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 Event #87: $1,000 Mystery Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha Event #88: $300 Gladiators of Poker Event #89: $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship No-Limit Hold'em Event #90: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em Event #91: $1,500 Pick Your PLO Show All Events
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Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$85,634,400
Total Entries
9,208
Players Left
993
Average Chip Stack
556,375
Total Chips
552,480,000
Next Payout
Place 1175
$15,000
Level Info
Level
17
Blinds
5,000 / 10,000
Ante
10,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
3,294
Players Left
1,389
Players Left 993 / 9,208
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Banducci Wielding the Big Stack

Brett Slezak
Brett Slezak
Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

William Linden opened to 11,000 on the button before Michael Banducci three-bet to 40,000 from the small blind, and Linden called.

On the K♠K♣4♠ flop, Banducci led for 36,000 and Linden called.

Banducci barreled again for 105,000 on the 7♦ turn, with Linden sticking around again.

On the 5♥ river, Banducci emptied the clip, quickly jamming as the covering stack for about 320,000. Faced with a decision for his tournament life, Linden went deep into the tank for a couple minutes before ultimately deciding to let it go, as Banducci embraces the role of table bully.

Tags: Michael BanducciWilliam Linden

Updated Counts in the Cluster

Christian Zetzsche
Christian Zetzsche
Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Matthew Holland raised to 13,000 and Blake Whittington three-bet to 42,000 in the next seat. Without much hesitation, Holland reraised to more than 300,000 and Whittington stared his opponent down before reluctantly folding.

One table over, there were 35,000 in the middle to the 7♥3♠2♥5♣ turn when Danny Chang bet 16,000. Duane Blanchard raised to 50,000 only for Chang to make it 141,000 to go in order to force out Blanchard.

Tags: Blake WhittingtonDanny ChangDuane BlanchardMatthew Holland

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

Lacoste Turns Campbell to Rail; Ensan on Rampage

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Hossein Ensan
Hossein Ensan

John Campbell bet 25,000 from under the gun on the 4♦8♣J♠5♣ turn. Mark Lacoste flicked in a minimum raise to 50,000 on the button, and Campbell responded by moving all in for about 125,000. Lacoste snap-called.

John Campbell: K♠K♥ All in
Mark Lacoste: 7♥6♣

Lacoste had turned a straight to leave Campbell's cowboys drawing dead, and the inconsequential 9♦ river elongated Lacoste's straight to solidify the knockout.

Over at another table, 2019 Main Event Champion Hossein Ensan had eliminated no fewer than three players in the span of minutes, seeing his stack grow to over 250 big blinds.

Tags: Hossein EnsanJohn CampbellMark Lacoste

Yokosawa Bets Six-Figures on River

Erick Torres
Erick Torres
Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Masato Yokosawa
Masato Yokosawa

This hand was picked up with approximately 100,000 in the middle of a completed board that read 8♠J♦6♦7♣A♦.

Jesse Lonis checked from early position before Masato Yokosawa chose to put out a large bet of 100,000.

Lonis gave it some thought before he chose to fold to award the healthy pot to Yokosawa.

Tags: Jesse LonisMasato Yokosawa

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

Nasty Run Out Sends Hao Packing

Myles Phago
Myles Phago
Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Action folded to Dongze Hao in middle position, who open-jammed all in for 74,000 and was looked up by Tasuku Maruo in the cutoff. The rest of the table folded quicker than cheetahs on caffeine.

Dongze Hao: Q♥10♥ All in
Tasuku Maruo: 10♣10♠

It was all looking hunky dory for Hao when the dealer peeled off the flop of 8♦2♠Q♠ to send him into the lead. But then when the 10♦ made an appearance on the turn it all changed and Maruo stormed back into the lead. No queen came to save Hao on the K♥ river and he was sent to the rail.

Tags: Dongze HaoNo QueenTasuku Maruo

Five Bets in Five Minutes

Laura Fryer
Laura Fryer
Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Jack Salter
Jack Salter

Dimitrios Kilintaris opened to 11,000 from early position and action slowly folded around to David Cabrera Polop, who called on the button. Jack Salter three-bet to 56,000 from the big blind and Kilintaris went into the tank.

The clock was called as the action had stalled for a while on Kilintaris, and he was given 30 seconds to act before he opted to four-bet to 84,000. Polop snap-mucked, and Salter took some time before five-betting to 147,000, leaving just 26,000 not in the pot. Salter took a little while to think and the floor was called again, but the clock wasn't put on Kilintaris yet given the, "big decision," even though the pre-flop action had already taken five minutes.

He opted to flat, and the pair saw the 6♣10♥9♥ board. Salter checked, Kilintaris moved all in to cover Salter's last few big blinds and Salter snap-called.

Jack Salter: K♠K♣All in
Dimitrios Kilintaris: A♥Q♣

Salter was looking to hold with his kings, and the 2♦ turn and 4♠ river went his way and he locked up the double.

Tags: David Cabrera PolopDimitrios KilintarisJack Salter

Bayout Loses With Jacks

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Axel Bayout
Axel Bayout

Raymond Fillipone jammed for around 56,000 from middle position, and Axel Bayout made the call from the next seat for roughly a fifth of his stack. The rest of the table got out of the way, and the cards were tabled with Fillipone at risk.

Raymond Fillipone: A♦9♠ All in
Axel Bayout: J♦J♥

Fillipone needed some help from the dealer, and he got it as the 4♠A♣6♦ flop paired his ace to vault him into the lead.

Bayout couldn't find a jack on the 5♣4♣ runout, and the pot was pushed in Fillipone's direction.

Tags: Axel BayoutRaymond Fillipone

Next Elimination Batch

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

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