Event #66: $50,000 Poker Players Championship
Day 3 Started
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #66: $50,000 Poker Players Championship
Day: 3
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$5,082,500
Entries
107
Level
26
Limits
0 / 0
Ante
0
Entries
35
Players Left
17
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| Casino | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event Center | Gold 626 | 1 | Benny Glaser | United Kingdom | 682,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 626 | 2 | Philip Sternheimer | Germany | 915,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 626 | 3 | Christopher Vitch | United States | 1,739,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 626 | 4 | Chris Klodnicki | United States | 1,244,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 626 | 5 | Mike Gorodinsky | United States | 635,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 626 | 6 | Jon Kyte | Norway | 1,086,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 626 | 7 | Esther Taylor | United States | 370,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 627 | 1 | Phil Hellmuth | United States | 1,110,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 627 | 2 | Albert Daher | Lebanon | 1,044,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 627 | 3 | Bryce Yockey | United States | 1,135,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 627 | 4 | Ben Yu | United States | 694,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 627 | 5 | Ben Lamb | United States | 1,079,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 627 | 6 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 317,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 627 | 7 | Justin Liberto | United States | 514,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 628 | 1 | Brian Yoon | United States | 1,420,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 628 | 2 | Maxx Coleman | United States | 310,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 628 | 3 | James Obst | Australia | 742,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 628 | 4 | Matthew Ashton | United Kingdom | 770,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 628 | 5 | Joao Vieira | Portugal | 384,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 628 | 6 | Lukas Schwartz | United Kingdom | 527,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 628 | 7 | Marco Johnson | United States | 963,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 629 | 1 | Bryn Kenney | United States | 960,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 629 | 2 | Yosuke Miki | Japan | 714,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 629 | 3 | Matt Glantz | United States | 220,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 629 | 4 | Andrew Yeh | United States | 1,461,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 629 | 5 | John Monnette | United States | 572,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 629 | 6 | Michael Mizrachi | United States | 2,048,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 629 | 7 | Erick Lindgren | United States | 2,969,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 630 | 1 | Ali Eslami | United States | 1,757,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 630 | 2 | Jeremy Ausmus | United States | 345,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 630 | 3 | Mike Matusow | United States | 694,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 630 | 4 | Christian Roberts | Venezuela | 1,248,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 630 | 5 | Chris Brewer | United States | 812,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 630 | 6 | Dan Smith | United States | 538,000 |
| Event Center | Gold 630 | 7 | Phil Hui | United States | 235,000 |
Mike “The Mouth” Matusow has never been shy about voicing his frustration over being left out of the Poker Hall of Fame. With over $10 million in live earnings, four WSOP bracelets, and a 2013 NBC Heads-Up Championship, his résumé already reads like one worthy of poker immortality.
This year, Matusow is again officially on the Hall of Fame ballot and nothing would make his case more undeniable than winning the most prestigious tournament of them all: the $50,000 Poker Players Championship.
To get there, Matusow — who sits 22nd in chips — has to navigate one of the most stacked fields that the WSOP conjures up. Among those still in contention is fellow Hall of Fame nominee Jeremy Ausmus, along with Phil Hellmuth and Daniel Negreanu, both Hall of Famers themselves, and both holding votes that will help determine who joins poker’s most exclusive club.
Hall of Fame politics aside, the PPC remains the ultimate mixed-game test and after two days of action, Erick Lindgren leads the final 35 with 2,969,000 chips as he looks to turn back the clock and claim the Chip Reese Memorial Trophy.
Lindgren is followed closely by three-time PPC champion Michael Mizrachi, with a host of notables like Ali Eslami, Chris Vitch, Benny Glaser, and Esther Taylor still in the hunt.
Glaser is also chasing history, eyeing his fourth bracelet of the summer, something never before achieved. Taylor continues to represent as the lone woman in the field. Meanwhile, reigning champion Negreanu remains very much alive in his quest to defend his title.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erick Lindgren | United States | 2,969,000 |
| 2 | Michael Mizrachi | United States | 2,048,000 |
| 3 | Ali Eslami | United States | 1,757,000 |
| 4 | Christopher Vitch | United States | 1,739,000 |
| 5 | Andrew Yeh | United States | 1,461,000 |
| 6 | Brian Yoon | United States | 1,420,000 |
| 7 | Christian Roberts | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1,248,000 |
| 8 | Chris Klodnicki | United States | 1,244,000 |
| 9 | Phil Hellmuth | United States | 1,110,000 |
| 10 | Jon Kyte | Norway | 1,086,000 |
Beyond the glory and Hall of Fame bragging rights, there’s serious money on the line. The field grew to 107 entries on Day 2, creating a $5,082,500 prize pool, with $1,331,322 reserved for the eventual champion. Seventeen players will cash, but only one will take home the seven-figure score, bracelet and trophy.
