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

06-26-2025 15:23 UTC-8

Kenney Says He Folded Top Pair

Calum Grant

Level 14

Limit Flop/Draw: 13,000-25,000, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 7,000 Bring-In, 25,000 Completion, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 12,000/18,000 Ante, 6,000-12,000 Blinds

Bryn Kenney opened to 30,000 from the button and called when Matt Glantz three-bet to 85,000 from the big blind.

Kenney called a bet of 85,000 on the J♠8♠3♣ flop, bringing in the 4♥ turn. Glantz sized up to 325,000 and after some time in the tank, Kenney folded.

"How much to see your hand?" asked Kenney, with Glantz replying that it didn;t matter as he would've wanted to see Kenney's hand, which had already gone into the muck.

"King-jack of hearts," answered Kenney, with Glantz later telling him he had kings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryn Kenney	2,350,000 400,000	400,000

Matt Glantz	1,320,000 505,000	505,000

Tags: Bryn Kenney Matt Glantz

06-26-2025 15:19 UTC-8

Ashton Folds Out Yoon

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Calum Grant

Level 14

Limit Flop/Draw: 13,000-25,000, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 7,000 Bring-In, 25,000 Completion, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 12,000/18,000 Ante, 6,000-12,000 Blinds

Brian Yoon: XxXx / 3x8xQx8x - folded on sixth street
Matthew Ashton: XxXx / 2xAx8x6x

Action was caught on fourth street with with Matthew Ashton check-calling a bet from Brian Yoon. Ashton led out on fifth street after Yoon caught a queen, with the the latter calling.

Ashton bet once more on sixth and Yoon folded after making open-eights.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Ashton	1,500,000 640,000	640,000

Brian Yoon	750,000 55,000	55,000

Tags: Brian Yoon Matthew Ashton

06-26-2025 15:18 UTC-8

Vitch Surrenders to Lindgren

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David Salituro

Level 14

Limit Flop/Draw: 13,000-25,000, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 7,000 Bring-In, 25,000 Completion, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 12,000/18,000 Ante, 6,000-12,000 Blinds

Razz

Erick Lindgren: XxXx/Ax5x10x4x/Xx
Christopher Vitch: XxXx/8x7x7x10x/Xx

Erick Lindgren bet on fourth street and Christopher Vitch called.

Lindgren bet again on fifth and Vitch called. Lindgren continued betting on sixth and Vitch called down to seventh, where Lindgren put out another bet.

Vitch this time tossed his cards away and Lindgren took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erick Lindgren	1,200,000 100,000	100,000

Christopher Vitch	1,200,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Christopher Vitch Erick Lindgren

06-26-2025 15:14 UTC-8

Monnette Getting Short

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 14

Limit Flop/Draw: 13,000-25,000, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 7,000 Bring-In, 25,000 Completion, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 12,000/18,000 Ante, 6,000-12,000 Blinds

2-7 Triple Draw

Bryn Kenney opened from middle position and John Monnette called from the small blind. Both players drew two.

Monnette check-called a bet from Kenney after the first draw and drew two more while Kenney took one. Monnette then check-folded to a second barrel from Kenney.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryn Kenney	2,750,000 100,000	100,000

John Monnette	350,000 122,000	122,000

Tags: Bryn Kenney John Monnette

06-26-2025 15:13 UTC-8

Sternheimer Gets Owned by Lib

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Connor Richards

Level 14

Limit Flop/Draw: 13,000-25,000, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 7,000 Bring-In, 25,000 Completion, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 12,000/18,000 Ante, 6,000-12,000 Blinds

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Albert Daher opened to 30,000 in the hijack and Ben Yu three-bet to 120,000 on the button to bring a fold from Daher.

The next hand, Philip Sternheimer raised to 30,000 in the hijack and Justin Liberto defended his big blind. Liberto drew one and Sternheimer stood pat.

Liberto then led out for 82,000 after the draw and Sternheimer folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Liberto	1,000,000 100,000	100,000

Philip Sternheimer	850,000 250,000	250,000

Tags: Albert Daher Ben Yu Justin Liberto Philip Sternheimer

06-26-2025 15:12 UTC-8

Eslami Folds to Roberts

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 14

Limit Flop/Draw: 13,000-25,000, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 7,000 Bring-In, 25,000 Completion, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 12,000/18,000 Ante, 6,000-12,000 Blinds

Stud Hi-Lo

Christian Roberts: XxXx/A♦6♦4♣2♦
Ali Eslami: XxXx/7♠3♠10♠9♣ - folded on sixth street
Mike Matusow: XxXx/7♦ - folded bring in

Christian Roberts completed and Ali Eslami called. Roberts then bet fourth through sixth street, receiving calls from Eslami on fourth and fifth before getting Eslami to fold on sixth.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ali Eslami	1,940,000 183,000	183,000

Christian Roberts	1,175,000 537,000	537,000

Mike Matusow	505,000 326,000	326,000

Tags: Ali Eslami Christian Roberts Mike Matusow

06-26-2025 15:08 UTC-8

Eslami and Ausmus Take Out Smith

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Calum Grant

Level 14

Limit Flop/Draw: 13,000-25,000, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 7,000 Bring-In, 25,000 Completion, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 12,000/18,000 Ante, 6,000-12,000 Blinds

No Limit 2-7 Single Draw

On the last hand of No Limit 2-7 Single Draw, Dan Smith raised to 25,000 from the cutoff and was called by Ali Eslami from the buttom. Smith drew one while Eslami stood pat.

