2026 World Series of Poker
All counts are according to the WSOP Live app.
Level: 27
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
The players are now on their first 15-minute break of the day.
Karapet Galstyan opened from middle position and saw two calls from Robert Macri on the button and Rip Fritzer in the big blind.
The J♦4♣2♠ flop saw Fritzer check and Galstyan bet 120,000. Both players called behind, taking the players three-ways to the A♣ turn.
Action was checked to Macri who moved all in. Fritzer mucked, but Galstyan snap called.
Robert Macri: K♣J♣
Karapet Galstyan: A♠10♥
Macri had flopped top pair, but Galstyan improved on the turn with a pair of aces. Macri still had plently to work with, having turned the flush draw.
Things all changed on the K♦ river which saw Macri pick up two pair to take back the pot and lock in the double up.
Brandon Flanagan opened to 120,000 from early position before Kenneth Baime re-raised to 325,000 on the button. Flanagan went all-in in response and Baime called for 1,715,000 to put himself at risk.
Kenneth Baime: K♠K♦
Brandon Flanagan: A♠K♥
Baime was in a good position to double, and the board complied when it came 5♠2♠Q♥4♦7♣ to award Baime the double and push him past the three million mark.
Richard Tatalovich made it 120,000 to play from middle position only to face a three-bet from Michael Wagner on the button to 210,000. David Shortridge then moved all in from the small blind for 225,000 and both players made the call.
On the K♦4♠K♥ flop Tatalovich led out for 150,000 only for Wagner to raise to 425,000. Tatalovich re-raised all in which got a quick fold from Wagner.
David Shortridge: QxJx
Richard Tatalovich: K♣10♣
Although Shortridge hit two pair on the J♦ turn and Q♦ river it was not enough to save him and he was sent to the rail.
Ao Deng moved all in from under the gun for 160,000, Tim Caziarc also moved all in for 175,000 from the hijack, and Elvis Toomas also moved all in from the button for 400,000, and the rest of the table folded.
Ao Deng: 10♥6♥
Tim Caziarc: Q♠Q♥
Elvis Toomas: 10♠10♦
Caziarc had a commanding lead and queried the table, "Ok who else folded a ten?"
But apparently there were no takers as the board came out with K♣10♣J♦4♠K♦, and a full house for Toomas would scoop the pot,
Robert Stevens opened to 125,000 from the hijack before Brett Kennedy chose to re-raise to 275,000 on the button.
That wasn't enough action for Kurt Paeper in the big blind, as he opted to shove for 1,220,000 in response.
Stevens and Kennedy both folded to award Paeper the pot.
Joshua Hillock opened from under-the-gun before Eugene Senda sent it all-in for 430,000 from the big blind. Hillcock quickly called to put Senda at risk.
Eugene Senda: A♥A♣
Joshua Hillock: A♠K♣
It was a rare occasion where Big Slick was dominated as Senda's pocket aces had Hillock in trouble.
The runout did not compromise Senda's aces as it came 10♦6♦5♣2♠4♥ to award Senda the pot and sink Hillcock.