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

1 day 3 hours ago

Wells Needs a Marina for All These Boats

Calum Grant

Level 11

Limit Flop/Draw: 8,000-15,000 Blinds, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Stud Games: 4,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 15,000 Completion, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 8,000/12,000 Ante, 4,000-8,000 Blinds

Limit Hold'em

Robert Wells raised from under the gun and called when Dara Taherpour three-bet from the hijack.

Wells check-raised on the K♠8♠8♣ flop and was called before the 9♥ turn checked through to the 8♥ river.

Wells fired out a bet and Taherpour called. The latter threw his hands in the air when Wells tabled J♠9♠ for eights full of nines.

On the next deal, Cary Katz raised from the big blind and Wells called from the big blind.

Wells checked the 10♥9♠7♣ flop and Katz threw out a bet. Wells raised and Katz called.

Katz then check-called bets on the J♠ turn and 10♦ river.

Katz quickly turned over A♥A♦ but it was no good against Wells' full house, who showed down 10♠7♥.

Tags: Cary Katz Dara Taherpour Robert Wells

1 day 3 hours ago

Showdown Pot For Mercier Against Hunichen

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 11

Limit Flop/Draw: 8,000-15,000 Blinds, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Stud Games: 4,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 15,000 Completion, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 8,000/12,000 Ante, 4,000-8,000 Blinds

Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better

On a board of K♣9♥6♠Q♥A♦, Jason Mercier bet the turn and river against Chris Hunichen. The latter called both times and Mercier declared "a set of kings" before showing his K♥K♠4♥4♣. That was enough to win the pot as Hunichen sent his cards into the muck.

Tags: Chris Hunichen Jason Mercier

1 day 3 hours ago

Kostritsyn Doubles Through Ivey

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Frank Visser

Level 11

Limit Flop/Draw: 8,000-15,000 Blinds, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Stud Games: 4,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 15,000 Completion, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 8,000/12,000 Ante, 4,000-8,000 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

Preflop, Alexander Kostritsyn got his 339,000 stack in against Phil Ivey, putting himself at risk of elimination.

Alexander Kostritsyn: A♥A♦4♦2♥ All in
Phil Ivey: A♣K♥Q♦J♦

Ivey flopped top pair on 7♣K♣6♣, but he found no further improvement on the 3♦9♦ runout. Kostritsyn doubled up, effectively switching stacks with Ivey.

Tags: Alexander Kostritsyn Phil Ivey

1 day 3 hours ago

Brewer Takes a Big One from Dzivielevski

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Tyler Boyer

Level 11

Limit Flop/Draw: 8,000-15,000 Blinds, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Stud Games: 4,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 15,000 Completion, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 8,000/12,000 Ante, 4,000-8,000 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

Yuri Dzivielevski opened with a raise from the hijack to 28,000. It folded to Chris Brewer on the button, and he three-bet to 88,000. It folded back to Dzivielevski and he made the call.

Both players checked after the 3♣7♦J♥ flop, to see the K♥ on the turn. Dzivielevski then bet big for 175,000. Brewer took some time before making the call.

After the K♠ on the river, Dzivielevski checked to Brewer, who bet to put Dzivielevski all in for his stack of roughly 440,000. Dzivielevski wasted no time and mucked his hand to give the pot to Brewer.

Tags: Chris Brewer Yuri Dzivielevski

1 day 3 hours ago

Kenney Under Pressure

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 11

Limit Flop/Draw: 8,000-15,000 Blinds, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Stud Games: 4,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 15,000 Completion, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 8,000/12,000 Ante, 4,000-8,000 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

Dara Taherpour raised to 20,000 and was called only by the table chip leader Robert Wells out of the big blind. On the 10♠9♣3♦ flop, Wells check-folded to a bet.

Bryn Kenney then potted to 28,000 and won the blinds.

"That's a big pot," Eric Wasserson joked, and Kenney replied, "yeah, I almost doubled my stack".

Kenney limped in next for John Racener in the small blind to follow suit, while Daherpour checked from the big blind. On the A♣A♠2♥ flop, it was checked to Kenney, who bet 8,000. Racener folded, Daherpour check-raised the pot to 56,000 and Kenney instantly folded.

