Event #60: $50,000 Poker Players Championship Day 3 | 2026 World Series of Poker

1 day 5 hours ago

Livingston Goes Big in Blinds

Frank Visser

Level 15

Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-30,000 Blinds, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Stud Games: 7,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 30,000 Completion, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 15,000/25,000 Ante, 10,000-15,000 Blinds

No-Limit Hold'em

Alex Livingston limped in from the small blind. Bryce Yockey made it 55,000 in the big blind, which Livingston called. The pair then checked through the 9♥Q♦4♦ flop, landing on the 8♦ turn.

Livingston pushed in a bet of 80,000, seeing Yockey quickly call. Livingston sized up to 225,000 on the 3♠ river. Yockey called after some thought, but he could not beat Livingston's J♠10♥ for a straight and mucked.

Tags: Alex Livingston Bryce Yockey

1 day 5 hours ago

Wasserson Value-Raises Bottom Pair; Ivey Crosses Two Million

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Frank Visser

Level 15

Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-30,000 Blinds, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Stud Games: 7,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 30,000 Completion, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 15,000/25,000 Ante, 10,000-15,000 Blinds

Limit Hold'em

Gus Hansen raised in the small blind, and Eric Wasserson defended his big blind. Hansen continued with a bet on the 2♠5♠4♦ flop, which Wasserson raised.

Hansen called, after which the K♥ turn and A♦ river were knuckled to showdown. Hansen declared queen-high, prompting Wasserson to table J♣2♣ for a pair.

The next hand, Phil Ivey raised in the cutoff, getting small blind Wasserson and Roy Thung in the big blind along to a Q♦10♠3♠ flop. Ivey placed a continuation-bet, Wasserson check-raised, and Thung check-folded.

Ivey called to the Q♣ turn, where he raised Wasserson's bet. Wasserson called, seeing the 5♠ appear on the river. A quick check, bet, and call followed.

Wasserson announced a queen for trips. Ivey also had a queen, but his K♠Q♠ had become a flush to rake in the pot and cross the two-million mark.

Tags: Eric Wasserson Gus Hansen Phil Ivey Roy Thung

1 day 5 hours ago

Tong Bests Lonis Again

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David Salituro

Level 15

Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-30,000 Blinds, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Stud Games: 7,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 30,000 Completion, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 15,000/25,000 Ante, 10,000-15,000 Blinds

2-7 Triple Draw

Kristopher Tong raised in middle position, Jesse Lonis three-bet in the cutoff, and Tong called.

Tong drew two and Lonis one. Lonis then bet, and Tong called.

Tong drew one and Lonis stood pat and bet. Tong then raised, and Lonis called.

Tong stood pat, while Lonis drew one. Both players checked, and Tong showed 8x7x5x4x2x to win the pot.

Tags: Jesse Lonis Kristopher Tong

1 day 5 hours ago

Glantz Takes Some Off Tong

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 15

Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-30,000 Blinds, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Stud Games: 7,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 30,000 Completion, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 15,000/25,000 Ante, 10,000-15,000 Blinds

2-7 Lowball Triple Draw

Jesse Lonis lost some chips to Dara Taherpour when his pair of aces and no low ran into a set of sevens and after that hand, the game variant changed.

Kristopher Tong raised in the cutoff for Matt Glantz on the button and Lonis in the small blind to call. Lonis took one while his two opponents took two each. Lonis checked, Tong bet and received two calls.

On the second draw, each of the trio took one card and Lonis checked again. Tong bet and Glantz raised, forcing out Lonis and picking up a call from Tong. Tong took one card on the final draw against the pat of Glantz and they checked, Glantz won the hand with the 9x6x5x3x2x.

Tags: Dara Taherpour Jesse Lonis Kristopher Tong Matt Glantz

1 day 5 hours ago

Volpe Shows Queens in Four-Bet Pot

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David Salituro

Level 15

Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-30,000 Blinds, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Stud Games: 7,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 30,000 Completion, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 15,000/25,000 Ante, 10,000-15,000 Blinds

Limit Hold'em

Paul Volpe raised in the hijack and Gus Hansen three-bet on the button. Eric Wasserson then four-bet in the small blind, and both Volpe and Hansen called.

