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

19 hours ago

Monnette Draws Two to a Winner

Brett Slezak

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

No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw

Alexander Kostritsyn opened to 4,000 under the gun, and was called by no less than four players, as Scott Seiver to his left, John Monnette in the cutoff, Jesse Lonis in the small blind, and Dan Cates in the big blind all came along.

Everybody drew one card, except for Monnette who took two.

It checked to Seiver who bet 18,000. Monnette called quickly, and the others folded.

"Pair," Seiver announced as Monnette tabled 8x7x6x4x2x, and he collected the pot.

Tags: Alexander Kostritsyn Dan Cates Jesse Lonis John Monnette Scott Seiver

19 hours 1 minute ago

Locked In Liberto; Rast Chips Up

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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

Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Brian Rast: XxXx / Q♠K♥5♣K♣ / Xx
Dara Taherpour: XxXx / 8♣K♠9♣4x / Xx

Brian Rast completed and then called a raise by Dara Taherpour. On fourth street, Rast bet for Taherpour to call before they checked on fifth street. Rast bet again sixth when he paired the king and Taherpour stuck around to the final street on which he then folded to another bet.

The floor arrived to high-card a player to a new table that was about to open right next to them and Chad Eveslage grimaced "I hope it is you Justin, you are way too locked in". It was however not Justin Liberto that got moved but instead Alexander Kostritsyn.

Tags: Alexander Kostritsyn Brian Rast Chad Eveslage Dara Taherpour Justin Liberto

19 hours 3 minutes ago

"It's Too Early For the Bullsh**, Jungle"

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Connor Richards

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

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Dan Cates raised to 4,000 in the hijack and Dave Rogers called in the big blind. Rogers drew two and Cates, who is uncharacteristically out of character, took his time before drawing one, leading Jesse Lonis and Scott Seiver to playfull tell him to hurry up.

"It's too early for the bullsh**, Jungle," said Lonis. "Later when you're in costume, you can start doing that."

Rogers and Cates both checked and Jungle showed a queen with Qx9x8x7x3x to win the pot.

Tags: Dan Cates Jesse Lonis John Rogers Scott Seiver

19 hours 8 minutes ago

Kornuth Fires the River

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Connor Richards

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

Pot-Limit Omaha

In a single-raised five-way pot on a flop of 5♠K♦8♣, action checked to Chance Kornuth on the button and he bet 10,000. Only Nacho Barbero and Eli Elezra called.

All three players checked on the J♣ turn and Barbero and Elezra checked again on the 6♥ river. Kornuth bet 46,000 and both players folded.

Tags: Chance Kornuth Eli Elezra Nacho Barbero

19 hours 11 minutes ago

New Entries Near the End of Level 1

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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 field has now reached 36 entries and among the latest to join were former champions Brian Rast and Dan Cates.

Tags: Brian Rast Dan Cates

19 hours 13 minutes ago

Leonard Loses Two Pots

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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

Limit Hold’em

Patrick Leonard check-called a bet by Esther Taylor on the A♠8♦2♠ flop and did so again on the 5♦ turn. The 10♣ on the river brought the third check in a row by Leonard and Taylor's bet took it down uncontested.

No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw

The game then chanced and Leonard received a walk, exposing the A♦A♣.

One hand later, Naoya Kihara raised to 4,500 and Leonard called in the small blind. Both discarded one and Leonard checked, Kihara bet 7,000 and won the pot uncontested.

Tags: Esther Taylor Naoya Kihara Patrick Leonard

19 hours 17 minutes ago

Negreanu Raises the River

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Brett Slezak

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

No-Limit Hold'em

Daniel Negreanu opened to 4,000 second-to-act and Scott Seiver flatted in the small blind. In the big blind, Joao Vieira squeezed to 20,000, and only Negreanu called.

Both the Q♦3♦2♠ flop and the 4♠ turn would check through, albeit slowly.

Some chips finally went in on the 8♠ river, as Vieira led for 17,000. Negreanu then announced a raise to 65,000, and Vieira laid it down after a minute's tank.

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Joao Vieira Scott Seiver

19 hours 18 minutes ago

Hoenig Bets Five Percent

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Brett Slezak

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

No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw

Chad Eveslage opened to 4,000 on the button, Ryan Hoenig three-bet to 16,000 in the small blind, and Eveslage called.

Hoenig stood pat while Eveslage took one. Hoenig then led for 2,000, barely over five percent of the pot. Eveslage would weigh his options for over a minute before he just flicked in the call, and Hoenig tabled 10x9x5x3x2x for the winner.

Tags: Chad Eveslage Ryan Hoenig

19 hours 23 minutes ago

Kornuth Continues Hot Start

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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

Razz

Chance Kornuth: XxXx / 8xKx6x3x
Maximilian Schindler: XxXx / 2x7xQxKx folded on sixth street

Chance Kornuth completed and then called a raise by Maximilian Schindler in the very next seat. Schindler bet his advantage on fourth for Kornuth to call before Schindler then check-called on fifth. Kornuth gained the lead on sixth and bet to force out Schindler.

Tags: Chance Kornuth Maximilian Schindler

19 hours 31 minutes ago

"Good Pat"

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Connor Richards

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

2-7 Triple Draw

Scott Seiver raised on the button and Joao Vieira three-bet in the small blind. Chris Brewer called in the big blind and Seiver also called, with each player drawing two.

Vieira and Brewer checked after the first draw and Seiver bet. Vieira check-raised, leading Brewer to fold and Seiver to call. Vieira drew one and Seiver stood pat.

Vieira checked after the second draw and called a bet from Seiver, who stood pat as Vieira again drew one.

Vieira checked once more after the third draw and Seiver bet. Vieira took some time and called before Seiver announced a ten and showed 10x9x7x5x4x.

"Good pat," remarked table mate Dave Rogers.

Tags: Chris Brewer Joao Vieira John David Rogers Scott Seiver