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

1 day ago

Hunichen Doubles, Leaves Rast on Crumbs Again

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

Pot-Limit Omaha

Brian Rast raised to 60,000 on the button. Chris Hunichen responded with a three-bet to 200,000 from the small blind, which Rast called.

Hunichen moved his remaining 265,000 in on the 4♥5♥Q♣ flop, quickly being called by Rast.

Chris Hunichen: Q♥Q♦10♠4♣ All in
Brian Rast: 9♦8♥7♥6♦

Hunichen made a full house on the 4♠ turn, and the J♥ river did not bring a straight flush for Rast.

"Wow, badugi queens? And you call me a sick man in razz," Rast said to his opponent as he was left with just over half a starting stack.

Tags: Brian Rast Chris Hunichen

1 day ago

Glaser Raises Coleman 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

Razz

Benny Glaser: XxXx/3xAx10xAx/Xx
Maxx Coleman: XxXx/5xKx8x7x/Xx

Benny Glaser completed, Maxx Coleman raised, and Glaser called.

Glaser bet on fourth and fifth streets, and Coleman called. Coleman then bet on sixth, and Glaser called.

Coleman bet again on seventh, but this time Glaser raised. Coleman quickly folded.

Tags: Benny Glaser Maxx Coleman

1 day ago

Mercier Takes From Lonis

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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

2-7 Lowball Triple Draw

Dara Taherpour raised from under the gun and Jason Mercier in the cutoff three-bet. Jesse Lonis called out of the big blind and Taherpour folded after brief consideration.

Both players discarded one and Lonis check-called a bet. Lonis took one new card on the second draw and Mercier patted, Lonis check-called a bet.

The final draw was once again Lonis' one against a pat but they checked this time. Lonis exposed the 10x8x4x3x2x but Mercier had a winning eighty-seven.

Tags: Dara Taherpour Jason Mercier Jesse Lonis

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

1 day ago

Updated Counts After Level 16

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 16

Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-30,000 Blinds, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 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

According to the WSOP live app.

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count
114	1	Alex Livingston	Canada	1,600,000
114	2	Josh Arieh	United States	1,950,000
114	3	Jason Mercier	United States	730,000
114	4	Kristopher Tong	United States	4,200,000
114	5	Matt Glantz	United States	820,000
114	6	Jesse Lonis	United States	905,000
114	7	Dara Taherpour	United States	1,100,000

115	1	Maksim Pisarenko	Russian Federation	1,740,000
115	2	Maxx Coleman	United States	2,150,000
115	3	Phil Hellmuth	United States	1,200,000
115	4	Chris Brewer	United States	1,350,000
115	5	Benny Glaser	United Kingdom	2,750,000
115	6	Brian Rast	United States	650,000
115	7	Chris Hunichen	United States	450,000

123	2	Roy Thung	United States	1,980,000
123	3	Robert Wells	United Kingdom	460,000
123	4	Bryce Yockey	United States	1,330,000
123	5	Paul Volpe	United States	1,650,000
123	6	Phil Ivey	United States	2,900,000
123	7	Nick Guagenti	United States	2,400,000

1 day ago

Break Time

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David Salituro

Level 16

Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-30,000 Blinds, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 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

The remaining 20 players are going on a 15-minute break.

There are three more eliminations to go before the money bubble bursts.

1 day ago

Glaser Raises Into Scary Board

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Frank Visser

Level 16

Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-30,000 Blinds, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 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: Kx4xAx/7xQx3x8x
Brian Rast: 10x5x5x/3xQx2xAx

Benny Glaser completed, Brian Rast raised, and Glaser called. Rast bet as both players caught paint on fourth street, seeing Glaser call again.

Rast then slowed down on fifth street, checking it over to Glaser before calling his bet. Sixth street made Rast lead out. However, Glaser was having none of it and raised.

Rast called to seventh street, where the players checked it to showdown. Rast revealed a ten-low, but it was no good against the eight-low of Glaser.

Tags: Benny Glaser Brian Rast

1 day ago

One Pot for Ivey Without Showdown

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 16

Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-30,000 Blinds, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 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 battle of the blinds, Paul Volpe bet the 10♠7♠4♥ flop for 60,000 and Phil Ivey called.

The J♥ turn was checked and Volpe checked the 4♣ on the river. Ivey bet 100,000 and Volpe reluctantly folded before they headed into the penultimate break of the evening.

Tags: Paul Volpe Phil Ivey

1 day ago

Thung, Tong Take Three-Way Pots

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David Salituro

Level 16

Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-30,000 Blinds, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 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

Roy Thung: XxXx/8x5x9xJx/Xx
Robert Wells: XxXx/6x5xQx10x/Xx
Nick Guagenti: XxXx/3x4x - folded on fourth street

Robert Wells completed and was called by Nick Guagenti and Roy Thung.

Wells bet on fourth street and Guagenti folded, while Thung raised. Wells called.

Thung continued betting on fifth and sixth. Wells called down to seventh, where both players checked. Thung then showed Qx7x4x for 9-8-7-5-4, and Wells mucked.

At another table, Jesse Lonis, Kristopher Tong, and Jason Mercier were tangling in a pot of Stud Hi-Lo.

Kristopher Tong: XxXx/8♣7♣9♣6♥/Xx
Jason Mercier: XxXx/7♠A♣10♠K♦/Xx
Jesse Lonis: XxXx/8♥Q♥5♥9♠/Xx

Around 500,000 was already in the middle as they went to sixth street, where Tong bet. Both Lonis and Mercier called.

Tong bet again on seventh and Lonis folded, while Mercier called. Tong then showed J♦5♠2♠ for a straight and a low, and Mercier mucked as Tong scooped the pot.

Tags: Jason Mercier Jesse Lonis Kristopher Tong Nick Guagenti Robert Wells Roy Thung

1 day ago

Volpe Battles Thung

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Frank Visser

Level 16

Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-30,000 Blinds, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 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

Paul Volpe: 10x7x6x/AxJxAx2x
Roy Thung: XxXx/7xQx5x7x/Xx

"Take it easy, Roy," Paul Volpe said to his opponent before he bet fourth street. Roy Thung ignored Volpe, however, and called to fifth street.

Volpe paired, prompting Thung to lead out with a bet. Volpe called and saw how Thung made a higher pair on sixth street. Volpe bet, Thung called, and the duo checked seventh street to showdown.

Volpe tabled a ten-low, enough to take the pot as Thung added his cards to the muck.

Tags: Paul Volpe Roy Thung