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

06-25-2025 23:44 UTC-8

ODB Doubles Through Taylor

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

David "ODB" Baker was on the button and heads-up against Esther Taylor in the cutoff with around 200,000 in the middle after the second draw. Taylor bet and Baker, who had less than a big bet behind, called all in.

For the final draw both players stood pat. Taylor had an eight-six with 8x6x4x3x2x but Baker had 7x6x5x4x2x for number four to double up through Taylor.

Player	Chips	Progress
Esther Taylor	366,000 77,000	77,000

David "ODB" Baker	230,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: David "ODB" Baker Esther Taylor

06-25-2025 23:51 UTC-8

Matusow, Mizrachi Get Shoves Through

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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

No-Limit Hold'em

Mike Matusow and Ben Yu saw a flop of 8♥3♠9♦ when Matusow bet 30,000 from under the gun. Yu then raised to 90,000 in the big blind and Matusow instantly shoved all in for 520,000. Yu folded and Matusow flashed two aces while taking in the pot.

At another table, Michael Mizrachi had opened to 20,000 under the gun and Mike Gorodinsky three-bet to 65,000 in the hijack. Mizrachi called and the flop came A♠10♥8♠.

Gorodinsky continued for 60,000 and Mizrachi announced a raise of 2,000,000, well enough to put Gorodinsky all in for his last 450,000. Gorodinsky didn't take too long before folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Mizrachi	2,150,000 280,000	280,000

Ben Yu	700,000 60,000	60,000

Mike Matusow	650,000 290,000	290,000

Mike Gorodinsky	450,000 95,000	95,000

Tags: Ben Yu Michael Mizrachi Mike Matusow Mike Gorodinsky

06-25-2025 23:55 UTC-8

Kyte Scoops Liberto

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Brett Slezak

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

Stud Hi-Lo

Justin Liberto: XxXx / A♠J♠7♥10♠ / Xx
Jon Kyte: XxXx / 5♣2♣J♣9♥ / Xx

Liberto completed and Kyte called. Liberto opted to check-call on fourth.

Liberto checked again on fifth, Kyte bet, Liberto raised, Kyte made it three bets, and Liberto called.

Liberto would then led again on sixth and Kyte called. Liberto decided to check on seventh and then quickly called after Kyte bet. Kyte revealed Q♣7♣3♥ in the hole for a queen-high flush, which was good for the scoop as neither player made a low.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Kyte	1,025,000 199,000	199,000
Justin Liberto	545,000 605,000	605,000

Tags: Jon Kyte Justin Liberto

06-26-2025 00:01 UTC-8

Four More Hands

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Connor Richards

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

The floor has instructed dealers to deal four more hands before players bag for the evening.

06-26-2025 00:03 UTC-8

Lindgren Crosses Three Million

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Brett Slezak

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

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Erick Lindgren had raised to 90,000 from the big blind and Maxx Coleman called in the small blind.

Coleman drew one and Lindgren surprisingly needed two.

Coleman then led for 125,000 before Lindgren put in a raise to 350,000, immediately causing discomfort for Coleman. He did not take too long before he decided his hand was too strong and he put in the call. Lindgren tabled 8x7x5x4x2x for number twelve to drag a huge pot as the chip leader extends his lead late in the night.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erick Lindgren	3,025,000 695,000	695,000

Maxx Coleman	365,000 235,000	235,000

Tags: Erick Lindgren Maxx Coleman

06-26-2025 00:04 UTC-8

Roberts Fires at Liberto

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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

2-7 Triple Draw

Justin Liberto raised on the button, Christian Roberts reraised in the small blind, and Liberto called.

Roberts drew one and Liberto two. Roberts then bet and Liberto called.

Roberts again drew one and Liberto took two on the second draw. Roberts put out another bet and Liberto called.

