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2026 World Series of Poker
Galen Hall raised to 400,000, and Biao Ding responded with a three-bet to 2,000,000 in the cutoff. The action folded back to Hall, who wisely let go of his K♠J♠, as Ding had raised with J♥J♣.
Galen Hall opened to 400,000 from the hijack with 3♥3♦, and Biao Ding defended his big blind with K♥8♥.
Ding checked on the J♦J♥9♥ flop, and Hall continued for 300,000. Ding responded with a check-raise to 800,000, which Hall called.
The J♣ turn joined the board, and the action checked through to the 8♠ river.
Ding tabled his rivered full house to claim the pot.
Level: 22
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 200,000
Kristen Foxen opened to 300,000 from the hijack, and Joey Weissman defended his big blind.
Weissman checked over to Foxen on the K♦10♥9♥ flop, who continued for 375,000, which Weissman called.
When Weissman checked for a second time, Foxen barrelled for 1,300,000, which again, Weissman called.
The A♥ completed the board, and the action checked through.
Weissman tabled K♣9♣ for two pair, which beat the K♠J♦ of Foxen.
Biao Ding raised to 300,000 from early position, which saw Giuseppe Calio respond with a three-bet to 750,000 on the button. The action folded back to Ding, who called.
The dealer spread a monotone 4♣10♣8♣ flop, which saw Ding check, Calio bet 350,000 and Ding call.
The action then checked through on the 8♥ turn, seeing the J♠ complete the board. Ding opted to lead out for 250,000, which Calio called.
Ding tabled A♦10♦, which was no good versus the Q♠Q♣ of Calio.
Kristen Foxen raised to 300,000 from early position, Galen Hall called in middle position and Biao Ding went all in from the big blind for 1,700,000. Foxen folded but Hall made the call.
Biao Ding: A♠A♦
Galen Hall: 6♦6♣
The board ran out K♣Q♥4♥7♣3♣, and Ding doubled.
The action continues with nine players remaining at blinds of 100,000/200,000 and a big blind ante of 200,000. Below are the updated counts and new seat assignments.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ihar Soika | Belarus | 2,790,000 | 14 |
| 2 | Biao Ding | China | 2,040,000 | 10 |
| 3 | Barak Wisbrod | Israel | 2,660,000 | 13 |
| 4 | Ignacio Moron | Spain | 3,485,000 | 17 |
| 5 | Kristen Foxen | Canada | 12,050,000 | 60 |
| 6 | Giuseppe Calio | Argentina | 3,080,000 | 15 |
| 7 | Galen Hall | United States | 18,165,000 | 91 |
| 8 | Zdenek Zizka | Czechia | 1,600,000 | 8 |
| 9 | Joey Weissman | United States | 5,870,000 | 29 |
Galen Hall raised to 350,000 in the cutoff, and Thomas Muehloecker called in the small blind.
Muehloecker checked in flow on the 7♥A♠J♥ flop, and elected to check-raise to 800,000 after Hall continued for 150,000. Hall came along with a call.
Muehloecker barrelled for 1,150,000, and Hall called once again.
The 5♠ completed the board, and Muehloecker didn't slow down. This time betting 1,850,000, leaving 680,000 behind in his stack. Hall responded by moving all in, asking for the rest of Muehloecker's stack, who obliged by making the call.
Muehloecker tabled 7♠7♣, good for a full house, but it was a fair way behind Hall's own full house, as he rolled over A♦A♣, leaving Muehloecker one shy of the final table.
In the first hand back from the break, Galen Hall moved all in from the small blind, with a stack larger than that of Didier Guerin in the big blind. Guerin opted to make the call, putting his 1,280,000 at risk.
Didier Guerin: Q♥4♥
Galen Hall: J♣7♠
Guerin had his chips in ahead, but was drawing to a chop at best once the A♠10♦K♦Q♦ turn hit the board. The 5♦ river was no help, though, and Guerin departed in 11th place.