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
$5,640,500
Total Entries
239
Players Left
91
Average Chip Stack
393,956
Total Chips
35,850,000
Level Info
Level
8
Blinds
4,000 / 8,000
Ante
8,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
81
Players Left
25
Players Left 91 / 239
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"I Got Kids, I Used to Work All Day for 100 Bucks in Construction"

Barry Russell
Barry Russell
Level 6 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

There were roughly 43,000 chips in the pot on 9♣5♦K♥.

Brandon Wilson in the small blind bet 14,000, and Joao Simao called in the cutoff but Jesse Lonis raised to 49,000 on the button. Both Simao and Wilson called.

Action checked to Lonis on 3♠ turn, and he fired out a bet of 74,000 which got quick folds from both players.

Wilson offered Lonis $100 to show one card, which he replied with "I got kids, I used to work all day for $100 in construction".

Tags: Brandon WilsonJesse LonisJoao Simao