Event #66: $50,000 Poker Players Championship Day 4 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-27-2025 23:27 UTC-8

Taylor More than Doubles Without Showdown

Ryan Lashmar

Level 22

Limit Flop/Draw: 60,000-120,000, 120,000-240,000 Limits
Stud Games: 30,000 Ante, 30,000 Bring-In, 120,000 Completion, 120,000-240,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 60,000/90,000 Ante, 30,000-60,000 Blinds

Stud Hi-Lo

Esther Taylor: A♠J♦/J♥A♦Q♦A♣/J♣
Bryn Kenney: 5♦4♥/3♣10♥8♠5♣/Q♣ - folded on seventh street
Albert Daher: 10♣9♣/K♣2♠6♣2♥/6♦ - folded on seventh street
Andrew Yeh: 7♠3♠/8♣7♦8♦K♠ - folded on sixth street

Albert Daher called the bring in, Esther Taylor called and Andrew Yeh called.

Taylor bet fourth street after improving to two pair. All three opponents called.

Daher picked up a fourth club on fifth street. Taylor bet and all three opponents called again.

On sixth street Taylor improved to a full house, leaving all opponents drawing dead to the high with only Kenney having a draw to the low for half. Taylor bet, Taylor bet, Yeh folded, Kenney called and Daher called.

Taylor fired more bet on seventh street. Kenney and Daher both folded after missing their draws and Taylor took down a colossal pot, worth more than a full double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryn Kenney	5,525,000 690,000	690,000

Andrew Yeh	5,100,000 420,000	420,000

Albert Daher	3,885,000 690,000	690,000
Esther Taylor	3,340,000 1,800,000	1,800,000

Tags: Albert Daher Andrew Yeh Bryn Kenney Esther Taylor

06-27-2025 22:43 UTC-8

Ben Yu Eliminated in 8th Place ($142,720)

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Calum Grant

Level 21

Limit Flop/Draw: 50,000-100,000, 100,000-200,000 Limits
Stud Games: 20,000 Ante, 30,000 Bring-In, 100,000 Completion, 100,000-200,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 50,000/75,000 Ante, 25,000-50,000 Blinds

Joao Vieira raised to 110,000 from the big blind and Ben Yu called from the big blind, leaving 65,000 behind.

The chips when in on the J♥10♠5♣ flop and the cards were tabled.

Ben Yu: K♣Q♦9♥6♠ All in
Joao Vieira: A♠K♥Q♥10♣

Vieira had a pair and a superior wrap to Yu, and remained ahead after the 6♣ turn. The J♠ river offered no help to Yu and he exited the final table in eighth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Vieira	5,860,000 250,000	250,000

Ben Yu	Busted

Tags: Ben Yu Joao Vieira

06-27-2025 20:27 UTC-8

Marco Johnson Eliminated in 9th Place ($142,720)

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Calum Grant

Level 21

Limit Flop/Draw: 50,000-100,000, 100,000-200,000 Limits
Stud Games: 20,000 Ante, 30,000 Bring-In, 100,000 Completion, 100,000-200,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 50,000/75,000 Ante, 25,000-50,000 Blinds

Razz

Marco Johnson: 8x2x / 6x9x9x7x / 10x All in
Andrew Yeh: 7x3x / 2x10x4x8x / Jx

Marco Johnson completed and called off the 70,000 more he had behind after Andrew Yeh raised.

The two were off to the races, and it was Yeh who got to the finish line first, making an 8-7-4-3-2 by seventh to leave Johnson drawing dead ahead of seventh street.

With Johnson's departure, the final table for the PPC has been set. Chip counts and seat draw to follow shortly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Yeh	6,350,000 350,000	350,000

Marco Johnson	Busted

Tags: Andrew Yeh Marco Johnson

06-27-2025 18:07 UTC-8

Christian Roberts Eliminated in 10th Place ($121,573)

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 20

Limit Flop/Draw: 40,000-80,000, 80,000-160,000 Limits
Stud Games: 20,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 80,000 Completion, 80,000-160,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 40,000/60,000 Ante, 20,000-40,000 Blinds

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Christian Roberts shoved from the small blind for a bit over 200,000 and Michael Mizrachi called from the big blind with a covering stack to put him at risk.

Roberts stood pat and Mizrachi thought for about 30 seconds before drawing one, showing Roberts that he was discarding a Qx.

Christian Roberts: Qx9x7x5x2x All in
Michael Mizrachi: 6x5x4x3x

Roberts had gotten Mizrachi to break a better queen but Mizrachi drew a 9x to eliminate Roberts two spots shy of the final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Mizrachi	4,400,000 750,000	750,000

Christian Roberts	Busted

Tags: Christian Roberts Michael Mizrachi

06-27-2025 17:12 UTC-8

Erick Lindgren Eliminated in 11th Place ($121,573)

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Josh Noy

Level 20

Limit Flop/Draw: 40,000-80,000, 80,000-160,000 Limits
Stud Games: 20,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 80,000 Completion, 80,000-160,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 40,000/60,000 Ante, 20,000-40,000 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

Erick Lindgren opened to 80,000 on the button, with Joao Vieira making the call in the big blind.

Both players checked the A♥7♠5♦ flop, with the dealer flipping over the 6♠ turn. Vieira led out for 150,000, and Lindgren took some time before sticking in the call.

Vieira led again on the 10♠ river, this time for 245,000. Lindgren counted out a raise to 750,000, representing most of his remaining stack. After taking some time of his own, Vieira announced all in, putting his opponent to the test.

