2026 World Series of Poker

Day: 2
123
Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,708,492
Total Entries
1,287
Players Left
14
Average Chip Stack
2,298,214
Total Chips
32,175,000
Next Payout
Place 14
$13,297
Level Info
Level
28
Limits
0 / 0
Ante
0
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
273
Players Left
24
Players Left 14 / 1,287

Shlez Hits Million Chip Mark

Level 19

Big O

Undoubtedly the biggest pot of the tournament so far just took place, as Christopher Kennedy and Derek Mcmaster both limped in as first two to act. Vadim Shlez then potted to 33,000 from middle position, and both players made the call.

The 58J flop checked through, bringing in the action Q turn. Here, Kennedy led out for 78,000, Mcmaster potted to 348,000, before Shlez then three-bet shoved. Kennedy made the call, covering him by just 1,000, and Mcmaster called all in for just slightly less than the other two.

Derek Mcmaster: AQ883 All in
Vadim Shlez: AK10103 All in
Christopher Kennedy: QJ1095

Mcmaster had third set and the second-nut low draw: Shlez turned the world with a full Broadway wrap, second nut hearts, and the same low draw as Mcmaster. Kennedy's turned nuts went along with three pairs on the board also for boat redraws. In a 1.6 million chip pot, the river 6 crushed Kennedy, with Shlez's flush taking the high, as he also chopped the low with Mcmaster.

Tags: Christopher KennedyDerek McMasterDerek McmasterVadim Shlez