenti checked to Baker who bet, and Guagenti called. Baker showed A♠6♦5♦2♦ for a full house and Guagenti mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Guagenti	250,000 80,000	80,000

David "ODB" Baker	220,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Nick Guagenti David "ODB" Baker

06-25-2025 19:39 UTC-8

Kenney Loses to Runner-Runner Two Pair

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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

Pot-Limit Omaha

In a three-way pot on a board of A♦3♣Q♥, Bryce Yockey checked in the big blind and Kristopher Tong bet 11,000 from early position. Bryn Kenney called on the button and Yockey folded.

Tong sized up to 49,000 on the K♣ turn and Kenney again called. Tong then checked on the 4♥ river and Kenney checked back. Tong announced two pair and showed K♠10♥9♥4♠ as Kenney nodded in defeat and slid his cards to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryn Kenney	700,000 400,000	400,000

Bryce Yockey	430,000 51,000	51,000

Kristopher Tong	330,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Bryce Yockey Bryn Kenney Kristopher Tong

06-25-2025 19:41 UTC-8

Kenney on the Wrong Side Again

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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

Pot-Limit Omaha

Bryn Kenney opened the hijack and Bryce Yockey called in the small blind.

On the A♦K♥9♦ flop, Yockey check-called a bet from Kenney.

The 7♠ turn checked through to the 7♦ river which saw Yockey lead for 45,000. Kenney would think it over for around 30 seconds before he flicked in the call. He got the bad news as Yockey tabled K♦K♣9♥2♦ for kings full as he collected the pot.

"Nut flush was good, too," joked tablemate Mike Matusow.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryce Yockey	575,000 145,000	145,000

Bryn Kenney	565,000 135,000	135,000

Tags: Bryce Yockey Bryn Kenney

06-25-2025 19:50 UTC-8

Sammartino Chops to Stay Alive

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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

2-7 Triple Draw

Dario Sammartino was already all-in from the big blind and up against two players going into the second draw with around 60,000 in the middle. Ben Yu drew one from the small blind, Sammartino stood pat and Brian Yoon drew one from the button.

After the second draw Yu bet and Yoon called. For the final draw all three players stood pat before Yoon called a final bet from Yu.

Yu had an eight-seven with 8x7x4x3x2x. Sammartino had him beat with 8x6x5x3x2x and Yoon also had 8x6x5x3x2x. Sammartino and Yoon chopped the main pot while Yoon took the side pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Yoon	770,000 185,000	185,000

Ben Yu	411,000 1,000	1,000

Dario Sammartino	28,000 62,000	62,000

Tags: Ben Yu Brian Yoon Dario Sammartino

06-25-2025 19:51 UTC-8

Sammartino Wheels His Way to a Double

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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

2-7 Triple Draw

Dario Sammartino raised all-in for 21,000 from the button and Joao Vieira called in the big blind.

Vieira took three and Sammartino two on the first draw.

Both players drew one on the second and third draws.

Dario Sammartino: 7x5x4x2x All in
Joao Vieira: 8x6x3x2x