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Level 3
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
As play resumes, here is a look at the top chip counts, as per the WSOP LIVE app.
2026 World Series of Poker
Event #82: $10,000 WSOP Main Event NLH World Championship
Day: 1a
Players Left 1,422 / 1,687
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Level: 3
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Level 2
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
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Level 2
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Another level has come and gone in Day 1a of the Main Event, and players have been sent on a 20-minute break. The field is now up to 688 entrants. Of those, 648 remain.
Here's a look at some highlights from Level 2:
Level 2
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Heads-up to the 2♠J♦10♣ flop with around 8,000 in the pot, Vitalijs Zavorotnijs bet 4,500 from the small blind and Edward Mehnert snap-called on the button.
The 4♠ arrived on the turn, and Zavorotnijs continued for 6,500. Mehnert didn't take long to shove, covering Zavorotnijs.
Zavorotnijs, with around 13,000 behind, gave it some thought before folding, surrendering the pot to Mehnert.
Level 2
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Action was picked up on the turn, with the board reading 2♦Q♥4♣4♦ and around 17,000 in the middle.
All three players, being early position Leo Margets, Ivan Silva on her left and Aleksandr Shevliakov in the cutoff, checked to see a K♣ river.
Here, Margets checked again, and Silva bet out for 6,000. Shevliakov folded, and Margets check-raised to 22,000. After quite a lot of thought, Silva made the fold.
Level 2
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Players were already heads-up and on the river looking at a 9♠A♥Q♦J♥7♦ board. The pot stood at 40,000, and Joe Cada was in the small blind and moved all in for his remaining 30,000.
Action was on Cedric Kolstad in the cutoff to make the call for his tournament life as he was covered by Cada, sitting with just 26,200 behind. Kolstad tank-called, and the players showed their hands.
Cedric Kolstad: A♣K♥
Joe Cada: 9♣9♥
Kolstad had flopped top pair but Cada was looking at the set of nines. After the hand Kolstad stood from the table and said to his neighbor "Ahh I should have folded...".
Level 2
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
There were over 25,000 in the middle when this hand was picked up on the 9♥Q♦4♥J♥6♠ board.
Jonathan Therme put out a bet of 21,000 from early position. Shai Arbel gave it some thought before he committed his stack of approximately 20,800 to be all-in and at risk. Dilipkumar Patel folded on the button as Therme and Arbel went to a showdown.
Therme showed the goods when he tabled A♥8♥ for the nut flush. Arbel revealed K♥Q♥ for the second nut flush as he stood up and left the tournament area.
Level 2
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Bobby Baldwin checked from early position on the 6♠K♠2♦ flop, and Ivan Kuziv bet 1,700 from the next seat. Baldwin check-raised to 5,400, which Kuziv called.
The Q♠ landed on the turn, and both players checked before the 8♦ completed the board. Baldwin led out for 11,000, and Kuziv just called.
Baldwin tabled K♥J♥ for top pair, but it was second best to Kuziv's Q♦Q♣ for a set of queens.
Level 2
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
The action was joined as David Johnson had maneuvered his stack of 64,600 all in preflop from the hijack, and was at risk against Florian Duta on the button.
David Johnson: A♥A♣
Florian Duta: K♠K♥
A sweet situation soon turned sour for Johnson, as the dealer revealed a 3♥K♦2♦ flop.
The 10♦ turn and Q♥ river were no better for Johnson, whose Main Event was brought to an early end.
