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

10 hours 17 minutes ago

Tang Shows Lonis a Boat

Brett Slezak

Level 5

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,500-5,000 Blinds, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,500 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 5,000 Completion, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 2,500/3,500 Ante, 1,000-2,500 Blinds

Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Danny Tang: XxXx / 8♣7♦3♦3♣ / Xx
Jesse Lonis: XxXx / J♠A♣8♦A♦ / Xx

Both Tang and Lonis can generally be found battling in the No-Limit Hold'em high rollers, but today they are tangled up in some limit poker.

Action picked up on fifth after each player had put in one bet on the previous two streets, but it checked through on fifth.

Both made open pairs on sixth as Lonis led and Tang called. On seventh, Lonis led again before Tang announced, "All in," only ruled as a minimum raise, and Lonis shrugged as he called.

Tang revealed 7♥5♣3♠ in the hole for a full house, threes full of sevens, and Lonis flashed the A♥ as he made three aces, but they were second-best.

"What the hell-y," is all the Lonis was able to mutter in the post-mortem.

Tags: Danny Tang Jesse Lonis

10 hours 19 minutes ago

Wattel Wins With Rough Eight

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Frank Visser

Level 5

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,500-5,000 Blinds, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,500 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 5,000 Completion, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 2,500/3,500 Ante, 1,000-2,500 Blinds

2-7 Lowball Triple Draw

Matt Vengrin raised under the gun, and received calls from Christopher Vitch on the button, Eli Elezra in the small blind, and Mike Wattel in the big blind.

Elezra tossed three cards, Wattel only needed one card, while Vengrin and Vitch each took two.

Wattel then led out with a bet, which Vengrin called. Vitch raised, folding out Elezra, and Wattel three-bet. Vengrin also decided to muck, after which Vitch called.

On the second draw, Vitch drew one card against the pat hand of Wattel. Wattel tossed in another bet, Vitch called, and the pair both patted on the final draw.

They then checked it to showdown, where Wattel announced a "very rough eight."

"Me too," Vitch replied for Wattel to table 8x7x6x4x3x.

Vitch must have had one of the two rougher eights out there, as he looked at his cards one last time before mucking his hand.

Tags: Christopher Vitch Eli Elezra Matt Vengrin Mike Wattel

10 hours 35 minutes ago

Hui Hauls Three-Way Four-Bet Pot

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Frank Visser

Level 5

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,500-5,000 Blinds, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,500 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 5,000 Completion, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 2,500/3,500 Ante, 1,000-2,500 Blinds

Limit Hold'em

Phil Hui raised under the gun, John Racener three-bet on the button, and Viktor Blom put in a fourth bet from the small blind. Hui and Racenere both called, after which the Q♣9♥3♦ flop was fanned.

Blom continued with a bet, which was called by both opponents. He bet again on the J♠ turn, but this time Hui raced. Racener had seen enough and mucked, but Blom called to see the 9♣ river.

Blom checked, Hui bet, and Blom tossed calling chips in Hui's direction. Hui could immediately add them to his stack as he showed J♥J♣ for a full house.

Tags: John Racener Phil Hui Viktor Blom

10 hours 38 minutes ago

Arieh's Massive Overbet Gets Paid

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Brett Slezak

Level 5

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,500-5,000 Blinds, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,500 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 5,000 Completion, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 2,500/3,500 Ante, 1,000-2,500 Blinds

No-Limit Hold'em

Three-ways to the turn with the board reading 7♣4♠3♥8♠ and with 24,000 in the middle, Josh Arieh led for 9,000 from the big blind. Marco Johnson called from under the gun and Daniel Negreanu folded on the button.

On the 9♥ river, Arieh fired a massive overbet of 130,000 into the middle, over three times the pot. Johnson spent over three minutes in the tank before he finally elected to put in the call. He got the bad news as Arieh tabled J♣10♥ for the rivered nut straight, and he collected a substantial pot off Johnson.

