2026 World Series of Poker

Event #82: $10,000 WSOP Main Event NLH World Championship
Event #82: $10,000 WSOP Main Event NLH World Championship Event #86: $600 Ultra Stack No-Limit Hold'em Show All Events
Day: 1d
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Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$78,947,700
Total Entries
8,389
Players Left
5,287
Average Chip Stack
95,203
Total Chips
503,340,000
Level Info
Level
9
Blinds
1,000 / 1,500
Ante
1,500
Players Info - Day 1d
Entries
4,694
Players Left
3,638
Players Left 5,287 / 8,389
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Final Break of the Day

Maxime Taldir
Maxime Taldir
Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Paul Mizrachi
Paul Mizrachi

The 3,962 players remaining in Day 1d are now heading into their final 20-minute break of the day.

With 4,648 entries recorded in this flight so far, the total field has now climbed to over 8,000 entries, with more still expected tonight and across both Day 2s.

Here is a look at some highlights from Level 4:

Play resumes at 9:03 p.m. with blinds of 300/600 with a 600 big blind ante.

A Song, a Set, and a Stack

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Claudio Elizalde
Claudio Elizalde

Wei Li raised to 1,200 from the cutoff, and Francis Anderson three-bet to 4,300 from the small blind. Claudio Elizalde cold four-bet to 10,100 from the big blind, and after a brief tank, Li five-bet jammed for about 25,000. Anderson quickly got out of the way, but Elizalde stuck in the call.

Wei Li: Q♦Q♥ All in
Claudio Elizalde: 10♥10♦

Li pulled out his phone to record the runout, while Elizalde softly sang a jingle involving the number ten.

Whether it was confidence or a little help from the poker gods, the 10♣K♣6♥ flop couldn't have been much better for Elizalde, catapulting him into the lead with a flopped set.

Li needed one of the two remaining queens to stay alive, but the 8♣ turn and 8♠ river improved Elizalde to a full house.

The two shared a fist bump before Li's chips were pushed across the table and absorbed into Elizalde's stack.

Tags: Claudio ElizaldeFrancis AndersonWei Li

Peterson Doubles With Ace-High

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

"I just won a big one. Full double with just ace-high," David-Michael Peterson shared.

According to Peterson, a player under the gun bet 4,500 on a seven-high flop, then 13,000 on the 6x turn. Peterson called, then called off his last 39,000 when his opponent shoved the river.

Peterson had ace-king for ace-high, while his opponent could only show K♦Q♦ as Peterson doubled up in a pot worth more than 110,000.

Tags: David-Michael Peterson

Winkler Benefits From Costly Error

Jerome Solomon
Jerome Solomon
Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

After Abbas Alikhani raised from middle position, Kevin Merola though the was raising a considerable amount with a three-bet to 12,000.

Unfortunately, he threw out two green 25,000-denomination chips, instead of a pair of 5,000s.

Facing the raise to 52,000, Alexander Winkler moved all in for 74,800. Alikhani bailed. Merola threw in the call.

Alexander Winkler: A♥K♠All in
Kevin Merola: Q♥Q♠

Merola would have played his queens regardless, but how aggressively almost certainly would have been affected by the ace on the flop 3♣5♥A♣.

As it was, Winkler made top pair there, and in the full runout 9♥K♣ ended up with top two pair to double-up off Merola's mistake.

Tags: Alexander WinklerKevin Merola

Guo' Doubles with Hero Call

Gabrielle Barredo
Gabrielle Barredo
Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Action was picked up with Ziao Guo calling small blind Alex Foxen's bet f 10,500.

The dealer flopped 3♣J♦9♥. Foxen continued with 9,000 and Guo called again.

Both players checked the 10♠ turn.

On the river 6♥, Foxen shot out 50,000 which covered what Guo had behind. Guo went into the tank but called visibly anxious.

Foxen tabled A♦K♠. Relieved, Guo showed Q♠Q♥.

Tags: Alex Foxen'sZiao Guo

Aalvik Lets the Clock Run Out

Laura Fryer
Laura Fryer
Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Players were heads up and already on the river with a 53,000 pot. The 3♦8♦A♣J♣6♠ board was out and Darren Grant was all in on the button for his last 25,300.

Action was on David Aalvik in late position who went into a huge tank. The floor was called, and he was given a 25-second countdown. Aalvik let the clock tick down to the very last second, and then tabled his A♥J♦ after his hand was dead.

Yik Chiu, who is sat at the same table, was stood watching the hand play out and gasped "Wow! Wow, he folded ace-jack!"

Another player at the table said "I wouldn't have had the balls to fold that."

Tags: Darren GrantDavid AalvikYik Chiu

Shorr Gains at Bertoncini's Expense

Dan O'Hair
Dan O'Hair
Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Heads-up on a board of 3♦3♥6♦Q♥ with several thousand already in the middle, Shannon Shorr bet 5,700 from early position and A Bertoncini called on the button.

The Q♣ river double paired the board and Shorr sized up for a bet of 12,000.

Bertoncini quickly let his hand go and Shorr was sent the pot.

Tags: A BertoniciniShannon Shorr

Ditoto Falls Facing Funky Fours

Brett Slezak
Brett Slezak
Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Joseph Baghdalian opened to 1,200 in middle position and was called by Michael Funk in the cutoff and Javier Barral in the small blind. In the big blind, Isiah Ditoto squeezed all-in for his 13,700 stack. Baghdalian painfully folded after a small tank, Funk then rejammed his stack of roughly 19,000, and Barral got out of the way.

Isiah Ditoto: A♥6♥ All in
Michael Funk: 4♠4♣

It was a coinflip scenario until the K♣7♠4♥ flop gave Funk a set of fours. The 10♣ turn left Ditoto drawing dead, and the A♠ river was an extra needle as he exited the tournament area.

Tags: Isiah DitotoJavier BarralJoseph BaghdalianMichael Funk

Donets Picks Up the Pot With a Straight

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Aleksei Donets checked from early position on a board of 8♦9♥9♣6♦, and Josef Snejberg fired for 5,800 from middle position. Julien Mariani called on the button, and Donets also called.

The dealer put out the 7♥ to complete the board, and all three players checked. Donets tabled J♥10♥ to take down the healthy-sized pot.

Tags: Aleksei DonetsJosef SnejbergJulien Mariani

Debs Crushes Nemlich

Jacob Wilson
Jacob Wilson
Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Uri Nemlich had just 14,100 chips to his name, and got them all in on a flop of Q♦4♣7♦, check-shoving over a continuation-bet from Michael Debs in the cutoff. Debs made the call to put his opponent at risk.

Uri Nemlich: K♦4♦ All in
Michael Debs: A♦Q♣

The 5♣6♥ runout did nothing for Nemlich, as he left the tournament early.

Tags: Michael DebsUri Nemlich

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