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

1 day 6 hours ago

Nuts for Johnson

Frank Visser

Level 14

Limit Flop/Draw: 13,000-25,000 Blinds, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Stud Games: 7,000 Ante, 8,000 Bring-In, 25,000 Completion, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 12,000/18,000 Ante, 6,000-12,000 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

Alexander Kostritsyn raised to 30,000 under the gun. Roy Thung called next to act, and Marco Johnson did so in the cutoff.

It checked to Johnson on the 7♠3♥6♦ flop, who fired a bet of 120,000. Kostritsyn then raised to 275,000. Thung gave it some thought but ultimately mucked, after which Johnson moved all in for 348,000. Kostritsyn quickly called.

Marco Johnson: 5♣3♣4♠2♠ All in
Alexander Kostritsyn: A♦A♣7♥4♥

Kostritsyn turned scoop outs with the 7♦, but the harmless 9♥ river completed the board for Johnson to double up.

Tags: Alexander Kostritsyn Marco Johnson Roy Thung

1 day 6 hours ago

Tilton Eliminated by Pisarenko

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 14

Limit Flop/Draw: 13,000-25,000 Blinds, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Stud Games: 7,000 Ante, 8,000 Bring-In, 25,000 Completion, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 12,000/18,000 Ante, 6,000-12,000 Blinds

Razz

Maksim Pisarenko: 7x8x / 5x6x9xAx / 5x
James Tilton: 9x6x / 3x9x2x4x / 6x
Benny Glaser: XxXx / 5x9x5x folded on fifth street

Maksim Pisarenko completed and James Tilton raised, Benny Glaser then made it three bets and Pisarenko called. Tilton moved all-in for another 9,000 on top and picked up two callers.

Pisarenko bet fourth street for Glaser to call and Glaser then check-folded on fifth street.

Pisarenko revealed a nine-high straight and then improved to an eighty-seven on sixth. Tilton was still alive especially when he picked up a four, but he then paired his six on the final street to bow out.

Tags: Benny Glaser James Tilton Maksim Pisarenko

1 day 6 hours ago

Mercier Pots the Flop Against Hunichen

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David Salituro

Level 14

Limit Flop/Draw: 13,000-25,000 Blinds, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Stud Games: 7,000 Ante, 8,000 Bring-In, 25,000 Completion, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 12,000/18,000 Ante, 6,000-12,000 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

Chris Hunichen raised to 42,000 under the gun and Jason Mercier three-bet to 144,000 in the cutoff. Hunichen called, and the flop came 6♠4♠5♦.

Mercier then announced pot for 308,000, and Hunichen quickly tossed K♣K♠ into the muck.

Tags: Chris Hunichen Jason Mercier

Level: 14

Limit Flop/Draw: 13,000-25,000 Blinds, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Stud Games: 7,000 Ante, 8,000 Bring-In, 25,000 Completion, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 12,000/18,000 Ante, 6,000-12,000 Blinds

1 day 6 hours ago

Updated Counts After Level 13

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 13

Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-20,000 Blinds, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 10,000/15,000 Ante, 5,000-10,000 Blinds

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1 day 6 hours ago

Break Time

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David Salituro

Level 13

Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-20,000 Blinds, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 10,000/15,000 Ante, 5,000-10,000 Blinds

The remaining 36 players are going on the first 15-minute break of the day.

1 day 6 hours ago

Tate Takes From Pisarenko

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 13

Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-20,000 Blinds, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 10,000/15,000 Ante, 5,000-10,000 Blinds

Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better

In a three-bet pot to the A♣Q♠5♦ flop, Maksim Pisarenko check-called a bet by Brian Tate and did so again on the 6♣ turn. They checked the J♦ river and Pisarenko announced ace-king.

Tate showed the A♦K♠6♥2♥ for aces and sixes to win the pot.

Tags: Brian Tate Maksim Pisarenko

1 day 7 hours ago

Guagenti Gets Paid by Miki

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David Salituro

Level 13

Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-20,000 Blinds, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 10,000/15,000 Ante, 5,000-10,000 Blinds

Razz

Nick Guagenti: XxXx/7x3x7x5x/Xx
Yosuke Miki: XxXx/4x8x2xAx/Xx

Nick Guagenti and Yosuke Miki went to fifth street where Miki bet. Guagenti called.

Miki bet again on sixth, and Guagenti called. Miki checked on seventh, Guagenti bet, and Miki called.

Guagenti showed 6x4x4x for 8-6-4-2-A, and Miki mucked.

Tags: Nick Guagenti Yosuke Miki

1 day 7 hours ago

Racener Back to Starting Stack

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Frank Visser

Level 13

Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-20,000 Blinds, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 10,000/15,000 Ante, 5,000-10,000 Blinds

Razz

John Racener: XxXx/5xQx3xKx/Xx
Carlo van Ravenswoud: 5x4xAx/9xQx7x3x

John Racener checked fourth street over to Carlo van Ravenswoud, who bet. Racener called to fifth street, where he checked again. Van Ravenswoud tossed in another bet, but this time Racener raised.

Van Ravenswoud called before leading out when he caught better on sixth street. Van Ravenswoud tossed in another bet on seventh street. Racener looked him up after much debate.

Van Ravenswoud announced a seven-low and tabled his hole cards to prove it. Racener was not interested in showing his cards, adding them to the muck to forfeit the pot.

Tags: Carlo van Ravenswoud John Racener Van Ravenswoud

1 day 7 hours ago

Livingston Rises on the Leaderboard; Schwartz Takes a Pot

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 13

Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-20,000 Blinds, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 10,000/15,000 Ante, 5,000-10,000 Blinds

Razz

Luke Schwartz: XxXx / Ax3x9x4x / Xx
Jason Mercier: XxXx / 8x7xKx2x / Xx

Luke Schwartz bet from fifth to seventh street and Jason Mercier called, then mucked when he was shown the 8x7x5x for a seven-five.

Pot-Limit Omaha

One table over, the larger stacks have been evened out with Alex Livingston making the biggest leap ahead while Kristopher Tong lost a bunch of chips.

Matt Glantz bet a J♦6♦2♠3♦ turn for 105,000 and then folded to a check-raise by Livingston who made it 300,000 to go.