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

06-26-2025 14:15 UTC-8

Glaser Puts Vitch to the Test

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

No-Limit Hold'em

Christopher Vitch opened to 28,000 from under the gun and Benny Glaser called in the small blind.

The flop came 7♣7♦8♦ and Glaser checked. Vitch continued for 21,000, Glaser check-raised to 90,000 and Vitch called.

Glaser bet 177,000 on the J♥ turn, forcing a fold from Vitch.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benny Glaser	1,150,000 113,000	113,000

Christopher Vitch	1,040,000 27,000	27,000

Tags: Benny Glaser Christopher Vitch

06-26-2025 14:15 UTC-8

Smith in the Danger Zone

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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

Razz

Chris Brewer: XxXx / 6x10x7x6x / Xx
Dan Smith: XxXx / 5x7x8x5x / Xx

Chris Brewer completed and Dan Smith called on his immediate left. Phil Hui, the bring-in, folded his Jx from the next seat over.

Brewer called a bet on fourth before raising on fifth street. Smith called before both players paired up on sixth. Smith bet and Brewer called.

Smith checked and Brewer bet out. Smith called for Brewer to table 4x2xAx for 7-6-4-2-A to leave Smith as the shortest stack in the room.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Brewer	910,000 210,000	210,000

Dan Smith	50,000 291,000	291,000

Tags: Chris Brewer Dan Smith Phil Hui

06-26-2025 14:10 UTC-8

Miki Has a Better Six

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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

Yosuke Miki: XxXx/6x10x2x4x/Xx
Erick Lindgren: XxXx/Kx4x3x6x/Xx

Yosuke Miki bet on fifth street and Erick Lindgren called.

Miki bet again on sixth and Lindgren called to seventh, where Miki put out another bet. Lindgren then raised and Miki called.

Lindgren showed 8x5x2x for 6-5-4-3-2, but Miki had AxQx3x for 6-4-3-2-A to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erick Lindgren	1,860,000 319,000	319,000

Yosuke Miki	1,500,000 926,000	926,000

Tags: Erick Lindgren Yosuke Miki

06-26-2025 14:02 UTC-8

Yu Gets a Fold from Lamb

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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

Seven Card Stud

Ben Yu: XxXx/10♦2♣8♦10♥
Ben Lamb: XxXx/5♥J♣4♣2♦ - folded on sixth street

Ben Yu completed, Ben Lamb raised and Yu called.

Lamb bet fourth and fifth street. Yu called on fourth before raising on fifth. Lamb called.

Yu continued with another bet on sixth street and this time Lamb opted to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Lamb	1,575,000 99,000	99,000

Ben Yu	550,000 190,000	190,000

Tags: Ben Lamb Ben Yu

06-26-2025 14:00 UTC-8

Johnson Catches Good Against Ashton

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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

2-7 Triple Draw

Several bets were already in the middle as Matthew Ashton and Marco Johnson went heads-up to the second draw. Ashton then bet from the button and Johnson called in the big blind.

Ashton stood pat and Johnson drew one. Johnson then led out with a bet and Ashton called.

Johnson showed 8x6x5x4x3x and Ashton mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marco Johnson	1,300,000 350,000	350,000

Matthew Ashton	860,000 300,000	300,000

Tags: Marco Johnson Matthew Ashton

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

06-26-2025 13:50 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Ali Eslami	2,532,000 168,000	168,000

Chris Klodnicki	2,225,000 225,000	225,000

Erick Lindgren	2,179,000 479,000	479,000

Andrew Yeh	1,882,000 22,000	22,000

Ben Lamb	1,674,000 206,000	206,000

Michael Mizrachi	1,360,000 240,000	240,000

Bryn Kenney	1,270,000 130,000	130,000

Matthew Ashton	1,160,000 382,000	382,000

Joao Vieira	1,115,000 15,000	15,000

Jon Kyte	1,084,000 66,000	66,000
Christopher Vitch	1,067,000 183,000	183,000

Benny Glaser	1,037,000 163,000	163,000

Maxx Coleman	1,010,000 310,000	310,000

Albert Daher	908,000 8,000	8,000
Bryce Yockey	885,000 80,000	80,000

Justin Liberto	865,000 45,000	45,000

Mike Matusow	831,000 31,000	31,000

Matt Glantz	815,000 2,000	2,000

Brian Yoon	805,000 210,000	210,000

Chris Brewer	700,000 100,000	100,000

Phil Hellmuth	671,000 41,000	41,000

Philip Sternheimer	649,000 99,000	99,000

Christian Roberts	638,000 12,000	12,000

Yosuke Miki	574,000 331,000	331,000
John Monnette	472,000 28,000	28,000

Break Time

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Calum Grant

Level 13

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

The PPC is on its first 15-minute break of the day and has 33 players remaining after the exits of Luke Schwartz and Mike Gorodinsky.

06-26-2025 13:42 UTC-8

Hellmuth Gives Some to Liberto and Lamb

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David Salituro

Level 13

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

Seven Card Stud

Justin Liberto: XxXx/A♠10♠K♥
Phil Hellmuth: XxXx/9♠5♥7♦ - folded on fifth street

Justin Liberto completed, Phil Hellmuth raised, and Liberto called.

Liberto bet on fourth street and Hellmuth called. Liberto then bet again on fifth.

"I won't give you another chip. I'm just going to show you the nuts everytime," Hellmuth said as he flashed a nine and mucked.

Ben Lamb: XxXx/4♦9♦3♣A♥/Xx
Phil Hellmuth: XxXx/6♣2♣2♥J♣/Xx

The next hand, Hellmuth completed and Ben Lamb called.

Both players checked on fourth before Hellmuth bet on fifth. Lamb called.

Hellmuth bet again on sixth and seventh as Lamb called both bets. "I have nothing," Hellmuth said, unable to improve on his pair of deuces and Lamb showed J♦J♥10♦ to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Lamb	1,880,000 180,000	180,000

Justin Liberto	820,000 306,000	306,000

Phil Hellmuth	630,000 670,000	670,000

Tags: Ben Lamb Justin Liberto Phil Hellmuth

06-26-2025 13:41 UTC-8

Yu Doubles Through Daher

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 13

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

No-Limit Hold'em

Phil Hellmuth limped in from the hijack, Albert Daher raised to 50,000 from the cutoff and Ben Yu shoved for 105,000 from the small blind. Hellmuth folded before Daher called with a covering stack to put Yu at risk.

Ben Yu: Q♥Q♦ All in
Albert Daher: A♦7♥