2026 World Series of Poker

Day: 3
Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
$1,089,964
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$5,831,100
Total Entries
627
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
64
Players Left
8
Players Left 1 / 627

Mike Meskin Eliminated in 16th Place ($41,942); Artem Riabov Eliminated in 15th Place ($51, 258)

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/10,000, 100,000 ante
Artem Riabov
Artem Riabov

Naseem Salem looked down at what he considered a raisable hand under the gun, and opened to 200,000. Short stack Mike Meskin sat on his direct left, and raised all in for 750,000. Artem Riabov then flatted the shove on the button, and Salem began to size up his opponent's stack. He tanked for a little while, pondered his options, and placed in a four-bet, totalling 2,050,000. Riabov jammed and Salem snapped, which made a lot of sense to the table once cards were on their backs.

Mike Meskin: AQ All in
Artem Riabov: KK All in
Naseem Salem: AA

It was the classic cooler, with Meskin in the middle of it. Not getting too greedy, he let the table know that he would "take the flush". Once again not getting what he asked for, the 1095 sight was not pretty for either covered player. The 4 turn sealed Meskin's fate, with the 2 river sealing Riabov's, handing the chip lead over to Salem.

Mike Meskin
Mike Meskin

Tags: Artem RiabovMike MeskinNaseem Salem