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

Player	Chips	Progress
Erick Lindgren	2,969,000 56,000	56,000

Michael Mizrachi	2,048,000 102,000	102,000

Ali Eslami	1,757,000 457,000	457,000

Christopher Vitch	1,739,000 135,000	135,000

Andrew Yeh	1,461,000 364,000	364,000

Brian Yoon	1,420,000 5,000	5,000

Christian Roberts	1,248,000 248,000	248,000

Chris Klodnicki	1,244,000 119,000	119,000

Phil Hellmuth	1,110,000 160,000	160,000

Jon Kyte	1,086,000 211,000	211,000
Ben Lamb	1,079,000 79,000	79,000

Albert Daher	1,044,000 211,000	211,000
Bryce Yockey	981,000 91,000	91,000

Marco Johnson	963,000 263,000	263,000

Bryn Kenney	960,000 90,000	90,000

Philip Sternheimer	915,000 70,000	70,000

Chris Brewer	812,000 139,000	139,000

Matthew Ashton	778,000 272,000	272,000

James Obst	742,000 222,000	222,000

Yosuke Miki	714,000 25,000	25,000
Ben Yu	694,000 6,000	6,000

Mike Matusow	694,000 44,000	44,000

Benny Glaser	682,000 107,000	107,000

Mike Gorodinsky	635,000 185,000	185,000

John Monnette	572,000 85,000	85,000

Player

Chips

Progress

Erick Lindgren

2,969,000

56,000

Michael Mizrachi

2,048,000

102,000

Ali Eslami

1,757,000

457,000

Christopher Vitch

1,739,000

135,000

Andrew Yeh

1,461,000

364,000

Brian Yoon

1,420,000

5,000

Christian Roberts

1,248,000

248,000

Chris Klodnicki

1,244,000

119,000

Phil Hellmuth

1,110,000

160,000

Jon Kyte

1,086,000

211,000

Ben Lamb

1,079,000

79,000

Albert Daher

1,044,000

211,000

Bryce Yockey

981,000

91,000

Marco Johnson

963,000

263,000

Bryn Kenney

960,000

90,000

Philip Sternheimer

915,000

70,000

Chris Brewer

812,000

139,000

Matthew Ashton

778,000

272,000

James Obst

742,000

222,000

Yosuke Miki

714,000

25,000

Ben Yu

694,000

6,000

Mike Matusow

694,000

44,000

Benny Glaser

682,000

107,000

Mike Gorodinsky

635,000

185,000

John Monnette

572,000

85,000

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.

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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.

Tags: Aaron Katz Andrew Yeh Ben Lamb Benny Glaser Bryn Kenney Chad Eveslage Chance Kornuth's Chino Rheem Erick Lindgren Esther Taylor James Obst Jason Mercier Jeremy Ausmus Jesse Lonis Josh Arieh Matt Glantz Matthew Ashton Matthew Schreiber Michael Mizrachi Michael Moncek Mike Gorodinsky Mike Matusow Nick Schulman Phil Hellmuth Phil Hui Scott Seiver Shaun Deeb Tyler Moncek