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2026 World Series of Poker
Event #60: $50,000 Poker Players Championship
Day: 4
Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 4
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$5,130,000
Total Entries
108
Level
26
Limits
0 / 0
Ante
0
Entries
15
Players Left
6
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Level 20
Limit Flop/Draw: 40,000-80,000 Blinds, 80,000-160,000 Limits
Stud Games: 20,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 80,000 Completion, 80,000-160,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 40,000/60,000 Ante, 20,000-40,000 Blinds
Stud Games: 20,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 80,000 Completion, 80,000-160,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 40,000/60,000 Ante, 20,000-40,000 Blinds
No-Limit Hold'em
Jason Mercier, who started the hand with 1,840,000, opened to 90,000 from the hijack. Alex Livingston three-bet to 300,000, from the cutoff and action folded back to Mercier. He made it 610,000 and snap-called when Livingston shoved as the bigger stack.
Jason Mercier: A♠A♦
Alex Livingston: Q♣Q♠
Livingston ran his queens into aces, and failed to oust Mercier as the aces held up on the 7♦6♥6♣10♣4♦ runout.
Level 20
Limit Flop/Draw: 40,000-80,000 Blinds, 80,000-160,000 Limits
Stud Games: 20,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 80,000 Completion, 80,000-160,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 40,000/60,000 Ante, 20,000-40,000 Blinds
Stud Games: 20,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 80,000 Completion, 80,000-160,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 40,000/60,000 Ante, 20,000-40,000 Blinds
No-Limit Hold'em
Jason Mercier opened to 90,000 from the button and Kristopher Tong defended the big blind. Tong check-folded to a bet of 65,000 on the A♦K♦5♥ flop.
On the next deal, Tong made it 150,000 from the small blind and Maxx Coleman called from the big blind. Tong checked the 9♥8♥7♦ flop and Coleman bet 150,000, which folded out Tong.
Level 20
Limit Flop/Draw: 40,000-80,000 Blinds, 80,000-160,000 Limits
Stud Games: 20,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 80,000 Completion, 80,000-160,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 40,000/60,000 Ante, 20,000-40,000 Blinds
Stud Games: 20,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 80,000 Completion, 80,000-160,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 40,000/60,000 Ante, 20,000-40,000 Blinds
2-7 Lowball Triple Draw
Nick Guagenti raised from the hijack and called when Jason Mercier reraised from the button. Both players drew one and checked on the first and second draw. They then took another card each on the final draw where Guagenti check-called a bet. Mercier tabled 9x6x5x3x2x and Guagenti mucked.
Mercier raised from the hijack, and Guagenti called from the big blind. Guagenti and Mercier drew two on first draw, and Mercier called a bet.
Both players improved to one draws, and Mercier called another bet.
On the final draw, Guagenti patted and Mercier drew one. The latter then folded to a bet.
Level 20
Limit Flop/Draw: 40,000-80,000 Blinds, 80,000-160,000 Limits
Stud Games: 20,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 80,000 Completion, 80,000-160,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 40,000/60,000 Ante, 20,000-40,000 Blinds
Stud Games: 20,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 80,000 Completion, 80,000-160,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 40,000/60,000 Ante, 20,000-40,000 Blinds
Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Phil Ivey: XxXx/6♥2♥Q♠K♦/Xx - folded on seventh street
Josh Arieh: XxXx/6♠3♣8♠10♣/Xx
Phil Ivey completed on third street, and Josh Arieh called. Arieh check-called a bet by Ivey on fourth street before Ivey checked on fifth street. Arieh then bet, Ivey called, and the same occurred on sixth street.
Arieh fired one more bet on seventh street, but this time Ivey instantly check-folded to concede the pot.
2-7 Lowball Triple Draw
Paul Volpe raised in the small blind, and Benny Glaser called in the big blind. Volpe drew two cards, Glaser drew three, and both checked before the same number on the second draw.
Volpe then bet, seeing Glaser call. The duo took one card each on the final draw, after which Volpe bet. Glaser quickly called, but he could not beat the 8x5x4x3x2x of Volpe and mucked.
Level 20
Limit Flop/Draw: 40,000-80,000 Blinds, 80,000-160,000 Limits
Stud Games: 20,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 80,000 Completion, 80,000-160,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 40,000/60,000 Ante, 20,000-40,000 Blinds
Stud Games: 20,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 80,000 Completion, 80,000-160,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 40,000/60,000 Ante, 20,000-40,000 Blinds
2-7 Lowball Triple Draw
Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo brought very little action on their table with only one fourth street, which Kristopher Tong won with the J♠J♦ showing and flashed his A♥K♦ in the hole.
In Triple Draw, Tong ramped up the aggression thereafter.
