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

21 hours 19 minutes ago

Big Huni Gets Big Scooped

Frank Visser

Level 17

Limit Flop/Draw: 20,000-40,000 Blinds, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 20,000/30,000 Ante, 10,000-20,000 Blinds

Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Maksim Pisarenko: 4♥3♥3♦/A♥8♠6♣3♣
Chris Brewer: XxXx/8♥2♠Q♥ - folded on fifth street
Chris Hunichen: XxXx/J♠3♠7♣K♦/Xx

Maksim Pisarenko checked fourth street to Chris Brewer, who bet. Chris Hunichen then called before Pisarenko made it two bets. Brewer and Hunichen both called, seeing Hunichen bet again on fifth street.

Brewer knew enough and folded, but Hunichen stuck around and called. He called another bet on sixth street, and eventually called to showdown when Pisarenko casually tossed in more chips on seventh street.

Pisarenko tabled trips and a low. Hunichen did not beat either end of the hand and surrendered his cards to the dealer in defeat.

Tags: Chris Brewer Chris Hunichen Maksim Pisarenko

21 hours 23 minutes ago

Quads For Arieh

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David Salituro

Level 17

Limit Flop/Draw: 20,000-40,000 Blinds, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 20,000/30,000 Ante, 10,000-20,000 Blinds

Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Josh Arieh led out with a bet from the big blind on a flop of 10♣7♦9♥ and Jason Mercier raised under the gun. Arieh called.

Both players checked the 5♥ turn. Arieh then bet on the 7♣ river, and Mercier called.

"Quads," Arieh announced, revealing his 7♠7♥ as Mercier mucked.

Tags: Jason Mercier Josh Arieh

21 hours 28 minutes ago

Volpe Bets Out Wells; Guagenti Passes Thung's Test

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David Salituro

Level 17

Limit Flop/Draw: 20,000-40,000 Blinds, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 20,000/30,000 Ante, 10,000-20,000 Blinds

2-7 Triple Draw

Paul Volpe raised under the gun and Robert Wells called in the small blind.

Wells drew one, and Volpe took two. Wells then bet, and Volpe called.

Both players drew one, and Wells checked to Volpe. He bet, and Wells called and drew one. Volpe stood pat and bet again, and Wells folded.

The next hand at this table, Nick Guagenti and Roy Thung both drew one and Guagenti bet from the hijack. Thung called in the cutoff.

Guagenti stood pat, and Thung drew one. Guagenti bet again, but this time Thung raised. Guagenti called and stood pat, while Thung drew one.

Guagenti then bet, and Thung folded. "You passed the test," Thung told him.

Tags: Nick Guagenti Paul Volpe Robert Wells Roy Thung

21 hours 34 minutes ago

Mercier Quarters Tong

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Frank Visser

Level 17

Limit Flop/Draw: 20,000-40,000 Blinds, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 20,000/30,000 Ante, 10,000-20,000 Blinds

Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Jason Mercier raised in the cutoff. Kristopher Tong three-bet on the button, and Mercier called once the blinds had folded.

Mercier then check-raised Tong on the A♠8♣7♠ flop. Tong called, seeing Mercier check again on the 9♣ turn. Tong bet, and this time Mercier just called.

Another check, bet, and call followed on the 2♦ river. Tong tabled A♣K♠3♥2♣ for top pair and an eight-low. Mercier had the same low with A♦Q♠7♣3♠, but his two pair earned him the high half of the pot as well.

Tags: Jason Mercier Kristopher Tong

21 hours 39 minutes ago

Lonis Chops With Arieh

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17

Limit Flop/Draw: 20,000-40,000 Blinds, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 20,000/30,000 Ante, 10,000-20,000 Blinds

Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Jesse Lonis raised and was called by Josh Arieh on the button. With the 10♦5♣4♥ flop showing, Lonis check-raised and Arieh called. The 10♠ turn paired the board and was checked through. Lonis then bet the 2♥ river and Arieh raised for Lonis to call.

Arieh tabled his A♥K♥10♣5♠ for tens full of fives, while Lonis' A♠4♠3♥2♦ for the wheel won the low pot.

"That's the shit that beats me?" Lonis inquired in table chat. He later mentioned he thought he had ace-deuce-trey-six and was thinking about reraising on the river.

