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

18 hours 13 minutes ago

Pan Keeping his Foot on the Gas

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

Luke Schwartz opened to 3,500 under the gun and Aaron Kupin called on the button. In the big blind, Qinghai Pan squeezed to 22,500, and only Kupin called.

Pan continued for 28,500 on the 8♦5♣3♥ flop, and Kupin made the call.

On the K♥ turn, Pan fired another barrel of 33,500, and Kupin laid it down after a short deliberation.

Tags: Aaron Kupin Luke Schwartz Qinghai Pan

18 hours 15 minutes ago

Schindler Sniffs Out Blom's Snow

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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 2-7 Lowball Draw

Maximilian Schindler opened to 4,000 under the gun before Viktor Blom three-bet to 16,000 on his direct left, and Schindler called.

Schindler drew one while Blom stood pat.

Schindler checked to Blom who put out a bet of 26,000, and Schindler eventually found the call.

"Pair of fours," Blom announced as Schindler tabled 10x7x6x3x2x, and his ten was best.

Tags: Maximilian Schindler Viktor Blom

18 hours 19 minutes ago

Seiver Pats the Whole Way

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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

2-7 Triple Draw

Dan Cates raised and Scott Seiver re-raised from a few seats over. Cates called and drew one as Seiver stood pat.

After the first draw, Cates check-called and again drew one as Seiver once again stood pat. The same actions took place after the second draw.

After the third draw, both players checked and Seiver showed 9x8x6x5x4x to win the pot with a nine-eight.

Tags: Dan Cates Scott Seiver

18 hours 24 minutes ago

Trips for Dehkharghani

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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

Limit Hold'em

On a heads-up turn of 10♠4♦4♥6♣, James Obst bet and then called a raise by Ray Dehkharghani to see the Q♣ on the river. Obst check-called a bet and mucked when he was shown the K♣4♣ for flopped trips fours.

Dehkharghani raised the next and last hand of this game variant for Jason Kluska to defend the big blind. The A♠J♥2♦ flop saw Kluska check-fold to a bet as he exposed the 9♠9♣ face-up.

Tags: James Obst Jason Kluska Ray Dehkharghani

18 hours 25 minutes ago

Liberto Applies Pressure

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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

Action picked up three-ways to a 8♥4♦2♥ flop after Justin Liberto had three-bet from the button preflop, getting calls from Chad Eveslage in the hijack and Ryan Hoenig in the cutoff.

It checked to Liberto who bet 38,000. Eveslage quickly folded but Hoenig stuck around.

On the 6♠ turn, Hoeing check-folded to a bet of 69,000 from Liberto as he dragged a substantial pot uncontested.

Tags: Chad Eveslage Justin Liberto Ryan Hoenig

18 hours 31 minutes ago

Brewer Grows Lead

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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

Joao Vieira raised in the hijack and Chris Brewer three-bet in the cutoff. Vieira called.

Both players checked on the 9♠Q♣6♠ flop and again on the 9♣ turn. Vieira checked once more on the J♦ river and Brewer bet. Vieira called and mucked as Brewer announced a straight and showed K♦10♥4♦2♥.

Tags: Chris Brewer Joao Vieira

18 hours 36 minutes ago

Ausmus Takes Barbero's Profit

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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

Limit Hold'em

Nacho Barbero raised the button for Eli Elezra to call from the big blind. Elezra check-called the A♠K♠Q♣ flop and check-folded the K♣ turn to a second barrel.

Barbero raised it up from the cutoff in the next hand and Jeremy Ausmus on the button three-bet, Elezra called in the small blind and Barbero made it three ways. On the 9♠8♦3♣ flop, Ausmus' bet was check-called by both and the same action repeated on the J♦ turn.

After the 6♦ river, Elezra and Barbero checked once more. Ausmus bet a third time and Barbero was the only one to reluctantly called. Ausmus revealed his K♦J♥ and it was good, as Barbero mucked the J♣ face-up.

Tags: Eli Elezra Jeremy Ausmus Nacho Barbero

18 hours 41 minutes ago

Updated Counts 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

According to the WSOP live app.

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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

18 hours 59 minutes ago

First Break of the Day

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 1

Limit Flop/Draw: 1,500-2,500 Blinds, 2,500-5,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 2,500 Completion, 2,500-5,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 1,500/2,000 Ante, 500-1,500 Blinds

The first level has been completed and the tournament clock shows a total of 38 entries of which all 38 players remain. Just before the first 15-minute break, another new trio appeared and took their seats in Ryuta Nakai, Renan Bruschi and Kevin Choi.

Tags: Kevin Choi Renan Bruschi Ryuta Nakai