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

Jun 26, 2025

Hellmuth Spins Up his Short Stack

Ryan Lashmar

Level 16

Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-30,000, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 30,000 Completion, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 15,000/25,000 Ante, 10,000-15,000 Blinds

Stud Hi-Lo

Phil Hellmuth had doubled up his short stack through through Bryn Kenney immediately following the three-table redraw before the following hand took place.

Phil Hellmuth: 5♦8♦/3♥5♠3♦9♦/K♠
Esther Taylor: A♦3♠/A♠7♣9♥6♣/J♥
Bryn Kenney: XxXx/6♠J♣7♥ - folded on fifth street

Esther Taylor completed, Kenney called and Hellmuth defended from the bring in.

Taylor bet fourth street and both opponents called. On fifth street Hellmuth bet after pairing his three and Taylor called while Kenney folded.

Hellmuth check-called a bet from Taylor on sixth street before both players checked seventh. Neither player had a low and Hellmuth's two pair was best against Taylor's pair of aces to take the pot.

Tags: Bryn Kenney Esther Taylor Phil Hellmuth

Jun 26, 2025

Ashton, Lamb Chop a Big One Against Miki

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David Salituro

Level 16

Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-30,000, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 30,000 Completion, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 15,000/25,000 Ante, 10,000-15,000 Blinds

Stud Hi-Lo

Matthew Ashton: XxXx/7♣3♥4♠6♣/Xx
Ben Lamb: XxXx/2♥6♠A♠4♥/Xx
Yosuke Miki: XxXx/J♥7♦7♠A♥/Xx
Marco Johnson: XxXx/2♦10♥ - folded on fourth street

Matthew Ashton completed and was called by Yosuke Miki, Marco Johnson, and Ben Lamb.

Ashton bet on fourth street and Miki raised. Johnson folded and Lamb called, then Ashton put in another raise. Miki and Lamb both called.

Miki bet on fifth and Lamb called. Ashton then raised again and both opponents called.

Ashton bet on both sixth and seventh as Miki and Lamb called him down. Ashton turned over A♣8♣5♣ for a flush and 6-low, while Lamb had K♦K♥5♦ for a 6-5-4-2-A low to chop up Miki's stack.

Tags: Ben Lamb Marco Johnson Matthew Ashton Yosuke Miki

Jun 26, 2025

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count
629	1	Benny Glaser	United Kingdom	350,000
629	2	Andrew Yeh	United States	3,400,000
629	3	Ben Yu	United States	1,200,000
629	4	Ali Eslami	United States	1,750,000
629	5	Mike Matusow	United States	1,450,000
629	6	Chris Klodnicki	United States	2,100,000
629	7	Christian Roberts	Venezuela	1,700,000

630	1	Joao Vieira	Portugal	640,000
630	2	Albert Daher	Lebanon	2,850,000
630	3	Christopher Vitch	United States	1,985,000
630	4	Esther Taylor	United States	1,075,000
630	5	Bryn Kenney	United States	2,235,000
630	6	Erick Lindgren	United States	2,125,000
630	7	Phil Hellmuth	United States	130,000

636	1	Michael Mizrachi	United States	1,800,000
636	2	Matthew Ashton	United Kingdom	1,135,000
636	3	Justin Liberto	United States	1,390,000
636	4	Jon Kyte	Norway	1,620,000
636	5	Yosuke Miki	Japan	660,000
636	6	Marco Johnson	United States	1,740,000
636	7	Ben Lamb	United States	590,000

Hellmuth Erupts

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Connor Richards

Level 16

Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-30,000, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 30,000 Completion, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 15,000/25,000 Ante, 10,000-15,000 Blinds

Limit Hold'em

Phil Hellmuth lost a Limit Hold'em pot against Justin Liberto and proceeded to go off on his opponent.

"Ten-five, nice f***ing call. I'm never calling in a million years. I came to win. But you won the max! Congratulations. You came into the day ... firing every hand ... These idiots just give their money away. It's so frustrating."

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

After switching games, Hellmuth raised to 30,000 on the button and a new enemy, Albert Daher, raised to 180,000. Hellmuth called. Daher stood pat and Hellmuth drew one.

Both players then checked and Daher showed Jx10x8x7x5x to beat out the 8x8x7x4x3x of Hellmuth, who was left with crumbs and exploded into another tirade.

"180 with jack-ten," Hellmuth said as he took a lap. "180 with jack-ten. One f***ing eighty with jack-ten. Jesus f***ing Christ."

The Poker Brat wasn't done.

"I know I'm rich and famous. I have all the money. But what the f*** are these f***ing cards? What the f***. These f***ing players, I mean they've f***ed up so many hands I've just sat here and shut my mouth. Wow!"

Tags: Albert Daher Justin Liberto Phil Hellmuth

Jun 26, 2025

Vitch Takes Last Pot Before Redraw

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Calum Grant

Level 16

Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-30,000, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 30,000 Completion, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 15,000/25,000 Ante, 10,000-15,000 Blinds

With Chris Brewer's departure, the floor instructed the dealers to finish the hands they were on to then do the three table redraw.