The two players again took the same number of cards and Roberts bet for a third time. Liberto called once more and Roberts showed 8x7x6x3x2x to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christian Roberts	1,000,000 7,000	7,000

Justin Liberto	500,000 45,000	45,000

Tags: Christian Roberts Justin Liberto

06-26-2025 00:04 UTC-8

Daher Takes from Kyte

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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

Stud Hi-Lo

Albert Daher: A♥A♦/2♣J♠Q♦4♦/6♠
Jon Kyte: A♠7♥/8♣8♦6♣9♦/J♥

Albert Daher and Jon Kyte were heads-up on fifth street with around 125,000 in the middle. Jon Kyte checked and Albert Daher checked behind.

Kyte check-called a bet from Daher on sixth street before both players checked seventh. Kyte had a low draw on fifth street and straight draw on sixth street but had bricked seventh, ending up with only a pair of eights. Daher showed a pair of aces to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Albert Daher	1,255,000 555,000	555,000
Jon Kyte	875,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: Albert Daher Jon Kyte

06-26-2025 00:11 UTC-8

Play Concluded

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Brett Slezak

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

All of the tables have finished and the remaining 35 players are bagging their chips for tomorrow's restart.

Stay tuned for chip counts and a recap of the day.

06-26-2025 00:19 UTC-8

End of Day 2 Chip Counts (full)

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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

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

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06-26-2025 00:25 UTC-8

Seat Draw for Day 3

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Matthew Pitt

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

Casino	Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count
Event Center	Gold 626	1	Benny Glaser	United Kingdom	682,000
Event Center	Gold 626	2	Philip Sternheimer	Germany	915,000
Event Center	Gold 626	3	Christopher Vitch	United States	1,739,000
Event Center	Gold 626	4	Chris Klodnicki	United States	1,244,000
Event Center	Gold 626	5	Mike Gorodinsky	United States	635,000
Event Center	Gold 626	6	Jon Kyte	Norway	1,086,000
Event Center	Gold 626	7	Esther Taylor	United States	370,000

Event Center	Gold 627	1	Phil Hellmuth	United States	1,110,000
Event Center	Gold 627	2	Albert Daher	Lebanon	1,044,000
Event Center	Gold 627	3	Bryce Yockey	United States	1,135,000
Event Center	Gold 627	4	Ben Yu	United States	694,000
Event Center	Gold 627	5	Ben Lamb	United States	1,079,000
Event Center	Gold 627	6	Daniel Negreanu	Canada	317,000
Event Center	Gold 627	7	Justin Liberto	United States	514,000

Event Center	Gold 628	1	Brian Yoon	United States	1,420,000
Event Center	Gold 628	2	Maxx Coleman	United States	310,000
Event Center	Gold 628	3	James Obst	Australia	742,000
Event Center	Gold 628	4	Matthew Ashton	United Kingdom	770,000
Event Center	Gold 628	5	Joao Vieira	Portugal	384,000
Event Center	Gold 628	6	Lukas Schwartz	United Kingdom	527,000
Event Center	Gold 628	7	Marco Johnson	United States	963,000

Event Center	Gold 629	1	Bryn Kenney	United States	960,000
Event Center	Gold 629	2	Yosuke Miki	Japan	714,000
Event Center	Gold 629	3	Matt Glantz	United States	220,000
Event Center	Gold 629	4	Andrew Yeh	United States	1,461,000
Event Center	Gold 629	5	John Monnette	United States	572,000
Event Center	Gold 629	6	Michael Mizrachi	United States	2,048,000
Event Center	Gold 629	7	Erick Lindgren	United States	2,969,000

Event Center	Gold 630	1	Ali Eslami	United States	1,757,000
Event Center	Gold 630	2	Jeremy Ausmus	United States	345,000
Event Center	Gold 630	3	Mike Matusow	United States	694,000
Event Center	Gold 630	4	Christian Roberts	Venezuela	1,248,000
Event Center	Gold 630	5	Chris Brewer	United States	812,000
Event Center	Gold 630	6	Dan Smith	United States	538,000
Event Center	Gold 630	7	Phil Hui	United States	235,000