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

1 day 11 hours ago

Yockey Yeets Schindler to the Rail

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

Maximilian Schindler: 10♦6♦3♣/6♠8♦A♠9♣ All in
Bryce Yockey: 8♥7♣3♦/5♦2♣4♥6♣
Nick Guagenti: XxXx/3♠5♣10♣Q♣/Xx - folded on seventh street

Nick Guagenti brought in, Maximilian Schindler completed, and Bryce Yockey two-bet. Guagenti put in a third bet, and Schindler raised all in for 34,000. Yockey and Guagenti both called before they checked fourth street.

Yockey then bet fifth street, seeing Guagenti call. The same occurred on sixth street, and Yockey slammed in a final bet on seventh street. Guagenti quickly released his cards, and Yockey tabled a straight to eliminate Schindler.

Tags: Bryce Yockey Maximilian Schindler Nick Guagenti

1 day 11 hours ago

Johnson Scoops Brewer to Double

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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

Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Eight or Better

Marco Johnson: J♠4♠/3♠4♦J♦3♥/7♦ All in
Chris Brewer: A♦4♥/6♣Q♠10♥4♣/2♥

Marco Johnson completed, Chris Brewer two-bet, and Johnson called. Brewer then check-called bets by Johnson on fourth and fifth street before raising him all in on sixth street.

Johnson quickly called, and his two pair remained the best hand on seventh street to double up.

Tags: Chris Brewer Marco Johnson

1 day 11 hours ago

Smith Is Back With a Double

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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

Pot-Limit Omaha

On a flop of K♠Q♥4♣, Dylan Smith bet the pot and Jason Mercier mulled it over for a while before he grabbed his T-25,000 chips and announced a raise. Smith quickly called all-in and the cards were flipped over.

Dylan Smith: A♣K♦10♥4♥ All in
Jason Mercier: A♥Q♣10♣2♥

"I should have folded," Mercier sighed prior to the 9♥ turn which gave him the superior flush draw. However, the 9♣ river was a blank and Smith doubled for 158,000.

"You had a piece of shit but you are back," Chino Rheem exclaimed and Mercier replied "no, it was a good hand" to Rheem before adding "it would have been better for me if you had top set" towards Smith.

Tags: Chino Rheem Dylan Smith Jason Mercier

1 day 11 hours ago

Queens For Schwartz

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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

Limit Hold'em

Action folded to Benny Glaser in the small blind who raised, then called a three-bet from the big blind Luke Schwartz.

Glaser check-called a bet from Schwartz on every street of the 6♣K♦7♦J♠4♥ runout.

Schwartz then announced "queens" and tabled Q♦Q♣ to take the pot after Glaser quickly mucked.

Tags: Benny Glaser Luke Schwartz

1 day 11 hours ago

Hellmuth Takes from Burrito

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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

Pot-Limit Omaha

Phil Hellmuth arrived at the table, with a burrito encased in foil. He unwrapped his pre-dinner snack, and began eating from the middle of his wrap as Josh Arieh limped in from the cutoff. David Williams made it 23,000 from the button and was called by Arieh. The latter then check-folded to a pot-sized bet on the K♠9♥6♣ flop, and was moved to the seat that Nick Schulman was eliminated from on another table.

On the next deal, Williams raised to 18,000 from the cutoff and was called by Ioannis Angelou Konstas from the button. Konstas called for 16,000 on the flop before the turn checked through to the river for the board to read A♥J♦8♥4♠3♣. Williams fired out 32,000 and Konstas called after some thought. Williams tabled K♠K♥Q♣9♥, but it was no good against Konstas' J♣9♠8♠5♣, which was good for jacks and eights.

The following hand saw Chris Brewer limp in from under the gun. Williams called from the hijack, and Hellmuth came along from the small blind. Brad Owen checked his option in the big blind.

Hellmuth led out for 25,000 on the A♣7♣3♥ flop and Brewer was the only caller. The Q♥ turn checked through to the 8♣ river, where Hellmuth checked and then faced a bet of 40,000.

Hellmuth began his spiel of how he thought today was going to be a good day, and that he'd get "revenge" on Brewer for all the "goofy beats" he's put on him over the years.

