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
Day: 3
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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
830
Average Chip Stack
665,639
Total Chips
552,480,000
Next Payout
Place 887
$20,000
Level Info
Level
18
Blinds
6,000 / 12,000
Ante
12,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
3,294
Players Left
1,389
Players Left 830 / 9,208
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Hellmuth a Somewhat Gracious Loser; Hellmuth III Departs

Brett Slezak
Brett Slezak
Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Phil Hellmuth
Phil Hellmuth

Richard Mullen opened to 6,000 from middle position before Phil Hellmuth three-bet to 26,000 in the cutoff, and Mullen called.

On the 7♦5♣3♥ flop, Mullen checked and Hellmuth immediately checked behind.

Mullen led for 18,000 on the 2♣ turn and Hellmuth called quickly.

The river brought the 2♠ as Mullen put out a bet of 44,000. This street, Hellmuth took some time before he cut out calling chips and tossed them into the middle. Mullen tabled 9♠9♦ for the winner.

"Wow!" a stunned Hellmuth reacted, "Great bet."

"I still wanna play with you every day, but you won the max."

"The Poker Brat" continued to switch between insults and compliments for the next few minutes.

"He overplays so many hands, but he got the max this time," he continued, "Not many people in this tournament would get that much."

Hellmuth then muttered various expletives under his breath for a while before he flipped the switch again, "This is one of those where you just have to give a compliment."

Two hands later, it seemed that Hellmuth had finally moved on from his stay at the Value Town, courtesy of Mullen.

At another table in the same room, his son Phil Hellmuth III was eliminated, ending the Main Event dream for him and his investors.

Phil Hellmuth III
Phil Hellmuth III

Tags: Phil HellmuthPhil Hellmuth IIIRichard Mullen

Ghozlani Battles with Miles

Erick Torres
Erick Torres
Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Karim Ghozlani
Karim Ghozlani

Tony Miles and Karim Ghozlani got into a battle of the blinds after a series of raises led to a bet of 27,000 from Miles out of the small blind. Ghozlani made the call out of the big blind.

The 10♦5♣3♥ flop led to a bet of 13,000 from Miles. Ghozlani stayed in the hand with a call.

Miles kept up the pressure with a wager of 40,000 on the 3♦ turn. Ghozlani remained unwavering and put in the call.

No more chips went into the pot on the 8♣ river as both players checked to go to a showdown.

Miles tabled K♥8♠ for a rivered pair of eights. It was no good as Ghozlani revealed he had K♠10♠ for a flopped pair of tens to take down the pot.

Tags: Karim GhozlaniTony Miles

Jonaitis Double Check-Raises Coutinho

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Marcel Luske bumped it up to 7,000 from early position, with Vitor Coutinho calling on the button and Mindaugas Jonaitis coming along from the big blind.

The action checked to Coutinho on the A♠10♥7♦ flop, and he bet 6,500. Jonaitis went for the check-raise to 16,000, with Coutinho the lone caller.

The 10♦ paired the board on the turn, and Jonaitis checked once more. Coutinho fired 14,000, but Jonaitis pulled out the double check-raise, making it 30,000 to go. Coutinho called again, leaving himself with 67,000 behind.

The 4♣ completed the board, and Jonaitis moved enough chips into the middle to put Coutinho all in. After giving it some thought, Coutinho folded, relinquishing the pot to Jonaitis.

Two Boats Collide on the River

Stewart Morrison
Stewart Morrison
Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Joe Hindry
Joe Hindry

As retold by a player at the table, the action had checked to Jarod Ludemann in the small blind, who limped in. Joe Hindry checked his option in the big blind.

The J♥4♦2♠ flop saw Ludemann start with a check, and Hindry bet 7,500. Ludemann then check-raised to 19,000, which Hindry called before the 2♣ turn checked through.

The J♠ river saw fireworks, as Ludemann bet 75,000, and Hindry responded by moving all in for 236,000. Ludemann made the call before it was revealed that he had been victim to a Main Event cooler.

