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

17 hours 25 minutes ago

Kluska Gets a Shove Through

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

Jason Kluska: XxXx / A♠J♣3♠9♠ / Xx
Patrick Stacey: XxXx / 4♣8♠6♠Q♣ / Xx

Jason Kluska completed and was called only by Patrick Stacey, who then called bets all the way to sixth street. On seventh, Kluska put in his last 5,500 and Stacey grinned with a smirk on the face. He checked his cards again and then tossed them into the muck.

Despite winning this pot, Kluska remains in the danger zone.

Tags: Jason Kluska Patrick Stacey

17 hours 32 minutes ago

Kornuth Finds a Hand in His Cookie Jar

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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

No-Limit Hold'em

Joao Vieira raised in the hijack and Chance Kornuth called in the big blind.

Kornuth checked on the flop of 2♣K♠9♥ and Vieira continued for 4,000. Kornuth called. Both players then checked on the J♣ turn.

Kornuth checked again on the 3♦ turn and Vieira bet 6,500. Kornuth check-raised to 40,000 and Vieira laid it down.

Tags: Chance Kornuth Joao Vieira

17 hours 32 minutes ago

New Entries in the Field

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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

The field size has reached 50 entries in the second level of the day and the following players are now in contention.

17 hours 35 minutes ago

Kornuth Gets Paid by Ausmus on the River

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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

No-Limit Hold'em

Chance Kornuth opened from the cutoff and Jeremy Ausmus defended his big blind.

On the 7♣5♦3♥ flop, Kornuth continued for 4,500 before Ausmus check-raised to 16,000, and Kornuth called.

The 10♣ turn checked through to the 4♥ river which saw Ausmus lead for 20,500. Kornuth then put out a raise to 82,000, sending Ausmus into the tank. He eventually tossed in the call, but he got the bad news as Kornuth tabled A♠6♠ for the straight, and Ausmus mucked, sending nearly half his stack in the direction of Kornuth this hand.

Tags: Chance Kornuth Jeremy Ausmus

17 hours 42 minutes ago

Bruschi Takes From Eveslage

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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

No-Limit Hold’em

After a reraise to 12,000 by Renan Bruschi, Chad Eveslage four-bet to 38,000 in the small blind and it folded back to the Brazilian who asked for the stack size of Eveslage before tossing in calling chips.

The A♣Q♥5♦ flop produced a continuation bet worth 16,000 by Eveslage, Bruschi called. Both checked through the J♣ turn and Eveslage checked the 9♦ on the river. Bruschi made it 31,000 to go and that won the pot uncontested.

Tags: Chad Eveslage Renan Bruschi

17 hours 48 minutes ago

Aces Good For Coleman

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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

Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Ioannis Angelou Konstas raised in the hijack and Maxx Coleman three-bet on the button. Konstas called.

Konstas checked on the flop of 5♦9♦9♥ and Coleman bet. Konstas check-raised and Coleman called.

Konstas bet on the 2♥ turn and Coleman called, and the same action took place on the Q♥ river.

Konstas briefly tabled his hand that included the J♦ as Coleman then turned over A♣A♠6♦2♦ to win the pot with his aces.

Tags: Ioannis Angelou Konstas Maxx Coleman

17 hours 53 minutes ago

Negreanu and Choi Battle in PLO

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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

Pot-Limit Omaha

In a five-way limped pot, Daniel Negreanu led for 5,000 from the small blind on the 9♦4♣2♥ flop. Kevin Choi called in the big blind, while original limper Brian Rast, Joao Vieira, and Chris Brewer on the button all folded.

Negreanu led again for 15,000 on the J♥ turn, and Choi stuck around.

On the 5♠ river, Negreanu checked to Choi who bet 40,000, and Negreanu opted to lay it down after a minute's tank, unable to find the appropriate amount of bluffs.

The very next hand, Negreanu potted to 5,500 on the button and only Choi called in the small blind.

On the K♠5♦4♣ flop, Negreanu continued for 5,500 before Choi check-raised to 21,000, and Negreanu called.

Choi then check-called a bet of 40,000 on the 8♦ turn.

The J♣ peeled off on the river as Choi checked for a third time to Negreanu who bet 100,000 into a pot of 136,000. Nearly two minutes would roll off the clock before Choi elected to fold, and Negreanu has gotten his stack back above starting.

Tags: Brian Rast Chris Brewer Daniel Negreanu Joao Vieira Kevin Choi

17 hours 56 minutes ago

Two in a Row for Barbero

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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

Nacho Barbero won a pot in 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw with a number five and Esther Taylor told him to be happy as he finally won a pot.

The game then switched to No-Limit Hold'em and Barbero raised, only Renan Bruschi in the big blind called. The 9♠9♥6♦ flop saw Bruschi check-call for 2,500 and he did the same on the 9♣ turn for 8,000. Bruschi also checked the A♥ river and then folded when Barbero made it 16,500 to go.

Tags: Esther Taylor Nacho Barbero Renan Bruschi

18 hours 7 minutes ago

Smith Takes From Chambers

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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

Walter Chambers: XxXx / Q♥8♣A♣4♥ / Xx
Bryce Yockey: XxXx / Q♦2♦9♣5♥ folded on sixth street
Dan Smith: XxXx / A♠3♣5♠3♥ / Xx

Walter Chambers bet fourth street and Bryce Yockey called, Dan Smith then raised and picked up two calls. Chambers bet fifth street to pick up calls before Smith paired his trey on sixth and bet, Chambers called and Yockey got out of the way.

Smith also bet seventh and picked up a very reluctant call by Chambers, who then mucked when he was shown the A♥K♣10♠ for aces up.

After the hand was over, Chad Eveslage was high-carded away as Shaun Deeb took his seat.

Tags: Bryce Yockey Chad Eveslage Dan Smith Shaun Deeb Walter Chambers

18 hours 9 minutes ago

Negreanu Doubles With the Nuts

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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 heads-up pot on a board of 10♥3♣8♦Q♥, Brian Rast checked in the small blind and Daniel Negreanu bet 45,000 in the hijack. Rast called.

Rast checked on the 5♣ river and Negreanu moved all in for 78,500. Rast called. Negreanu showed K♠J♣10♦9♥ for the stone nuts and Rast briefly tabled his hand before mucking in defeat.

Tags: Brian Rast Daniel Negreanu