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

06-25-2025 19:36 UTC-8

Baker Fills Up on Guagenti

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

Omaha Hi-Lo

Heads-up on a flop of 10♠6♠5♣, David "ODB" Baker bet from middle position and Nick Guagenti called in the big blind.

Baker bet again on the Q♥ turn, and this time Guagenti raised. Baker called and the 5♠ fell on the river.

Guagenti checked to Baker who bet, and Guagenti called. Baker showed A♠6♦5♦2♦ for a full house and Guagenti mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Guagenti	250,000 80,000	80,000

David "ODB" Baker	220,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Nick Guagenti David "ODB" Baker

06-25-2025 19:31 UTC-8

Ausmus Shows Moncek a Nine

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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

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Jeremy Ausmus raised to 15,000 under the gun and Michael Moncek called in the hijack, as did big blind James Obst.

All three players drew one. Ausmus then bet 30,000 and only Moncek called.

Ausmus showed 9x7x6x4x2x and Moncek mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Ausmus	920,000 5,000	5,000

James Obst	600,000 50,000	50,000

Michael Moncek	150,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: James Obst Jeremy Ausmus Michael Moncek

06-25-2025 19:30 UTC-8

Ausmus Puts Schreiber to the Test

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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

Jeremy Ausmus opened to 15,000 from the hijack and Matthew Schreiber three-bet to 57,000 from the small blind. Ausmus shoved, covering Schreiber who had roughly 275,000 behind.

Schreiber weighed his options for about 90 seconds before folding and the pot was pushed to Ausmus.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Klodnicki	1,240,000 115,000	115,000

Phil Hellmuth	1,050,000 450,000	450,000

Jeremy Ausmus	915,000 76,000	76,000

Matthew Schreiber	275,000 125,000	125,000

Ben Lamb	245,000 10,000	10,000

Dzmitry Urbanovich	243,000 16,000	16,000
Michael Moncek	180,000 120,000	120,000

Tags: Jeremy Ausmus Matthew Schreiber

06-25-2025 19:27 UTC-8

Daher Chops One Up

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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

Stud Hi-Lo

Dario Sammartino: 6♣6♦ / 2♦6♥K♣4♣ / 9♥
Albert Daher: 6♠2♥ / A♦8♣5♦5♣ / 7♦
Tyler Moncek: XxXx / A♠Q♥J♣ - folded fifth street

Picking up the action on fourth street in a three-way pot, Dario Sammartino bet and Albert Daher raised. Tyler Moncek, who apparently is a newbie to all Stud games (according to his brother Michael Moncek), called. Sammartino raised all in and both opponents called.

Moncek checked on fifth street and Daher bet. Moncek folded. The cards were tabled and Daher and Sammartino chopped the pot after the next two streets were dealt, with Sammartino taking the high and Daher taking the low.

Player	Chips	Progress
Albert Daher	540,000 35,000	35,000
Tyler Moncek	300,000
Dario Sammartino	90,000 63,000	63,000

Tags: Albert Daher Dario Sammartino Michael Moncek Tyler Moncek

06-25-2025 19:26 UTC-8

More for Klodnicki

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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

Chris Klodnicki: XxXx / 5♦Q♣10♦8♣ / Xx
Mike Gorodinsky: XxXx / 9♣J♣4♦9♦ / Xx - folded on seventh street

Gorodinsky limped first to act, Klodnicki limped in middle position, and Michael Mizrachi was the bring-in with the 3♣.

Mizrachi checked fourth, Gorodinsky bet, Klodnicki called, and Mizrachi folded.

Klodnicki then took the betting lead on fifth and Gorodinsky called. It switched around on sixth as Gorodinsky led with open nines.

On seventh, Gorodinsky opted to check before Klodnicki tossed out a bet, and Gorodinsky laid it down after a minute's tank.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Klodnicki	1,125,000 190,000	190,000

Mike Gorodinsky	560,000 61,000	61,000

Michael Mizrachi	225,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Chris Klodnicki Michael Mizrachi Mike Gorodinsky

06-25-2025 19:24 UTC-8

Recent Bustouts

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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
Chino Rheem	Busted
David Benyamine	Busted

Ben Diebold	Busted

Josh Arieh	Busted

06-25-2025 19:23 UTC-8

Vitch Gets Paid by Liberto

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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

No-Limit Hold'em

Heads-up on a board of 10♠6♠9♦7♠, Christopher Vitch bet 24,000 from the small blind and Justin Liberto called in the big blind.

The river was the 6♥ and Vitch bet another 115,000. Liberto took a few minutes before calling again and Vitch turned over Q♠8♣ for a straight to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Vitch	1,720,000 65,000	65,000

Justin Liberto	900,000

Tags: Christopher Vitch Justin Liberto

06-25-2025 19:16 UTC-8

Yoon Puts Daher in the Blender

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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

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Brian Yoon from the cutoff and Albert Daher from the big blind were tangled in a pot after Yoon had taken one card and Daher took three.

Daher checked to Yoon who bet 15,000. Daher then raised to 68,000. After a while, Yoon put in a three-bet to 230,000, representing almost half of his remaining stack. Daher would think it over for almost two minutes before he put one card aside and shuffled his other four.

"Okay, I call 25% of the time," Daher explained as he used his cards as a randomizer. He picked up a card, and immediately mucked the rest as the 75% came in, and Yoon won without showdown.

"Please don't show!" Daher insisted as Yoon returned his cards to the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Yoon	585,000 171,000	171,000

Albert Daher	575,000 123,000	123,000

Tags: Albert Daher Brian Yoon

06-25-2025 19:14 UTC-8

Klodnicki Takes from the Grinder

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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 Hold'em

Michael Mizrachi opened to 13,000 from middle position and Chris Klodnicki defended from the big blind.

The flop came 4♠6♥8♠ and Kldnicki led with a 15,000 bet. Mizrachi called.

Klodnicki checked the 10♣ turn and Mizrachi bet 35,000. Klodnicki check-raised to 120,000 and Mizrachi called.

Both players checked the 10♠ river. Mizrachi showed 7♥7♦ while Klodnicki had a better two pair with 8♥6♦ which was good at showdown despite being counterfeited on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Klodnicki	935,000 117,000	117,000

Michael Mizrachi	250,000 281,000	281,000

Tags: Chris Klodnicki Michael Mizrachi

06-25-2025 19:11 UTC-8

Yeh Draws Eight Perfect

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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

2-7 Triple Draw

Daniel Negreanu had won a pot off Philip Sternheimer and then burst out into song. "Daniel Negreanu, the man, the myth, the legend. What, you've never heard that song before?" Negreanu said to Michael Mizrachi at another table before finding the tune on his phone.

A few hands later, Sternheimer raised on the button and Andrew Yeh called in the small blind. "Raise again," Negreanu said, and both opponents called.

Yeh and Sternheimer drew two, while Negreanu took one. "I didn't even look. That's gambling. Benny does not approve," Negreanu told the table as he bet in the dark. Yeh and Sternheimer both called.

Yeh and Negreanu took one on the second draw, while Sternheimer drew two. Yeh then led out with a bet and Negreanu and Sternheimer called.

Yeh stood pat while Negreanu and Sternheimer drew one. Yeh then bet and Negreanu folded, while Sternheimer called. Yeh showed 8x5x4x3x2x and Sternheimer mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Yeh	1,500,000 400,000	400,000

Daniel Negreanu	680,000 42,000	42,000

Philip Sternheimer	110,000 105,000	105,000

Tags: Andrew Yeh Daniel Negreanu Philip Sternheimer