2026 World Series of Poker

Event #19: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 1b
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Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♥a♦
Prize
$1,773,083
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$8,107,500
Total Entries
345
Places Paid
52
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
166
Players Left
53
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Angelov Back with a Bang

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

In one of the first hands since the players returned from their break, Andrew Pacheco limped in from the cutoff before seeing Marius Gierse raise to 12,000 on the button. Boris Angelov called in the small blind, and Pacheco called too.

The action checked to Gierse on the 3♥K♣3♣ flop, who bet 10,000. Angelov responded with a check-raise to 28,000, which saw Pacheco fold, but Gierse call.

Angelov continued for 60,000 on the J♠ turn, undeterred, Gierse called again.

The action then checked through on the 6♥ river. Angelov tabled K♥Q♦, and Gierse mucked his hand.

Tags: Andrew PachecoBoris AngelovMarius Gierse

Brutal Turn for Ruijs

Barry Russell
Barry Russell
Level 5 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Joris Ruijs
Joris Ruijs

There were roughly 125,000 chips in the pot on a flop of 3♠10♥9♦.

Joris Ruijs in middle position bet 23,000, and Ryuta Nakai in the cutoff raised to 65,000. Ruijs went into the tank before he eventually went all in, Nakai called.

Joris Ruijs: A♠K♠ All in
Ryuta Nakai: J♦J♠

A brutal turn came for Ruijs, as the J♣ hit the board, which nearly send him from the tournament, and the 5♦ completed the board on the river to eliminate him from the tournament.

Tags: Joris RuijsRyuta Nakai

Top Stacks Returning From Break

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

Level: 5

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

You're the TD: Can You Make the Right Call at the WSOP?

Kaelaine Minton
Kaelaine Minton
Level 4 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
WSOP
WSOP

Think you could wear the suit and make the tough calls? In the heat of the WSOP, tournament directors can change the course of a player’s entire summer.

But they're there to enforce the WSOP rules. We've all heard of some crazy rulings and penalties, but here we’ve pulled six scenarios based on the official WSOP rulebook to see if you've got what it takes to be a WSOP tournament director.

Read the scenarios, make your ruling, and check the answers at the bottom of the article.

See How You Stack Up Here

Latest Eliminations

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

Linde Doubles Through Weiss

Myles Phago
Myles Phago
Level 4 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Dylan Linde
Dylan Linde

Dylan Linde made it 6,500 to play from the button and was looked up by Pavel Plesuv in the small blind. Action was on Oliver Weiss in the big blind, who put in a three-bet to 30,000.

Linde went into the tank briefly before he four-bet all in for 241,500. Plesuv folded quickly, and Weiss went into the tank for a short while before he tossed in the call.

Dylan Linde: A♣K♣ All in
Oliver Weiss: A♦Q♥

No miracle for Weiss on the 9♥5♦A♥10♠3♣ runout, and Linde was shipped the pot for a monster double-up.

Tags: Dylan LindeOliver WeissPavel Plesuv

Soika Gives Up to Calio

Laura Fryer
Laura Fryer
Level 4 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Giuseppe Calio
Giuseppe Calio

Ihar Soika opened to 6,500 from the hijack, and Giuseppe Calio called on the button. Ryan Richardson defended his small blind, and the players went three-way to the board.

The 2♦A♠4♦ flop was checked to Calio, who bet 6,500. Richardson folded his hand, and Soika called.

A 2♥ was turned, and Soika check-called a 26,000 bet by Calio to get to the 3♦ river. Soika took some time to make a final check; Calio asked for 120,000, and Soika tank-folded, passing a sizable pot across to Calio.

Tags: Giuseppe CalioIhar SoikaRyan Richardson

Moron Scoops

Barry Russell
Barry Russell
Level 4 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Ignacio Moron
Ignacio Moron

Ignacio Moron raised to 6,500 from early position, Adam Weinraub called on his direct left and Brock Wilson called in the small blind.

Action checked to Weinraub when the flop came 9♥3♣7♣, and he fired out a bet of 15,000 which was called by both Moron and Wilson.

The A♦ on the turn saw Moron bet 50,000, Wilson made the call and Weinraub made the fold. Both players checked on the 4♠ river, and Wilson tabled 10♣9♣ but could not beat Moron's top pair with A♣Q♦.

Tags: Adam WeinraubBrock WilsonIgnacio Moron

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