2026 World Series of Poker

Day: 3
Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$85,634,400
Total Entries
9,208
Players Left
888
Average Chip Stack
622,162
Total Chips
552,480,000
Next Payout
Place 1129
$17,500
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 888 / 9,208
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Four-Bet from Kelley Does the Trick

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

Hao-Shan Huang began the bidding with an open to 10,000 from the cutoff.

Thomas Minnich-Weber wanted to put more chips in the pot and opted to three-bet to 25,000 from the hijack.

Gregory Kelley was unfazed by all the action in front of him, and he chose to four-bet to 80,000 on the button.

The four-bet did the trick as Huang and Minnich-Weber both folded to award Kelley the pot without any further action needed.

Tags: Gregory KelleyHao-Shan HuangThomas Minnich-Weber

Zuidema Cracks Jacks with Undercard

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

Brandon Zuidema moved all in for 30,000 from late position, and Jonathan Lewis flatted from the cutoff. Everyone else folded, and the two went off to a runout.

Brandon Zuidema: K10 All in
Jonathan Lewis: JJ

Lewis was sweating against a king, but the 10910 flop put his opponent ahead the hard way. He couldn't improve on the 24 runoout, as his opponent secured a double.

Tags: Brandon ZuidemaJonathan Lewis

Sortino Folds Out Ledden

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

There was about 26,000 in the middle of a board that read 89J. Michael Sortino checked it from early position over to David Ledden on the button. Ledden chose to bet 10,000 before Sortino check-raised to 35,000 in response. Ledden called.

The 3 turn resulted in a pair of checks to bring the 10 river.

Sortino went all in for 94,000. Ledden asked for a count and gave it some thought before he made the fold to award Sortino the pot.

Tags: David LeddenMichael Sortino

Vierling Gets Tricky with Trips

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Jessica Vierling
Jessica Vierling

Action folded to Darrell Ingram on the button, who raised to 10,000, and was looked up by Jessica Vierling in the big blind.

The action went check, check on the 5A5 flop for the K to peel off on the turn.

Vierling checked to Ingram who fired out a delayed continuation-bet of 25,000. Vierling made the call.

The players checked down again on the 7 river with Vierling tabling 105 for flopped trips and was streets ahead of Ingram's A9 and top pair.

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

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Sotiropoulos Puts Torres to the Test For it All

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Georgios Sotiropoulos
Georgios Sotiropoulos

From the big blind on a board of 878K, Georgios Sotiropoulos fired 63,000 and was called by Blas Torres in middle position.

The 3 completed the board, and Sotiropoulos carefully stacked up a pile of chips before sliding them across the betting line. The bet was enough to put Torres all in for his remaining 180,000 or so, and after a couple of minutes in the tank, he elected to fold, giving up the pot to Sotiropoulos.

Tags: Blas TorresGeorgios Sotiropoulos

Matus-Out

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Mike Matusow
Mike Matusow

The details of this hand were recounted to PokerNews by players at the table.

Jacob Gagnon opened from early position before Mike Matusow chose to three-bet. Gagnon countered with an all-in, and Matusow called to put himself at risk for 105,000.

Mike Matusow: QxQxAll in
Jacob Gagnon: KxKx

Matusow had the misfortune of running pocket queens into the kings of Gagnon.

The flop brought no help for Matusow as it came Ax8x6x to keep Gagnon well ahead.

The Ax turn was of no consequence, and the Kx river improved Gagnon to a full house to eliminate Matusow from the Main Event.

Tags: Jacob GagnonMike Matusow

Renna Leaves Wilcox Short

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Michael Renna
Michael Renna

Joann Wilcox bet the Q10510 turn for 35,000 and the J river for another 40,000, both of which Michael Renna on the button called. Wilcox tabled her AQ for queens and tens, but couldn't beat Renna's AA for aces and tens to drop to a shorter stack.

Tags: Joann WilcoxMichael Renna

Garcia Falls Down the Wells

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Guilherme Garcia
Guilherme Garcia

David Wells was already all in for his last 130,000 from late position and covered by Guilherme Garcia who was sitting under the gun.

David Wells: AKAll in
Guilherme Garcia: 1010

Wells picked up an ace to get ahead of Garcia on the A88 flop, and held to secure the double on the 5 turn and 9 river.

Tags: David WellsGuilherme Garcia

Ensan Goes for Maximum Pressure

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

In a pot of 50,000, Hossein Ensan check-raised a previous bet to 100,000 from the big blind on the 2JQ flop. Yuchen Chen called in the hijack, after which the 8 turn was dealt.

Ensan quickly moved all in, putting Chen at risk for 155,000. Chen spent a few minutes in the tank before he folded, surrendering the pot to Ensan.

Tags: Hossein EnsanYuchen Chen