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

14 hours 32 minutes ago

Two-Time Champ on Fumes

Connor Richards

Level 4

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

Brian Rast raised to 8,500 in the hijack and Josh Arieh called in the big blind.

The flop of 10♦4♠8♥ checked through and Arieh bet 13,000 on the 3♣ turn. Rast laid it down.

Tags: Brian Rast Josh Arieh

14 hours 32 minutes ago

Tong Outflips Coleman in Massive Preflop Confrontation

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Brett Slezak

Level 4

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

Danny Tang opened to 5,500 in the hijack and Kristopher Tong flatted on the button. In the big blind, Maxx Coleman squeezed to 30,000 and Tang elected to just call. Tong then jammed all in for 302,000. Coleman rejammed covering the others, sending Tang into a frenzy, and he had just under 200,000 behind.

"I was the one trapping," Tang lamented, "How am I in this spot in my own game?" as he folded A♦K♦ face-up.

Kristopher Tong: A♥Q♠ All in
Maxx Coleman: J♥J♦

The two were flipping for massive implications as the Q♣6♥4♦ flop vaulted Tong into the lead. Coleman could not find any improvement on the 2♠Q♥ runout, and Tong made trips to drag a huge one.

Tags: Danny Tang Kristopher Tong Maxx Coleman

14 hours 43 minutes ago

Newest Entries

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Frank Visser

Level 4

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

14 hours 44 minutes ago

Brewer Bets for the Win

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4

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

Chris Brewer: XxXx / Q♦6♦9♦
Nacho Barbero: XxXx / 3♣J♣9♠ folded on fifth street

Chris Brewer completed and Nacho Barbero called to do so again on fourth street. When Brewer picked up another diamond on fifth, Barbero snap-folded to the next bet.

John Monnette: XxXx / 6♣Q♥J♥A♣ / Xx
Chris Brewer: XxXx / 9♦8♣7♥8♥ / Xx

John Monnette completed and then called a raise by Brewer. He check-called the next two streets and Brewer bet sixth with his made pair, which Monnette called. Brewer then bet seventh and Monnette flung his cards to the dealer with force and frustration.

Tags: Chris Brewer John Monnette Nacho Barbero

14 hours 45 minutes ago

Ausmus Doubles Through Vieira, Who Then Busts to Blom

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Brett Slezak

Level 4

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

On a flop of J♥3♠2♠, Joao Vieira led for 15,000 from the big blind, and Jeremy Ausmus called from under the gun after he limp-called Vieira's pot raise preflop, bringing the pot size to around 55,000.

The turn was the K♦ as Vieira potted, Ausmus was all in for 62,000, and Vieira called.

Jeremy Ausmus: J♠J♣7♠7♦ All in
Joao Vieira: A♠A♥J♦5♦

Ausmus flopped a set of jacks but Vieira had a gutter and two aces available. However, the river was the 10♦ and Ausmus doubled.

The next hand, Viktor Blom had opened second-to-act before Joao Vieira potted from the small blind, and Blom called.

On the 8♣7♥5♠ flop, Vieira jammed for his final 54,000 and Blom called.

Joao Vieira: A♥A♦Q♣3♥ All in
Viktor Blom: Q♠Q♦J♠10♦

Vieira was in good shape against the queens and gutter of Blom. The 3♦ turn added no additional outs, but the river was the 9♣, and Blom made his straight to send Vieira to the rail, in what was a reminder in how brutal aces can be in this game.

Tags: Jeremy Ausmus Joao Vieira Viktor Blom

14 hours 45 minutes ago

Brannan Shows Pan His House

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Frank Visser

Level 4

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

Qinghai Pan: XxXx/K♣9♠8♠A♣/Xx
Frank Brannan: 3♠3♣2♥/3♥Q♠2♠J♣

Qinghai Pan bet on fourth street, and Frank Brannan called. Brannan continued calling bets from Pan on fifth and sixth street, until Pan checked seventh street.

Brannan then tossed in the final bet, which Pan quickly looked up. Brannan tabled a full house, and Pan could only nod as he added his cards to the muck.

Tags: Frank Brannan Qinghai Pan

14 hours 48 minutes ago

There's Snow Way You Can Bluff Deeb

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Connor Richards

Level 4

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 2-7 Single Draw

Picking up the action after the draw, Shaun Deeb checked from under the gun and Bryce Yockey bet on the button. Deeb check-raised to 95,000 and Yockey let him have it by three-betting to put him all in.

Deeb went in the tank and eventually called off with his stack of around 260,000.

Yockey showed a bluff with 9x8x7x7x2x as Deeb rolled over 8x6x5x3x2x to double up with an eight-six.

The next hand, Yockey eliminated Walter Chambers in another hand of no-limit 2-7 Single Draw.

Tags: Bryce Yockey Shaun Deeb

14 hours 56 minutes ago

Kostritsyn Wins Without Showdown, Still Shows

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Frank Visser

Level 4

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

Marco Johnson raised in the cutoff, and Matthew Beinner tossed in calling chips in the small blind. Alexander Kostritsyn then three-bet in the big blind, which Johnson and Beinner both called.

Kostritsyn bet the 6♣10♦7♦ flop as well as the 9♣ turn. Johnson and Beinner called both times, seeing the 6♠ river complete the board.

Kostritsyn fired a final bet into the pot. Johnson spent about a minute in the tank before he folded, after which Beinner quickly followed suit.

"Show," Johnson pleaded, and Kostritsyn obliged by tabling A♣2♣ before he mucked his two remaining cards.

Tags: Alexander Kostritsyn Marco Johnson Matthew Beinner

15 hours 4 minutes ago

Three Queens for Kruse

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Brett Slezak

Level 4

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

Max Kruse limped from the hijack, Jonathan Krela limped from the cutoff, Patrick Stacey limped from the small blind, and Chance Kornuth potted to 12,500 from the big blind, which all three opponents called.

The 10♦7♣3♣ flop checked through to the Q♥ turn which saw Kornuth lead for 38,000, and only Kruse called.

Kornuth then checked the K♦ river, and Kruse took some time before he elected to check behind.

"Queen-ten," Kornuth announced.

Kruse replied, "No good," showing Q♠Q♣9♦7♥ for a set of queens as he laughed, "I was trying to trap, but it was so bad."

"I would have check-folded on the river, anyway," Kornuth responded as the ex-footballer collected the pot.

15 hours 5 minutes ago

Tong Takes From Angelou Konstas

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4

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 / 7♠Q♦ folded on fourth street
Kristopher Tong: XxXx / 9♠10♦3♦6♠ / Xx
Ioannis Angelou Konstas: XxXx / 3♣K♦6♣2♥ / Xx

Danny Tang bet fourth street and Kristopher Tong raised, Ioannis Angelou Konstas made it three bets and Tang folded while Tong called. Angelou Konstas bet fifth for Tong to come along and the same action repeated on sixth. The Greek then check-called a bet on seventh and mucked when Tong revealed the 9♣8♠7♦ for the ten-high straight.

Tags: Danny Tang Ioannis Angelou Konstas Kristopher Tong