2026 World Series of Poker

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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Pak Calls Light

Level 5 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The action was joined on a K3977 river, with roughly 100,000 in the pot.

Aram Oganyan moved all in from the small blind, covering the stack of hijack player Edward Pak, who had roughly 98,000.

Pak was in the blender, but ultimately chose to call. It was bad news, though, as Oganyan rolled over KQ for the winner. Pak flipped his hand, showing that he had looked him up with 53.

Tags: Aram OganyanEdward Pak

Pitavy Eliminates Lijo

Level 5 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Lander Lijo was all-in preflop for 28,000 up against Daniel Rezaei and Emilien Pitavy.

The duo checked the K82 flop and 6 turn with the A completing the board. Rezaei check-folded to a bet of 26,000.

Lijo tabled QJ but lost out to the AQ of Pitavy.

Tags: Daniel RezaeiEmilien PitavyLander Lijo

Time Not on Kisacikoglu's Side

Level 5 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

With 100,000 in the middle, Kent Stephens checked from the hijack over to Orpen Kisacikoglu in the button, who had the betting lead.

The board was showing 859A, and Kisacikoglu decided to slow the action with a check behind.

Stephens took that as a green light to take the initiative and put 40,000 into the pot. Kisacikoglu thought long and hard, using three time extensions to deliberate. As the clock ticked down on his final extension, he opted to fold.

Tags: Kent StephensOrpen Kisacikoglu

Koon Back with a Bang

Level 5 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The action was joined as Jason Koon was all in for 51,500 and at risk versus Chance Kornuth, cutoff versus button.

Jason Koon: Q9 All in
Chance Kornuth: AK

The Q7333 gave Koon a full house, ensuring his survival.

Tags: Chance KornuthJason Koon

Chip Counts at the Break

Level 5 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

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Level: 5

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

A Double Nonetheless

Level 4 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

A very short-stacked Keyavash Hemyari opened to 10,000, leaving himself just 1,000 behind. When the action folded to Chance Kornuth, he set Hemyari all in, who called.

Keyavash Hemyari: 76 All in
Chance Kornuth: 98

Hemyari was readying to leave as the board was dealt to a K325 turn, but the 6 rolled off on the river, seeing him find a double up, albeit to only 9 big blinds.

Tags: Chance KornuthKeyavash Hemyari

Kanme Doubles into Chip Lead

Level 4 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

The dealer was counting out a double for Raoul Kanme through Aram Zobian which had left Zobian with just 4,000.

According to the table, in a three-bet pot, Zobian had bet the river on a K9657 board with Kanme shoving for 182,000.

Zobian called with 1010 but came off second best with Kanme tabling AK for top pair. Zobian was eliminated on the very next hand.

Tags: Aram ZobianRaoul Kanme

Hunichen Eliminated

Level 4 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Chris Hunichen was left with just 1,000 after doubling up Brandon Wilson. Wilson held KJ on a 105347 board, with his flush besting the Q10 of Hunichen.

On the very next hand, Chongxian Yang opened to 6,000 on the button and Galen Hall called in the small blind. Hunichen was all in from the big blind.

The pair checked down the QQ6AJ board with Yang tabling A9. Hall had that beat with QJ for a full house, with Hunichenr evealing Ax3x as he was sent to the rail.

Tags: Brandon WilsonChongxian YangChris HunichenGalen Hall

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