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 Show All Events
Day: 1
12
Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$5,687,000
Total Entries
242
Players Left
13
Average Chip Stack
2,792,308
Total Chips
36,300,000
Next Payout
Place 13
$68,178
Level Info
Level
16
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
50,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
166
Players Left
45
Players Left 13 / 242
Filter

Filter

Filter By
Sort By
New Updates
10 Show newer posts

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

Schulman Takes Out McKeehen

Jerome Solomon
Jerome Solomon
Level 8 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The hand was picked up with the board reading 3♣3♠4♠ on the flop and Joe McKeehen facing a bet of 37,000 from Nick Schulman in the big blind.

McKeehen moved all-in with 275,000 chips. Schulman took a deliberate amount of time before making the call.

Joe McKeehen: 7♦7♣All in
Nick Schulman: 8♣8♥

Schulman's bigger pair got even better by the river as the final two cards to hit the board Q♥8♠ didn't give McKeehen any help.

Tags: Joe McKeehenNick Schulman

Hunichen Wins a Small One From Tang

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 8 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Danny Tang raised the button and Chris Hunichen called from the big blind.

Hunichen checked first on the 5♦6♣10♥ flop and Tang fired for 32,000. Hunichen called.

Both checked the 5♥ turn and 5♣ river. Hunichen showed a pair of sixes with 9♠6♦, and Tang returned his cards to the dealer.

Tags: Chris HunichenDanny Tang

Berg Finds Aces Again

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

David McGowan open-jammed his remaining stack of 71,000 as first to act, and he was looked up by Eli Berg in the cutoff.

David McGowan: A♣J♣ All in
Eli Berg: A♥A♦

The last ace appeared on the K♠4♠A♠ flop to give Berg a massive lead. The Q♠ turn brought outs to chop and scoop for McGowan, but the J♥ river gave him a no-good two pair to be eliminated instead.

Tags: David McGowanDavid McgowanEli Berg

Kanme's Run Comes to an End

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 8 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Sachin Joshi raised under the gun to 17,000 with Brian Breck calling on the button. Raoul Kanme squeezed all in for 45,000 from the big blind and Joshi four-bet to 75,000. Breck folded and the cards were revealed with Kanme at risk.

Raoul Kanme: K♠J♣ All in
Sachin Joshi: A♠5♣

Joshi was ahead with ace-high but Kanme had two live cards working for him.

Neither player improved on the 8♠3♠7♣2♣9♦ runout, which meant Joshi's ace-high won the pot, and Kanme was out.

Tags: Brian BreckRaoul KanmeSachin Joshi

Jensen Sent Packing

Jerome Solomon
Jerome Solomon
Level 8 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

A few hands after running into a brutal aces over kings cooler that cost him some 250,000 chips, called all-in with his last 15,000 chips against Andrew Lichtenberger, who raised others players out of the hand.

Gregory Jensen: K♣4♣All in
Andrew Lichtenberger: A♠Q♠

The runout 7♠9♥Q♦7♣A♦ went Lichtenberger's way, with him hitting top-two pair, and Jensen was out of the event.

Tags: Andrew LichtenbergerGregory Jensen

Berg on Mountains After Massive Cooler

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

Eli Berg raised to 18,000 as first to act. John Kincaid called in the cutoff before Josh Reichard moved in his 195,000 from the small blind.

Gregory Jensen then reshoved in the big blind for 270,000, and Berg also called all in for 255,000. Kincaid quickly moved out of the way as the trio showed down.

Josh Reichard: 10♠10♣ All in
Eli Berg: A♥A♦ All in
Gregory Jensen: K♠K♣

The Q♥5♣6♠8♥8♦ board helped none of the players, sending the entire pot Berg's way.

Tags: Eli BergGregory JensenJohn KincaidJosh Reichard

Kanme Doubles Through Joshi

Myles Phago
Myles Phago
Level 8 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Raoul Kanme raised to 16,000 from under the gun only to face a three-bet from Sachin Joshi in the next seat to 36,000.

Action folded back around to Kanme who four-bet all in for 105,000, Joshi snap-called to put Kanme at risk.

Raoul Kanme: Q♠Q♥ All in
Sachin Joshi: A♠Q♦

No help for Joshi on the 9♦9♣3♣10♥4♠ and Kanme was shipped the pot for a double up.

Tags: Raoul KanmeSachin Joshi

Arnwine Fires Big on the River

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 8 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

With around 85,000 in the pot already, Justin Arnwine checked from the hijack on a flop of 9♥J♣2♦. Maximilian Schindler bet 32,000 on the button, which Arwine called.

A board-pairing J♠ rolled off on the turn and both players checked for the 7♣ to complete the board. Arwine slid out a bet of 125,000 and Schindler quickly folded.

Tags: Justin ArnwineMaximilian Schindler

Soma Sends It Against Schwaederle

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

In a blind-on-blind pot worth 60,000, Cedric Schwaederle bet 35,000 from the small blind on the 3♠6♠3♥ flop. Leo Soma called in the big blind, after which the 4♥ turn was checked through.

The 4♣ river then completed the board. Schwaederle checked again, seeing his fellow Frenchman pile in an overbet of 150,000. Schwaederle called almost instantly.

Soma could only show a bluff with 10♠7♠, leaving Schwaederle to rake in the pot with K♥6♦ for sixes and fours.

Tags: Cedric SchwaederleLeo Soma

Prev 12345…13 Next