Paul Richardson raised to 2,600 under the gun and Nikita Kuznetsov three-bet to 9,000 in middle position. Richardson called, and they went to a flop of 7♣7♦6♣.
Kuznetsov then continued for 10,500, and Richardson called. Both players checked down the 3♦ turn and 5♣ river, and Richardson showed J♦J♣ to win the pot.
Elaine Rawn opened to 2,500 from the hijack before Elia Ahmadian made it 6,000 on the button. Rawn responded with a four-bet to 25,000 before Ahmadian made the call to keep the pot heads up.
Rawn checked the 6♥2♥7♦ flop before Ahmadian took the betting lead with a wager of 15,000. Rawn stuck around with a call.
The A♠ turn led to another check from Rawn. Ahmadian fired 40,000, but this time Rawn opted to shove for approximately 169,600. Ahmadian checked the count before he made the call to put Rawn at risk.
Elaine Rawn: A♥K♦
Elia Ahmadian: 6♠6♣
Rawn had the unfortunate circumstance of putting her money in dead, as Ahmadian had a lock on the hand with one card to go.
The 6♦ river was salt in the wound as Ahmadian improved to an unnecessary four of a kind and sent Rawn packing.
The registration period for the 2026 WSOP Main Event has closed on Day 2abc.
In total, 8,468 players have generated a prize pool so far of $78,752,400.
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On the tail end of the 8♠5♥3♦6♣6♦ board, Steven Matson in the small blind bet 5,700. Cole Jackson called in middle position and was shown the A♠7♣ for the missed straight draw, which he had beat with the 4♣4♥.
"I had the same hand," Scott Lee in the big blind mentioned to Matson.
According to WSOP LIVE app.
Level: 8
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
As shown on the WSOP LIVE app.
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