After receiving his draw, Smith bet 100,000 leaving 17,000 behind. Eslami thought briefly before calling.

"Pair," announced Smith, who was reduced to crumbs after Eslami tabled 9x7x5x4x3x.

Stud Hi-Lo

On the first hand of Stud Hi-Lo, Smith paid his ante and was then the bring-in, meaning he was left with 5,000.

Jeremy Ausmus completed and the action folded back to Smith who put in the last of his chips.

Dan Smith: Q♣10♣ / 5♥K♣4♣4♥ / Xx All in
Jeremy Ausmus: 8♥7♥ / 8♣2♥3♣6♣ / 6♠

Ausmus started with split eights and ended up making eights and sixes after he received all of his cards.

Smith had just a pair of fours, and had no chance of making a low. He needed king, queen, ten or four to stay alive but the A♦ was not what he wanted to see and marked the end of his tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ali Eslami	2,123,000 77,000	77,000

Jeremy Ausmus	870,000 409,000	409,000

Dan Smith	Busted

Tags: Ali Eslami Dan Smith Jeremy Ausmus

06-26-2025 15:06 UTC-8

Sternheimer Raises Out Kyte

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David Salituro

Level 14

Limit Flop/Draw: 13,000-25,000, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 7,000 Bring-In, 25,000 Completion, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 12,000/18,000 Ante, 6,000-12,000 Blinds

Razz

Philip Sternheimer: XxXx/6x9x4x4x/Xx
Jon Kyte: XxXx/5x4x8xAx/Xx

Jon Kyte bet on fourth street and Philip Sternheimer called.

Kyte continued betting on fifth and sixth as Sternheimer called down to seventh. Kyte then bet again, but this time Sternheimer came back with a raise.

Kyte tanked for a few minutes and eventually folded as Sternheimer took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Philip Sternheimer	1,100,000 451,000	451,000

Jon Kyte	500,000 584,000	584,000

Tags: Jon Kyte Philip Sternheimer

06-26-2025 15:05 UTC-8

The Craziest Scandal in World Series of Poker History | PokerNews Podcast #902

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Chad Holloway

Level 14

Limit Flop/Draw: 13,000-25,000, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 7,000 Bring-In, 25,000 Completion, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 12,000/18,000 Ante, 6,000-12,000 Blinds

In the 902nd episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Mike Holtz do an emergency show to discuss the industry-shaking collusion controversy that stemmed from the heads-up match between Jesse Yaginuma and James Carroll in the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Millionaire Maker. Not only were seven-figure prizes up for grabs, but there was also a $1,000,000 bonus if Yaginuma were to win thanks to an outside promotion.

That fact made a big impact on what allegedly went down. Find out what happened, what fans and players are saying, and whether or not ClubWPT Gold will award the $1,000,000 bonus. Also, the WSOP did issue a statement and has yet to finalize the results of the tournament. What might happen next is anyone's guess, but Chad and Mike discuss some potential scenarios.

A new PokerNews Podcast will drop twice a week during the 2025 WSOP every Thursday and Sunday at 8a PT / 11a ET / 4p UK time. Remember to subscribe to our YouTube channel so you do not miss an episode!

Click here to listen to the new PN Podcast!

06-26-2025 14:58 UTC-8

Hellmuth Ends Negreanu's Shot at Title Defense

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 14

Limit Flop/Draw: 13,000-25,000, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 7,000 Bring-In, 25,000 Completion, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 12,000/18,000 Ante, 6,000-12,000 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

Daniel Negreanu opened to 42,000 from the button and Phil Hellmuth potted from the big blind, covering Negreanu who had around 80,000 behind. Negreanu called, putting himself at risk.

Daniel Negreanu: A♦10♥8♦5♣ All in
Phil Hellmuth: Q♥Q♠10♣5♠

https://twitter.com/PokerNews/status/1938377340968382465

Negreanu made two pair on the 5♥8♠7♠ flop to pull ahead but Hellmuth improved to a flush on the 9♠ turn. Negreanu found no help on the 3♦ river and exited the tournament area while the pot was pushed to Hellmuth.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Hellmuth	830,000 55,000	55,000

Daniel Negreanu	Busted

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Phil Hellmuth