Event #60: $50,000 Poker Players Championship Day 1 | 2026 World Series of Poker

16 hours 56 minutes ago

Mizrachi Scooped by Sion

Brett Slezak

Level 3

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,000-4,000 Blinds, 4,000-8,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 4,000 Completion, 4,000-8,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 2,000/3,000 Ante, 1,000-2,000 Blinds

Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Michael Mizrachi: XxXx / 3♣5♠10♠8♠ / Xx
Elior Sion: XxXx / 5♣6♠K♦A♥ / Xx

Action picked up on fourth as Sion check-raised a bet from Mizrachi, who called.

Sion then opted to check-call on both fifth and sixth.

On seventh, Sion led and Mizrachi quickly called. However, Sion would reveal A♠7♦4♥ in the hole for a pair of aces and a seven low, and The Grinder could not salvage half of the pot.

In the post-mortem, Mizrachi lamented, "I was freerolling you. Eight low with a flush draw," as the freeroll turned into getting scooped on seventh.

Tags: Elior Sion Michael Mizrachi

17 hours 5 minutes ago

Pads Runs Into a Straight Flush

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Connor Richards

Level 3

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,000-4,000 Blinds, 4,000-8,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 4,000 Completion, 4,000-8,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 2,000/3,000 Ante, 1,000-2,000 Blinds

Seven Card Stud

Patrick Leonard: XxXx / 4♣3♣10♣Q♥ / Xx
Dylan Weisman: XxXx / 5♦2♠6♦4♦ / Xx

A big pot brewed as Patrick Leonard sat deep in the tank facing a bet on seventh street from Weisman. Despite the bet only being 10,000 and there being about ten times that in the pot, Leonard took several minutes before calling.

Wesiman showed 5♥3♦2♦ to reveal a straight flush as Leonard mucked in defeat. He seemed to have known he was beat, but table mate Nacho Barbero told him there was no way to get away from it.

Tags: Dylan Weisman Nacho Barbero Patrick Leonard

17 hours 7 minutes ago

Krela Forces Out Kruse

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 3

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,000-4,000 Blinds, 4,000-8,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 4,000 Completion, 4,000-8,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 2,000/3,000 Ante, 1,000-2,000 Blinds

No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw

Max Kruse raised to 5,000 and Jonathan Krela called in the next seat. Kruse patted while Krela took two and the former then bet 7,000. Krela raised to 45,000 and Kruse reluctantly folded.

"I think he was fucking with you," Chance Kornuth exclaimed and Krela then said "it can't be that good".

Kruse replied he had a ten, to which Krela said "a queen I would believe".

The former football striker has been visiting the World Series of Poker for several years now but this appears to be the first time he has joined the pinnacle

Tags: Chance Kornuth Jonathan Krela Max Kruse

17 hours 12 minutes ago

Glantz Finds a Scooper on Seventh

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Brett Slezak

Level 3

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,000-4,000 Blinds, 4,000-8,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 4,000 Completion, 4,000-8,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 2,000/3,000 Ante, 1,000-2,000 Blinds

Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Calvin Anderson: XxXx / 8♦4♥10♠5♥ / Xx
Robert Mizrachi: XxXx / Q♣6♦4♣6♣ / Xx
Matt Glantz: XxXx / 4♠5♠Q♥Q♦ / Xx

Action picked up on sixth with several bets already in the middle. Glantz led with open queens, Anderson raised, Mizrachi called, Glantz three-bet, Anderson made it four bets, Mizrachi folded, and Glantz called.

Seventh then checked through as Anderson revealed A♦5♦2♥ in the hole for a pair of fives and an eight low.

"I scoop," Glantz announced, tabling A♥7♠3♦ for a pair of queens with a seven low.

Tags: Calvin Anderson Matt Glantz Robert Mizrachi

17 hours 18 minutes ago

Negreanu Meets a Fan & Runs Into the Nuts

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Connor Richards

Level 3

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,000-4,000 Blinds, 4,000-8,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 4,000 Completion, 4,000-8,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 2,000/3,000 Ante, 1,000-2,000 Blinds

Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Daniel Negreanu met a fan on the rail before playing a heads-up pot against Brian Rast.

"Daniel! Hi!"

"Hi!"

"I feel like I know you."

"I don't know you!"

"I'm Melissa."

"Hi Melissa!"

Negreanu then checked on the flop of 2♥7♠Q♥ and Rast checked back. Negreanu bet on the J♦ turn and Rast called.