Ludemann tabled his J♦2♦ for a full house, but was behind to the J♣4♣ of Hindry, who had rivered a better boat.

Tags: Jarod LudemannJoe Hindry

Five-Bet from Hachem Does the Job

Erick Torres
Erick Torres
Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Daniel Hachem
Daniel Hachem

Blake Bohn opened to 6,000 from middle position. David Kazanjian opted to three-bet to 15,000 from the hijack. Sacha Cohen surveyed the situation before he put out a four-bet to 36,000 on the button. Daniel Hachem joined the picture when he chose to five-bet to 95,000 from the big blind. Bohn and Kanzjian quickly folded, while Cohen took more time to think about the decision.

Cohen eventually folded as Hachem took down the pot preflop with his aggression.

Tags: Blake BohnDaniel HachemDavid KazanjianSacha Cohen

Suzuki Takes From Zhao With Top Set

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

With around 20,000 already in the pot on the 7♥9♣8♦A♥ board, Cheng Zhao checked from the big blind, and Kazuto Suzuki bet 6,000 from early position. Zhao came back with a check-raise to 14,000, and Suzuki made the call.

The J♠ completed the board, and Zhao fired 25,000. Suzuki paused for a few moments before calling.

Zhao tabled 9♥7♠ for two pair, but Suzuki had him beat with A♣A♠ for top set, earning him the pot.

Tags: Cheng ZhaoKazuto Suzuki

Vayssieres and Dubinskyy Split

Maxime Taldir
Maxime Taldir
Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Igor Dubinskyy opened to 6,500 from the button, and Nicolas Vayssieres defended from the big blind.

Dubinskyy continued for 9,000 on the 10♥8♥J♠ flop, Vayssieres check-raised all in for 28,000, and Dubinskyy called.

Nicolas Vayssieres: Q♦J♥ All in
Igor Dubinskyy: Q♥J♣

The 9♠K♣ runout completed the board, and they split the pot with the same hand.

Tags: Igor DubinskyyNicolas Vayssieres

Colter Three-Bets

Jacob Wilson
Jacob Wilson
Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Noah Andrew opened to 6,000 from middle position. Action folded around to big blind John Colter, who made it 15,000 to go. Andrew stuck in the call, and the two saw a flop of 7♠A♣2♣.

Colter continued with a bet of 15,000, which was called by Andrew, bringing in the A♦ turn. Colter slowed down with a check, and folded following Andrew's bet of 42,500.

Tags: John ColterNoah Andrew

Haslam Sends Two to the Rail

Stewart Morrison
Stewart Morrison
Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Brooks Haslam raised to 6,000 on the button, to which Zachary Gergen responded by moving all in for roughly 80,000 in the small blind. Darren Kennedy then put his 36,000 in from the big blind, and Haslam snap-called.

Darren Kennedy: A♥J♣ All in
Zachary Gergen: K♠9♦ All in
Brooks Haslam: A♦A♣

The 3♥10♣10♥4♦9♠ board was of no concern to Haslam, and once the stacks were double-checked, it was confirmed that both Gergen and Kennedy had been eliminated.

Tags: Brooks HaslamDarren KennedyZachary Gergen

Nguyen Doubles Through Lin

Myles Phago
Myles Phago
Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Ren Lin
Ren Lin

After some preflop raising, there was 35,000 in the pot, and it was heads-up to the flop of 9♠7♦10♥.

Truong Nguyen checked from the small blind to Ren Lin in late position, who fired out 15,000. Nguyen thought for a while and moved all in for his last 51,000. Lin snap-called.

Truong Nguyen: Q♦J♠ All in
Ren Lin: K♠10♦

Lin was ahead but not by much, and Nguyen had a bunch of outs to stay alive. The J♦ peeled off on the turn and gave Nguyen a higher pair. The A♦ on the river changed nothing, and Nguyen was shipped the pot for a double-up.

Tags: Ren LinTruong Nguyen

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