2026 World Series of Poker

Event #24: $25,000 High Roller Six Handed No-Limit Hold’em
Event #18: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em Event #19: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em Event #22: $1,500 Big O Event #23: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship Event #24: $25,000 High Roller Six Handed No-Limit Hold’em Event #25: $500 Freezeout No-Limit Holdem Event #26: $2,000 No-Limit Holdem Event #27: $10,000 Dealer's Choice Championship Event #28: $600 Deepstack Mixed No-Limit Hold'em; Pot-Limit Omaha Event #29: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em Event #30: $1,500 Limit Hold’em 7-Handed Show All Events
Day: 2
12
Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$5,687,000
Total Entries
242
Players Left
7
Average Chip Stack
5,185,714
Total Chips
36,300,000
Next Payout
Place 7
$159,884
Level Info
Level
18
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
121
Players Left
7
Players Left 7 / 242
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Kornuth Requests a Smile

Roxanne Johnson
Roxanne Johnson
Level 12 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Artur Martirosian was on the button, calculating how much to raise, when Chance Kornuth was in the big blind and said jokingly, "What, no smile?" Martirosian was all business and raised to 25,000. Kornuth called from the big blind.

The flop arrived with 5♠2♣K♦, and Kornuth checked to the preflop raiser, who bet 40,000. Kornuth stayed to see the turn.

Both players went on defense and checked the turn 10♦, and the river Q♣.

Kornuth was slightly optimistic that his pair of sevens 7♣7♥ were good, but Martirosian flipped over 10♣9♥ for the better pair.

Tags: Artur MartirosianChance Kornuth