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

1 day 2 hours ago

Glaser Takes a Chunk Out of Vitch's Stack

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

No-Limit Hold’em

Maksim Pisarenko bet the 10♥10♠5♠ flop for 35,000 before the 4♦ turn and K♣ river were checked down against Brian Rast, the former tabled the A♣10♣ and won the pot.

Benny Glaser then raised to 35,000 in the hijack and Christopher Vitch called in the big blind. The Q♣10♠5♣ flop was checked to the 5♠ turn on which Glaser bet 60,000 and Vitch called. Glaser bet the very same 60,000 on the 8♦ river to get paid off and won the pot with the [AdTc6 for tens and fives.

Tags: Benny Glaser Brian Rast Christopher Vitch Maksim Pisarenko

1 day 2 hours ago

Mercier Can't Blast Tong Off Aces

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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

Pot-Limit Omaha

Kristopher Tong raised to 50,000 under the gun and Jason Mercier called in the big blind.

The flop came K♥6♠2♦ and Tong bet 40,000. Mercier then raised to 135,000, and Tong called.

Both players checked the 9♥ turn. Mercier then bet 215,000 on the 7♥ river, and Tong quickly called.

Tong turned over A♣A♥10♦6♦ for a pair of aces, and Mercier mucked.

Tags: Jason Mercier Kristopher Tong

1 day 2 hours ago

Hellmuth Stops the Bleeding

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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

Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Phil Hellmuth raised under the gun. Nick Guagenti called in the small blind, and so did Chris Hunichen in the big blind. Hellmuth continued with a bet on the 6♥Q♣A♣ flop. Guagenti check-called before Hunichen check-folded.

Hellmuth fired twice more, once on the 8♦ turn and once on the 6♦ river. Guagenti check-called to showdown, where Hellmuth took three-quarters of the pot with A♦10♥3♣2♣ against Guagenti's A♠10♣5♥4♥.

Tags: Chris Hunichen Nick Guagenti Phil Hellmuth

1 day 2 hours ago

Yockey Comes From Behind to Bust Schwartz

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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

No-Limit Hold'em

Luke Schwartz raised to 50,000 in the cutoff and Bryce Yockey three-bet to 140,000 on the button. Schwartz then moved all in for 425,000, and Yockey took a minute before calling.

Luke Schwartz: A♣K♦ All in
Bryce Yockey: A♠J♥

Schwartz had Yockey dominated and was poised for a double up, but the J♦6♠2♠ flop gave Yockey top pair and the lead. "That's so sick," Schwartz said in disgust as he shot out of his seat.

The rest of the board ran out 9♦10♦. "Insane," Schwartz added before heading off to the rail.

"Don't ever run like Luke," Eric Wasserson said.

Tags: Bryce Yockey Luke Schwartz

1 day 2 hours ago

Vitch Beats Big Slick to Double

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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

No-Limit Hold'em

Christopher Vitch raised to 30,000 under the gun. Maxx Coleman placed a three-bet to 100,000 in the cutoff, after which the action folded back to Vitch.

Vitch spent some minutes in the tank before moving all in for 240,000. Coleman snapped him off with the covering stack.

Christopher Vitch: A♠J♥ All in
Maxx Coleman: A♥K♦

It was looking dire for Vitch, but the 8♥Q♦10♠9♦ turn gave him a straight. The 8♠ river remained clean, earning Vitch a vital double-up.

Tags: Christopher Vitch Maxx Coleman

1 day 2 hours ago

Thung Continues to Crush

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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

2-7 Lowball Triple Draw

Paul Volpe raised from under the gun and Roy Thung made it three bets on the button, both blinds folded and Volpe called. They both took one new card and Volpe they checked to the second draw, taking one new card each. Volpe check-called a bet thereafter and took one again whereas Thung patted.

Both opted to check it down and Thung's 9x7x6x5x2x won the hand.

Tags: Paul Volpe Roy Thung

1 day 2 hours ago

Flush is Good For Lonis

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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

Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Jesse Lonis bet from under the gun on a flop of 4♠10♣2♦ and Dara Taherpour called in the hijack, as did Matt Glantz in the big blind.

Lonis bet again on the 9♣ turn, and only Taherpour called this time. The river was the 6♣ and Lonis bet. Taherpour called once more.

Lonis turned over K♥K♣10♥4♣ for a flush, and Taherpour mucked.

Tags: Dara Taherpour Jesse Lonis Matt Glantz

1 day 2 hours ago

Wasserson Wins Some Chips

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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

2-7 Lowball Triple Draw

Bryce Yockey raised in the hijack, receiving a call from Eric Wasserson in the small blind. They both drew two cards, after which Wasserson check-called a bet from Yockey.

They then took one card each on the second draw before Wasserson led out with a bet. Yockey called, drawing one card on the final draw against Wasserson's pat.

The duo checked it to showdown, where Wasserson's 8x7x5x4x2x won him the important pot.

Tags: Bryce Yockey Eric Wasserson

1 day 2 hours ago

Near Double for Rast Against Glaser

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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

2-7 Lowball Triple Draw

Benny Glaser raised out of the small blind and called a three-bet by Brian Rast. Glaser discarded two against the one of Rast and check-called a bet.

On the second draw, both took one new card and Glaser check-called a bet.

After taking one new card and Rast patting, Glaser bet and was called. The Brit tabled the 8x7x5x4x3x but Rast had him pipped holding the 8x7x4x3x2x.

Tags: Benny Glaser Brian Rast

1 day 2 hours ago

Schwartz's Kindness Isn't Reciprocated by Thung

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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

2-7 Triple Draw

Luke Schwartz stood pat on the first draw and led out with a bet from the small blind. Roy Thung took two and called on the button.

Schwartz again stood pat and bet, and Thung called after drawing one. "You seem like a kind man," Schwartz said as he stood pat and checked the final draw.

Thung took one, but he then bet. "He makes a kind gesture and gets this in return," tablemate Eric Wasserson said as Luke Schwartz tanked for several minutes. He eventually called, and Thung showed 8x6x5x4x2x to win the pot.

Tags: Luke Schwartz Roy Thung