2026 World Series of Poker

Event #24: $25,000 High Roller Six Handed No-Limit Hold’em
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Day: 1
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Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$5,687,000
Total Entries
242
Players Left
8
Average Chip Stack
4,537,500
Total Chips
36,300,000
Next Payout
Place 8
$118,753
Level Info
Level
18
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
166
Players Left
45
Players Left 8 / 242
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Matakis and Plesuv Run Out of Time

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 8 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Catching the action on a Q♥2♠6♠J♣4♥ river, Ian Matakis checked from the cutoff to Pavel Plesuv on the button. After spending his last time bank, Plesuv then fired a pot-sized bet of 350,000.

Matakis went deep into the tank in response, spending his own last two time extensions while thinking things through.

Eventually, Matakis reached the final five seconds of his shot clock. He opted to relinquish his cards voluntarily, sending the sizable pot Plesuv's way.

Tags: Ian MatakisPavel Plesuv