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

06-25-2025 22:38 UTC-8

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Yeh	2,050,000 177,000	177,000

Bryce Yockey	795,000 162,000	162,000

Tags: Andrew Yeh Bryce Yockey

06-25-2025 22:36 UTC-8

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Smith	600,000 50,000	50,000

Nick Guagenti	Busted

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

06-25-2025 22:24 UTC-8

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Erick Lindgren	2,330,000 501,000	501,000

Andrew Yeh	1,873,000 203,000	203,000

Christopher Vitch	1,604,000 246,000	246,000

Albert Daher	1,270,000 230,000	230,000
Marco Johnson	1,226,000 74,000	74,000

Ali Eslami	1,219,000 219,000	219,000

Bryn Kenney	1,200,000 125,000	125,000

Ben Lamb	1,000,000 575,000	575,000

Christian Roberts	993,000 13,000	13,000

Bryce Yockey	957,000 192,000	192,000

Brian Yoon	936,000 113,000	113,000

Mike Gorodinsky	902,000 27,000	27,000

Chris Klodnicki	901,000 99,000	99,000

Matthew Ashton	894,000 471,000	471,000

Benny Glaser	884,000 76,000	76,000

Justin Liberto	869,000 8,000	8,000

Maxx Coleman	866,000 90,000	90,000

Jon Kyte	826,000 31,000	31,000
Daniel Negreanu	707,000 12,000	12,000

Yosuke Miki	689,000 301,000	301,000
Chris Brewer	673,000 26,000	26,000

Jeremy Ausmus	644,000 382,000	382,000

Phil Hellmuth	638,000 62,000	62,000

James Obst	635,000 115,000	115,000

Luke Schwartz	572,000 18,000	18,000

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06-25-2025 22:15 UTC-8

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.

06-25-2025 22:13 UTC-8

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christian Roberts	980,000 175,000	175,000

Justin Liberto	877,000 117,000	117,000

Luke Schwartz	590,000 32,000	32,000

Tags: Christian Roberts Justin Liberto Luke Schwartz

06-25-2025 22:12 UTC-8

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryce Yockey	765,000 115,000	115,000

David Funkhouser	425,000 25,000	25,000

Joao Vieira	240,000 87,000	87,000

Tags: Bryce Yockey David Funkhouser Joao Vieira

06-25-2025 22:07 UTC-8

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Hellmuth	700,000 100,000	100,000

Matthew Schreiber	150,000 255,000	255,000

Brian Tate	Busted

Tags: Brian Tate Matthew Schreiber Phil Hellmuth

06-25-2025 22:01 UTC-8

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Klodnicki	1,000,000 150,000	150,000

Dan Smith	370,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Chris Klodnicki Dan Smith Smith Scoops