Event #66: $50,000 Poker Players Championship Day 3 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-26-2025 22:20 UTC-8

Yeh Cruising at the Top

Calum Grant

Level 17

Limit Flop/Draw: 20,000-40,000, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 20,000/30,000 Ante, 10,000-20,000 Blinds

Limit Hold'em

Action was caught on the 9♠8♠3♠ flop, with Andrew Yeh and Ben Yu checking from the blinds. Ali Eslami bet from under-the-gun, and only Yeh called.

Fireworks ignited on the K♦ turn. Yeh check-raised over a bet for Eslami to then reraise. Another raise came from Yeh, with Eslami just calling.

The 5♠ then checked through to showdown where Yeh's K♠Q♠ was the winner.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Yeh	5,200,000 900,000	900,000

Ali Eslami	1,670,000 530,000	530,000

Ben Yu	655,000 430,000	430,000

Tags: Ali Eslami Andrew Yeh Ben Yu

06-26-2025 22:33 UTC-8

Kenney Hits the River on Lindgren; Daher Calls Out His Hand

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David Salituro

Level 17

Limit Flop/Draw: 20,000-40,000, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 20,000/30,000 Ante, 10,000-20,000 Blinds

Limit Hold'em

Action folded to Bryn Kenney who raised in the small blind. Erick Lindgren called and they saw a flop of 9♠4♠2♦.

Kenney continued with a bet and Lindgren called. Both players then checked the 10♣ turn.

Kenney bet again on the 3♣ river and Lindgren called. Kenney showed A♦5♦ for a rivered straight and Lindgren mucked. "Shocker," Esther Taylor said.

The next hand, Albert Daher raised under the gun and Kenney called on the button.

Both players checked to the river on a board of K♦2♠4♠3♥4♣. Daher then bet and Kenney tanked for a minute. "Queen-ten?" Daher asked, after which Kenney quickly tossed in the chips.

Daher showed J♣J♠ and Kenney mucked. "That was your hand, wasn't it?" Daher added, and Kenney admitted that, while he didn't have queen-ten, he did have queen-jack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Albert Daher	3,800,000 400,000	400,000
Bryn Kenney	1,800,000 400,000	400,000

Erick Lindgren	1,200,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Albert Daher Bryn Kenney Erick Lindgren

06-26-2025 22:49 UTC-8

Kings Up for Kyte

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 17

Limit Flop/Draw: 20,000-40,000, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 20,000/30,000 Ante, 10,000-20,000 Blinds

Stud Hi-Lo

Jon Kyte: 7♣K♥/K♦Q♥10♠10♥/6♣
Justin Liberto: XxXx/7♦6♥9♥6♦/Xx
Matthew Ashton: XxXx/6♠Q♦ - folded on fourth street
Ben Lamb: XxXx/2♠ - folded bring in

Justin Liberto completed and received calls from Jon Kyte and Matthew Ashton.

Kyte bet fourth street and only Liberto called. On fifth street Kyte checked, Liberto bet and Kyte c alled. Both players then checked sixth and seventh street.

Kyte showed two pair, kings and tens and Liberto mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Liberto	2,500,000

Ben Lamb	1,930,000 55,000	55,000

Jon Kyte	925,000 160,000	160,000
Matthew Ashton	825,000 125,000	125,000

Tags: Ben Lamb Jon Kyte Justin Liberto Matthew Ashton

06-26-2025 22:50 UTC-8

Taylor Makes Aces Up on Vitch; No Min-Cashes For Kenney

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David Salituro

Level 17

Limit Flop/Draw: 20,000-40,000, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 20,000/30,000 Ante, 10,000-20,000 Blinds

Stud Hi-Lo

Esther Taylor: XxXx/7♦A♠Q♠A♥/Xx
Christopher Vitch: XxXx/K♣A♣J♦8♦/Xx

To kill off the dead time in between hands, the table was discussing Bryn Kenney's record in high-roller Triton Series events.

"I had my first losing trip ever in Montenegro two months ago," Kenney said.

"Everyone feels really bad for you, that you didn't win $17 million," Albert Daher joked.

"Know what my average cash is? $2.8 million. That's insane," Kenney added.

On the next hand, Christopher Vitch completed and Esther Taylor called.

Taylor bet on fourth street and Vitch called. Vitch opened the betting on fifth and Taylor called before she made aces on sixth.

Taylor then bet and Vitch called. He also called on seventh and Taylor showed 7♥6♣4♣ for aces and sevens to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Esther Taylor	1,400,000 300,000	300,000

Christopher Vitch	1,100,000 270,000	270,000

Tags: Christopher Vitch Esther Taylor

06-26-2025 22:53 UTC-8

Yeh Adds More to Stack

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Calum Grant

Level 17

Limit Flop/Draw: 20,000-40,000, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 20,000/30,000 Ante, 10,000-20,000 Blinds

No Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Chris Klodnicki limped in from the button, and Christian Roberts followed suit from the small blind. Chip leader Andrew Yeh checked his option in the big blind.

