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

Jun 25, 2025

Eslami Sends Out Tong

Ryan Lashmar

Level 12

Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-20,000, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 10,000/15,000 Ante, 5,000-10,000 Blinds

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 Eslami Kristopher Tong

Jun 25, 2025

Klodnicki Picks Off a Bluff From Mizrachi

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David Salituro

Level 12

Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-20,000, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 10,000/15,000 Ante, 5,000-10,000 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

Heads-up on a flop of 3♥2♦2♣, Chris Klodnicki bet 35,000 from the button and Michael Mizrachi called in the big blind.

Both players checked the A♠ turn. Mizrachi then led out for 80,000 on the 9♣ river and Klodnicki tanked for a minute before calling.

"You're good. Sevens," Mizrachi said as he showed 7♣7♦, but Klodnicki, who finished runner-up to Mizrachi in this in 2012, had Q♥Q♣7♠2♠ to win the pot.

Tags: Chris Klodnicki Michael Mizrachi

Jun 25, 2025

Hellmuth Makes a Wheel to Bust Tate

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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

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 Tate Matthew Schreiber Phil Hellmuth

Jun 25, 2025

Glaser Sends Out Becker

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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

Johannes Becker: XxXx/A♦2♣K♦ All in
Benny Glaser: XxXx/10♥6♥J♠

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 10♣6♣ for two pair, while Becker had 4♥4♣. Becker finished up with 7♦7♥ and could only improve to sevens and fours, while Glaser caught A♥7♠ and took the pot to send Becker to the rail.

Tags: Benny Glaser Johannes Becker

Jun 25, 2025

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

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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

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: A♠3♠ All in
David "ODB" Baker: A♦Q♦

Mercier found himself dominated and immediately lost all hope of survival as the K♦5♦2♦ flop gave Baker the nut flush. The board ran out 3♣4♥ 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 Smith David "ODB" Baker Jason Mercier

Jun 25, 2025

Daher Gets Funky

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Connor Richards

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

Pot-Limit Omaha

David Funkhouser opened to 26,000 in the cutoff and Albert Daher called on the button before as Tyler Moncek defended his big blind.

Moncek checked on the flop of 6♦A♣Q♣ and Funkhouser continued for 45,000. Daher called and Moncek folded. Funkhouser then bet pot for 180,000 on the 9♦ turn and Daher called.

The 2♥ river completed the board and Funkhouser covered his neck with his hoodie before sliding out a bet of 500,000 to put Daher all in.

"I'm going to hero fold," Daher said as he entered the tank for several minutes, leaning and shuffling as he looked at the board. Eventually, he called.

Funkhouser could only show a pair and missed straight draw with A♥K♣8♥7♥ as Daher turned over A♠K♠J♦9♣ to win the big pot with aces and nines.

Tags: Albert Daher David Funkhouser Tyler Moncek

Jun 25, 2025

Eslami Fills Up...In Razz

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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

Razz

Kristopher Tong: XxXx/2x3x5x All in
Ali Eslami: XxXx/2x6x4x

Ali Eslami completed, Kristopher Tong raised, and Eslami called.

Tong bet on fourth street and Eslami called. Tong then bet his last 24,000 on fifth and Eslami called.

Tong ended up with 3x6xJx10x for 10-6-5-3-2, while Eslami finished with a full house with Ax2x4x4x and gave up the pot.

"That's how the world champion does it," Scott Bohlman said as the $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. champion doubled up.

Tags: Ali Eslami Kristopher Tong

Jun 25, 2025

Schreiber Shows Lamb an Ace; Shak Falls to Daher

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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

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 Daher Ben Lamb Dan Shak Matthew Schreiber

Jun 25, 2025

Vitch Fires at Kyte

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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

Limit Hold'em

Christopher Vitch raised in middle position and Justin Liberto reraised in the hijack. Jon Kyte made it four bets on the button and both Vitch and Liberto called.

The flop came 8♥8♦2♠ and Kyte bet. Vitch then raised, Liberto folded, and Kyte called.

Vitch led out with a bet on the 7♦ turn and Kyte called. The river was the J♠ and Vitch bet again. Kyte called and Vitch turned over 9♠8♠ for trips to win the pot.

Tags: Christopher Vitch Jon Kyte Justin Liberto

Jun 25, 2025

Liberto Picks Off Vitch's Bluff

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Brett Slezak

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

Pot-Limit Omaha

Christopher Vitch opened from the hijack and was called by Justin Liberto in the cutoff and Jon Kyte in the small blind.

On the 4♣3♥3♣ flop, Vitch bet 21,000 before Liberto clicked it to 52,000. Kyte folded and Vitch called.

The 5♥ turn checked through to the 3♦ river which saw Vitch lead for 120,000. Liberto would think it over for almost two minutes, clearly pained by the decision, before he put in the call. Vitch announced ace-king while Liberto tabled K♠K♥9♦2♠ for the winner with his full house, threes full of kings.

Tags: Christopher Vitch Jon Kyte Justin Liberto