Action checked to Volpe on the 7♠8♦6♠ flop and he bet. Hansen and Wasserson called.

All three players checked the 10♦ turn, and Volpe then bet on the 8♥ river. Only Wasserson called.

Volpe then showed Q♥Q♣, and Wasserson mucked.

"Just jacks. Very normal. How am I still in the tournament?" Wasserson said after the hand.

Tags: Eric Wasserson Gus Hansen Paul Volpe

1 day 5 hours ago

Hansen Wins Against Wasserson

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Frank Visser

Level 15

Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-30,000 Blinds, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Stud Games: 7,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 30,000 Completion, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 15,000/25,000 Ante, 10,000-15,000 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

In a blind-on-blind pot to the 8♠7♥2♣ flop, Gus Hansen bet 20,000 and was called by Eric Wasserson. The duo then checked through the K♦ turn, revealing the 5♠ river.

Hansen checked again, prompting Wasserson to toss in a bet of 75,000. Hansen quickly called for Wasserson to announce kings-up.

Hansen then showed K♠8♣6♣3♦ for the best possible two pair, awarding him the pot.

Tags: Eric Wasserson Gus Hansen

1 day 5 hours ago

Lonis Chops With Yockey

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 15

Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-30,000 Blinds, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Stud Games: 7,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 30,000 Completion, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 15,000/25,000 Ante, 10,000-15,000 Blinds

Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Bryce Yockey: XxXx / 6♣3♠J♣8♠ / Xx
Jesse Lonis: XxXx / 3♦K♦8♥8♣ / Xx

Jesse Lonis check-called fifth street against Bryce Yockey and then bet sixth street when he paired his eight, Yockey called. Both checked on seventh street and Lonis tabled his A♠7♣4♣ for a low and pair of eights. Yockey won the high portion with the J♠6♠3♥ for jacks and sixes.

Tags: Bryce Yockey Jesse Lonis

1 day 5 hours ago

Tong Has Lonis Pipped

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David Salituro

Level 15

Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-30,000 Blinds, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Stud Games: 7,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 30,000 Completion, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 15,000/25,000 Ante, 10,000-15,000 Blinds

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Jesse Lonis raised to 40,000 in middle position and Kristopher Tong called in the big blind.

Tong drew one, while Lonis stood pat. Tong then led out for 175,000, and Lonis called.

Tong showed 8x7x5x4x2x, while Lonis could only show 8x7x6x3x2x. "You won't believe what I just called pre with. I had 7-5-4-2. If I raise, you might go all in and I don't think I would be able to fold," Tong told Lonis as he raked in the pot.

Tags: Jesse Lonis Kristopher Tong

1 day 5 hours ago

Tate Runs Into Pisarenko's Aces

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David Salituro

Level 15

Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-30,000 Blinds, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Stud Games: 7,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 30,000 Completion, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 15,000/25,000 Ante, 10,000-15,000 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

Maksim Pisarenko raised to 55,000 on the button, Brian Tate moved all in for 115,000 in the big blind, and Pisarenko snap-called.

Brian Tate: A♥K♥10♥5♠ All in
Maksim Pisarenko: A♣A♠6♠2♥

Tate picked up some outs on the 3♥10♦8♣ flop with top pair, but he couldn't catch up on the Q♣ turn or 7♣ river as Pisarenko's aces held up to earn him the pot and send Tate to the rail.

Tags: Brian Tate Maksim Pisarenko

1 day 5 hours ago

Wells Faces Resistance From Arieh and Hunichen

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 15

Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-30,000 Blinds, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Stud Games: 7,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 30,000 Completion, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 15,000/25,000 Ante, 10,000-15,000 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

On the tail end of a 7♣3♣3♠8♣K♦ board, Robert Wells bet 75,000 from under the gun and then folded when Josh Arieh raised the pot to 380,000.

No-Limit Hold’em

The game variant then changed and Chris Hunichen raised, Wells came along from the big blind. Wells check-called the 6♦3♠2♠ flop and did so again on the J♥ turn. Both checked the Q♥ river and Wells tabled his A♣10♥, which Hunichen had beat holding the 8♥8♠.

Tags: Chris Hunichen Josh Arieh Robert Wells