2026 World Series of Poker

Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a7
Prize
$1,302,125
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$15,841,057
Total Entries
11,933
Level Info
Level
46
Blinds
4,000,000 / 8,000,000
Ante
8,000,000
Players Info - Day 5
Entries
8
Players Left
1
Players Left 1 / 11,933

John Ripnick Eliminated in 3rd Place ($700,000)

Level 44 : Blinds 2,500,000/5,000,000, 5,000,000 ante
John Ripnick
John Ripnick

In the first televised hand of three-handed play, Richard Alsup opened on the button to 11,000,000 holding Q10. John Ripnick shoved 59,500,000 from the small blind, before Salvatore Dicarlo woke up with yet another hand in the big blind. He got a count of both his opponent's stack sizes, before rejamming. Alsup folded.

John Ripnick: AJ All in
Salvatore Dicarlo: KK

It was déjà vu for Dicarlo, who had called yet another jam from the big blind to put an opponent at risk. The 994 flop kept Dicarlo in the lead, and the 2 turn left Ripnick praying for a Greenstein. The 5 river was no good, as Dicarlo took a commanding chip lead for heads-up play.

Tags: John RipnickRichard AlsupSalvatore Dicarlo