2026 World Series of Poker

Event #19: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em
Event #18: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em Event #19: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em Event #20: $1,500 Dealers Choice Event #21: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Event #22: $1,500 Big O Event #23: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship Show All Events
Day: 1b
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Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$5,804,500
Total Entries
345
Players Left
54
Average Chip Stack
686,111
Total Chips
37,050,000
Level Info
Level
13
Blinds
10,000 / 25,000
Ante
25,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
166
Players Left
53
Players Left 54 / 345
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Blom Leads on the River

Barry Russell
Barry Russell
Level 2 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Aleksejs Ponakovs raised to 3,500 from middle position, and Viktor Blom called in the big blind. The flop came 9♥A♣2♦, and Ponakovs fired out a bet of 2,500. Blom called.

Both players decided to check on the 10♠ turn, and Blom led on the 2♣ river for 8,500. Ponakovs used most of his thirty-second time bank, then called. Blom tabled top pair with A♦5♦ and claimed the pot with aces-up.

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsViktor Blom