Roberts drew three, Yeh took two and Klodnicki stood pat.

Roberts led out for 120,000, prompting Ali Eslami and Mike Matusow into a fit of laughter. Andrew Yeh quickly called before Klodnicki folded.

"Pair," said Roberts. Yeh tabled 10x7x6x4x2x for a ten-seven to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Yeh	5,800,000 500,000	500,000

Christian Roberts	1,700,000 300,000	300,000

Chris Klodnicki	950,000 140,000	140,000

Tags: Ali Eslami Andrew Yeh Chris Klodnicki Christian Roberts Mike Matusow

06-26-2025 23:01 UTC-8

Deuces Never Loses

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 17

Limit Flop/Draw: 20,000-40,000, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 20,000/30,000 Ante, 10,000-20,000 Blinds

Stud Hi-Lo

Christian Roberts: A♥6♥/2♥K♣2♣J♠/7♥
Chris Klodnicki: XxXx/A♦Q♣K♦10♦/Xx

With two players seeing fourth street and around 200,000 in the middle Chris Klodnicki checked-called a bet from Christian Roberts.

Both players checke fifth street. On sixth and seventh street Roberts check-called bets from Klodnicki.

"Board" Klodnicki stated, at which point Roberts tabled his hand, showing only a pair of deuces. Klodnicki mucked and Roberts took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christian Roberts	2,100,000 400,000	400,000

Chris Klodnicki	705,000 245,000	245,000

Tags: Chris Klodnicki Christian Roberts

06-26-2025 23:09 UTC-8

Vieira Gets Paid by Vitch

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David Salituro

Level 17

Limit Flop/Draw: 20,000-40,000, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 20,000/30,000 Ante, 10,000-20,000 Blinds

Stud Hi-Lo

Joao Vieira: XxXx/3♦3♥8♣K♦/Xx
Christopher Vitch: XxXx/3♣7♥K♥J♠/Xx

Joao Vieira completed and Christopher Vitch called.

Vitch bet on fourth street and Vieira called. Both players then checked on fifth.

Vieira took the betting lead on sixth and Vitch called. Vitch again called after Vieira bet on seventh, and Vieira showed Q♥Q♠10♣ for queens and threes to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Vieira	1,000,000 80,000	80,000

Christopher Vitch	830,000 270,000	270,000

Tags: Christopher Vitch Joao Vieira

06-26-2025 23:10 UTC-8

Outer Table Counts

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Calum Grant

Level 17

Limit Flop/Draw: 20,000-40,000, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 20,000/30,000 Ante, 10,000-20,000 Blinds

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Yeh	5,800,000

Justin Liberto	2,315,000 185,000	185,000

Christian Roberts	2,140,000 40,000	40,000

Ben Lamb	1,900,000 30,000	30,000

Ali Eslami	1,800,000 130,000	130,000

Michael Mizrachi	1,400,000 50,000	50,000

Marco Johnson	1,300,000 400,000	400,000

Mike Matusow	1,000,000 60,000	60,000

Matthew Ashton	900,000 75,000	75,000

Jon Kyte	900,000 25,000	25,000
Chris Klodnicki	615,000 90,000	90,000

Ben Yu	540,000 60,000	60,000

06-26-2025 23:21 UTC-8

Kyte Takes a Three-Way Pot

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David Salituro

Level 17

Limit Flop/Draw: 20,000-40,000, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 20,000/30,000 Ante, 10,000-20,000 Blinds

Matthew Ashton raised on the button and Justin Liberto and Jon Kyte called in the blinds.

All three players drew one. Liberto then led out with a bet and Kyte and Ashton called.

Liberto and Kyte drew one and Ashton two. Liberto bet again and both opponents called.

Liberto and Kyte then stood pat, and Ashton drew one. All three players checked and Kyte showed 8x7x5x4x3x to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Liberto	1,900,000 415,000	415,000

Jon Kyte	1,400,000 500,000	500,000
Matthew Ashton	415,000 485,000	485,000

Tags: Jon Kyte Justin Liberto Matthew Ashton

06-26-2025 23:37 UTC-8

Lamb Folds Out Kyte

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 17

Limit Flop/Draw: 20,000-40,000, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 20,000/30,000 Ante, 10,000-20,000 Blinds

2-7 Triple Draw

Jon Kyte opened from the button and Ben Lamb defended from the big blind, drawing three while Kyte drew one.

Lamb check-called a bet from Kyte after the first draw. This time both players drew one.

After the second draw Lamb bet and Kyte called. Lamb stood pat while Kyte drew one more.

After the final draw Lamb bet and Kyte went into the tank for a couple minutes before folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Lamb	2,300,000 400,000	400,000

Jon Kyte	1,125,000 275,000	275,000

Tags: Ben Lamb Jon Kyte