2026 World Series of Poker

Day: 2
123
Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,209,000
Total Entries
130
Players Left
11
Average Chip Stack
709,091
Total Chips
7,800,000
Next Payout
Place 11
$24,181
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
80
Players Left
11
Players Left 11 / 130

Kihara Leaves Cassidy Short; Ausmus Fires at Three-Way Pot

Level 17 : Limits 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Naoya Kihara: XxXx/A108Q/Xx
Joe Cassidy: XxXx/526J/Xx

Naoya Kihara completed and Joe Cassidy called.

Kihara continued betting on each street down to seventh. Cassidy called, then called another bet on seventh. Kihara showed 10103 for trips, and Cassidy mucked.

At the other table, Brad Ruben, Jeremy Ausmus, and James Cheung were tangling in a pot.

Jeremy Ausmus: XxXx/10Q24/Xx
Brad Ruben: XxXx/QK35/Xx
James Cheung: XxXx/10A5 - folded on fifth street

Ruben completed, Ausmus raised, and Cheung and Ruben called.

Ausmus bet on fourth street and both opponents called. He then bet on fifth and Cheung folded, while Ruben called.

Ausmus bet again on sixth and seventh. Ruben called, and Ausmus showed AA7 and won the pot with his aces.

Tags: Brad RubenJames CheungJeremy AusmusJoe CassidyNaoya Kihara