Event #20: $1,500 Dealer's Choice | 2026 World Series of Poker

20 hours 49 minutes ago

Li Can't Fade the Pair to Double

Brett Slezak

Level 33

Limit Flop/Draw: 150,000-300,000, 300,000-600,000 Limits
Stud Games: 100,000 Ante, 100,000 Bring-In, 300,000 Completion, 300,000-600,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 150,000/250,000 Ante, 100,000-150,000 Blinds

Badeucy

Luteng Li raised in the cutoff and Philip Wess defended his big blind.

Both drew two as Wess led and Li called.

On the second draw both took one and Li's final 85,000 found it's way into the middle.

Luteng Li: 7♥6♣4♦2♠ All in
Philip Wess: 6♥4♠3♣2♥

Li had a made badugi already as Wess went first and revealed the Q♥.

"We have a freeroll!" Li exclaimed to his rail as he was guaranteed half the pot.

Unfortunately for him, the Paris Ballroom echoed with screams of "F*ck" as he peeled the 6♠, making a pair to lose to low side of the pot.

Tags: Luteng Li Philip Wess

Level: 33

Limit Flop/Draw: 150,000-300,000, 300,000-600,000 Limits
Stud Games: 100,000 Ante, 100,000 Bring-In, 300,000 Completion, 300,000-600,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 150,000/250,000 Ante, 100,000-150,000 Blinds

21 hours 2 minutes ago

Sammartino Folds To Madsen

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Liam Gannon

Level 32

Limit Flop/Draw: 100,000-250,000, 250,000-500,000 Limits
Stud Games: 70,000 Ante, 80,000 Bring-In, 250,000 Completion, 250,000-500,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 120,000/180,000 Ante, 60,000-120,000 Blinds

Pot-Limit Hold'em

Jeff Madsen called in the small blind and in the big blind, Dario Sammartino checked his option.

Both players checked the J♠2♥2♣ flop to the 9♣ turn where Madsen bet 230,000 and Sammartino called.

On the river K♠, Madsen bet 610,000 and Sammartino looked his opponent up and down before tossing his hand into the muck.

Tags: Dario Sammartino Jeff Madsen

21 hours 11 minutes ago

Li's Turn to Double

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Brett Slezak

Level 32

Limit Flop/Draw: 100,000-250,000, 250,000-500,000 Limits
Stud Games: 70,000 Ante, 80,000 Bring-In, 250,000 Completion, 250,000-500,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 120,000/180,000 Ante, 60,000-120,000 Blinds

Stud Hi-Lo

Luteng Li: 8♥7♥ / 7♠J♣K♠J♥ / Xx All in
Philip Wess: Q♠4♦ / 2♣6♥Q♥J♠ / Xx

Li completed and Wess defended from the bring in. The rest of Li's 150,000 was in the middle on fourth.

After sixth street, Li had jacks and sevens while Wess just had queens, and no player could make a low.

Wess went first and peeled the K♥, leaving Li's two pair best as he secured the double.

Tags: Luteng Li Philip Wess

21 hours 17 minutes ago

Clayton Mozdzen Eliminated in 5th Place ($34,588)

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Liam Gannon

Level 32

Limit Flop/Draw: 100,000-250,000, 250,000-500,000 Limits
Stud Games: 70,000 Ante, 80,000 Bring-In, 250,000 Completion, 250,000-500,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 120,000/180,000 Ante, 60,000-120,000 Blinds

Stud Hi-Lo

Jeff Madsen completed in full and then called the raise from Clayton Mozdzen.

Clayton Mozdzen: 7♦4♣/6♦4♠J♣10♣/Xx All in
Jeff Madsen: 8♣3♣/4♦6♠5♣9♦/Xx

Madsen peeled an 8♠ to pair up his eight while holding the only low, while Mozden tabled a K♦ to leave his pair of fours as second best. Madsen's rail erupted in cheers while Mozdzen shook all of his opponent's hands and exited the tournament.