"For real?" asked Lindgren smiling and he counted the rest of his stack. Lindgren slid in the call.

"Straight flush," said Vieira as he revealed J♠9♠8♠2♣ in his hand. Lindgren slid his cards to the dealer, who tabled A♠K♣9♦4♠ for an ace-high flush, not good enough to avoid hitting the rail in 11th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Vieira	3,850,000 1,515,000	1,515,000

Erick Lindgren	Busted

Tags: Erick Lindgren Joao Vieira

06-27-2025 16:44 UTC-8

Mike Matusow Eliminated in 12th Place ($108,455)

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Calum Grant

Level 19

Limit Flop/Draw: 30,000-60,000, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Stud Games: 15,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 60,000 Completion, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 30,000/45,000 Ante, 15,000-30,000 Blinds

Razz

Mike Matusow: Jx4x / Ax4x3x2x / Xx All in
Andrew Yeh: 3xAx / 2xKx6x5x / Kx

Mike Matusow completed with his last 50,000. Andrew Yeh raised, which folded out the rest of the table.

By sixth street, Yeh had a 6-5-3-2-A, meaning The Mouth needed to find a five or six on seventh street to survive.

The table wished Matusow luck as he began to peel his final card.

"It's paint, guys...no it's not," said Matusow. He then revealed a 2x leaving him with his jack-low.

Esther Taylor quickly stood up to give Matusow a hug, while a round of applause came from the spectators on the rail.

Matusow exchanged handshakes with everyone at the table before heading off to collect his six-figure payout.

Everyone in the field has now locked up $121,573.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Yeh	8,000,000 440,000	440,000

Mike Matusow	Busted

Tags: Andrew Yeh Esther Taylor Mike Matusow

06-27-2025 16:27 UTC-8

Christopher Vitch Eliminated in 13th Place ($108,445)

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Calum Grant

Level 19

Limit Flop/Draw: 30,000-60,000, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Stud Games: 15,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 60,000 Completion, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 30,000/45,000 Ante, 15,000-30,000 Blinds

Seven Card Stud

Christopher Vitch: 5♦5♥ / Q♠A♠10♦10♠ / Xx All in
Ben Lamb: 6♠4♠ / K♠6♦3♠9♦ / Xx

Action was caught on fourth street with Christopher Vitch betting into Ben Lamb, who called.

Vitch bet again out of his short stack, with Lamb raising. Vitch thought for a moment before calling, which left him with one big bet.

Vitch put in his final chips after he made open tens, and Lamb called to put Vitch at risk.

Vitch had tens and fives, while Lamb had a pair of sixes and a flush draw.

Vitch turned over the J♦, which meant Lamb was still drawing live. The bigger stack turned over the 9♠, completing his flush to score the elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Lamb	2,800,000 700,000	700,000

Christopher Vitch	Busted

Tags: Ben Lamb Christopher Vitch

06-27-2025 16:12 UTC-8

Justin Liberto Eliminated in 14th Place ($108,445)

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Josh Noy

Level 19

Limit Flop/Draw: 30,000-60,000, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Stud Games: 15,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 60,000 Completion, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 30,000/45,000 Ante, 15,000-30,000 Blinds

No-Limit Hold'em

Justin Liberto moved all in from the cutoff for his last 150,000, finding a call from Andrew Yeh in the big blind.

Justin Liberto: J♠10♣ All in
Andrew Yeh: J♣8♣

Liberto was in great shape through the 7♥4♠Q♣ flop and K♠ turn, but Yeh spiked the 8♦ river to take the pot. That sent Liberto out in 14th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Yeh	8,150,000 250,000	250,000

Justin Liberto	Busted

Tags: Andrew Yeh Justin Liberto

06-27-2025 15:11 UTC-8

Ali Eslami Eliminated in 15th Place ($101,526)

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Josh Noy

Level 19

Limit Flop/Draw: 30,000-60,000, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Stud Games: 15,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 60,000 Completion, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 30,000/45,000 Ante, 15,000-30,000 Blinds

No-Limit Hold'em

Christian Roberts opened to 65,000 in the cutoff, making the call after Ali Eslami moved all in for 700,000 in the big blind.

Ali Eslami: 6♠6♦ All in
Christian Roberts: A♠9♥

Eslami was flipping to stay alive, and held through the 5♠J♠5♦ flop. Roberts then connected with the A♥ turn, and Eslami missed the 2♦ river to end his run in 15th position.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christian Roberts	2,510,000 1,060,000	1,060,000

Ali Eslami	Busted

Tags: Ali Eslami Christian Roberts

06-27-2025 14:59 UTC-8

Jon Kyte Eliminated in 16th Place ($101,526)

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Calum Grant

Level 19

Limit Flop/Draw: 30,000-60,000, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Stud Games: 15,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 60,000 Completion, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 30,000/45,000 Ante, 15,000-30,000 Blinds

2-7 Triple Draw

Jon Kyte raised from the button and called when Marco Johnson three-bet from the small blind.

Johnson drew one, while Kyte took three on the first draw. Kyte called a bet.

Johnson stood pat on second draw while Kyte took two. Kyte called for his tournament life after Johnson bet.

On the final draw, Johnson stood pat once more, with Kyte taking one.

Jon Kyte: 7x4x3x2x All in
Marco Johnson: 7x6x5x4x2x

Johnson made a seven-six after the first draw, while Kyte was live to a five or a six. He peeled his final card, which revealed a 2x, meaning he paired up and could not avoid elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marco Johnson	2,000,000 400,000	400,000

Jon Kyte	Busted

Tags: Jon Kyte Marco Johnson