Christopher Vitch limped in from the cutoff. Erick Lindgren called in the small blind and Matthew Ashton checked his option from the big blind.

Lindgren led out for 25,000 on the 7♦4♦3♣ flop and was called in both spots.

On the 4♥ turn, Lindgren checked. Ashton bet 45,000 and Vitch was the only called.

Ashton then check-folded to a bet of 200,000 on the A♣ river after spending several minutes in the tank

Tags: Christopher Vitch Erick Lindgren Matthew Ashton

Jun 26, 2025

Brewer Flipped to the Rail by Kyte

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David Salituro

Level 16

Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-30,000, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 30,000 Completion, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 15,000/25,000 Ante, 10,000-15,000 Blinds

No-Limit Hold'em

Chris Brewer raised to 30,000 in the cutoff and Jon Kyte three-bet to 85,000 on the button. Brewer then moved all in for 385,000 and Kyte called.

Chris Brewer: 8♠8♣ All in
Jon Kyte: A♦Q♥

Brewer instantly fell behind on the Q♦3♦2♠ flop as Kyte hit top pair. The rest of the board ran out 6♥4♣ and Brewer was sent to the rail.

The remaining 21 players are drawing for seats at the final three tables.

Tags: Chris Brewer Jon Kyte

Jun 26, 2025

Kyte's Comeback Continues

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 16

Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-30,000, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 30,000 Completion, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 15,000/25,000 Ante, 10,000-15,000 Blinds

No-Limit Hold'em

With two players seeing a board of 6♥9♣J♠A♣ and around 225,000 in the middle Christian Roberts checked from the big blind and Jon Kyte bet 90,000 from the hijack. Roberts called before both players checked the 5♦ river.

Roberts had J♣3♣ for second pair and a missed flush draw while Kyte had top pair with A♠8♥ to win the pot.

Tags: Christian Roberts Jon Kyte

Jun 26, 2025

Kyte Pips Brewer in Big Pot

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Calum Grant

Level 16

Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-30,000, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 30,000 Completion, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 15,000/25,000 Ante, 10,000-15,000 Blinds

2-7 Triple Draw

Chris Brewer raised from the hijack and Jon Kyte three-bet from the cutoff. Benny Glaser four-bet from the button and both players called.

On first draw, Brewer and Kyte took two, while Glaser took one. The action checked to the latter, who bet. Brewer called before Kyte raised. The Norwegian was called by both opponents.

All three drew one on second draw and Brewer led out with a bet. Kyte and Glaser stuck around.

Brewer stood pat, with Kyte and Glaser drawing one each.

Brewer bet. Kyte called and Glaser folded.

Brewer tabled 7x6x5x4x2x for a seven-six. After Kyte saw the hand, he revealed 7x6x5x3x2x, pipping Brewer to the pot with a better seven-six. Brewer showed signs of frustration after being outdrawn.

"Dead, back from the dead, dead, back from the dead," Matusow reeled off, commenting on Kyte's swingy session.

"And he gave the Casino Royale slowroll as well," said Brewer, who had a thousand-yard stare on his face.

Tags: Benny Glaser Chris Brewer Jon Kyte

Jun 26, 2025

Klodnicki Fires at Kenney

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David Salituro

Level 16

Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-30,000, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 30,000 Completion, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 15,000/25,000 Ante, 10,000-15,000 Blinds

Razz

Chris Klodnicki: XxXx/AxQx3x7x/Xx
Bryn Kenney: XxXx/Ax8x9x8x/Xx
Yosuke Miki: XxXx/2x10x9x - folded on fifth street

Bryn Kenney completed and Yosuke Miki and Chris Klodnicki called.

Kenney bet on fourth street and both opponents called. He then bet on fifth and Miki folded, but Klodnicki came back with a raise. Kenney called.

Klodnicki continued betting on sixth and seventh as Kenney called him down. Klodnick then showed 7x6x5x for 7-6-5-3-A and Kenney mucked.

Tags: Bryn Kenney Chris Klodnicki Yosuke Miki

Jun 26, 2025

Kyte Survives Again

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 16

Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-30,000, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 30,000 Completion, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 15,000/25,000 Ante, 10,000-15,000 Blinds

2-7 Triple Draw

Jon Kyte opened from the button, Benny Glaser three-bet from the small blind, Ali Eslami called in the big blind and Kyte called. All three players drew two.

Action checked around to Kyte who bet after the first draw. Glaser folded before Eslami called.

For the second draw Eslami took one while Kyte stood pat. Both players then checked and Eslami took another card while Kyte again stood pat.

After the final draw Kyte bet his remaining stack of 45,000 and was all-in. Eslami folded and Kyte virtually doubled up without showdown.

Tags: Ali Eslami Benny Glaser Jon Kyte