Event #60: $50,000 Poker Players Championship Day 2 | 2026 World Series of Poker

1 day 11 hours ago

Thung Gets Two Folds

Tyler Boyer

Level 9

Limit Flop/Draw: 5,000-10,000 Blinds, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 10,000 Completion, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 5,000/8,000 Ante, 3,000-5,000 Blinds

No-Limit Hold'em

Roy Thung raised on the button to 10,000, and was called by the small blind Benny Glaser and the big blind Ariel Mantel.

The flop came 9♠5♦3♥ and all three players checked to the J♣ on the turn. Both Glaser and Mantel checked to Thung, who bet 20,000. Glaser and Mantel both called.

After the A♠ on the river, it was checked to Thung again, who this time bet 30,000. Glaser folded, and after taking some time, Mantel folded as well to give the pot to Thung.

Tags: Ariel Mantel Benny Glaser Roy Thung

1 day 11 hours ago

Miki Frustrates Schwartz

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 9

Limit Flop/Draw: 5,000-10,000 Blinds, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 10,000 Completion, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 5,000/8,000 Ante, 3,000-5,000 Blinds

Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Dan Smith: XxXx / 4♥3♠K♥K♦ / Xx
Luke Schwartz: XxXx / A♦J♠10♠3♥ / Xx
Yosuke Miki: XxXx / 4♣8♣9♠6♣ / Xx

Dan Smith limped in and Luke Schwartz completed, bring-in Yosuke Miki called and Smith came along. All three players checked fourth street before Schwartz bet fifth street, Miki called and Smith then raised for both of his opponents to call.

Smith then paired his king on sixth and Schwartz checked, too. Miki bet and earned two calls. Smith as well as Schwartz then also checked seventh and Miki bet again. While Smith had folded, Schwartz vaulted out of his chair in disgust and rambled for a couple of seconds before making the call.

Miki tabled his 10♣9♣9♥ for a flush (and set of nines) while Schwartz mucked A♠J♦5♠ for aces and jacks.

Tags: Dan Smith Luke Schwartz Yosuke Miki

1 day 11 hours ago

Sudden Flurry of Eliminations

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Frank Visser

Level 9

Limit Flop/Draw: 5,000-10,000 Blinds, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 10,000 Completion, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 5,000/8,000 Ante, 3,000-5,000 Blinds

1 day 11 hours ago

Owen on Fumes After Doubling Johnson

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Frank Visser

Level 9

Limit Flop/Draw: 5,000-10,000 Blinds, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 10,000 Completion, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 5,000/8,000 Ante, 3,000-5,000 Blinds

No-Limit Hold'em

Brad Owen raised to 12,000 in the hijack. It folded to Marco Johnson in the big blind, who three-bet to 48,000. Owen then quickly moved all in, and Johnson called off his stack of 211,000.

Marco Johnson: Q♠Q♦ All in
Brad Owen: A♥K♥

Owen leaped into the lead on the A♦9♦5♥ flop, but Johnson made a runner-runner flush on the 5♦K♦ runout to secure a double-up. Owen, meanwhile, was left with just over 15 big blinds in his stack.

Tags: Brad Owen Marco Johnson

1 day 11 hours ago

'ODB' Amongst the Chip Leaders

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Tyler Boyer

Level 9

Limit Flop/Draw: 5,000-10,000 Blinds, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 10,000 Completion, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 5,000/8,000 Ante, 3,000-5,000 Blinds

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Action folded to Kristopher Tong in the cutoff, and he raised to 12,000. It folded to David "ODB" Baker in the big blind, who made the call.

Baker drew one card, and Tong drew two, before both players checked. Baker turned over Jx9x8x4x3x to take the pot after Tong quickly mucked.

Tags: Kristopher Tong

1 day 11 hours ago

Hellmuth Plays "Weird" to Win

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Frank Visser

Level 9

Limit Flop/Draw: 5,000-10,000 Blinds, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 10,000 Completion, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 5,000/8,000 Ante, 3,000-5,000 Blinds

2-7 Lowball Triple Draw

Phil Hellmuth raised under the gun, and David Williams and Ioannis Angelou Konstas called in the blinds. Williams drew two cards, Angelou Konstas requested three, while Hellmuth just needed one.

