2026 World Series of Poker

Day: 2
12
Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
96
Prize
$259,829
Event Info
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$2,329,488
Total Entries
4,622
Level Info
Level
44
Blinds
2,000,000 / 4,000,000
Ante
4,000,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
230
Players Left
1
Players Left 1 / 4,622
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Russell Giordano Eliminated in 3rd Place ($128,446)

Level 42 : Blinds 1,200,000/2,500,000, 2,500,000 ante
Russell Giordano
Russell Giordano

Russell Giordano just crushed his Hendon Mob record for his best cash, which was previously $2,767.

Karapet Galstyan raised from the button for all of his chips worth 19,500,000, Joshua Lusby-Angvick made a quick call, and Russell Giordano also made a speedy call with the lowest stack of 15,000,000.

Russell Giordano: 88 All in
Karapet Galstyan: 99 All in
Joshua Lusby-Angvick: A8

Lusby-Angvick had an opportunity to eliminate both his opponents, but the poker gods had other ideas with the board of J3675, as Galstyan's pair of nines would surface as the winner, and Giordano would head to the pay desk.

Tags: Joshua Lusby-AngvickKarapet GalstyanRussell Giordano

Don't Bluff Away Your Chips

Level 42 : Blinds 1,200,000/2,500,000, 2,500,000 ante

Russell Giordano completed and Karapet Galstyan checked his option.

The flop dropped K82 and both players checked. On the Q turn, Giordano bet another 5,000,000, which Giordano once again called.

On the A river, as Giordano picked up his chips, Galstyan commented, "Don't bluff away your chips." Unfazed, Giordano fired another 5,000,000, making Galstyan fold his hand. Giordano replied, "So much for bluffing..." as he scooped the pot

Tags: Karapet GalstyanRussell Giordano

Galstyan Flops a Pair

Level 42 : Blinds 1,200,000/2,500,000, 2,500,000 ante

Karapet Galstyan opened to 5,000,000 from the button and big blind Karapet Galstyan called to see a flop.

The flop came J10A and both players checked all the way to the 9 turn. On the 6 river, Giordano bet 5,000,000. Galstyan called. Giordano tabled 98 while Galstyan showed Q10 for a flopped pair.

Tags: Karapet GalstyanRussell Giordano

Level: 42

Blinds: 1,200,000/2,500,000

Ante: 2,500,000

Joseph Sia Eliminated In 4th Place ($96,106)

Level 41 : Blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Joseph Sia
Joseph Sia

Joseph Sia from the Philippines, a regular of the Southeast Asian circuit, has added to his lifetime tournament earnings, according to the Hendon Mob, of $260,460. Sia is known for an aggressive and highly tactical tournament strategy, and it paid off, earning him a fourth-place prize.

Russell Giordano raised to 4,500,000 from the cutoff, Joshua Lusby-Angvick three-bet to 10,500,000 from the small blind, and Joseph Sia four-bet all in for 37,700,000. Giordano moved out of the way, and Lusby-Angvick called.

Joseph Sia: 1010 All in
Joshua Lusby-Angvick: KK

The board came out with 9JAQ2, and Lusby-Angvick eliminated a worthy adversary in Sia.

Tags: Joseph SiaJoshua Lusby-AngvickRussell Giordano

Kenneth Baime Eliminated in 5th Place ($72,500)

Level 41 : Blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Ken Baime
Ken Baime

In the small blind, Kenneth Baime jammed all-in for 12,000,000 and got immediately called by big blind Joshua Lusby-Angvick, putting Baime at risk and taking them to showdown.

Kenneth Baime: 109 All in
Joshua Lusby-Angvick: KQ

Everyone at the table got on their feet to watch the deal. With Lusby-Angvick ahead, the dealer fanned 766 giving Baime a bit of hope with a straight draw. The 5 turn and the 4 river fell without improving Baime's hand.

The dealer pushed the chips towards Lusby-Angvick direction as Baime shook everyone's hand and left the table

Tags: Joshua Lusby-AngvickKenneth Baime

Big Stack Versus Big Stack Lusby-Angvick Puts The Pressure on Sia

Level 41 : Blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante

Joshua Lusby-Angvick raised to 4,000,000 from under the gun, and Joseph Sia called from the cutoff. The flop arrived with J104, and Lusby-Angvick checked, while Sia put out a bet of 3,000,000. Lusby-Angvick then put in the check-raise for all of his chips, worth 19,000,000.

Sia went into a serious think tank, attempting to calculate what his opponent held. The other players at the table called the clock after a few minutes, and Sia eventually folded.

Lusby-Angvick showed 4x4x for a set.

Tags: Joseph SiaJoshua Lusby-Angvick

Level: 41

Blinds: 1,000,000/2,000,000

Ante: 2,000,000