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

Jun 26, 2025

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.

Tags: Benny Glaser Christopher Vitch

Jun 26, 2025

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.

Tags: Chris Brewer Dan Smith Phil Hui

Jun 26, 2025

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.

Tags: Erick Lindgren Yosuke Miki

Jun 26, 2025

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.

Tags: Ben Lamb Ben Yu

Jun 26, 2025

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.

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

Jun 26, 2025

Chip Counts at Break

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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

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Jun 26, 2025

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.

Jun 26, 2025

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.

Tags: Ben Lamb Justin Liberto Phil Hellmuth

Jun 26, 2025

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♥

Yu's queens held up on the 3♠4♦10♥6♥2♥ runout and the pot was pushed in his direction.

Tags: Albert Daher Ben Yu Phil Hellmuth