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

06-25-2025 17:00 UTC-8

Mercier Leads River

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

Jason Mercier raised from under the gun and Michael Mizrachi called on the button as Nick Guagenti defended his big blind.

Guagenti and Mercier both checked on the flop of A♣6♥J♥ and Mizrachi bet 20,000. Guagenti folded and Mercier called. Mercier checked again on the 8♦ turn and Mizrachi sized up to 75,000. Mercier called.

The K♦ river completed the board and Mercier led out for 163,000. Mizrachi quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Mizrachi	620,000 290,000	290,000

Jason Mercier	550,000 10,000	10,000

Nick Guagenti	285,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Jason Mercier Michael Mizrachi Nick Guagenti

06-25-2025 17:04 UTC-8

Liberto Snaps Off Pisarenko

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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

Pot-Limit Omaha

Maksim Pisarenko had three-bet before the flop from the big blind and Justin Liberto called in the cutoff. The flop came 8♦3♦2♣ and Pisarenko potted to 122,000.

Liberto called to the 9♣ turn, where Pisarenko moved all in for around another 150,000. Liberto snap-called with Q♠10♠9♦8♥ for two pair, while Pisarenko needed to improve with A♦A♥K♦J♠.

The 5♣ river was no help to Pisarenko and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Liberto	1,160,000 240,000	240,000

Maksim Pisarenko	Busted

Tags: Justin Liberto Maksim Pisarenko

06-25-2025 17:16 UTC-8

Hellmuth or High Water

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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

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Aaron Katz raised to 13,000 on the button and Phil Hellmuth called in the small blind before David Funkhouser three-bet to 75,000 in the big blind to bring folds from both opponents.

The next hand, Hellmuth raised to 14,000 on the button and Phil Hui called in the big blind. Both players drew two.

Hui checked after the draw and Hellmuth bet 25,000. Hui called, only to muck as Hellmuth showed 10x8x4x3x2x to win the pot with a ten.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Hellmuth	490,000 190,000	190,000

Phil Hui	200,000 135,000	135,000

Tags: Aaron Katz David Funkhouser Phil Hellmuth Phil Hui

06-25-2025 17:16 UTC-8

Lamb KOs Hunichen

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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

No-Limit Hold'em

Ben Lamb opened to 12,000 from under the gun and Chris Hunichen called from the small blind.

The flop came J♥4♦8♠. Hunichen checked, Lamb bet 16,000, Hunichen check-raised to 42,000 and Lamb called.

Hunichen shoved for a bit under 100,000 on the 6♠ turn and Lamb called with a covering stack to put him at risk.

Chris Hunichen: K♠J♦ All in
Ben Lamb: A♠A♦

Hunichen was in bad shape with top pair against Lamb's overpair and after failing to improve on the 2♠ river he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Lamb	495,000 131,000	131,000

Chris Hunichen	Busted

Tags: Ben Lamb Chris Hunichen

06-25-2025 17:19 UTC-8

Vitch Raises the Turn in Battle of Big Stacks

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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

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 17:34 UTC-8

Dinner 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

The 52 remaining players are going on a 60-minute dinner break. Action should resume around 7:35 p.m. local time.

Late registration ends once play gets back underway.