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

12 hours 19 minutes ago

Taylor Bets Out Tate

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

Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Esther Taylor: XxXx / 6♠K♠Q♣8♦
Brian Tate: XxXx / 4♠9♦J♣10♠ - folded on sixth street

Esther Taylor completed and Brian Tate called for Taylor to then bet all the way up until sixth street. Tate called until then before he surrendered. Last year's third place finisher Taylor dragged in the pot and pulled back to around half of the starting stack.

Tags: Brian Tate Esther Taylor

12 hours 23 minutes ago

Dzivielevski Trips Up Vitch

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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

Pot-Limit Omaha

Christopher Vitch opened to 7,500 in the cutoff and Yuri Dzivielevski three-bet to 27,000 in the small blind. Vitch called.

Dzivielevski continued for 40,000 on the flop of 9♥J♣6♦ and Vitch called. Both players then checked on the 6♠ turn.

Both players checked again on the J♦ river and Dzivielevski showed A♥Q♦Q♣J♥ to win the pot with rivered trips.

Tags: Christopher Vitch Yuri Dzivielevski

12 hours 29 minutes ago

Tong Takes From Angelou Konstas

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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

Razz

Kristopher Tong: XxXx / 2x5xQx3x / Xx
Ioannis Angelou Konstas: XxXx / Ax3x3x4x / Xx

Kristopher Tong called a bet by Ioannis Angelou Konstas on fourth and then led on fifth when his opponent paired up. Tong bet again sixth and seventh for Angelou Konstas to call, who couldn't beat the 9x6xAx for a sixty-five.

Tags: Ioannis Angelou Konstas Kristopher Tong

12 hours 30 minutes ago

Blom Overtakes Schindler

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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

Viktor Blom: K♥K♦4♥/9♦8♦Q♣3♦
Maximilian Schindler: XxXx/10♦5♠Q♦5♦/Xx

Viktor Blom completed and called when Maximilian Schindler raised. Schindler then check-called bets from Blom on fourth, fifth, and sixth street, after which both players checked on seventh street.

Schindler pointed at his board to signal he only played his pair of fives, prompting Blom to table a pair of kings to take the pot.

Tags: Maximilian Schindler Viktor Blom

12 hours 30 minutes ago

Stud Hi-Lo Action at Table #116

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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

Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Justin Liberto: XxXx / 6♥10♠2♠A♦ / Xx
Alexander Kostritsyn: XxXx / 9♠10♦7♠8♦ / Xx
Daniel Negreanu: XxXx / A♥Q♥K♠ - folded on fifth street

Action picked up on fifth as it checked to Kostritsyn who bet. Negreanu folded and Liberto called.

Sixth street checked through before Liberto check-called a final bet from Kostritsyn, who tabled 9♥6♦5♥ for a straight to win.

Josh Arieh: XxXx / 5♦K♦2♦K♥ / Xx
Matthew Beinner: XxXx / 8♣3♦2♠5♠ / Xx
Alexander Kostritsyn: XxXx / Q♣10♠8♠K♠ / Xx

The next hand, Beinner completed, Kostritsyn raised, Arieh cold-called, and Beinner called.

On fourth, Arieh checked to Beinner who bet, Kostritsyn raised, Arieh called, Beinner made it three bets, and both opponents called.

Arieh then led on fifth showing three diamonds and got two called. The same occurred on sixth with Arieh leading again.

On seventh, it checked to Beinner who put his final 3,000 into the middle and both opponents called.

Arieh tabled A♦6♥2♣ in the hole for kings-up, while Beinner showed A♠J♥6♣ for six low, and Kostritsyn could not salvage half the pot as he mucked.

Tags: Alexander Kostritsyn Daniel Negreanu Josh Arieh Justin Liberto Matthew Beinner

12 hours 33 minutes ago

More for Dzivielevski

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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

Pot-Limit Omaha

Christopher Vitch was the first player to limp and another three followed, whereas Carlo van Ravenswoud checked his option from the big blind. The 10♦8♥4♦ flop was checked to Yuri Dzivielevski who bet 4,000, and only Vitch called.

After the A♥ turn, Vitch checked and subsequently folded when Dzivielevski made it 23,000 to go.

Tags: Carlo van Ravenswoud Christopher Vitch Yuri Dzivielevski

12 hours 37 minutes ago

Mercier on the Rise

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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

Ryan Hoenig raised in the cutoff. It folded to Jason Mercier in the big blind, who defended. Hoenig continued with a bet on the J♣4♠Q♣, only to be check-raised by Mercier.

Hoenig called to the 3♠ turn, but there he folded when Mercier flicked in more betting chips.

Tags: Jason Mercier Ryan Hoenig

12 hours 41 minutes ago

Blaz It

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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

Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Blaz Zerjav raised on the button and Nick Schulman three-bet in the small blind. Zerjav called.

Schulman bet on the flop of 9♠3♥3♠ and Zerjav called. Both players then checked on the Q♣ turn.

Schulman bet on the 10♠ river and Zerjav laid it down.

Tags: Blaz Zerjav Nick Schulman

12 hours 45 minutes ago

Glantz First to Cross Seven Figures

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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

Matt Glantz: XxXx/A♠6♣3♠K♥/Xx
Albert Daher: XxXx/Q♦J♥3♦5♦/Xx - folded on seventh street

Matt Glantz completed, Albert Daher two-bet, and Glantz called. Daher tossed in bets on every street, with Glantz check-calling up until sixth street.

On seventh street, he check-raised Daher, sending him into the tank. After some time, Daher scooped up his cards and mucked them, conceding the pot to crown Glantz a chip millionaire.

Tags: Albert Daher Matt Glantz

12 hours 48 minutes ago

Coleman Scoops Angelou Konstas

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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

One hand after the elimination of Ryuta Nakai by James Obst, there was a button raise by Ioannis Angelou Konstas and he was called by Maxx Coleman in the big blind. Coleman check-called the 10♦7♠3♣ flop and then did so again on the A♦ turn. They checked the A♠ river and Coleman's K♠K♦Q♦10♣ for aces and kings won the pot.

Tags: Ioannis Angelou Konstas James Obst Maxx Coleman Ryuta Nakai