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2026 World Series of Poker
Event #19: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 3
Players Left 12 / 345
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Level 18
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Zachary Grech raised to 160,000 in middle position with A♣10♦, Thomas Muehloecker called Q♠J♠ in the cutoff and the blinds folded.
Grech checked to Muehloecker when the flop came J♣Q♣2♦, and Muehloecker fired out a bet of 160,000 which Grech called.
Muehloecker fired out another bet on the 4♣ turn for 360,000, Grech decided put Muehloecker all in for 1,600,000. Muehloecker went deep into the tank before he eventually called and improved to a fullhouse when the J♦ was dealt on the river.
Level 18
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Joining the action on a J♠2♦7♦ flop, with 240,000 in the pot, Brian Rast placed a bet of 80,000 from the small blind, which Zdenek Zizka called in the big blind.
The 6♦ hit the turn, and Rast opted to slow down, checking over to Zizka, who checked back.
Rast picked his betting lead back up, putting 80,000 in the middle on the K♦ river. Zizka called, but it was bad news, his Q♥J♣ unable to beat the K♥8♥ of Rast.
Level 18
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Jesse Lonis raised 170,000 under the gun with A♥10♦, Barak Wisbrod defended his big blind with 9♥7♥.
Both players checked on 2♣4♥5♥, and Wisbrod led for 320,000 on the 10♠, and Lonis called.
The K♥ on the river saw Wisbrod bet 200,000 and Lonis quickly called, only to see the bad news.
Level 18
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Philip Sternheimer raised on the button to 165,000 with A♠5♣, Nick Schulman defended his big blind with 10♦8♥.
Action checked to the river as the board ran out K♥K♠4♠10♣6♦, Schulman fired out a bet of 265,000, and Sternheimer called.
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Level 18
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Emilien Pitavy raised to 160,000 in early position. Both Eric Wasserson and Kristen Foxen called from the button and small blind, which tempted Zachary Grech to join in from the big blind.
Four ways to a 9♣A♣J♦ flop, Foxen and Grech both checked, and Pitavy continued for 300,000. Wasserson folded his 7♦7♥ before Foxen check-raised to 750,000. That removed Grech from the equation, as he folded Q♥5♥, and Pitavy called.
The 10♥ turn saw Foxen barrel for 1,150,000, which won her the pot with her J♣10♣, when Grech folded his K♣7♣.
Level 18
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Nick Schulman raised to 160,000 from the cutoff with J♠9♠, Biao Ding went all in from 170,000 from the big blind with A♦7♠, and Schulman called for 5,000 more.
The board ran out 5♠3♠3♥5♥6♥, and Ding doubled.
Level 18
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Dejan Kaladjurdjevic raised to 160,000 from middle position with A♥9♦, and Brian Rast called in the big blind with A♦5♣.
The flop came 3♠5♠5♦, and Kaladjurdjevic put Rast all in for 635,000, and Rast snap-called.
The board ran out 10♠8♣, and Rast doubled.
Level 18
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Joey Weissman raised to 160,000 on the button, and quickly faced a three-bet to 350,000 from Zachary Camp in the small blind. The big blind got out of the way, and Weissman called.
Camp continued for 100,000 on the 5♥8♥7♣ flop, and Weissman responded with a raise to 500,000. Camp wasted little time in calling, and they headed to the Q♠ turn.
Camp checked in flow, and Weissman checked behind.
The 6♥ completed the board, and once again, Camp checked. Weissman wasn't content checking a second time, though, instead sliding a bet of 650,000 into the middle. Camp gave it some thought and ultimately chose to call.
Weissman tabled 9♠9♣ for the winner, as Camp mucked his A♦8♦.
Level 18
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Ignacio Moron opened to 160,000 in early position, and Galen Hall three-bet to 490,000 in the cutoff. The action returned to Moron, who four-bet to 820,000 before calling when Hall five-bet jammed for 1,590,000.
Galen Hall: Q♠Q♦ 
Ignacio Moron: Q♥Q♣
As it turned out, both players had the same pocket pair, and when the 5♣3♥9♦ flop was dealt, the chop was confirmed.
The 3♦ turn and A♦ river completed the board, and the players split the blinds.
