2026 World Series of Poker

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
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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River Sets Nicely for Vallinas

Level 5 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Michael Macchia went all in with 124,000 chips from middle position. Jon Vallinas made the call from the cutoff.

Michael Macchia: KQAll in
Jon Vallinas: 99

Macchia found an overcard to take the lead on the turn, but was caught on the river in a runout of 1065K9 that ended with Vallinas having a set of nines.

Tags: Jon VallinasMichael Macchia

A Round of Chip Counts

Level 5 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Level: 5

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

Punsri Keeps Pressure High

Level 4 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Punnat Punsri, under the gun, opened to 6,500 and got called by Batmunkh Unubukh in cutoff. Marius Gierse in the big blind followed suit to see a flop.

The dealer peeled J78. All three players checked, heading to the turn 3.

After action was passed to him, Punsri restarted action with a 16,000 bet, pushing Unubukh out of the hand. Gierse gave Punsri a quick stare before making the call.

On the river A, Gierse tapped the table, prompting Punsri to fire 38,000. Gierse looked at Punsri intensely as he burned two time cards. He ultimately threw his hand in the muck pile and conceded the pot to Punsri.

Tags: Batmunkh UnubukhMarius GiersePunnat Punsri

Queens No Good for Negreanu

Level 4 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Daniel Negreanu
Daniel Negreanu

Daniel Negreanu opened to 6,000 from early position only to face a three-bet from Keyavash Hemyari in middle position to 21,000.

Action came back around to Negreanu who four-bet all in for 64,000. Hemyari snap-called.

Daniel Negreanu: QQ All in
Keyavash Hemyari: AA

No help for Negreanu on the 5103 flop.

"Any queens around?" Asked Negreanu, as the dealer peeled off the 8 turn and 7 river to send Negreanu to the rail.

Tags: Daniel NegreanuKeyavash Hemyari

Ponakovs Wins a Three-Way All-in With Aces

Level 4 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Aleksejs Ponakovs
Aleksejs Ponakovs

A three-way all-in had just taken place preflop on Table 81, with Charles Thomas holding the chance to bust both Aleksejs Ponakovs and Frank Funaro.

Frank Funaro: QQ All in
Aleksejs Ponakovs: AA All in
Charles Thomas: 1010

Ponakovs woke up with the best hand and had both opponents drawing dead by the turn on the J6A58 runout with a set.

Ponakovs climbed to around 300,000 in chips, while Funaro hit the rail.

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsCharles ThomasFrank Funaro

Delmas Headed to Rebuy

Level 4 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Adrian Delmas
Adrian Delmas

After Alex Foxen bet 12,000 on a complete board of 7J7JA, Adrien Delmas shoved all in.

Foxen used a time bank extension to sort through the raise. He eventually folded.

On the next hand at the table, Santhosh Suvarna raised to 21,000 from the cutoff. Delmas, now in the big blind, shoved again, this time for 119,500.

Survarna made the call.

Adrien Delmas: KQAll in
Santhosh Suvarna: AK

Delmas took the early lead in the runout, but Survarna turned a pair of aces and the final board Q32A5 gave him the win.

Tags: Adrien DelmasAlex FoxenSanthosh Suvarna

Vallinas River Shove Takes the Pot

Level 4 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Leon Sturm in middle position opened to 6,000 and got called by David Coleman on the button. Jon Vallinas in the big blind did the same.

The flop came 2KK. Vallinas check-called Sturm's continuation bet of 5,500. Coleman got out of the way. Both players checked the 3 turn leading them to the river 7.

Vallinas shoved all in for 56,000, sending Sturm to the tank. Sturm folded his hand, as the dealer pushed the pot towards Vallinas' direction.

Tags: David ColemanJon VallinasLeon Sturm

Seidel Sits, Seidel Doubles

Level 4 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Erik Seidel
Erik Seidel

Chris Hunichen raised the hijack to 6,500 and Erik Seidel, who had only just joined the tournament, three-bet to 24,000 from the button. Hunichen four-bet to 51,000 and Seidel just called.

Upon seeing the monotone 362 flop, Hunichen jammed, and Seidel quickly called for his remaining 88,000.

Erik Seidel: AA All in
Chris Hunichen: K6

Seidel had woken up with aces and slowplayed them preflop, but Hunichen found himself a pair on the flop to pick up a few outs against the Poker Hall of Famer.

The 7 turn and 8 river were clean for Seidel's aces, and the newly arrived Seidel found an instant double-up through Hunichen.

Tags: Chris HunichenErik Seidel

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