2026 World Series of Poker

Event #82: $10,000 WSOP Main Event NLH World Championship
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Day: 1a
1a1b
Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$12,815,400
Total Entries
1,480
Players Left
1,249
Average Chip Stack
37,086
Total Chips
46,320,000
Level Info
Level
1
Blinds
100 / 200
Ante
200
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
772
Players Left
543
Players Left 1,249 / 1,480
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Saliba Sinks as Xu Busts Kerkaert

Erick Torres
Erick Torres
Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

There were nearly 40,000 in the middle of a large pot that had already reached the river on the 10♠4♥7♥9♠Q♦ board.

Qiang Xu from early position and William Kerkaert from the cutoff both checked to Vivian Saliba, who put out a bet of 10,000.

Xu check-raised to 45,000 before Kerkaert went all-in for approximately 33,000. Saliba went into the tank as she considered her decision. She cut out the chips for a call, but never put them in as she opted to fold, and Xu and Kerkaert went to a showdown.

Xu showed K♥J♥ for a hand that started out as a flush draw, but ended up backing into a straight. A disappointed Kerkaert showed 10♦9♦ for two pair as he got up from the table and left the tournament area.

Tags: Qiang XuVivian SalibaWilliam Kerkaert