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

22 hours 2 minutes ago

Tong Gets Paid by Mercier

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

Kristopher Tong: XxXx/K♣8♠A♥Q♦/Xx
Jason Mercier: XxXx/A♠2♦3♦J♥/Xx

Kristopher Tong and Jason Mercier were heads-up on fifth street when Tong bet. Mercier called.

Tong bet again on sixth, and Mercier called. Tong continued betting on seventh, and Mercier tanked for a few minutes before calling once more.

Tong turned over K♥10♦10♠ for two pair, and Mercier mucked.

Tags: Jason Mercier Kristopher Tong

22 hours 6 minutes ago

No Major Bubble Action Yet on Table 115

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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

No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw

The remaining hands of Limit Hold'em brought all but one river and one flop, with Maxx Coleman profiting the most with very few significant pots being played on their table.

In the first hand of 2-7 Single Draw, Chris Hunichen raised the button to 45,000 and Coleman defended from the big blind. Both took two and Coleman bet 40,000. Hunichen pondered about it for half a minute and then called, but mucked versus Jx10x8x7x5x.

"Tough spot ... I guess I should just fold," Hunichen murmured in table chat. Coleman asked him what he had and Hunichen replied, "queen eight".

Tags: Chris Hunichen Maxx Coleman

22 hours 7 minutes ago

Lonis Shows Down an Ace

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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 Hold'em

Kristopher Tong raised to 50,000 under the gun and Jesse Lonis called in the hijack.

The flop came 5♣7♣A♠ and Tong bet 45,000. Lonis called to the 8♥ turn, where Tong bet another 125,000. Lonis again called.

The 7♠ river was checked down, and Tong showed 10♠8♠ for two pair. Lonis, though, had A♣J♣ and won the pot with aces and sevens.

Tags: Jesse Lonis Kristopher Tong

22 hours 12 minutes ago

Goodbye, Guagenti's Ducks

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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

Nick Guagenti: XxXx/2♦2♠J♠ - folded on fifth street
Phil Ivey: XxXx/3♥4♦K♥

Nick Guagenti brought in. Phil Ivey completed as last to act, prompting Guagenti to call. Guagenti paired his door card on fourth street and check-called a bet from Ivey.

Guagenti checked again on fifth street, but this time he quickly folded when Ivey added a big bet to the pot.

Tags: Nick Guagenti Phil Ivey

22 hours 19 minutes ago

Lonis Doubles Off Glantz; Mercier Spikes Straight Against 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

No-Limit Hold'em

Jesse Lonis and Matt Glantz went to the turn on a board of A♦7♠5♥K♠ when Lonis bet 140,000 from under the gun. Glantz then moved all in, and Lonis called for 400,000.

Glantz showed A♠J♥ for top pair, but Lonis had him dominated with A♣Q♣. The river was the 6♣ and Lonis doubled up.

The next hand at this table, Josh Arieh raised to 45,000 in the hijack and Jason Mercier three-bet to 140,000 in the cutoff. Arieh called, and the flop came J♦10♥9♦.

Mercier then bet 110,000, and Arieh called. Both players checked the 9♥ turn.

The river was the A♠ and Mercier bet 340,000. Arieh tanked for several minutes before calling, and Mercier showed K♥Q♣ for the straight to win the pot.

Tags: Jason Mercier Jesse Lonis Josh Arieh Matt Glantz

22 hours 22 minutes ago

Hand for Hand Begins

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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

The tournament director has announced that the $50,000 Poker Players Championship will proceed hand for hand until two more eliminations have taken place, bursting the bubble.

22 hours 23 minutes ago

Ivey Outdraws Wells

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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

No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw

Robert Wells raised to 40,000 in the cutoff. Phil Ivey called in the small blind, and Nick Guagenti defended his big blind.

Ivey then drew one card, Guagenti requested two, and Wells remained pat.

The trio checked it to showdown afterward. Wells tabled a ten-seven low, but Ivey had 9x8x7x5x4x to drag the chips in the middle.

Tags: Nick Guagenti Phil Ivey Robert Wells

22 hours 28 minutes ago

Rast Falls Three Spots Shy of the Money Against Glaser

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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

Pot Limit Omaha

Brian Rast was able to scoop a pot in the previous hand towards the end of the Pot Limit Omaha round and then found himself in the big blind still on a very critical short stack. The action folded to Benny Glaser in the small blind and he raised to 60,000. Rast potted behind and Glaser eyeballed Rast's short stack briefly before reraising. Rast called all-in.

Brian Rast: A♠J♦9♠4♥ All in
Benny Glaser: A♦J♠J♣6♦

Rast was in dire shape and the 7♥6♠5♦ flop brought no further equity in his bid for a repeat victory. It was all over on the 6♣ turn to make the 5♠ river a formality. The 2023 $50,000 Poker Players Championship winner bowed out just shy of the money while Glaser cemented his position among the big stacks in the field with 19 players remaining and 17 spots paid.

"Alright guys, it was fun ... good luck," Rast said after grabbing his belongings and then left the tournament area.

Tags: Benny Glaser Brian Rast

22 hours 30 minutes ago

Ivey Loses One, Wins One

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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

Limit Hold'em

Paul Volpe raised in the hijack. Phil Ivey was next to act and put in a third bet, which Volpe called. Ivey continued betting on the Q♥10♣2♥ flop. Volpe check-called and checked again once the 7♣ hit the turn.

Ivey bet, but he quickly folded when Volpe raised him.

No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw

The game switched the next hand, and Ivey raised to 50,000 in middle position. Bryce Yockey defended his big blind, drawing one card. Ivey remained pat in response.

Yockey then tossed in 100,000 after the draw. Ivey quickly looked him up, hearing his opponent declare a pair of fives. Ivey tabled 9x8x7x5x4x, awarding him the pot.

Tags: Bryce Yockey Paul Volpe Phil Ivey

22 hours 35 minutes ago

"How Does He Do It?"; Mercier Takes a Four-Way Pot

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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

Jason Mercier raised under the gun and was called by Jesse Lonis in the cutoff, Dara Taherpour on the button, and Alex Livingston in the small blind.

All four players drew two. Mercier then bet and Lonis and Taherpour called, while Livingston then raised. All three opponents called.

Livingston and Mercier each drew one, while Lonis and Taherpour took two. Livingston then checked to Mercier who bet, and Taherpour and Livingston called. Lonis got out of the way.

Livingston and Mercier drew one, and Taherpour stood pat. The dealer ran out of cards in the deck, and a tournament official had to be called over to instruct them to reshuffle all the discarded cards. All three players checked, and Mercier showed 10x7x5x4x2x to win the pot.

"How does he do it?" tablemate Matt Glantz said.

Tags: Alex Livingston Dara Taherpour Jason Mercier Jesse Lonis