2026 World Series of Poker

Event #82: $10,000 WSOP Main Event NLH World Championship
Day: 3
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Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k♠6♦
Prize
$10,000,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$85,634,400
Total Entries
9,208
Level Info
Level
43
Blinds
2,000,000 / 4,000,000
Ante
4,000,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
3,294
Players Left
1,389
Players Left 1 / 9,208
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Stokes Eliminates Hochheim

Erick Torres
Erick Torres
Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Naixuan Shi started the action with an open to 12,000 from early position. Trang Huynh called from the next seat over before Jamin Stokes came along with a call from the small blind.

David Hochheim chose to go all-in for 137,000 total from the big blind. This elicited folds from Shi and Huynh, but Stokes had no plans of folding as he made the call to put Hochheim at risk.

David Hochheim: K♣J♥All in
Jamin Stokes: J♦J♣

Stokes had Hochheim in a rough spot with five cards to come, but Hochheim still had the overcard working for him.

That proved to be immaterial after the Q♦J♠3♣ flop came to give Stokes a set.

The 6♣ turn sealed the deal in favor of Stokes, making the 2♥ procedural as Hochheim exited the tournament.

Tags: David HochheimJamin StokesNaixuan ShiTrang Huynh

Cheong Doubles; Rockenbach Runs Out of Luck

Laura Fryer
Laura Fryer
Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Joseph Cheong
Joseph Cheong

Osmar Rockenbach opened to 13,000 from middle position and Joseph Cheong three-bet to 35,000 on the button. Rockenbach four-bet to 77,000 and Cheong moved all in for 253,000. Rockenbach sighed and called, covering Cheong by just 10,000 chips.

Joseph Cheong: A♠K♠All in
Osmar Rockenbach: K♥K♦

Rockenbach was ahead, but Cheong picked up on the A♣Q♠J♥ flop. Rockenback was already stood at the table and had his bag on his back thinking he was covered by Cheong.

Rockenbach couldn't find a way back on the 8♦ turn or 6♠ river, and he was left with just under two big blinds. He nearly walked away thinking he had bust, but he had enough change to play just one more hand in the Main Event.

He moved all in in the next hand, and Celso Sirtoli called from the hijack.

Osmar Rockenbach: A♦3♣All in
Celso Sirtoli: 7♥7♦

Rockenbach flopped an open-ended straight draw, bringing him more outs on the 4♦6♣5♣ flop, but Sirtoli still had the upper hand with the bigger straight draw. The 8♥ gave Sirtoli the pot, and this time, he left the table for good as the 2♥ river was placed.

Tags: Celso SirtoliJoseph CheongOsmar Rockenbach

Late-Night Counts and Eliminations

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Haslam to the Rail

Maxime Taldir
Maxime Taldir
Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

With Brooks Haslam already at risk preflop for just 1,000, Benjamin Chalot and Garett Maybery in the blinds checked the Q♦3♣J♥ flop and the 7♥ turn leading to the 4♦ river where Chalot bet 6,000 to make Maybery fold.

Brooks Haslam: K♥3♦ All in
Benjamin Chalot: K♦4♠

Haslam flopped a pair, but Chalot rivered a better pair so Haslam was eliminated.

Tags: Benjamin ChalotBrooks HaslamGarett Maybery

More Casualties From Day 3

Liam Gannon
Liam Gannon
Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

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Bye Bye Benny

Erick Torres
Erick Torres
Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Benny Glaser
Benny Glaser

The information on this hand was relayed by a PokerNews videographer, Josh Billingham.

Benny Glaser was all-in and at risk for 212,000 from the cutoff after he had opened and then four-bet shoved in a clash with Michael McNicholas on the button.

Benny Glaser: A♠K♦All in
Michael McNicholas: A♥A♣

Glaser was in trouble against the pocket rockets of McNicholas.

The flop gave Glaser a sliver of hope when it came down J♦Q♣3♥ to give Glaser a draw to Broadway.

The turn was the Q♣ which didn't help Glaser and no miracle came on the 9♠ river for him to bust on Day 3 of the Main Event.

Tags: Benny GlaserJosh BillinghamMichael McNicholas

More Eliminations From Day 3

Liam Gannon
Liam Gannon
Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

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Dealer Needle

Jacob Wilson
Jacob Wilson
Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Thanh Nguyen and Allison Stoloff got all of their chips in preflop from under the gun and middle position respectively, with the latter at risk for her 91,000.

Allison Stoloff: A♦K♠ All in
Thanh Nguyen: K♣K♥

Stoloff had just one over, and couldn't find it on the 4♥7♣8♥8♦9♦ runout. "Thanks for playing!" quipped the dealer as she was walking away, which received a few laughs from the table.

Honghao Shi, also at the table, noted that shouting "payout," would've been slightly funnier.

Tags: Allison StoloffHonghao ShiThanh Nguyen (KS)

Angelil Scores Another Elimination

Maxime Taldir
Maxime Taldir
Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Brian Kraft in the hijack moved all in for 40,000 and he was called by Rene-Charles Angelil who raised from middle position.

Brian Kraft: K♣Q♥ All in
Rene-Charles Angelil: A♥7♥

After a flop of J♥9♥2♣, Kraft improved to top pair on the K♠ turn. However, the 10♥ river completed Angelil’s flush, sending Kraft to the rail.

“It’s the first all-in I’ve won the whole tournament. Or at least it feels like it,” Angelil joked after the hand.

Tags: Brian KraftRene-Charles AngelilTHe Ks

One For the Photo Album

Stewart Morrison
Stewart Morrison
Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Lorenzo Bassette moved all in for 103,000 from early position, and Ralph Perry called in the big blind, looking to reduce the field by one.

Lorenzo Bassette: 8♦8♣ All in
Ralph Perry: A♥Q♣

The Q♥Q♠J♣ flop gave Perry a comprehensive lead, and he stayed out front after the 3♣ and 4♥ completed the board.

Bassette took a photo of the beat before heading into the night.

Tags: Lorenzo BassetteRalph Perry

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