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

1 day 13 hours ago

Sternheimer Off to a Good Start

Christian Zetzsche

Level 7

Limit Flop/Draw: 3,000-6,000 Blinds, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,500 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 6,000 Completion, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 3,000/4,500 Ante, 1,500-3,000 Blinds

Seven Card Stud

Esther Taylor: XxXx / K♣ folded on third street
Calvin Anderson: XxXx / 5♦7♣ folded on fourth street
Philip Sternheimer: XxXx / Q♦Q♠A♦3♥ / Xx
Brian Battistone: XxXx / 8♠6♥10♣3♠ / Xx

Esther Taylor limped in and so did Calvin Anderson one seat over. Philip Sternheimer then completed and Brian Battistone made it three bets. Taylor folded whereas Anderson called, and Sternheimer came along.

On fourth street, Sternheimer paired his queen and bet, only Battistone called. The betting action repeated on the next two streets before they checked down seventh. Sternheimer showed his Q♥8♣7♠ for a set of queens and Battistone mucked 8♦8♥J♣ for an inferior set of eights.

Tags: Brian Battistone Calvin Anderson Esther Taylor Philip Sternheimer

1 day 13 hours ago

Weisman Flops a Set to K.O. Blom

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Tyler Boyer

Level 7

Limit Flop/Draw: 3,000-6,000 Blinds, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,500 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 6,000 Completion, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 3,000/4,500 Ante, 1,500-3,000 Blinds

No-Limit Hold'em

Action was picked up on the flop with roughly 70,000 in the pot, the board showing 8♣6♦5♥ and Viktor Blom all in, with a side pot brewing between Dylan Weisman and Daniel Negreanu.

After the flop Weisman check-called a bet of 16,000 from Negreanu. Both players then checked the Q♦ on the turn, to see the 5♦ on the river.

Weisman took some time, before announcing 90,000, which got a quick fold from Negreanu. Weisman took the side pot, and the main when he turned over 6♥6♣ for a full house, sixes full of fives. Blom tossed A♣K♦ in the muck and left the tournament area.

As Weisman was scooping the pot, Negreanu told the table he had the same hand as Blom.

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Dylan Weisman Viktor Blom

1 day 13 hours ago

Guagenti Folds Out Tilton

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Calum Grant

Level 7

Limit Flop/Draw: 3,000-6,000 Blinds, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,500 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 6,000 Completion, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 3,000/4,500 Ante, 1,500-3,000 Blinds

No-Limit Hold'em

Nick Guagenti raised to 7,500 from the hijack. Ioannis Angelou Konstas and James Tilton called from the button and big blind, respectively.

The 10♥5♣3♦ flop checked through to the 6♣ turn, where Tilton led out for 8,000. Only Guagenti called.

Tilton checked on the 8♠ river, and Guagenti fired out 28,500. Tilton mulled over the spot for about a minute, before letting his hand go.

Tags: Ioannis Angelou Konstas James Tilton Nick Guagenti

1 day 13 hours ago

Wells Hero-Calls Daher to the Rail

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Frank Visser

Level 7

Limit Flop/Draw: 3,000-6,000 Blinds, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,500 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 6,000 Completion, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 3,000/4,500 Ante, 1,500-3,000 Blinds

No-Limit Hold'em

The completed board of J♣J♦3♠4♥4♠ was already dealt when Albert Daher moved his stack of 130,000 into a similar-sized pot from the big blind.

Robert Wells was his opponent, and he was deep in the tank under the gun. Eventually, he assembled calling chips, and after some more thought, dropped them into the middle.

Daher could only show the two pair on the board with Q♠10♠. Wells had 6♦6♣ for a higher two pair, catching Daher's bluff to eliminate him.

Tags: Albert Daher Robert Wells

1 day 13 hours ago

Taylor Caught Speeding

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Calum Grant

Level 7

Limit Flop/Draw: 3,000-6,000 Blinds, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,500 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 6,000 Completion, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 3,000/4,500 Ante, 1,500-3,000 Blinds

No-Limit Hold'em

Esther Taylor opened to 7,000 from the hijack. Brian Battistone and Dara Taherpour called from the blinds.

It checked to Taylor on the 10♦6♦3♣ flop, and she continued for 11,500. Only Battistone called.

The 6♥ turn checked thtough to the 7♦ river, where Taylor sized up to 46,500. Battistone called after some bried thinking time, and tabled his two pair with 10♠7♠, besting Taylor's A♦Q♥.

Tags: Brian Battistone Dara Taherpour Esther Taylor

1 day 13 hours ago

Kihara Gets a Shove Through

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7

Limit Flop/Draw: 3,000-6,000 Blinds, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,500 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 6,000 Completion, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 3,000/4,500 Ante, 1,500-3,000 Blinds

No-Limit Hold'em

Matthew Schreiber raised to 6,500 from under the gun and Calvin Anderson in the hijack three-bet to 19,000. It folded to Naoya Kihara in the big blind who pushed all-in for 139,000. That sent Schreiber into the tank and he exclaimed "I don't think I have ever folded this hand in my life," before apologising to the table for taking such a long time.

Schreiber eventually folded and so did Anderson.

"I have never folded this hand in a Hold'em tournament ... I will tell you guys in a minute" Schreiber added and Paul Volpe jokingly asked "pocket sevens?"

Tags: Calvin Anderson Matthew Schreiber Naoya Kihara Paul Volpe

1 day 13 hours ago

Van Ravenswoud Draws Best

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Tyler Boyer

Level 7

Limit Flop/Draw: 3,000-6,000 Blinds, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,500 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 6,000 Completion, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 3,000/4,500 Ante, 1,500-3,000 Blinds

2-7 Triple Draw

Alexander Kostritsyn was first to act and raised, which was called by Roy Thung on his left, and the big blind Carlo van Ravenswoud.

On the first draw Van Ravenswoud drew three, Kostritsyn drew two, and Thung drew one. Van Ravenswoud checked, before Kostritsyn bet, and both Thung and Ravenswoud called.

On the second draw, all three players drew one, and after the draw, Van Ravenswoud led out for a bet, which Kostrisyn called, and Thung folded.

On the final draw, Van Ravenswoud stood pat while Kostrisyn drew one. Both players then checked, and Van Ravenswoud tabled 9x7x6x4x3x to take the pot, as Kostrisyn quickly mucked.

Tags: Alexander Kostritsyn Carlo van Ravenswoud Roy Thung

1 day 13 hours ago

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Frank Visser

Level 7

Limit Flop/Draw: 3,000-6,000 Blinds, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,500 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 6,000 Completion, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 3,000/4,500 Ante, 1,500-3,000 Blinds

1 day 13 hours ago

Jackpot for Deeb

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Frank Visser

Level 7

Limit Flop/Draw: 3,000-6,000 Blinds, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,500 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 6,000 Completion, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 3,000/4,500 Ante, 1,500-3,000 Blinds

2-7 Lowball Triple Draw

Shaun Deeb raised on the button, seeing Chris Brewer and Josh Arieh defend their blinds. Brewer and Arieh each took two cards, with Deeb remaining pat behind.

Deeb then tossed out a bet, only to be check-raised by Brewer. Arieh quickly got out of the way, and Deeb tabled 7x7x7x as he gave up on the pot.

Tags: Chris Brewer Josh Arieh Shaun Deeb

1 day 13 hours ago

Brewer Gets Value from Mercier

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Calum Grant

Level 7

Limit Flop/Draw: 3,000-6,000 Blinds, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,500 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 6,000 Completion, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 3,000/4,500 Ante, 1,500-3,000 Blinds

2-7 Triple Draw

Chris Brewer raised from the hijack before Jason Mercier made it three-bets from the button. The blinds got out of the way and Brewer's reraise was met with a Mercier call.

Both players drew one on the first draw, and Brewer's bet was called.

Both players stood pad throughout the second and third draw, with Mercier calling bets on both streets.

Brewer tabled 8x6x4x3x2x, and Mercier mucked his hand.