2026 World Series of Poker

Event #29: $50,000 High Roller 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
$50,000
Prize Pool
$7,932,500
Total Entries
167
Players Left
24
Average Chip Stack
2,087,500
Total Chips
50,100,000
Next Payout
Place 24
$100,000
Level Info
Level
15
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
60,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
104
Players Left
41
Players Left 24 / 167
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Three Way Cooler, Hall Gets Starting Stack Back

Stewart Morrison
Stewart Morrison
Level 5 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Galen Hall
Galen Hall

The action was joined as Galen Hall, James Laina and Manuel Fritz each manouevred their stacks into the middle preflop. Hall was in middle position, Laina was the cutoff, and Fritz was in the big blind.

Manuel Fritz: A♠A♦ All in
Galen Hall: Q♥Q♦ All in
James Laina: A♥K♦

It was Hall's very first hand of the tournament, and not the start he was looking for.

The 2♦4♣5♣J♥7♣ didn't change the preflop standings, seeing Fritz triple up, and Hall win the side pot, leaving him with 150,000; half a starting stack.

The very next shuffle, however, Hall picked up pocket aces and found a full double up, taking him back to his starting stack.

Tags: Galen HallJames LainaManuel Fritz