Tags: Bryn Kenney Dara Taherpour Eric Wasserson John Racener Robert Wells

1 day 3 hours ago

Van Ravenswoud Shoves on Kostritsyn

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Frank Visser

Level 11

Limit Flop/Draw: 8,000-15,000 Blinds, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Stud Games: 4,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 15,000 Completion, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 8,000/12,000 Ante, 4,000-8,000 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

Alexander Kostritsyn raised to 20,000 under the gun. Carlo van Ravenswoud called in the hijack before John Monnette defended his big blind.

Monnette checked the A♠5♥9♠ flop to Kostritsyn, who continued with a bet of 40,000. Monnette raised to 155,000, folding out Monnette.

Kostritsyn called to the 5♠ turn, where he check-called when Van Ravenswoud sized down to 130,000.

The 4♦ river then completed the board. Kostritsyn checked again, and Van Ravenswoud put his opponent all in for 375,000. Kostritsyn went deep into the tank, forfeiting the pot to Van Ravenswoud after a couple of minutes

Tags: Alexander Kostritsyn Carlo van Ravenswoud John Monnette

1 day 3 hours ago

Hellmuth Building a Stack

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Calum Grant

Level 11

Limit Flop/Draw: 8,000-15,000 Blinds, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Stud Games: 4,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 15,000 Completion, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 8,000/12,000 Ante, 4,000-8,000 Blinds

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Phil Hellmuth raised to 21,000 from under the gun and Alex Livingston called on his direct left.

Both players drew one, and then checked.

Hellmuth tabled Jx9x8x7x5x and took down the pot after Livingston mucked.

Tags: Alex Livingston Phil Hellmuth

1 day 3 hours ago

Vitch Defeats Rast in Showdown

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 11

Limit Flop/Draw: 8,000-15,000 Blinds, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Stud Games: 4,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 15,000 Completion, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 8,000/12,000 Ante, 4,000-8,000 Blinds

Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Christopher Vitch in the big blind bet the 10♠9♠2♦8♦ turn and was called by Brian Rast in the hijack. They checked the 8♥ on the river and Vitch revealed his Q♣J♥J♣2♠ for the queen-high straight as the winning hand.

Tags: Brian Rast Christopher Vitch

1 day 3 hours ago

Rast Scoops Vitch

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Tyler Boyer

Level 11

Limit Flop/Draw: 8,000-15,000 Blinds, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Stud Games: 4,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 15,000 Completion, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 8,000/12,000 Ante, 4,000-8,000 Blinds

Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Christopher Vitch raised from under the gun, and was called by Brian Rast in the cutoff.

Rast called a bet from Vitch after the Q♠9♥4♦ flop. Both players checked after the 8♥ on the turn, to see the 5♥ on the river. Vitch then check-called a bet from Rast.

Rast said "nut flush" and tabled A♥6♥5♣4♠ to scoop the pot with his ace high flush and ace-six low.

Tags: Brian Rast Christopher Vitch

1 day 3 hours ago

Brewer and Miller Brick Razz Boards

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Calum Grant

Level 11

Limit Flop/Draw: 8,000-15,000 Blinds, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Stud Games: 4,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 15,000 Completion, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 8,000/12,000 Ante, 4,000-8,000 Blinds

Razz

Ryan Hoenig: XxXx / A♥8♥10♣2♥
Chris Brewer: XxXx / 10♠7♣K♦9♥ - folded on sixth street

Ryan Hoenig called before Chris Brewer completed. It folded back to Hoenig, who raised. Brewer called.

Hoenig drew well while Brewer's board failed to improve. He ultimately folded on sixth street after calling bets on fourth and fifth street.

Alexander Kostritsyn: XxXx / 6♥8♣10♥
Ryan Miller: XxXx / 2♥J♣2♦ - folded on fifth street

Alexander Kostritsyn called and then called again when Ryan Miller completed.

Kostritsyn took the betting lead on fourth street, and Miller called. However, Miller folded his hand after pairing his deuce on fifth street.

Tags: Alexander Kostritsyn Chris Brewer Ryan Hoenig Ryan Miller