The trio then checked it to the second draw, where the draws went one, two, one. It was again checked to Hellmuth afterward, but this time he bet. Both opponents called to the final draw, where they drew one card each.

Hellmuth remained pat behind, and he fired another bet after two checks. Williams and Angelou Konstas did not like their last cards, and they mucked in quick succession.

"I played it weird," Hellmuth concluded as he was awarded the pot.

Tags: David Williams Ioannis Angelou Konstas Phil Hellmuth

1 day 12 hours ago

Moncek Back in Contention

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Calum Grant

Level 9

Limit Flop/Draw: 5,000-10,000 Blinds, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 10,000 Completion, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 5,000/8,000 Ante, 3,000-5,000 Blinds

No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Single Draw

Renan Bruschi raised to 13,000 from the hijack and was called by James Tilton from the cutoff. It folded to Michael Moncek, who was in the big blind. He shoved for 159,000 and only Bruschi called.

Moncek drew one, while Bruschi stood pat.

Michael Moncek: 9♦6♥5♥2♠ All in
Renan Bruschi: 10♠9♥6♠3♦2♥

Bruschi had a ten-nine, meaning Moncek needed an eight, seven, four or three to survive. He quickly turned over the 7♥ and doubled up.

On the next deal, Bruschi raised to 13,000 again. Josh Arieh called from the cutoff before Moncek and Maksim Pisarenko came along from the blinds.

Moncek drew one, while Pisarenko took two. Bruschi stood pat and Arieh drew one.

It checked to Arieh in the final betting round, and he fired out 50,000. Moncek quickly called, putting the action on Pisarenko. He tanked for quite some time, but eventually flicked in a call. Brsuchi got out of the way.

Arieh announced a nine-eight, but Moncek took in the pot when he tabled 9♥6♠5♣4♠3♥.

Tags: James Tilton Josh Arieh Maksim Pisarenko Michael Moncek Renan Bruschi

1 day 12 hours ago

Why This Seven-Time WSOP Champ Who Crushes Top Pros Flies Under the Radar

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Jon Sofen

Level 9

Limit Flop/Draw: 5,000-10,000 Blinds, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 10,000 Completion, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 5,000/8,000 Ante, 3,000-5,000 Blinds

There are only two players who've won five World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets since 2023 — Nick Schulman and Calvin Anderson.

The former is a Poker Hall of Famer who, deservedly so, receives plenty of poker media and social media attention. The latter has kept a low profile and mostly stays off the radar despite crushing some of the toughest fields. But that doesn't seem to bug Anderson, who is competing in the $50,000 Poker Players Championship.

"It doesn't bother me," Anderson told PokerNews on Monday. "A lot of the players have been around a lot longer than me. If I was 10 years older, I think I'd be up there with a lot of the guys."

Catch the Full Interview Here

1 day 12 hours ago

Kornuth Holds

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Tyler Boyer

Level 9

Limit Flop/Draw: 5,000-10,000 Blinds, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 10,000 Completion, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 5,000/8,000 Ante, 3,000-5,000 Blinds

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Chance Kornuth raised from middle position, and was called by Eric Wasserson on the button, and the big blind Phil Hui.

Hui drew two, Kornuth stood pat, and Wasserson drew one. All three players then checked, and Kornuth tabled the winner with 10x9x8x7x2x to take the pot.

Tags: Chance Kornuth Eric Wasserson Phil Hui

1 day 12 hours ago

Tong Gets Some Chips Back

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 9

Limit Flop/Draw: 5,000-10,000 Blinds, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 10,000 Completion, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 5,000/8,000 Ante, 3,000-5,000 Blinds

Limit Hold'em

On a three-way flop of J♠8♦3♣, Christopher Vitch and Dylan Weisman called a bet by Kristopher Tong. Vitch then led the K♦ turn for Weisman to fold while Tong called. Vitch also bet the A♣ river and Tong quickly called.

Vitch declared kings and showed his K♣10x but instantly mucked them when Tong revealed the A♠10♥ for the rivered top pair.

Tong elaborated that the pot would have been much bigger if it was Pot-Limit Omaha but he is "waiting for his favourite game Seven Card Stud".

Tags: Christopher Vitch Dylan Weisman Kristopher Tong