Tags: Jesse Lonis Josh Arieh

21 hours 41 minutes ago

Taherpour Gets a Fresh Infusion of Oxygen on Seventh

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David Salituro

Level 17

Limit Flop/Draw: 20,000-40,000 Blinds, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 20,000/30,000 Ante, 10,000-20,000 Blinds

Seven Card Stud

Dara Taherpour: XxXx/A♠K♠8♠7♣ All in
Alex Livingston: 4♠8♥7♥10♣/Xx

Dara Taherpour bet on fourth and fifth streets, and Alex Livingston called. Taherpour bet again on sixth, Livingston raised, and Taherpour called all in.

Taherpour showed J♠J♦, while Livingston had K♣K♦. Livingston caught the 5♦ on his last card, and Taherpour needed to improve to stay alive. He peeled the 7♠ to make a flush, and he earned the double up.

"That fresh oxygen in your body, how does it feel?" tablemate Kristopher Tong asked him.

"It feels amazing," Taherpour replied.

Tags: Alex Livingston Dara Taherpour

21 hours 43 minutes ago

Wells Doubles With Worst Eight

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Frank Visser

Level 17

Limit Flop/Draw: 20,000-40,000 Blinds, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 20,000/30,000 Ante, 10,000-20,000 Blinds

2-7 Lowball Triple Draw

Nick Guagenti raised under the gun. Robert Wells made it three bets to go on the button, which Guagenti called before drawing two cards. Wells remained pat in response, and bet after Guagenti had checked.

Guagenti called to the second draw, where he took one card. Wells still wanted no new cards. Guagenti then led out with a bet, putting Wells all in for 75,000. Wells gave it some thought before he called.

On the final draw, Guagenti stood pat. Wells weighed his options, but elected to remain pat behind. Guagenti showed 9x8x5x3x2x, causing Wells to breathe a sigh of relief and table 8x7x6x5x3x for the winning hand.

Tags: Nick Guagenti Robert Wells

21 hours 49 minutes ago

Glaser Finds a Four-Bet

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David Salituro

Level 17

Limit Flop/Draw: 20,000-40,000 Blinds, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 20,000/30,000 Ante, 10,000-20,000 Blinds

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Maksim Pisarenko raised to 70,000 in the hijack and Chris Brewer three-bet to 225,000 in the small blind. Benny Glaser then four-bet to 460,000 in the big blind.

Pisarenko folded, while Brewer also quickly tossed his cards away as Glaser took the pot.

Tags: Benny Glaser Chris Brewer Maksim Pisarenko

21 hours 54 minutes ago

Volpe Continues to Add Chips

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 17

Limit Flop/Draw: 20,000-40,000 Blinds, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 20,000/30,000 Ante, 10,000-20,000 Blinds

Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Paul Volpe: XxXx / 8♥8♠9♠6♦ / Xx
Nick Guagenti: XxXx / 4♥A♣K♦Q♣ / Xx

Paul Volpe completed with an eight and was called only by Nick Guagenti. After pairing his eight on fourth street, Volpe bet and Guagenti called. Volpe then bet each remaining street and earned calls from Guagenti, albeit reluctantly on seventh street.

"Trips," Volpe announced and showed his Q♠8♦2♦ in the hole. Guagenti briefly checked his cards and exposed only the A♥.

Tags: Nick Guagenti Paul Volpe

21 hours 56 minutes ago

Thung Takes Most of Wells' Stack

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Frank Visser

Level 17

Limit Flop/Draw: 20,000-40,000 Blinds, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 20,000/30,000 Ante, 10,000-20,000 Blinds

Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Roy Thung: A♥3♣2♦/5♣8♣K♦4♦
Robert Wells: XxXx/6♠2♠K♠9♦/Xx

Roy Thung checked fifth street over to Robert Wells, and witnessed his opponent bet in response. Thung called to sixth street, where Wells caught a high card and checked.

Thung quickly bet, and Wells called after some debate. Wells checked again on seventh street, seeing Thung flick more chips into the pot.

Wells mulled things over for several minutes. Eventually, he decided to drop in calling chips. Thung announced a wheel, leaving Welss shaking his head as he mucked and was left with about two and a half big bets.

Tags: Robert Wells Roy Thung