2026 World Series of Poker

Event #17: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship
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Day: 2
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Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,841,400
Total Entries
198
Players Left
13
Average Chip Stack
918,462
Total Chips
11,940,000
Next Payout
Place 13
$26,116
Level Info
Level
18
Blinds
8,000 / 16,000
Ante
24,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
120
Players Left
13
Players Left 13 / 198
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Hellmuth Shocks His Table By Calling With an Eight

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 18 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 24,000 ante

Naoya Kihara raised to 48,000 on the button and Phil Hellmuth called in the big blind.

Hellmuth drew one, while Kihara drew two. Kihara then bet 105,000, and Hellmuth snap-called.

Kihara showed 9x8x7x4x2x, but Hellmuth had 8x6x5x4x2x. Shaun Deeb burst out laughing, while Dan Shak had a shocked look on face after Hellmuth had just called with an 8-6.

"That's one of the worst hands I've ever witnessed," Deeb said.

"That's why you're not a champion in this game. You miss some stuff," Hellmuth replied.

Tags: Dan ShakNaoya KiharaPhil HellmuthShaun Deeb