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

17 hours 40 minutes ago

Rast Four-Bets Beinner

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

Esther Taylor raised to 5,500 in the cutoff and then folded when Marco Johnson three-bet to 21,000 in the small blind.

Brian Rast limped the small blind for Matthew Beinner to check in the big blind. Rast check-folded the 9♥3♣2♥ flop to a bet of 3,000.

Rast then made it 5,000 to go on the button. Beinner three-bet to 17,000 and Rast four-bet to 40,000 in order to win the pot.

After the hand, Eric Wasserson came over to inquire with Daniel Negreanu if the tournament has ever had a shot clock to which Negreanu replied "I don't think so, but it might come". One has to presume that the inquiry was for a side bet made on Wasserson's nearby table.

Tags: Brian Rast Daniel Negreanu Eric Wasserson Esther Taylor Marco Johnson Matthew Beinner

17 hours 48 minutes ago

New Entries in the Field

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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

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

17 hours 48 minutes ago

Updated Counts in the Break

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Brett Slezak

Level 2

Limit Flop/Draw: 1,500-3,000 Blinds, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & Not-Limit: 1,500/2,500 Ante, 1,000-1,500 Blinds

According to the WSOP live app.

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18 hours 6 minutes ago

Second Break of the Day

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 2

Limit Flop/Draw: 1,500-3,000 Blinds, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & Not-Limit: 1,500/2,500 Ante, 1,000-1,500 Blinds

Out of a field of 58 entries, only 57 players remain and they have been sent onto their second scheduled 15-minute break of the day.

18 hours 7 minutes ago

More for Kornuth

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 2

Limit Flop/Draw: 1,500-3,000 Blinds, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & Not-Limit: 1,500/2,500 Ante, 1,000-1,500 Blinds

Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Chance Kornuth raised and Phil Hui three-bet, which Eli Elezra in the big blind and initial raiser Kornuth called. They checked the J♠8♦8♥ flop to the 9♠ turn on which Elezra bet and Kornuth happened to be the only caller.

Elezra then slowed down and check-called the 2♦ river to muck when he was shown the A♦A♥K♣7♣ by Kornuth. After this hand, Kornuth made space for Eric Wasserson and was moved to another table that had recently lost Jason Kluska, who became the first casualty of the tournament.

Tags: Chance Kornuth Eli Elezra Eric Wasserson Jason Kluska Phil Hui

18 hours 10 minutes ago

"The Beats I've Been Taking Are From Outer Space"

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Connor Richards

Level 2

Limit Flop/Draw: 1,500-3,000 Blinds, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & Not-Limit: 1,500/2,500 Ante, 1,000-1,500 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

In a three-way pot on a board of 4♥3♠A♣8♦, John Rogers bet 45,000 and Jesse Lonis called from the next seat, while John Monnette also called.

All three players checked on the 3♣ river. Rogers showed J♥8♠5♠2♦ for a Wheel as Lonis showed Q♠10♦5♥2♣ for the same Wheel as the two chopped up Monnette.

A few tables over, Nacho Barbero could be heard complaining about his summer so far.

"The beats I've been taking are from outer space," he groaned. "But I visualized that I will be winning the tournament today."

"Must have been the $250 daily!' quipped reigning champion Michael Mizrachi.

Tags: Jesse Lonis John Monnette John Rogers Michael Mizrachi Nacho Barbero

18 hours 12 minutes ago

Vieira Takes From Kornuth

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 2

Limit Flop/Draw: 1,500-3,000 Blinds, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & Not-Limit: 1,500/2,500 Ante, 1,000-1,500 Blinds

Seven Card Stud

Chance Kornuth: XxXx / J♥9♦5♦2♣ / Xx
Joao Vieira: XxXx / 8♥2♠A♠8♠ / Xx

Fourth street was checked between Chance Kornuth and Joao Vieira before the latter then bet his lead on the final three streets. Kornuth called him down and mucked when Vieira tabled his K♥K♦5♣ in the hole for kings and eights.

Tags: Chance Kornuth Joao Vieira

18 hours 15 minutes ago

More Level 2 Entries

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Brett Slezak

Level 2

Limit Flop/Draw: 1,500-3,000 Blinds, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & Not-Limit: 1,500/2,500 Ante, 1,000-1,500 Blinds

Defending Champion Michael Mizrachi is one of the latest to enter the tournament.

18 hours 23 minutes ago

Wheely Good Hand for Seiver

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Brett Slezak

Level 2

Limit Flop/Draw: 1,500-3,000 Blinds, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & Not-Limit: 1,500/2,500 Ante, 1,000-1,500 Blinds

Razz

Dave Rogers: XxXx / 2x8x7x - folded on fifth street
Dan Cates: XxXx / 3x5xAx6x / Xx
Scott Seiver: XxXx / 5x10x3x2x / Xx