2026 World Series of Poker

Event #19: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em
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Day: 1a
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Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$5,804,500
Total Entries
247
Players Left
78
Average Chip Stack
475,000
Total Chips
37,050,000
Level Info
Level
8
Blinds
4,000 / 8,000
Ante
8,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
81
Players Left
25
Players Left 78 / 247
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Ponakovs Wins at Showdown

Stewart Morrison
Stewart Morrison
Level 1 : Blinds 1,000/1,000, 1,000 ante

Aleks Ponakovs raised to 3,000 in the cutoff, which picked up calls from Nick Petrangelo on the button and Vladimir Minko in the small blind.

When the action checked to Ponakovs on the 8♠3♦K♠ flop, he continued for 2,500, which saw Petrangelo fold but Minko called.

Minko check-called a second time on the 3♣ turn, this time for a bet of 6,500, before the action checked through on the 6♦ river.

Ponakovs tabled 9♥9♦, which was good enough to claim the pot.

Tags: Aleks PonakovsNick PetrangeloVladimir Minko