He raised the button and called a three-bet by Maxx Coleman in the small blind. Coleman took two versus one and check-called a bet. Both took one each for Coleman to bet and Tong to call. Coleman patted the final draw and Tong took one. The bet of Coleman was called albeit reluctantly and Coleman won the hand with the 8x7x6x5x3x.
Tong got the chips back almost immediately by beating Jason Mercier with an 8x7x6x5x3x to leave the latter visibly annoyed.
Tong then defended against Coleman's raise while in the big blind and took three cards, Coleman took two. Tong bet and Coleman called. On the second draw, both took one and Tong bet again. Coleman raised and Tong then made it three bets, Coleman folded.
Level 20
Limit Flop/Draw: 40,000-80,000 Blinds, 80,000-160,000 Limits
Stud Games: 20,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 80,000 Completion, 80,000-160,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 40,000/60,000 Ante, 20,000-40,000 Blinds
Stud Games: 20,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 80,000 Completion, 80,000-160,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 40,000/60,000 Ante, 20,000-40,000 Blinds
Pot-Limit Omaha
On the last hand of PLO, Josh Arieh limped in from the small blind and Paul Volpe checked from the big blind.
Arieh bet 100,000 on the 10♥8♠4♣ flop, and Volpe called. Arieh check-called a bet of 280,000 on the 5♥ turn, and then led out for 800,000 on the 5♠ river. Volpe mulled it over for around a minute and called.
Arieh tabled 10♦9♦8♥8♣ for eights full of fives, and Volpe mucked.
Limit Hold'em
A couple of hands player, Arieh raised from the cutoff and called when Volpe reraised from the button.
Arieh check-raised on the A♥4♣2♥ and was called. Arieh fired out a bet on the 7♦ turn and took down the pot.
Level 20
Limit Flop/Draw: 40,000-80,000 Blinds, 80,000-160,000 Limits
Stud Games: 20,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 80,000 Completion, 80,000-160,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 40,000/60,000 Ante, 20,000-40,000 Blinds
Stud Games: 20,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 80,000 Completion, 80,000-160,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 40,000/60,000 Ante, 20,000-40,000 Blinds
Almost every hand of Stud 8 or Better on the feature table has resulted in a chopped pot, although Josh Arieh did just get a small scoop.
Benny Glaser: XxXx / 5♣K♠ - folded on fourth street
Josh Arieh; XxXx / 2♦A♣
Benny Glaser completed and Josh Arieh called. Arieh picked up an ace on fourth street and bet, which resulted in Glaser mucking his board.
Level 20
Limit Flop/Draw: 40,000-80,000 Blinds, 80,000-160,000 Limits
Stud Games: 20,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 80,000 Completion, 80,000-160,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 40,000/60,000 Ante, 20,000-40,000 Blinds
Stud Games: 20,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 80,000 Completion, 80,000-160,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 40,000/60,000 Ante, 20,000-40,000 Blinds
No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw
Nick Guagenti raised to 85,000 in the cutoff. Jason Mercier called on the button, and Kristopher Tong defended his big blind. They all drew one card, after which Tong led out for 175,000. Guagenti called before Mercier folded.
Tong tabled 7x6x5x3x2x, and Guagenti quickly mucked.
The next hand the blinds went up. Tong raised to 155,000 in the small blind. Maxx Coleman three-bet to 415,000, and Tong called before drawing one card.
Coleman remained pat in response, but he instantly folded when Tong led out for 800,000.
Level: 20
Limit Flop/Draw: 40,000-80,000 Blinds, 80,000-160,000 Limits
Stud Games: 20,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 80,000 Completion, 80,000-160,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 40,000/60,000 Ante, 20,000-40,000 Blinds
Level 19
Limit Flop/Draw: 30,000-60,000 Blinds, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Stud Games: 15,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 60,000 Completion, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 30,000/45,000 Ante, 15,000-30,000 Blinds
Stud Games: 15,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 60,000 Completion, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 30,000/45,000 Ante, 15,000-30,000 Blinds
No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw
Jesse Lonis won the first two pots after returning from the break without any major chip changes.
He then faced the open raise to 75,000 by Paul Volpe in the hijack and Phil Ivey three-bet to 250,000 on the button. Lonis in the small blind four-bet to 700,000 with 930,000 behind.
"How much did you start with?" Volpe inquired and Lonis told him he has 930,000 behind. Volpe five-bet to 1,600,000 and Ivey folded, Lonis moved all-in and Volpe asked after the exact count was verified.
Both players patted and Volpe announced a nine-five, showing his 9x5x4x3x2x. That was enough to win the pot and eliminate Lonis, who was pipped with the 9x7x6x4x3x to bow out in 10th place for $122,709.
