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

06-27-2025 20:37 UTC-8

Final Table Seat Draw

Ryan Lashmar

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

Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds	Big Bets
1	Esther Taylor	United States	1,870,000	37	9
2	Joao Vieira	Portugal	3,810,000	76	19
3	Andrew Yeh	United States	6,225,000	125	31
4	Michael Mizrachi	United States	7,705,000	154	39
5	Bryn Kenney	United States	6,090,000	122	30
6	Ben Lamb	United States	3,365,000	67	17
7	Albert Daher	Lebanon	2,130,000	43	11
8	Ben Yu	United States	905,000	18	5

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Mizrachi	7,705,000 405,000	405,000

Andrew Yeh	6,225,000 125,000	125,000

Bryn Kenney	6,090,000 515,000	515,000

Joao Vieira	3,810,000 90,000	90,000

Ben Lamb	3,365,000 545,000	545,000

Albert Daher	2,130,000 770,000	770,000
Esther Taylor	1,870,000 280,000	280,000

Ben Yu	905,000 270,000	270,000

Tags: Albert Daher Andrew Yeh Ben Lamb Ben Yu Bryn Kenney Esther Taylor Joao Vieira Michael Mizrachi

06-27-2025 20:33 UTC-8

Reporting on Delay

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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

With the PPC Final Table set, the PokerNews live updates will be on delay to keep in sync with the live stream.

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 20:21 UTC-8

Yu Nearly Doubles Through Daher

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Seven Card Stud

Ben Yu: XxXx/6♣6♠7♦
Albert Daher: XxXx/A♦10♣5♥ - folded on fifth street

Albert Daher completed and Ben Yu raiseed. Daher called.

Yu bet on fourth street and Daher went into the tank for nearly two minutes before calling. On fifth street Yu bet again, committing his remaining stack of 190,000.

Daher folded, showing the 6♦ from his hand as he did so before Yu took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Albert Daher	2,900,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Ben Yu	1,175,000 670,000	670,000

Tags: Albert Daher Ben Yu

06-27-2025 20:18 UTC-8

Outer Table Counts

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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

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Yeh	6,000,000 100,000	100,000

Bryn Kenney	5,575,000 325,000	325,000

Joao Vieira	3,900,000 150,000	150,000

Esther Taylor	2,150,000 300,000	300,000

Marco Johnson	210,000 365,000	365,000

06-27-2025 20:15 UTC-8

Mizrachi Leaves Yu Short

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Josh Noy

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

Seven Card Stud

Michael Mizrachi: 10♥7♦3♣ / 7♥K♥10♣Q♠
Ben Yu: 9♠8♣4♣ / 8♥5♥A♥4♥

Ben Yu completed and was called by Michael Mizrachi on his left. Both players declined to bet on fourth street, while Yu led out with a bet on fifth.

Mizrachi raised, and the call was made. Yu led out again on sixth, with Mizrachi tossing in a call. Yu checked his final card and bet again. Mizrachi did not take long to make the call.

Yu showed down two pair, eights and fours. Mizrachi tabled a better two pair, holding tens and sevens to earn the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Mizrachi	7,300,000 1,470,000	1,470,000

Ben Yu	505,000 965,000	965,000

Tags: Ben Yu Michael Mizrachi

06-27-2025 20:10 UTC-8

Kenney Shows Quads

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Seven Card Stud

Bryn Kenney: XxXx/10♥J♦10♦7♣/Xx
Marco Johnson: XxXx/9♣5♣9♦A♠/Xx - folded on seventh street
Esther Taylor: XxXx/7♥ - folded bring in

Marco Johnson completed and Bryn Kenney raised. Johnson called.

Kenney bet fourth through seventh street and Johnson called on fourth through sixth street. On seventh street Johnson folded, showing that he had started with Q♣4♣ and had a flush draw on fourth street before completely bricking.

Kenney also showed two of his downcards, revealing 10♣10♠ for quads before taking the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryn Kenney	5,900,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Esther Taylor	1,850,000 50,000	50,000

Marco Johnson	575,000 985,000	985,000

Tags: Bryn Kenney Esther Taylor

06-27-2025 20:04 UTC-8

Taylor Takes Off Kenney

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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

Stud

Bryn Kenney: XxXx / 9♣5♦6♦2♦ / Xx
Esther Taylor: XxXx / A♦9♠Q♣8♣ / Xx

Kenney completed and called when Taylor raised. He called bets on fourth and fifth street, with both players checking sixth. On seventh, Taylor bet and Kenney called after some thought.

“Kings up,” announced Taylor, revealing K♥K♠Q♠.

Kenney let out a deep sigh, frustrated with what he described as a “rough round of Stud,” having lost every pot he's played since returning from the dinner break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryn Kenney	4,900,000 1,170,000	1,170,000

Esther Taylor	1,900,000 1,020,000	1,020,000

Tags: Bryn Kenney Esther Taylor

06-27-2025 19:59 UTC-8

Daher Bets Out Yu

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Josh Noy

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

Seven Card Stud

Albert Daher: XxXx / K♦7♦7♠
Ben Yu: XxXx / 6♣A♣Q♠ - folded on fifth street

Albert Daher completed with his king, making the call after Ben Yu raised. Daher called before both players checked through fourth street.

Daher led out with a bet after making an open pair of sevens on fifth street, taking down the pot as Yu folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Albert Daher	3,900,000 155,000	155,000
Ben Yu	1,470,000 245,000	245,000

Tags: Albert Daher Ben Yu

06-27-2025 19:54 UTC-8

Play Resumes

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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

The 9 remaining players have returned to their seats and play has resumed.