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Josh Arieh Marco Johnson

10 hours 47 minutes ago

Two-Time Champ Cates Eliminated Early as Two More Join

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Frank Visser

Level 5

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,500-5,000 Blinds, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,500 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 5,000 Completion, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 2,500/3,500 Ante, 1,000-2,500 Blinds

10 hours 49 minutes ago

Kostritsyn Three-Bets Liberto

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Connor Richards

Level 5

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,500-5,000 Blinds, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,500 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 5,000 Completion, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 2,500/3,500 Ante, 1,000-2,500 Blinds

No-Limit Hold'em

Justin Liberto opened to 5,500 from under the gun and Matthew Beinner called on the button before Alexander Kostritsyn three-bet to 23,000 in the small blind. Only Liberto called.

Kostritsyn sized down to 16,000 on the flop of A♦10♦5♥ and Liberto laid it down.

Tags: Alexander Kostritsyn Justin Liberto Matthew Beinner

10 hours 51 minutes ago

Krela Tries to Bluff Baker

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Frank Visser

Level 5

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,500-5,000 Blinds, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,500 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 5,000 Completion, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 2,500/3,500 Ante, 1,000-2,500 Blinds

Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Jonathan Krela raised on the button and called when David "ODB" Baker put in a third bet from the small blind. Baker tossed in another bet on the J♣7♠J♦ flop, which Krela also called.

Both players then checked the Q♦ turn to the 9♣ river, where Baker checked a third time. Krela decided it was time to bet and was swiftly looked up by Baker.

Krela sheepishly revealed Kx9x for jacks and nines, leaving the pot to Baker when he tabled A♥K♠K♦4♠ for on overpair.

Tags: Jonathan Krela

10 hours 54 minutes ago

Ruben Pots the River; Grinder Getting Short

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Brett Slezak

Level 5

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,500-5,000 Blinds, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,500 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 5,000 Completion, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 2,500/3,500 Ante, 1,000-2,500 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

Gus Hansen limped in the hijack, Brad Ruben potted to 11,000 on the button, Michael Mizrachi called in the big blind, and Hansen called.

On the K♥7♥4♣ flop, it checked to Ruben, who bet 26,000. Both opponents stuck around, with Mizrachi only holding two-thirds pot behind.

The Q♠ turn checked through to the 9♥ river. It checked to Ruben again, and he potted for 114,500, getting folds from both Mizrachi and Hansen.

Tags: Brad Ruben Gus Hansen Michael Mizrachi

10 hours 58 minutes ago

Stacey Takes From Baker

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 5

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,500-5,000 Blinds, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,500 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 5,000 Completion, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 2,500/3,500 Ante, 1,000-2,500 Blinds

Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better

In a three-bet pot to the K♥J♥10♦ flop, David "ODB" Baker check-raised against Patrick Stacey and the latter called. The J♠ turn saw both players check and the J♦ river brought three of a kind on the board. Baker checked once more and then folded when Stacey bet.

Tags: Patrick Stacey David "ODB" Baker

11 hours 8 minutes ago

Negreanu Gets Scooped Despite Showing Four to Straight Flush

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Frank Visser

Level 5

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,500-5,000 Blinds, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,500 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 5,000 Completion, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 2,500/3,500 Ante, 1,000-2,500 Blinds

Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Matthew Beinner: XxXx/4♥Q♣A♥7♣ - folded on sixth street
Daniel Negreanu: 7♥XxXx/5♠2♠4♠6♠
Marco Johnson: 8♠5♣2♥/6♣3♥A♣4♣

Catching the action on sixth street, it checked to Marco Johnson. He bet, putting Beinner into a long tank. He folded after several minutes, after which Negreanu tossed in a call.

Johnson also bet on seventh street, with Negreanu quickly calling to showdown. Johnson tabled the wheel and a six-high straight, scooping the pot as Negreanu flashed a seven-low before he mucked.

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Marco Johnson Matthew Beinner