Hellmuth flashed Ax7x before folding.

Brewer wasn't so sure about that, saying that they've probably played 100 hands against each other lifetime. Hellmuth agreed, but noted that he may have only won three of them, and began to repeat his words about goofy beats. Brewer said Hellmuth must be in small company, as he's been known to suffer some of the cruelest exits in poker, and that he's usually the one taking them.

The talk subsided, and Hellmuth continued to eat his burrito...from the middle.

Tags: Brad Owen Chris Brewer David Williams Ioannis Angelou Konstas Josh Arieh Nick Schulman Phil Hellmuth

1 day 11 hours ago

Volpe Doubles to Near Seven-Figure Stack

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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

Pot-Limit Omaha

In a pot of roughly 150,000, hijack Paul Volpe got his stack of 382,000 on the 7♥Q♥A♦4♠ turn against Chris Hunichen in the cutoff, being the player at risk.

Paul Volpe: K♣Q♠Q♦2♥ All in
Chris Hunichen: A♣Q♣3♠2♠

Hunichen did not improve on the 6♣ river, sending the massive pot to Volpe's set.

Tags: Chris Hunichen Paul Volpe

1 day 11 hours ago

Smith Finds a Double

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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

Pot-Limit Omaha

Maxx Coleman limped from under the gun, and it folded to Dan Smith on the button, who raised to 23,000. He was called by the big blind Luke Schwartz, and Coleman.

After the flop came 3♦8♣5♠ Schwartz decided to lead out for a bet of 40,000, which got Coleman to fold, and Smith called.

The turn was the 2♠ and Schwartz bet the pot, before Smith raised all in for his stack of 196,000, which Schwartz quickly called to put Smith at risk.

Dan Smith: K♠K♣6♣3♠ All in
Luke Schwartz: K♦Q♠8♦4♠

Smith was in front with his kings and the better flush draw, and the 3♣ secured him the double up.

Tags: Dan Smith Luke Schwartz Maxx Coleman

1 day 11 hours ago

Racener Chips Up Against Sammartino

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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

Razz

Dario Sammartino: XxXx/6xAx10xKx - folded on sixth street
John Racener: XxXx/6x3x2x7x

Dario Sammartino checked fourth street over to Racener, who bet. Sammartino called, and he called Racener's bet on fifth street as well.

Racener fired again on sixth street, but Sammartino did not like his chances anymore and coneded the pot with a fold.

Tags: Dario Sammartino John Racener

1 day 11 hours ago

Kalas on the Ropes

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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

Razz

Kane Kalas: XxXx / AxAx4x6x / Xx
Christopher Vitch: XxXx / AxQx4x9x / Xx

Christopher Vitch completed and Kane Kalas called. Kalas paired his ace on fourth and called a bet by Vitch to then do so again on fifth street. Both checked sixth street and Vitch bet again seventh. Kalas had just over two bets behind and reluctantly folded.

In the meanwhile, Justin Smith has busted shortly thereafter from a nearby table, while Yosuke Miki became the newest entry.

Tags: Christopher Vitch Justin Smith Kane Kalas Yosuke Miki

1 day 11 hours ago

Schulman Sent Out as Tilton Tilts Bruschi

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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

Razz

Nick Schulman: 8x7x5x/5x9xJx4x All in
Renan Bruschi: XxXx/8x9x3x2x/Xx
James Tilton: 7x4x2x/Ax10x3xKx

Nick Schulman had gone all in on third street, with Renan Bruschi and James Tilton playing a pot on the side. Bruschi then bet on fourth street, which Tilton called. Bruschi bet again on fifth street, but this time Tilton raised.

Bruschi then three-bet, and Tilton called. Another bet and call flew in on sixth street, after which Bruschi checked seventh street.

Tilton bet, causing Bruschi to slam his fist on the table. After some time in the tank, he called off, but he could not beat Tilton's seven-low and mucked.

Schulman could not beat Tilton either, showing his nine-low before he departed the tournament area.

Tags: James Tilton Nick Schulman Renan Bruschi