Event #26: $2,000 No-Limit Holdem | 2026 World Series of Poker

14 hours 56 minutes ago

Play Tightens Up

Laura Fryer

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

With little action getting to the flop, players have tightened up their play after the most recent elimination.

In a recent hand, Erwann Pecheux opened to 160,000 on the button, and Albert Calderon defended his big blind.

The Q♠4♦J♠ flop was checked through to the 10♦ turn and 2♦ river. Calderon took the pot after betting out 225,000 on the river, forcing a fold from Pecheux.

A few hands later, Yaniv Peretz opened to 160,000 from the hijack and Kimon Fountoukidis defended from the big blind. The J♥Q♦8♣ flop was check-folded by Fountoukidis after Peretz moved out a 120,000 bet.

Tags: Albert Calderon Erwann Pecheux Kimon Fountoukidis Yaniv Peretz (IL)

15 hours 11 minutes ago

Dunaway with Kings

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Maxime Taldir

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Braxton Dunaway opened to 160,000 from under the gun and was only called by Ioannis Kapnopoulos in the cutoff.

Dunaway continued for 100,000 on the Q♣4♦9♦ flop and was called, but checked the 2♥ turn. Kapnopoulos seized this opportunity to bet 330,000. Dunaway eventually made the call.

The A♣ river was checked by both players, so Dunaway quickly flipped over his K♠K♥. Kapnopoulos mucked his cards.

Tags: Braxton Dunaway Ioannis Kapnopoulos

Level: 27

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

15 hours 21 minutes ago

Alavez Picks Up

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Laura Fryer

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Briant Alavez opened to 120,000 from the cutoff, and Yaniv Peretz called on the button. Erwann Pecheux also defended from the small blind, taking the players three-way to the flop.

The dealer placed the J♥8♠Q♣ flop, and action checked around to the Q♥ turn. Pecheux checked to Alavez, who asked for 200,000. This was enough to take the pot and give him a small chip-up.

Tags: Briant Alavez Erwann Pecheux Yaniv Peretz (IL)

15 hours 30 minutes ago

Sami Bechahed Eliminated in 8th Place ($29,600)

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Laura Fryer

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Action slowly folded around the table to Braxton Dunaway who opened to 120,000 on the button. Sami Bechahed moved all in from the big blind for his remaining ~880,000 and Dunaway snap called.

Sami Bechahed: K♣Q♣ All in
Braxton Dunaway: A♥9♥

Bechahed needed to improve to stay in the tournament, and things were looking up after he found a queen on the 5♣3♥Q♥ flop.

His lead didn't last long, though, as Dunaway stole back the pot after hitting his flopped flush draw on the K♥ turn. It did give Bechahed a chance to hunt down a boat, but the 9♣ river card wasn't any help, and he was sent to the rail in eighth place.

Tags: Braxton Dunaway Sami Bechahed

15 hours 40 minutes ago

Calderon Scoops a Big Pot with Aces

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Maxime Taldir

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Three-way on a flop of 2♦3♠Q♥, both Braxton Dunaway in the big blind and Sami Bechahed in early position checked. Albert Calderon in the cutoff bet 275,000. Dunaway folded, but Bechahed made the call.

Both players checked the 3♦ turn, leading to the 7♥ river. Bechahed bet 300,000, and Calderon went into the tank.

He counted his stack twice and raised to 1,000,000, keeping only 200,000 behind. "Sevens?" Bechahed asked as he started to count his stack as well.

He eventually made the call but immediately sent his cards into the muck when Calderon flipped over A♦A♥.

Tags: Albert Calderon Braxton Dunaway Sami Bechahed

15 hours 49 minutes ago

Brandon Mueller Eliminated in 10th Place ($18,031); Ivan Poroliev Eliminated in 9th Place ($22,912)

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Laura Fryer

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Just a few hands into the final table, Erwann Pecheux opened from early position for 120,000 and Brandon Mueller moved all in from middle position for his 1,795,000 stack. Ivan Poroliev rejammed for around 2,200,000 from the cutoff and action folded back to Pecheux who took no time to call, covering both players.

Brandon Mueller: 10♠10♣ All in
Ivan Poroliev: K♠K♣ All in
Erwann Pecheux:A♠A♦

There was little change on the 6♣8♣8♥ flop, and Pecheux shut down both players after seeing the Q♠ and J♠ complete the board. Mueller took home tenth place for $18,031 and Ivan Poroliev made the pay jump, locking up ninth place for $22,912.

Tags: Brandon Mueller Erwann Pecheux Ivan Poroliev

16 hours 3 minutes ago

Unofficial Final Table

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Maxime Taldir

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Seat	Player	Country	Chip count	Big blinds
1	Briant Alavez	Mexico	1,800,000	30
2	Braxton Dunaway	United States	4,350,000	73
3	Yaniv Peretz (IL)	Israel	2,120,000	35
4	Sami Bechahed	France	2,500,000	42
5	Erwann Pecheux	France	5,900,000	98
6	Ioannis Kapnopoulos	Greece	4,200,000	70
7	Albert Calderon	United States	1,500,000	25
8	Brandon Mueller	United States	1,800,000	30
9	Kimon Fountoukidis	United States	2,550,000	43
10	Ivan Poroliev	Bulgaria	2,250,000	38

16 hours 8 minutes ago

Craig Mason Eliminated in 11th Place ($18,031)

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Laura Fryer

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Craig Mason open-jammed for his remaining 445,000 from the cutoff and saw Yaniv Peretz re-jam from the small blind. The players went heads-up to showdown, as Mason stood from the table to watch his fate.

Craig Mason: A♠J♣ All in
Yaniv Peretz: K♦K♠

Mason looked to the board for help, but missed on the low 9♣4♦4♣ flop. There was a small sweat of a flush on the 5♣ turn, but he was sent to the rail, narrowly missing making the final table, as the dealer placed the J♠ river.

Tags: Craig Mason Yaniv Peretz (IL)

16 hours 18 minutes ago

Flavien Guenan Eliminated in 12th Place ($14,430)

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Maxime Taldir

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Ivan Poroliev opened to 120,000 from under the gun. Flavien Guenan in the cutoff went into the tank and jammed for 1,050,000. Kimon Fountoukidis on the button four-bet all-in with a slightly bigger stack and the blinds folded, as well as Poroliev.

Flavien Guenan: A♥K♦ All in
Kimon Fountoukidis: J♣J♥

Guenan needed to win this flip to stay in the tournament, but on Q♥7♣5♣2♣J♠, the French player and commentator was eliminated.