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

06-26-2025 21:59 UTC-8

Johnson Fills Up to Double on the Bubble

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

Pot-Limit Omaha

Jon Kyte raised to 70,000 under the gun and Marco Johnson three-bet to 240,000 in the hijack. Kyte called and the flop came A♦K♣10♠. Kyte then moved all in and Johnson snap-called for 310,000.

Marco Johnson: A♠A♣10♥6♠ All in
Jon Kyte: A♥K♥Q♠Q♣

Kyte had flopped top two pair, but Johnson had hit top set and was a big favorite to double up as the turn came the 3♠. The 3♥ river improved him to a full house and Johnson doubled up.

"Whoa, now we're cooking," Johnson said as he raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marco Johnson	1,100,000 320,000	320,000

Jon Kyte	900,000 825,000	825,000

Tags: Jon Kyte Marco Johnson

06-26-2025 22:01 UTC-8

Vitch Takes from Lindgren

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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

Pot-Limit Omaha

Erick Lindgren opened to 50,000 from the hijack and Christopher Vitch called from the small blind.

Both players checked the J♣2♠7♠ flop leading to the 6♦ turn. Vitch check-called a 125,000 bet from Lindgren before both players checked the J♦ river.

"Seven" Vitch announced, tabling 10♣7♥6♥5♣.

"It's good" Lindgren replied before mucking his hand as the pot was pushed to Vitch.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Vitch	1,950,000 150,000	150,000

Erick Lindgren	1,400,000 300,000	300,000

Tags: Christopher Vitch Erick Lindgren

06-26-2025 22:16 UTC-8

More for Yeh, Less for Matusow

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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

Pot-Limit Omaha

Mike Matusow opened from under the gun and Andrew Yeh called on the button.

The flop came 9♠2♠Q♠. Matusow bet 55,000 and Yeh called.

Both players checked the 10♠ turn leading to the J♥ river. Matusow bet 120,000 and Yeh called.

"Straight" Matusow said, at which point Yeh turned over a flush with Q♦J♠8♥7♠ to win the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Yeh	4,300,000 500,000	500,000

Mike Matusow	950,000 520,000	520,000

Tags: Andrew Yeh Mike Matusow

06-26-2025 22:17 UTC-8

"What Is That Hand?"; Eslami Stuns Klodnicki on the River

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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

Christian Roberts, Ali Eslami, and Mike Matusow all got a bet in the middle on a board of K♠5♥Q♣8♥ before Chris Klodnicki raised in the small blind. All three opponents called.

The river was the 2♥ and action checked to Eslami who bet in the cutoff. Matusow folded, while Klodnicki called and Roberts got out of the way.

Eslami showed 7♥4♥ for a rivered flush. "You didn't have to raise," he told Klodnicki as he took the pot.

"What is that hand? Somehow Ali got four bets in pre and four bets in on every other street," Matusow added after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christian Roberts	2,200,000 600,000	600,000

Ali Eslami	2,200,000 450,000	450,000

Chris Klodnicki	1,100,000 1,045,000	1,045,000

Mike Matusow	950,000

Tags: Ali Eslami Chris Klodnicki Christian Roberts Mike Matusow

06-26-2025 22:20 UTC-8

Yeh Cruising at the Top

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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

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 22:39 UTC-8

Updated 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	5,300,000 100,000	100,000

Albert Daher	4,200,000 400,000	400,000
Justin Liberto	2,500,000 745,000	745,000

Christian Roberts	2,000,000 200,000	200,000

Bryn Kenney	1,900,000 100,000	100,000

Ben Lamb	1,875,000 530,000	530,000

Ali Eslami	1,670,000

Christopher Vitch	1,370,000 580,000	580,000

Michael Mizrachi	1,350,000 450,000	450,000

Erick Lindgren	1,300,000 100,000	100,000

Esther Taylor	1,100,000 260,000	260,000

Chris Klodnicki	1,090,000 10,000	10,000

Matthew Ashton	950,000 545,000	545,000

Mike Matusow	940,000 10,000	10,000

Joao Vieira	920,000 125,000	125,000

Marco Johnson	900,000 200,000	200,000

Jon Kyte	765,000 135,000	135,000
Ben Yu	600,000 55,000	55,000

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.