Negreanu bet again on the 10♠ river and Rast raised. Negreanu called. Rast showed A♠K♦9♣5♣ for Broadway as Negreanu showed a no-good set with A♥Q♦7♣7♥.

Tags: Brian Rast Daniel Negreanu

17 hours 18 minutes ago

Benyamine Takes From Distenfeld

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 3

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,000-4,000 Blinds, 4,000-8,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 4,000 Completion, 4,000-8,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 2,000/3,000 Ante, 1,000-2,000 Blinds

Seven Card Stud

Gershon Distenfeld: XxXx / Q♥3♦8♠6♠ / Xx
David Benyamine: XxXx / 10♥A♥7♣3♥ / Xx

Gershon Distenfeld called down bets by David Benyamine from fifth to seventh street and was shown the J♣7♥5♥ in the hole for a flush, which he couldn't beat. With some frustration, Distenfeld tossed his cards into the muck while Benyamine went back to building his large chip towers.

Tags: David Benyamine Gershon Distenfeld

17 hours 23 minutes ago

Aces-Up Enough for E-Tay

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Brett Slezak

Level 3

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,000-4,000 Blinds, 4,000-8,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 4,000 Completion, 4,000-8,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 2,000/3,000 Ante, 1,000-2,000 Blinds

Seven Card Stud

Esther Taylor: XxXx / 7♣10♣7♥2♦ / Xx
Brian Rast: XxXx / Q♦8♥7♦J♣ - folded on sixth street
Matthew Beinner: XxXx / A♦6♣K♦J♠ - folded on sixth street
Alexander Kostritsyn: XxXx / 3♥2♠4♦3♣ / Xx
Daniel Negreanu: XxXx / 9♠6♦ - folded on fourth street

Action picked up on fourth in a five-way limped pot as Beinner and Kostritsyn checked to Negreanu who bet. Everybody called until it got back to Kostritsyn, and he raised, which forced out Negreanu but the other three called.

Fifth street checked through before it folded to Kostritsyn again on sixth. He bet, Taylor raised, which forced out Rast and Beinner, while Kostritsyn called.

Seventh street checked through as Taylor revealed A♠A♣Xx in the hole, and her two pair, aces and sevens, were the winner as last year's third place finisher dragged a pot.

Tags: Alexander Kostritsyn Brian Rast Daniel Negreanu Esther Taylor Matthew Beinner

17 hours 25 minutes ago

Hoenig Wins a Long Hand

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 3

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,000-4,000 Blinds, 4,000-8,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 4,000 Completion, 4,000-8,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 2,000/3,000 Ante, 1,000-2,000 Blinds

No-Limit Hold’em

Philip Long raised to 5,000 from under the gun and John Monnette called in the next seat. Ryan Hoenig on the button made it 21,000 to go and both opponents called. The trio checked the J♠8♠5♠ flop to the 2♠ turn on which only Long check-called Hoenig's delayed continuation bet of 24,000.

Long checked again the Q♥ river and Hoenig made it 60,500 to go. After a semi-long tank, the Brit opted to fold.

Tags: John Monnette Philip Long Ryan Hoenig

17 hours 30 minutes ago

One in the Chambers

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Connor Richards

Level 3

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,000-4,000 Blinds, 4,000-8,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 4,000 Completion, 4,000-8,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 2,000/3,000 Ante, 1,000-2,000 Blinds

No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw

Shaun Deeb and Walter Chambers got into a raising war that saw Chambers moving all in for 170,000 and Deeb calling. Deeb drew one and Chambers stood pat.

Deeb tabled 8x6x5x3x and looked at his final card as Chambers showed 9x7x6x4x2x. Deeb couldn't beat it and mucked in defeat.

Tags: Shaun Deeb Walter Chambers

17 hours 33 minutes ago

Vitch Folds Out Krela

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Brett Slezak

Level 3

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,000-4,000 Blinds, 4,000-8,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 4,000 Completion, 4,000-8,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 2,000/3,000 Ante, 1,000-2,000 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

Jonathan Krela limped second-to-act, Patrick Stacey limped in the cutoff, and Christopher Vitch potted to 9,000 in the big blind, which both opponents called.

On the J♠J♣3♦ flop, Vitch led for 12,000 before Krela put in a raise to 36,000, Stacey folded, and Vitch called.

The 3♥ turn checked through to the 5♣ river which saw Vitch lead for 65,000 into 102,000, and Krela laid it down fairly quick.

Tags: Christopher Vitch Jonathan Krela Patrick Stacey