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

Jun 25, 2025

Yeh Shows Yockey a Winner

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

Razz

Bryce Yockey: XxXx / 5xAx8xJx / Xx
Andrew Yeh: 8x6x4x / 3xAx5xKx

Action picked up on fourth as Yockey led and Yeh called.

Yeh showed the better board on fifth and led. Yockey then had the better board on sixth and opted to check-call.

Yockey checked for a final time on seventh before Yeh fired out a bet, and Yockey looked him up. Yeh tabled his hole cards to reveal number five which was good as Yockey mucked.

Tags: Andrew Yeh Bryce Yockey

Jun 25, 2025

Did Chip Dumping Occur with $1 Million Bonus at Stake During WSOP Final Table?

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Eliot Thomas

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

Jesse Yaginuma pulled off a wild comeback on Wednesday night at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) to win a gold bracelet, which normally would be celebrated by the poker community. But the victory has become controversial as many poker players have made allegations of chip dumping during heads-up play.

The champion took down Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker for $1,255,180. He also received an extra $1 million from a ClubWPT Gold promotion. Yaginuma won a Gold Rush ticket from the sweeps coin poker site, which made him eligible for the seven-figure bonus if he were to take down a qualifying WSOP event.

James Carroll, the second-place finisher, earned $1,012,320 as a consolation prize. But social media blew up during the PokerGO livestream with players accusing the heads-up opponents of chip dumping to allow Yaginuma to win the tournament so that the $1 million bonus would be awarded.

Smith Sends Guagenti Spinning Out

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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

Razz

Dan Smith completed with a 4x showing, Nick Guagenti raised all in with 5x, and Smith called.

Guagenti had Ax4x6x9x6x showing by seventh street, but he was already drawing dead as Smith caught KxQx5x3x2xAx for a wheel. Guagenti didn't even bother looking at his last card before getting up from his seat and heading for the exit.

Tags: Dan Smith Nick Guagenti

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

Jun 25, 2025

Chip Counts at Break

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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

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Jun 25, 2025

Final Break of the Day

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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

The remaining 42 players are going on the last 15-minute break of the day. There is one more 100-minute level left to play before they bag up for Day 3.

Jun 25, 2025

Roberts Raises Seventh

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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

Seven Card Stud

Luke Schwartz: XxXx / 9♣J♦9♥7♥ / Xx - folded on seventh street
Justin Liberto: XxXx / 10♣4♥5♠ - folded on fifth street
Christian Roberts: XxXx / A♦5♦Q♥10♠ / Xx

Schwartz limped, Liberto completed, Roberts raised, and both opponents called.

Roberts led on fourth and both wanted to see another card.

It checked to Roberts on fifth who bet again and only Schwartz called. Sixth street checked through.

Schwartz led on seventh, Roberts raised, and Schwartz let it go rather quick.

Tags: Christian Roberts Justin Liberto Luke Schwartz

Jun 25, 2025

Yockey Chops With Vieira

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Stud Hi-Lo

Joao Vieira: K♠A♠/5♥Q♦A♥4♣/4♦
Bryce Yockey: 7♠5♦/6♣A♦7♥Q♠/4♠
David Funkhouser: XxXx/3♥Q♣5♣K♣ - folded on sixth street

David Funkhouser completed, Joao Vieira raised, Bryce Yockey called and Funkhouser called.

Yockey bet fourth through seventh street. Both opponents called on fourth. On fifth Funkhouser folded and Vieira called. Vieira then called down Yockey on sixth and seventh street.

Yockey had a pair of sevens and seven-low. Vieira had two pair, aces and fours for the high to take half the pot.

Tags: Bryce Yockey David Funkhouser Joao Vieira

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

Smith Scoops Klodnicki

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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

Chris Klodnicki raised on the button and Dan Smith three-bet in the small blind. Klodnicki called.

Smith bet on the flop of 9♥9♣7♠ and Klodnicki called. Smith then checked on the 5♦ turn and Klodnicki bet. Smith called.

Smith checked once more on the A♥ river and Klodnicki checked back. Smith showed Q♦Q♠4♠2♥ for queens and a low and it was good for the full pot as Klodnicki mucked in defeat.

Tags: Chris Klodnicki Dan Smith Smith Scoops