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

1 day 6 hours ago

Hansen's Comeback Continues

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

Razz

Gus Hansen: 5xAx/4x3x6x5x/7x All in
Roy Thung: 9x2x/4x8x3x9x/Xx

Gus Hansen bet on fourth street, and Roy Thung called. Hansen bet again on fifth street, with Thung calling again. Hansen's final 8,000 flew in on sixth street, with Thung looking him up.

Hansen had already made a six-low, leaving his opponent drawing dead and securing another double-up.

Tags: Gus Hansen Roy Thung

1 day 6 hours ago

Arieh Earns a Big Double Off Hunichen

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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

Josh Arieh raised to 40,000 on the button and Chris Hunichen three-bet to 130,000 in the big blind. Arieh called, and the flop came K♥Q♠8♣.

Hunichen then bet 180,000, and Arieh moved all in for 642,000. Hunichen took a few seconds before calling.

Josh Arieh: Q♦J♥10♣8♠ All in
Chris Hunichen: A♠A♦K♠6♣

Hunichen showed down two aces, but Arieh had flopped two pair for the lead. The rest of the board ran out J♥2♠, and Arieh doubled up.

"What was I supposed to do, fold? I'm behind almost always. Maybe check-back flop," Hunichen lamented as he handed over the big pot.

Tags: Chris Hunichen Josh Arieh

1 day 6 hours ago

Hansen Doubles Through Volpe

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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

Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Phil Ivey raised out of the small blind and then called a three-bet by Gus Hansen in the big blind. They checked the 10♥8♥6♥ flop and Ivey's bet on the 7♥ turn forced out Hansen, who was visibly frustrated.

Razz

Paul Volpe: 7x2x / 2xJxXxKx / 5x
Gus Hansen: 7x6x / Ax8x2x3x / 8x

Hansen was left on a severe short stack and then raised over a completion of Paul Volpe, who called. They got it in after fourth street and Volpe only then noticed that he had mis-read his hand with split deuces to mesh together the remainder of his board.

Hansen earned the double and climbed back out of immediate danger.

"Well, I stopped bleeding, it's a very important feature," the Dane said in table chat.

Tags: Gus Hansen Paul Volpe Phil Ivey

1 day 6 hours ago

Rast Razzes Himself Back to Seven Figures

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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

Razz

Benny Glaser: XxXx/4x6xKx6x/Xx
Brian Rast: 4x3x2x/9x7x3xJx

Benny Glaser completed, and Brian Rast called. Glaser continued with a bet on fourth street, which Rast also called.

Rast then took the lead on fifth street, prompting him to bet. Glaser called, and he did so again when Rast fired on sixth street.

Seventh street was checked to showdown, where Rast tabled a nine-low to rake in the chips.

Tags: Benny Glaser Brian Rast

1 day 6 hours ago

Mercier Fires at Yockey

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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

Bryce Yockey raised in the cutoff, Jason Mercier three-bet on the button, and Yockey called.

Mercier bet on the 10♣Q♦5♦ flop and Yockey called. Mercier bet again on the 7♥ turn, and Yockey called once more.

The river was the Q♠ and Mercier put out another bet. Yockey snap-folded, and Mercier took the pot.

Tags: Bryce Yockey Jason Mercier

1 day 6 hours ago

Ivey Leaves Hansen on a Shorter Stack

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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

Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Phil Ivey raised the button and Gus Hansen three-bet out of the small blind for Ivey to call. Hansen bet the K♠6♠4♠ flop and was called to then also bet the Q♦ turn, Ivey raised and Hansen called. Following the J♠ river, Hansen checked and folded to a bet.

Ivey briefly showed him two of his cards before they went towards the muck.

Tags: Gus Hansen Phil Ivey

1 day 6 hours ago

Pisarenko Soaring in Stud

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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

Seven Card Stud

Maksim Pisarenko: A♠2♣Xx/A♦2♥A♥3♥
Maxx Coleman: XxXx/2♠6♥6♠K♦/Xx - folded on seventh street

Maksim Pisarenko bet his open pair of aces on fifth street. Maxx Coleman called with a pair of sixes showing, and called again when Pisarenko bet on sixth street.

"I'll bet dark," Pisarenko said before seventh street was dealt.

Coleman's last card was not to his liking, and he quickly folded. Pisarenko tabled a full house as he raked in the chips.

Benny Glaser: XxXx/10♦ - folded on third street
Brian Rast: XxXx/K♣10♣Q♦9♠/Xx
Maksim Pisarenko: J♠10♠6♠/4♠5♣4♦5♦

The next hand, Benny Glaser completed, and Brian Rast raised. Pisarenko then three-bet, folding out Glaser. Rast called, however, after which the remaining duo checked through fourth and fifth street.

Pisarenko checked again on sixth street. Rast bet, and Pisarenko made a frustrated call. Seventh street was then checked to showdown, where Pisarenko's open two pair won him the pot.

Tags: Benny Glaser Brian Rast Maksim Pisarenko Maxx Coleman

1 day 6 hours ago

Hellmuth Plots Revenge on Wells

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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

Razz

Robert Wells: XxXx/5xQx9x3x
Phil Hellmuth: XxXx/2x10x4x9x - folded on sixth street

Phil Hellmuth completed, Robert Wells raised, and Hellmuth called.

Hellmuth then bet on fourth street and Wells called. Hellmuth bet again on fifth, and Wells called once more.

Wells then bet on sixth. "I'm going to get revenge. You've won every pot off me in these tournaments. It's my turn. I'm good at revenge," Hellmuth told him as folded.

Tags: Phil Hellmuth Robert Wells

1 day 6 hours ago

Guagenti Next to Hit Quads

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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

Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Ray Dehkharghani defended the big blind against a raise by Nick Guagenti and then check-called the Q♥7♥3♦ flop. The action repeated on the 7♣ turn before Dehkharghani led the 6♥ on the river. Guagenti raised which Dehkharghani confirmed with the dealer before he called a few seconds later.

"Quads and ace-four," Guagenti announced and rolled over his A♣7♦7♠4♠ for quads sevens as well as a seven low. Dehkharghani checked his cards before tossing them into the muck.

Tags: Nick Guagenti Ray Dehkharghani

1 day 6 hours ago

Hunichen Puts Dehkharghani on the Nuts; Volpe Bets Out Hansen

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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

Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Heads-up on a board of 9♣J♥10♣Q♦, Ray Dehkharghani bet from the button and Chris Hunichen called in the hijack.

The river was the 5♦ and Dehkharghani bet again. "I have a straight. Ace-king?" Hunichen asked Dehkarghani as he called, and Dehkharghani indeed turned over A♠K♦8♥3♠ for the nut straight to win the pot.

At another table, Gus Hansen and Paul Volpe were tangling in a pot of Seven Card Stud

Gus Hansen: XxXx/8♠5♣2♠ - folded on fifth street
Paul Volpe: XxXx/10♠5♠K♣