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

06-25-2025 20:13 UTC-8

Tate Picks Off a Bluff from Matusow

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

Mike Matusow opened to 15,000 from the hijack and Brian Tate called from the cutoff. Matusow stood pat while Tate drew one.

After the draw Matusow checked and Tate bet 35,000. Matusow check-raised to 100,000 and Tate thought for about a minute before calling.

"You're good" Matusow told his opponent, at which point Tate turned over an eight with 8x7x6x4x2x. Matusow mucked his hand and the pot was pushed to Tate.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Tate	370,000 23,000	23,000
Mike Matusow	242,000 376,000	376,000

Tags: Brian Tate Mike Matusow

06-25-2025 20:13 UTC-8

Ausmus Hooks Em

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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

No-Limit Hold'em

Michael Moncek raised to 12,000 in middle position and Ben Lamb called in the cutoff as Jeremy Ausmus defended his big blind.

Ausmus checked on the flop of 9♦4♥9♣ and Moncek continued for 18,000. Lamb folded and Ausmus check-raised to 50,000. Moncek called.

Ausmus sized down to 43,000 on the 10♣ turn and Moncek again called. Ausmus then bet around 100,000 to put Moncek all in on the 7♠ river and "Texas Mike" quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Ausmus	1,150,000 324,000	324,000

Ben Lamb	200,000 45,000	45,000

Michael Moncek	90,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Ben Lamb Jeremy Ausmus Michael Moncek

06-25-2025 20:14 UTC-8

Smith Raises Big on the River

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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

Pot-Limit Omaha

Jason Mercier and Dan Smith went heads-up to the turn with the board showing 9♥3♣Q♠4♥. Mercier then bet 48,000 from the big blind and Smith called in the hijack.

The river was the 6♣ and Mercier bet another 72,000. Smith then raised to 290,000.

Mercier tanked for a few minutes until eventually calling, and Smith turned over A♣A♥5♠2♠ for a rivered straight to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Smith	800,000 244,000	244,000

Jason Mercier	470,000 275,000	275,000

Tags: Dan Smith Jason Mercier

06-25-2025 20:16 UTC-8

Lamb Frustrates Schreiber

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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

Matthew Schreiber: A♥7♣6♣ / A♦5♦K♣3♥
Ben Lamb: 3♠3♦2♠ / 4♥K♦A♠2♥

Dzmitry Urbanovich limped with the 10♦, Michael Moncek limped with the Q♦, Schreiber completed, Lamb raised from the bring-in, and the limpers folded.

Schreiber opted to check on fourth, Lamb bet, Schreiber raised, and Lamb called.

Schreiber then led on fifth and sixth with Lamb staying around.

On seventh, Schreiber slowed down with a check, Lamb bet, and Schreiber sighed as he called, saying that he started with aces. Lamb tabled his two pair, threes and deuces, which were good as he squeezed some extra value out of his two baby pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Lamb	340,000 140,000	140,000

Matthew Schreiber	195,000 80,000	80,000

Michael Moncek	110,000 20,000	20,000

Dzmitry Urbanovich	55,000 188,000	188,000

Tags: Ben Lamb Dzmitry Urbanovich Matthew Schreiber Michael Moncek

06-25-2025 20:17 UTC-8

Break Time

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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

The 50 remaining players are going on a 15-minute break, with two more levels left to play tonight.

Play resumes in Level 11 with big bet blinds of 4,000/8,000, and limits of 15,000/30,000 with an average stack of 642,000.

06-25-2025 20:28 UTC-8

Chip Counts at Break

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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

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Vitch	2,177,000 457,000	457,000

Erick Lindgren	1,829,000 439,000	439,000

Andrew Yeh	1,670,000 170,000	170,000

Ali Eslami	1,319,000 119,000	119,000

Marco Johnson	1,300,000 466,000	466,000

Chris Klodnicki	1,272,000 32,000	32,000

David Funkhouser	1,105,000 74,000	74,000

Christian Roberts	1,050,000 430,000	430,000

Brian Yoon	1,049,000 74,000	74,000

Jeremy Ausmus	1,026,000 124,000	124,000

John Monnette	965,000 15,000	15,000

Bryn Kenney	956,000 56,000	56,000

Maxx Coleman	776,000 226,000	226,000

Daniel Negreanu	740,000 60,000	60,000

Jon Kyte	699,000 99,000	99,000
James Obst	688,000 22,000	22,000

Chris Brewer	647,000 169,000	169,000

Scott Bohlman	624,000 154,000	154,000

Luke Schwartz	622,000 72,000	72,000
Bruno Portaro	619,000 83,000	83,000
Dan Smith	618,000 182,000	182,000

Phil Hellmuth	603,000 447,000	447,000

Matt Glantz	595,000 130,000	130,000

Bryce Yockey	553,000 22,000	22,000

Justin Liberto	536,000 364,000	364,000

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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

06-25-2025 20:41 UTC-8

Lamb Trips Up Moncek

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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

Michael Moncek: XxXx/2♦3♠A♦4♠ All in
Ben Lamb: XxXx/K♣7♣4♥Q♦/Xx
James Obst: XxXx/8♣3♥J♠6♥/Xx

Ben Lamb, James Obst, and Michael Moncek went to sixth street where Lamb bet. Obst called, while Moncek committed the rest of his chips.

"Mike, I've done the math and this is an important pot for you," Lamb told Moncek going to seventh as he and Obst checked it down.

Moncek turned over K♥K♠, but Lamb had Q♠Q♥2♣ for trip queens to win the pot and send Moncek to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Lamb	650,000 217,000	217,000

James Obst	520,000 168,000	168,000

Michael Moncek	Busted

Tags: Ben Lamb Michael Moncek James Obst

06-25-2025 20:43 UTC-8

Moncek Trips Up Daher

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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

Omaha Hi-Lo

In a heads-up pot on a board of 4♣K♣7♥, Albert Daher checked and Tyler Moncek bet. Daher called. Daher checked again on the 4♦ turn and Moncek bet. Daher check-raised and Moncek called.

Daher bet again on the Q♦ river and Moncek called.

Daher showed A♣10♦8♥2♠ for a missed nut low, which was no good against the trips of Moncek with 6♥5♦5♠4♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Albert Daher	340,000 114,000	114,000
Tyler Moncek	320,000 117,000	117,000

Tags: Albert Daher Tyler Moncek

06-25-2025 20:44 UTC-8

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Vitch	1,975,000 202,000	202,000

Justin Liberto	755,000 219,000	219,000

Jon Kyte	675,000 24,000	24,000

Tags: Christopher Vitch Jon Kyte Justin Liberto