2026 World Series of Poker

Day: 1a
1a1b
Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$5,522,500
Total Entries
234
Players Left
98
Average Chip Stack
358,163
Total Chips
35,100,000
Level Info
Level
8
Blinds
4,000 / 8,000
Ante
8,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
81
Players Left
25
Players Left 98 / 234
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Perry Off to a Hot Start

Level 7 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Nazar Buhaiov was all-in preflop three-ways against Jesse Lonis and Sean Perry.

On the K92 flop, both Lonis and Perry put 15,000 each into the side pot and Lonis checked the 2 turn.

Perry bet 25,000 and Lonis folded.

Nazar Buhaiov: AQ All in
Sean Perry: AK

The K completed the boad and Buhaiov was eliminated.

Tags: Jesse LonisNazar BuhaiovSean Perry

Reard Eliminated

Level 7 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Alexandre Reard went all in for roughly 70,000 from under the gun, Qinghai Pan called in the small blind and Raoul Kanme called in the big blind.

The flop came 10J9, and Pan decided to bet 100,000 which got a quick fold from Kanme.

Alexandre Reard: 107 All in
Qinghai Pan: KK

The board ran out 5 on the turn and the Q on the river to eliminate Reard.

Tags: Alexandre ReardQinghai PanRaoul Kanme

Double Double

Level 7 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Having just doubled in the previous hand, Punnat Punsri was all-in and at risk again, this time versus Daniel Rezaei.

Punnat Punsri: AJ All in
Daniel Rezaei: KQ

The 821010J board kept Punsri in the lead, seeing him survive two in a row.

Tags: Daniel RezaeiPunnat Punsri

Martirosian Wins At Showdown Without Showdown

Level 7 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Dejan Kaladjurdjevic opened to 12,000 and got two calls from Artur Martirosian and David McGowan.

The flop and turn of KJ47 was checked by all three players before Kaldjurdjevic bet 75,000 on the Q river.

Martirosian called promptly with McGowan folding.

"Show?" asked Martirosian, with a hesitant Kaladjurdjevic eventually mucking his cards and taking down the pot uncontested.

Tags: Artur MartirosianDavid McGowanDejan Kaladjurdjevic

Punsri with the Quick Fold

Level 7 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Emilien Pitavy raised to 12,000 from under the gun, and Punnat Punsri called in the big blind.

Pitavy fired out a bet of 8,000 on a flop of 2K8, then Punsri decided to check-raise to 24,000, and Pitavy called.

Punsri slowed down on the J turn with a check, and Pitavy saw an opportunity to fire out a bet of 35,000 which Punsri quickly folded.

Tags: Emilien PitavyPunnat Punsri

Lonis Building, Wilson Eliminated

Level 7 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

The action was joined as Brandon Wilson was all-in preflop and at risk on the button versus Jesse Lonis in the cutoff.

Brandon Wilson: AxKx All in
Jesse Lonis: 66

The board was no help to Wilson, keeping the pocket pair in the lead and sending him to the rail.

Tags: Brandon WilsonJesse Lonis

Nguyen Avoids Disaster With Aces

Level 7 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Raoul Kanme was sat with a bet of 40,000 in front of him staring at two all-ins behind him. First, Ryuta Nakai had shoved for 228,000 and then Turbo Nguyen had shoved for 237,000.

The dealer had counted out the stacks and started the clock. Kanme used a time bank before folding.

Ryuta Nakai: AK All in
Turbo Nguyen: AA

"Ace-king?" Nguyen asked Kanme. The board came 22K108 sending Nakai to the rail.

"Kind of hard to beat aces with ace-king with one king dead," said tablemate Galen Hall. "And then the king came on the flop!"

Nguyen laughed.

"Not like that!" he said.

Tags: Galen HallRaoul KanmeRyuta NakaiTurbo Nguyen

Aerts Trying to Spin It Up

Level 7 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Left with a short stack from a previous altercation, Pieter Aerts moved all in for 23,000 in early position. The action folded to Chris Hunichen in the big blind, who was tasked with reducing the field by one.

Pieter Aerts: AA All in
Chris Hunichen: 86

Short of some backdoor opportunities for Hunichen, there wasn't much to sweat about from Aerts' perspective on the 337 flop.

The J turn sealed the deal, confirming Aerts' double-up before the 6 river had even completed the board.

Tags: Chris HunichenPieter Aerts

Chip Counts at the Break (full)

Level 7 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

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Level: 7

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000