2026 World Series of Poker

Event #82: $10,000 WSOP Main Event NLH World Championship
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Day: 1a
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Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$32,615,100
Total Entries
1,651
Players Left
1,409
Average Chip Stack
32,874
Total Chips
46,320,000
Level Info
Level
2
Blinds
200 / 300
Ante
300
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
772
Players Left
543
Players Left 1,409 / 1,651
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Smidinger Doubles With Kings; Lee Gives His Opinion

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

After some raising back and forth preflop, Eric Smidinger was all in and at risk from middle position, with Joel Legorreta trying to bust him from the next seat.

Eric Smidinger: K♥K♦ All in
Joel Legorreta: A♦Q♠

Smidinger's cowboys faded an ace on the 9♦6♥10♠8♣5♣ runout, earning him the double-up to almost 100,000.

After the hand, Sonny Lee, who had been seated under the gun, stood up from his chair and announced that he had folded 8♥7♥. The comment was only the beginning.

While the next hand was being dealt, Lee continued to berate Legorreta for how he had played ace-queen.

"This is a $10,000 tournament, not a $1,000," Lee said, adding a disappointed shake of his head to the comment.

Tags: Eric SmidingerJoel LegorretaSonny Lee