2026 World Series of Poker
Sean Winter opened to 325,000 in the cutoff with A♠3♣ and Artur Martirosian called in the big blind with 10♥6♦.
Martirosian led out for 250,000 on the flop of 2♣4♦6♣ and Winter called. Martirosian then checked on the Q♠ turn and Winter checked back.
Martirosian checked once more on the 7♠ river and Winter bet 550,000. Martirosian called and Winter saw the bad news.
Yosuke Miki raised to 300,000 from the hijack and Chance Kornuth jammed for 2,240,000 from the big blind. Miki made the call for around two-thirds of his stack.
Chance Kornuth: A♦K♥
Yosuke Miki: A♣Q♣
Kornuth started the day at the bottom of the counts, but had found a dream spot with big slick against the dominated ace-queen of Miki to bring him above average for the first time on the final day.
Unfortunately for Kornuth, the 8♥6♦Q♠ flop catapulted Miki into the lead with a pair of queens, leaving Kornuth suddenly searching for help.
Those hopes disappeared on the Q♥ turn as Miki improved to trips, making the 2♣ river little more than a formality as Kornuth headed to the rail in sixth place.
Klemens Roiter jammed for 1,190,000 from the small blind and Artur Martirosian decided to take him for a spin from the big blind.
Klemens Roiter: A♦J♣
Artur Martirosian: Q♦10♠
Roiter had just made a correct fold with top pair moments earlier and now found a great spot to double back to a more playable stack.
Roiter stayed ahead on the A♥K♠10♣ flop where both players paired up and picked up a straight draw. The 8♣ turn meant only a jack or ten would end Roiter's tournament run in seventh place.
The dealer burned a card and produced the brutal J♥ river to complete the board, sending Roiter to the rail as the first elimination of the day with $159,884 for his efforts.
Level: 21
Blinds: 100,000/150,000
Ante: 150,000
Pavel Plesuv opened to 250,000 in early position with Q♠Q♥ and Klemens Roiter called in the big blind with A♣10♣.
Roiter checked on the flop of Q♣6♦5♥ and Plesuv checked back with his top set. Roiter checked again on the A♠ turn and Plesuv did the same.
Roiter bet 680,000 on the 3♣ river and Plesuv raised to 1,870,000 to put his opponent all in. Roiter used several time banks before making the right fold.
Sean Winter raised to 240,000 on the button and Marius Gierse called from the big blind.
Two checks followed the 7♥8♦2♣ flop and the 8♥ hit the turn. Gierse bet 300,000, which Winter called.
The 4♥ river produced two more checks and Gierse announced jack-high with J♠9♦. Winter had that beat with A♥5♣ for ace-high and was pushed the pot.
Sean Winter raised to 250,000 from early position with Q♥Q♣ and Pavel Plesuv defended his big blind with 9♦9♣.
Plesuv checked on the flop of 10♣7♥3♣ and Winter continued for 340,000. Plesuv called.
Plesuv checked again on the 2♥ turn and Winter sized up to 1,400,000. Plesuv laid it down.
Yosuke Miki raised to 240,000 from the cutoff with A♥8♥, and Artur Martirosian defended from the big blind with K♣10♦.
Martirosian opted to lead out for 175,000 upon seeing the 6♠4♦2♠ flop, which Miki called.
An 8♠ landed on the turn and Martirosian continued the story, leading again for 350,000. Once more, Miki came along with a call.
A J♦ joined the board on the river and Martirosian announced a bet of 1,450,000. Miki folded, giving up the pot to Martirosian, who closed in on ten million.
Sean Winter raised to 360,000 in the small blind with 10♣8♦ and Yosuke Miki defended his big blind with A♣3♥.
Winter bet a massive 840,000 on the flop of 3♣9♥6♣ and Miki folded his bottom pair and ace of clubs.