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No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw
Kristopher Tong opened to 60,000 in the cutoff. It folded to Nick Guagenti in the big blind, who tossed in calling chips before standing pat.
Tong drew one card in response, after which the players checked it to showdown. Guagenti tabled 9x8x7x3x2x for a nine-low, being awarded the pot as Tong quickly mucked.
No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Single Draw
Jesse Lonis opened to 60,000 from under the gun and Phil Ivey defended the big blind. Both players drew one and then checked the action through to showdown where Lonis' Qx7x5x4x2x was the winner.
Benny Glaser raised from the button and folded out Ivey and Lonis in the blinds.
Glaser made it 55,000 from the cutoff and Ivey came along from the button. Glaser drew one while Ivey needed two. Glaser checked and Ivey fired out 200,000, sending Glaser into the tank.
While the Brit mulled over his options, Paul Volpe and Chris Hunichen were sweating the Switzerland - Canada game, trying to work out which team was in red, and which team was in white. After that had been figured out, Glaser folded.
Then Switzerland went 2-0 against Canada, which prompted a "Well, hello there" from Ivey, with Hunichen replying "That's bad for me."
"Oh," said Ivey.
Hunichen then opened to 60,000 from under the gun and Volpe called from the next seat over. Both players drew one, and then Hunichen check-folded to a bet of 400,000.
Nixon Diaz finished in 26th place for $14,510 at the World Series of Poker (WSOP), in the $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha event.
That isn't the story. You probably aren't even familiar with Diaz. After all, he'd never even cashed in a live poker tournament recorded by The Hendon Mob prior to the start of the 2026 WSOP. The story is how he even entered the tournament, and it started via a chance encounter with popular poker vlogger Corey Eyring.
Eyring, who has 187,000 YouTube subscribers, was looking to give $20,000 to two subscribers to play poker at the WSOP. He ordered some food from DoorDash, and the driver told him, "I think I've seen you out playing poker man," and the two shook hands.
No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw
Maxx Coleman raised to 60,000 from under the gun and Roy Thung called in the next seat. Jason Mercier in the cutoff asked for the stack size of Coleman and then made it 210,000 to go. Coleman went into the tank for nearly two minutes and then called, Thung folded.
Coleman patted whereas Mercier took one and they checked. Coleman tabled his 9x6x5x4x2x to win the pot.
"Pair of sevens," Mercier said a few moments later.
No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw
Kristopher Tong raised to 60,000 under the gun. Maxx Coleman called in the hijack, and so did Roy Thung in the cutoff. Tong and Coleman went on to draw one card, with Thung standing pat in response.
Tong then checked after the draw. Coleman added 225,000 to the pot with a bet, seeing both opponents fold to take the pot.
After the elimination in the first hand of play, the remaining 14 players have redrawn their seats for the final two tables and these are the new seat assignments with minimal chip changes from the beginning of the day.
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 117 | 1 | Paul Volpe | United States | 4,020,000 |
| 117 | 2 | Benny Glaser | United Kingdom | 4,705,000 |
| 117 | 3 | Phil Ivey | United States | 2,555,000 |
| 117 | 4 | Jesse Lonis | United States | 840,000 |
| 117 | 5 | Phil Hellmuth | United States | 545,000 |
| 117 | 6 | Josh Arieh | United States | 2,640,000 |
| 117 | 7 | Chris Hunichen | United States | 1,550,000 |
| 125 | 1 | Nick Guagenti | United States | 2,850,000 |
| 125 | 2 | Jason Mercier | United States | 2,180,000 |
| 125 | 3 | Alex Livingston | Canada | 2,530,000 |
| 125 | 4 | Kristopher Tong | United States | 3,305,000 |
| 125 | 5 | Chris Brewer | United States | 1,700,000 |
| 125 | 6 | Maxx Coleman | United States | 1,780,000 |
| 125 | 7 | Roy Thung | United States | 1,025,000 |
Pot-Limit Omaha
Chris Brewer opened to 85,000 from the button and called when Maksim Pisarenko shoved for around 100,000 from the big blind.
Maksim Pisarenko: K♦Q♦5♥4♠
Chris Brewer: A♦Q♥3♥2♠
Brewer made two pair on the A♥J♥2♦ flop and filled up on the A♣ turn to leave Pisarenko drawing dead ahead of the 7♠ river.
The two table redraw is now taking place.
The 15 returning PPC players have found their seats, and the cards have been sent into the air for the fourth day of the prestigious event.
Level: 18
Limit Flop/Draw: 25,000-50,000 Blinds, 50,000-100,000 Limits
Stud Games: 15,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 50,000 Completion, 50,000-100,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 25,000/35,000 Ante, 10,000-25,000 Blinds
Two tournament days remain to declare the next winner of the $50,000 Poker Players Championship and 15 players out of 108 entries remain to compete for the lion's share of the $5,130,000 overall prize pool. All those still in contention have already accumulated a combined sixty-five World Series of Poker gold bracelets and the new champion is set to be crowned on the feature stage at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas until June 25, 2026.
Leading the way into Day 4 is the UK's Benny Glaser with a stack of 4,705,000 and he sits in a prime position to compete for his ninth career bracelet. What better event would there be to achieve that feat as the Main Event of the mixed game players in which everyone has to showcase their talents in nine different poker variants?
Paul Volpe returns as second in chips with 4,020,000 followed by Day 2 chip leader Kristopher Tong (3,305,000), who reached the final table in this very event three years ago. The incredibly stacked field furthermore includes Josh Arieh (2,640,000), Phil Ivey (2,555,000), and Jason Mercier (2,180,000) all of which can be found in the overnight top ten.
And then there is the 17 time WSOP gold bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth who just recovered from covid and turned a late entry on Day 2 into another deep run. He will be the second-shortest stack of 545,000 among the 15 finalists but can never be ruled out on the big stage.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benny Glaser | United Kingdom | 4,705,000 |
| 2 | Paul Volpe | United States | 4,020,000 |
| 3 | Kristopher Tong | United States | 3,305,000 |
| 4 | Nick Guagenti | United States | 2,850,000 |
| 5 | Josh Arieh | United States | 2,640,000 |
| 6 | Phil Ivey | United States | 2,555,000 |
| 7 | Alex Livingston | Canada | 2,530,000 |
| 8 | Jason Mercier | United States | 2,180,000 |
| 9 | Maxx Coleman | United States | 1,780,000 |
| 10 | Chris Brewer | United States | 1,565,000 |
As previously mentioned, a new winner will be crowned in the $50,000 Poker Players Championship as the last former champion bowed out late on Day 3 when Brian Rast was eliminated in 20th place. The money bubble burst 47 hands later with the elimination of Bryce Yockey before another two players earned a six-figure cash without bagging up chips.
At 1 a.m. local time, the tournament floor stopped the action with half a level left in level 18 and there will be 50 minutes remaining when the action resumes at 1 p.m. local time for the penultimate tournament day. The 15 contenders are spread out evenly across three tables but as soon as one of them bows out, the field will be reduced to the final two tables.
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,343,764 | 7 | $176,732 |
| 2 | $895,837 | 8-9 | $144,054 |
| 3 | $600,698 | 10-11 | $122,709 |
| 4 | $417,607 | 12-14 | $109,459 |
| 5 | $301,405 | 15 | $102,474 |
| 6 | $226,172 |
The PokerNews live reporting team will pick up the action live from the start at 1 p.m. local time for the first one and a half levels before the $50,000 Poker Players Championship is moving to the live stream tables, after which all coverage will be on delay in accordance with the WSOP YouTube channel to not spoil any of the action.
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