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

06-25-2025 15:37 UTC-8

Matusow Makes Runner-Runner Boat Against Flopped Flush

Connor Richards

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

No-Limit Hold'em

Arthur Morris raised to 10,000 in the cutoff and Mike Matusow called in the big blind.

Matusow checked on the flop of Q♥J♥5♥ and Morris continued for 11,000. Matusow called. Matusow check-called again on the Q♠ turn as Morris sized up to 30,000.

Matusow checked once more on the J♠ river and Morris shook his head before checking back. Matusow showed K♣J♣ for a runner-runner full house and Morris mucked what he said was a flopped flush.

"You flopped a flush?! Really? That's so sick!" Matusow said.

"He's like 1% to win," Morris said in dismay.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Matusow	630,000 319,000	319,000

Arthur Morris	80,000 195,000	195,000

Tags: Arthur Morris Mike Matusow

06-25-2025 15:37 UTC-8

Daher Gets Dealt the Goods

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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

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Maximilian Schindler opened from the hijack, Albert Daher three-bet from the cutoff, and Schindler called to create a pot of over 80,000.

Schindler took one and Daher stood pat. Schindler then led for a little under 50,000 before Daher raised to 240,000 and Schindler reluctantly called. Daher showed 8x6x5x3x2x for a monster hand to drag a massive one off Schindler.

"You should add Never Run Like Albert, NRLA," joked tablemate Philip Sternheimer, "Just get dealt a pat number seven."

Player	Chips	Progress
Albert Daher	675,000 305,000	305,000
Maximilian Schindler	150,000 182,000	182,000

Tags: Albert Daher Maximilian Schindler

06-25-2025 15:20 UTC-8

Gorodinsky Trips Up Vengrin

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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

Stud Hi-Lo

Matthew Vengrin: XxXx / 9♦10♠10♥9♠ / Xx
Mike Gorodinsky: 6♠4♥3♠ / 4♦8♠4♣Q♣
Aaron Katz: XxXx / 3♥6♥7♠ - folded on fifth street

Gorodinsky completed first to act, Katz called on his left, Vengrin two-bet, and both called. Fourth street checked through.

Vengrin led fifth with open tens, Gorodinsky called, and Katz folded.

Vengrin led again on sixth with open two pair and Gorodinsky called.

Vengrin slowed down with a check on seventh, Gorodinsky bet, and Vengrin quickly called hoping to see a low. However, Gorodinsky announced three fours, and his trips were good as Vengrin could only frustratingly muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Gorodinsky	890,000 37,000	37,000

Aaron Katz	360,000 119,000	119,000

Matthew Vengrin	175,000 136,000	136,000

Tags: Aaron Katz Matthew Vengrin Mike Gorodinsky

06-25-2025 15:17 UTC-8

Gerhart Shows Schwartz the Higher Straight

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David Salituro

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

Limit Hold'em

Action folded to Luke Schwartz who raised in the small blind. Kevin Gerhart then reraised in the big blind and Schwartz called.

The flop came K♣K♦Q♣ and Gerhart continued with a bet. Schwartz called and they both checked the Q♦ turn.

Schwartz led out on the J♥ river and Gerhart called. Schwartz showed 10♥9♦ for a straight, but Gerhart had the nut straight with A♥10♦ to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Gerhart	350,000 46,000	46,000

Luke Schwartz	190,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Kevin Gerhart Luke Schwartz

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 14:46 UTC-8

Quads for Lindgren

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Connor Richards

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

Limit Hold'em

Chris Brewer raised on the button and Erick Lindgren defended his big blind.

"This is my game adjacent. What are you doing?" joked Brewer, a no-limit Hold'em specialist.

Lindgren checked on the Q♣Q♠8♥ flop and Brewer bet. Lindgren called. Lindgren checked again on the Q♦ turn and Brewer bet. Lindgren check-raised and Brewer called.

Lindgren bet again on the 5♥ river and Brewer called. Lindgren showed Q♥5♦ for quads as Brewer flashed the 5♠ and mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erick Lindgren	600,000 20,000	20,000

Chris Brewer	540,000 120,000	120,000

Tags: Chris Brewer Erick Lindgren

06-25-2025 14:46 UTC-8

Smith Jams the Turn

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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

Michael Mizrachi opened to 10,000 under the gun and was called by David Benyamine in the hijack and Jason Mercier on the button. In the big blind, Dan Smith potted to 52,000. Mizrachi folded before Benyamine and Mercier called.

On the Q♥10♠4♠ flop, the action checked to Mercier who bet 55,000 and only Smith called.

The turn was the 7♥. Smith the led all-in for 203,000 into a pot of 282,000. Mercier would tank for almost two minutes before he decided to let it go, conceding a big pot to Smith without showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Mizrachi	695,000 25,000	25,000

Dan Smith	485,000 135,000	135,000

Jason Mercier	305,000 25,000	25,000

David Benyamine	285,000 75,000	75,000

Tags: Dan Smith David Benyamine Jason Mercier Michael Mizrachi

06-25-2025 14:42 UTC-8

Ausmus Makes a Flush on Sixth Street

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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

Seven Card Stud

Jeremy Ausmus: 3♦9♦/Q♦8♦9♣A♦/5♦
James Obst: XxXx/6♥7♥2♣7♠/Xx
Dzmitry Urbanovich: XxXx/4♥ - folded on third street
Christian Roberts: XxXx/2♠ - folded bring in

Dzmitry Urbanovich called the bring in, James Obst raised, Jeremy Ausmus made it two bets, Christian Roberts folded from the bring in, Urbanovich folded and Obst called.

Ausmus bet fourth and fifth street with Obst calling both times. On sixth and seventh street Obst check-called bets from Ausmus, who turned over an ace-high flush to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Ausmus	805,000 105,000	105,000

James Obst	380,000 120,000	120,000

Christian Roberts	362,000 52,000	52,000

Dzmitry Urbanovich	142,000 42,000	42,000

Tags: Christian Roberts Dzmitry Urbanovich James Obst Jeremy Ausmus

06-25-2025 14:40 UTC-8

Obst Wheels in a Three-Way Pot

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David Salituro

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

Seven Card Stud

James Obst: XxXx/3♠2♦5♥7♥/Xx
Matthew Ashton: XxXx/6♣J♦8♣7♦/Xx
Jeremy Ausmus: XxXx/10♣9♦3♦2♥ - folded on sixth street

Jeremy Ausmus bet on fourth street and was called by Matthew Ashton and James Obst.

All three players checked on fifth. Ashton then bet on sixth and Obst raised as Ausmus got out of the way, while Ashton called.

Obst bet on seventh and Ashton called once more. Obst then showed A♥8♥4♣ for a wheel and Ashton mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Ausmus	700,000 90,000	90,000

James Obst	500,000 5,000	5,000

Matthew Ashton	220,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: James Obst Jeremy Ausmus Matthew Ashton