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 #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 Event #24: $25,000 High Roller Six Handed No-Limit Hold’em Show All Events
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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
9
Average Chip Stack
4,116,667
Total Chips
37,050,000
Next Payout
Place 9
$128,585
Level Info
Level
21
Blinds
100,000 / 150,000
Ante
150,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
176
Players Left
22
Players Left 9 / 345
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Grech Scares Off Muehloecker

Laura Fryer
Laura Fryer
Level 13 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Zachary Grech opened with A♥9♠ from the cutoff to 55,000 and Thomas Muehloecker defended the big blind with K♠J♥.

The pair were taken to the 10♠3♠Q♠ which gave both plenty to work with, both with a backdoor flush draw and Muehloecker with the straight draw.

Muehloecker check-called a 30,000 bet by Grech, and they were taken to the 8♥ turn. Muehloecker check-called another 120,00 bet by Grech, and the 7♦ completed the board.

After seeing Muehloecker check, Grech bet 325,00 into a 445,000 pot and saw Muehloecker fold.

Tags: Thomas MuehloeckerZachary Grech

Pitavy Doubles Stack

Jerome Solomon
Jerome Solomon
Level 13 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Biao Ding raised to 100,000 from the small blind. Emilien Pitavy moved all in for 545,000 from the big blind. Biao called.

Emilien Pitavy: 8♦8♥All in
Biao Ding: A♦9♠

Pitavy's pair remained th best hand through the runout of 7♣6♣3♦K♠J♦.

Tags: Emilien PitavyBiao Ding

Foxen Shows Heart, Shorr Has Hearts

Stewart Morrison
Stewart Morrison
Level 13 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Shannon Shorr opened to 50,000 from under the gun with A♥4♥, which Kristen Foxen called in the big blind with 9♦6♦, tempting Zachary Camp in with Q♣3♣.

Foxen took the initiative on the 7♥3♦8♥ flop, leading out for 45,000. Camp folded, but Shorr called.

The Q♠ turn joined the board, and Foxen barrelled for 90,000, which again, Shorr called.

When the J♥ completed the board, Foxen wasn't in the mood to give up, bluffing her nine-high with a bet of 150,000. Shorr responded with a raise to 800,000, and Foxen quickly folded.

Tags: Kristen FoxenShannon ShorrZachary Camp

Zizka Plays it Safe

Stewart Morrison
Stewart Morrison
Level 13 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Zdenek Zizka
Zdenek Zizka

Philip Sternheimer opened to 55,000 in middle position, which only Zdenek Zizka called in the hijack.

The action checked through on the 6♠6♣6♥ flop, and the dealer added the 2♣ turn card to the board.

Sternheimer picked his betting lead back up, putting 90,000 in the middle, which Zizka called.

Both players then checked on the J♠ river.

Sternheimer tabled 7♠7♥, which proved to be no good when Zizka flipped over 10♠10♥, for a better full house.

Tags: Philip SternheimerZdenek Zizka

Danchev Hangs On

Laura Fryer
Laura Fryer
Level 13 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Dimitar Danchev opened to 60,000 from the cutoff with K♣Q♣ and Joey Weissman called from the big blind holding A♣10♦.

The pair saw a J♥4♣4♥ flop and Weissman check-called a 30,000 bet from Danchev.

A 6♦ was turned and Weissman checked. Danchev bet another 30,000 and Weissman called. Both checked to the 9♣ river, and Weissman checked. Danchev checked behind and passed the pot to Weissman who's ace-high was enough to take the pot.

Tags: Dimitar DanchevJoey Weissman

WSOP Hands of the Week: Quads Lose to Straight Flush But Player Doesn't Bust

Matt O'Halloran
Matt O'Halloran
Level 13 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
2026 WSOP
2026 WSOP

There was no shortage of big moments and big hands during the first week of the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP).

Daniel Negreanu lost a 10:1 chip lead thanks to a three-outer in the Sweet 16 of Event #7: $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship. Phil Hellmuth made an 18th bracelet run that fell short when he ran into the nut flush. And one player avoided complete disaster when he suffered a brutal cooler with quads.

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Lonis Leaning on Table

Jerome Solomon
Jerome Solomon
Level 13 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Ren Lin
Ren Lin

Jesse Lonis, the big stack at the table, used his position and stack to three-bet a couple players into folds in back-to-back hands.

In the first one, Emilien Pitavy raised to 60,000 from the cutoff. Action folded to Lonis in the big blind, and he raised to 180,000, almost a third of Pitavy's stack to start the hand. Pitavy folded.

On the next hand, Ren Lin raised to 60,000 from the button. Lonis studied for a bit, then announced that he was going all in. Lin gave up the hand.

Tags: Emilien PitavyJesse LonisRen Lin

Foxen Folds The Best Hand

Stewart Morrison
Stewart Morrison
Level 13 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Giuseppe Calio raised to 50,000 on the button with K♠K♣, and Kristen Foxen defended her big blind with A♠8♣.

Foxen opted to check-call a bet of 35,000 on the 6♦A♦Q♥, but decided to let go of her hand on the 10♣ turn when Calio barrelled for 135,000.

Tags: Giuseppe CalioKristen Foxen

Calio Picks up Small from Shorr

Laura Fryer
Laura Fryer
Level 13 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Shannon Shorr opened to 50,000 from the cutoff with A♠4♠ and Giuseppe Calio, holding A♣K♣ from the big blind, tanked before three-betting to 225,000.

Shorr called, and the pair saw a 3♣10♣7♦ flop. Calio checked and Shorr bet 125,000. Calio shoved for 595,000 and Shorr made a quick fold.

Tags: Giuseppe CalioShannon Shorr

Kromidias Crashes Out

Laura Fryer
Laura Fryer
Level 13 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

On the soft bubble, Christopher Kromidias opened to 50,000 from the cutoff and Didier Guerin three-bet to 325,000 from the big blind. Kromidias jammed for his remaining ~600,000 and Guerin snap called.

Christopher Kromidias: Q♥Q♦All in
Didier Guerin: A♣K♣

Kromidias was ahead, but his lead didn't last long after seeing a king in the window on the 4♦7♥K♠ flop.

There was no coming back for him after the dealer placed the J♥ turn and 2♣ river, and he bust out of the tournament just two places away from the money.

Tags: Christopher KromidiasDidier Guerin

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