2026 World Series of Poker

Day: 1
12
Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,264,800
Total Entries
151
Players Left
72
Average Chip Stack
125,833
Total Chips
9,060,000
Level Info
Level
11
Blinds
1,500 / 3,000
Ante
4,500
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
136
Players Left
58
Players Left 72 / 151

Kihara Draws an Eight on Moneymaker

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 3,000 ante

Chris Moneymaker raised to 5,500 in the cutoff, Naoya Kihara moved all in for 21,000 in the small blind, and Moneymaker called.

Naoya Kihara: 7x5x4x2x All in
Chris Moneymaker: 6x4x2x

Moneymaker drew two, while Kihara took one. Moneymaker ended up with Kx3x, while Kihara peeled an 8x to make his 8-7 and earn the double up.

Tags: Chris MoneymakerNaoya Kihara