2026 World Series of Poker

Event #19: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em
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Day: 1a
1a1b
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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But What Did They Have?

Stewart Morrison
Stewart Morrison
Level 2 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Aleks Ponakovs raised to 3,500 from under the gun and called when Chris Nguyen three-bet to 12,000 in the hijack.

On a J♠10♣9♥ flop, Ponakovs check-called a bet of 9,000 before both players checked on the 4♠ turn.

Ponakovs took over the betting lead to the tune of 21,500 on the K♥ river, which Nguyen called. Ponakovs returned his cards to the dealer face down, so, not required to show, Nguyen did the same.

On a nearby table, Adam Weinraub was eliminated.

Tags: Aleks PonakovsChris Nguyen