Tags: Clayton Mozdzen Jeff Madsen

21 hours 18 minutes ago

Why Casino Compliance Removed High Roller from Hustler's WSOP Livestream

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Jon Sofen

Level 32

Limit Flop/Draw: 100,000-250,000, 250,000-500,000 Limits
Stud Games: 70,000 Ante, 80,000 Bring-In, 250,000 Completion, 250,000-500,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 120,000/180,000 Ante, 60,000-120,000 Blinds

A couple hours into the Hustler Casino Live stream at the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) on Friday, a regular on the show mysteriously disappeared from the game.

Britney, the player in question, had her chips removed from the table out of nowhere. She was on the stream one minute and then gone the next, without any announcement or explanation from commentators Alan Keating and Brent Hanks. But the stream went to a promotional graphic for a minute, then returned to action without Britney in the game.

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21 hours 30 minutes ago

Mozdzen Finds Some Life with a Double

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Brett Slezak

Level 32

Limit Flop/Draw: 100,000-250,000, 250,000-500,000 Limits
Stud Games: 70,000 Ante, 80,000 Bring-In, 250,000 Completion, 250,000-500,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 120,000/180,000 Ante, 60,000-120,000 Blinds

Badeucy

After being blinded and ante'd down, Clayton Mozdzen moved all in for 340,000 from the button and Philip Wess called in the big blind.

Both drew two on the first draw, and both one on the subsequent draws.

Clayton Mozdzen: 8♠6♣4♦3♥ All in
Philip Wess: 7♠4♠3♣2♥

Mozdzen had a made an eight badugi and needed to fade a diamond for Wess, who peeled the 7♣ to make a pair and no badugi. Mozdzen tabled the 9♣ as he made a nine low to go along with his badugi, and he secured the full double.

Tags: Clayton Mozdzen Philip Wess

21 hours 42 minutes ago

Madsen Scoops Wess

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Liam Gannon

Level 32

Limit Flop/Draw: 100,000-250,000, 250,000-500,000 Limits
Stud Games: 70,000 Ante, 80,000 Bring-In, 250,000 Completion, 250,000-500,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 120,000/180,000 Ante, 60,000-120,000 Blinds

Stud Hi-Lo Regular

Philip Wess completed and Jeff Madsen called.

Jeff Madsen: XxXx/6♣4♣3♦Q♦/XxXx
Philip Wess: XxXx/4♠6♥Q♠J♣/XxXx

Wess bet on fourth street and Madsen called.

Madsen took over the betting lead on fifth street and he bet on fifth, sixth, and seventh street with Wess calling each time.

"Seven-high straight," said Madsen as he turned over 10♣7♦5♦ and Wess shook his head as he tossed his hand into the muck.

Tags: Jeff Madsen Philip Wess

21 hours 49 minutes ago

Lucky WSOP Player Pulls $1 Million Bounty in Mini Mystery Millions

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Matt O'Halloran

Level 32

Limit Flop/Draw: 100,000-250,000, 250,000-500,000 Limits
Stud Games: 70,000 Ante, 80,000 Bring-In, 250,000 Completion, 250,000-500,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 120,000/180,000 Ante, 60,000-120,000 Blinds

It took some time, but the $1 million mystery bounty eventually surfaced.

Just under six hours after Day 2 of the inaugural Mini Mystery Millions got underway at the 2026 World Series of Poker, one fortunate player peeled back the tournament's most wanted prize.

It took 43 players drawing from the Gold Chest, which contained any bounty prize worth $25,000 or more, before the $1,000,000 bounty was pulled.

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21 hours 51 minutes ago

Madsen's Ace is Best

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Brett Slezak

Level 32

Limit Flop/Draw: 100,000-250,000, 250,000-500,000 Limits
Stud Games: 70,000 Ante, 80,000 Bring-In, 250,000 Completion, 250,000-500,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 120,000/180,000 Ante, 60,000-120,000 Blinds

No-Limit Hold'em

Luteng Li limped in small blind for 120,000 and Jeff Madsen checked his option in the big blind.

On the A♦8♦4♣ flop, Li check-called a bet of 150,000 from Madsen.

The repeat 8♠ turn checked through to the 5♦ river. Li put together a bet of 225,000, and Madsen put in the call after some deliberation.

Luteng Li: 10♠10♦
Jeff Madsen: A♥7♣

Madsen's ace was good at showdown as Li's trap did not come to fruition and Madsen adds to his chip lead.

Tags: Jeff Madsen Luteng Li