The action resumes inside Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas, at 1 p.m. local time, starting at Level 13, with the 5,000/10,000 blinds in no-limit and pot-limit games, and limits of 20,000/40,000 in the limit games. Play is scheduled for six 100-minute levels, with a 60-minute dinner break at the end of Level 15 (≈ 6:30 p.m.).
Stay tuned to PokerNews as we bring you all the exciting action as the best players in the world battle in one of the most prestigious tournaments of the year.
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
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
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 remainig 35 players are in their seats and Day 3 is underway.
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
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
Razz
Jeremy Ausmus: XxXx / 6x5xKx2x
Christian Roberts: XxXx / 6xQxQx9x - folded on sixth street
Jeremy Ausmus completed and Christian Roberts called with both players showing a 6x. Ausmus caught a 5x on fourth street and bet. Roberts called. Roberts paired his queen on fifth street and called a bet before giving up on sixth street.
The following hand, Dan Smith took a few chips from Roberts after the latter folded on fifth street.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,120,000
128,000
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128,000 |
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660,000
130,000
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130,000 |
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450,000
105,000
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105,000 |
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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
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
Razz
Ben Lamb: XxXx/3x6xAx
Ben Yu: XxXx/Ax4xKx - folded on fifth street
Ben Yu completed and Ben Lamb called.
Lamb bet on fourth street and Yu called.
"Hard game, Razz," Lamb said, as he caught an ace on fifth and bet again. Yu folded his king as Lamb gave table neighbor Daniel Negreanu a fist bump after the hand.
"Razz," Negreanu emphasized.
Ben Lamb: XxXx/Ax8xJx10x/Xx
Albert Daher: XxXx/8x3x10x6x/Xx
Daniel Negreanu: XxXx/AxKxAx - folded on fifth street
The next hand, Lamb completed and Negreanu raised. Albert Daher called, while Lamb also called.
Lamb bet on fourth and Negreanu called.
"King is bad," Lamb reminded him. Daher also called to fifth.
Daher then bet on fifth and only Lamb called. Daher continued betting on sixth and seventh as Lamb called him down. Daher turned over 7x7x3x and Lamb thought he had made an eight and went to muck.
"I'm going to turn my hand over, just in case," he finally said, showing 9x7x4x and realizing his 9-8-7-4-A beat Daher's ten to take the pot.
"It's early, but not that early," Lamb said.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,200,000
121,000
|
121,000 |
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860,000
184,000
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184,000 |
|
600,000
94,000
|
94,000 |
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250,000
67,000
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67,000 |
|
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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
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
Razz
Michael Mizrachi: XxXx / 2x8x3x
Bryn Kenney: XxXx / 8x10x9x - folded on fifth street
Michael Mizrachi completed and was called by Bryn Kenney. Mizrachi bet on fourth street and Kenney called. Mizrachi bet again on fifth street and the all-time money leader laid it down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,100,000
52,000
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52,000 |
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900,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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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
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
Razz
Benny Glaser: XxXx/3x2x9xKx/Xx
Jon Kyte: XxXx/7x10xAxQx/Xx - folded on seventh street
Jon Kyte completed, Benny Glaser raised and Kyte called. Glaser then bet fourth and fifth streets with Kyte calling both times.
Kyte check-called a bet from Glaser on sixth street. On seventh street Kyte checked, Glaser bet and Kyte folded, showing that he had 3x2xKx for a ten-low. Glaser revealed one of his hole cards, showing a second 9x before dragging in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,055,000
31,000
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31,000 |
|
750,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
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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
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
Pot-Limit Omaha
Bryn Kenney raised to 35,000 in the cutoff and Andrew Yeh called in the big blind.
The flop came Q♠6♥5♠ and Kenney continued for 40,000. Yeh called and the K♣ fell on the turn.
Kenney then bet 120,000 and Yeh again called. Yeh checked the A♦ river, and this time Kenney checked back.
Yeh turned over A♥A♣7♠6♦ for a rivered set and Kenney mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,900,000
439,000
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439,000 |
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1,400,000
500,000
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500,000 |
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