2026 World Series of Poker

Day: 2
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Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,450,957
Total Entries
1,093
Players Left
11
Average Chip Stack
2,484,091
Total Chips
27,325,000
Next Payout
Place 11
$14,262
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
173
Players Left
13
Players Left 11 / 1,093
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Fishman Triples as Esposito Hits the Exit

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
John Esposito
John Esposito

Ray Fishman opened to 85,000 from under the gun. John Esposito made the call before Nate Silver shoved for 460,000 from the cutoff. Fishman went all-in for 435,000 and Esposito called all-in for 380,000 for a three-handed showdown.

John Esposito: AK43All in
Ray Fishman: AQJ2All in
Nate Silver: AA83

The 510K flop gave Fishman straight draw outs to work with, while Esposito paired his king and had a flush draw.

The 3 introduced the possibility of a low hand, but the river may have shut the door on the possibility of a low hand, but not Fishman's hopes of winning, as it gave Fishman the nuts when the J struck to give Fishman the straight and the pot.

At another table, Jared Koppel busted to bow out of the tournament just ahead of Esposito.

Tags: John EspositoNate SilverRay Fishman

Battle of the Blinds Ends in a Chop

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Play was underway with 380,000 in the middle of the table besides a flop of 858 and Elliott Kampen in the small blind as well as Maxx Holland in the big blind with the latter at risk in the following showdown.

Maxx Holland: 2AQ8 All in
Elliott Kampen: A672

The dealer completed the board with a 2 turn and A river, giving Holland a full house for the high and Kampen for the low. The players pulled their chips back to their sides as the dealer divided the pot between them.

Tags: Elliott KampenMaxx Holland

Shaun Deeb Confident of Making History at 2026 WSOP in Two Ways

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Shaun Deeb
Shaun Deeb

Shaun Deeb has a chance to make history in two ways at the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) — a real good chance.

The reigning WSOP Player of the Year, in an interview with PokerNews during a break in Event #2: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em, appeared confident he will become the first to win POY in consecutive years and three times overall. But he predicts a close friend of his will give him a run for his money.

Weiss Gets Some Back

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Ryan Hoenig and Dennis Weiss both put in 70,000 each preflop to bring on the flop of 264.

Hoenig opted to bet 70,000 on the flop from the cutoff before Weiss called.

The 5 turn led to another bet from Hoenig, this time, for 115,000. Weiss opted to go all-in for his remaining 250,000.

Hoenig didn't waste much time saving Weiss the trouble of a count when he pitched his cards in the muck and tapped the table as Weiss took in the chips.

Tags: Dennis WeissRyan Hoenig

Pot Bet on Flop Shuts it Down

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Dennis Weiss opened to 105,000 from middle position before Michael Rodrigues called out of the big blind.

The 95J flop led Rodrigues to take the lead and bet the pot for 255,000.

Weiss gave it a brief consideration before he pitched his cards into the muck to yield the pot on the flop to Rodrigues.

Tags: Dennis WeissMichael Rodrigues

Moore Has Chepuriaev Dominated

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Aleksandr Chepuriaev raised Jack Moore to 105,000 from cutoff after Moore limped in hijack. Moore made the call when action folded to him.

Moore check-called Chepuriaev's continuation bet of 75,000 on the A10A flop.

Both players checked through the 9 turn and 6 river. Moore showed AQ57 for trips. Chepuriaev showed AJx then mucked his hand.

Tags: Aleksandr ChepuriaevJack Moore

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

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Andrew Shelton
Andrew Shelton

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.

Nice Hand for Utley

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Darin Utley opened to 80,000 from cutoff and got the blinds to call - Robert Nehorayan in small and Elliott Kampen in big.

The flop came J78. Nehorayan led with 110,000 which was enough to make Kampen fold. But Utley stayed to see another card.

After action passed to him on the 6 turn, Utley fired 490,000 which pushed Nehorayan out of the pot.

As the dealer pushed the chips towards his direction, he showed three of his cards 663x and said it was a very nice board for him.

Tags: Darin UtleyElliott KampenRobert Nehorayan

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Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante