2026 World Series of Poker

Event #29: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
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Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
8♥7♥
Prize
$1,922,870
Event Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$7,932,500
Total Entries
167
Places Paid
26
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
104
Players Left
12
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Level: 16

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

Five-Time Bracelet-Winner Mateos Doubles Up

Level 15 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Adrian Mateos
Adrian Mateos

Adrian Mateos shoved for 805,000 from the cutoff. Santhosh Suvarna called in the small blind.

Adrian Mateos: 5♦5♣ All in
Santhosh Suvarna: A♦Q♥

The board came 2♥2♠6♥3♦J♦ with Mateos doubling up.

Tags: Adrian MateosSanthosh Suvarna

Lee Takes It Down With Tens

Level 15 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Pieter Aerts opened to 160,000 with A♦Q♥. Chang Lee three-bet to 305,000 from the small blind with 10♥10♣.

Aerts called and the flop came J♣8♠2♦. Lee bet 130,000 and Aerts called.

Both players checked the K♦ turn and 8♦ river. Lee took down the pot with pocket tens.

Tags: Chang LeePieter Aerts

Nguyen Sends Lichtenberger to the Rail

Level 15 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Brian Breck raised to 160,000 from early position with K♣2♦. Turbo Nguyen three-bet all in for 1,225,000 and Andrew Lichtenberger moved all in for 835,000. Breck folded.

Andrew Lichtenberger: J♥J♦ All in
Turbo Nguyen: K♦10♦

Nguyen spiked a king on the A♥K♠2♠ flop as the 5♣ turn and 2♣ send Lichtenberger to the rail in 22nd place for $100,000.

Tags: Andrew LichtenbergerBrian BreckTurbo Nguyen

Kisacikoglu Runs into Queens

Level 15 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Orpen Kisacikoglu limped from under the gun and called a raise to 320,000 from Pieter Aerts.

The flop came 8♦7♥3♣ and Aerts continued for 220,000. Kisacikoglu called and was all in.

Orpen Kisacikoglu: J♠8♠ All in
Pieter Aerts: Q♠Q♥

The 7♠6♣ runout send Kisacikoglu to the rail and saw Aerts chip up to 2,500,000.

Tags: Orpen KisacikogluPieter Aerts

Zlotnikov Outkicks Moron

Level 15 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Anatoly Zlotnikov opened to 125,000 from early position with A♣Q♦ and called a three-bet from Ignacio Moron in the cutoff with K♦Q♥.

Zlotnikov checked the 8♦5♣4♥ flop and called a bet of 475,000.

The turn was the Q♣ and check-called another bet of 475,000.

Both players checked the J♠ river and Zlotnikov took down the pot.

Tags: Anatoly ZlotnikovIgnacio Moron

Aerts Shoves on Straver

Level 15 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Pieter Aerts opened to 120,000 in the cutoff with A♥Q♣ and Johannes Straver defended his button with A♠3♠.

Chang Lee defended his big blind with K♦2♦ and the three players saw a flop of Q♥3♣2♣.

It checked to Straver who bet 115,000. Lee folded before Aerts check-raised to 300,000.

Straver called and the turn was the 5♦. Aerts shoved for 615,000 and Straver eventually folded.

Tags: Chang LeeJohannes StraverPieter Aerts

Nguyen Triples; Eibinger Eliminated

Level 15 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

There was a three-way all in on the outer table.

Turbo Nguyen: A♦J♥ All in
Matthias Eibinger: Q♠Q♣ All in
Ignacio Moron: A♣K♥

Moron had the other two players covered, with Eibinger all-in for 1,400,000 and Nguyen for 410,000.

The flop came J♣9♠5♦ giving Nguyen a pair, but still trailing Eibinger. However the A♥ on the turn gave Nguyen two pair and the 5♣ completed the board.

Nguyen tripled up, with Moron sending Eibinger to the rail.

Tags: Ignacio MoronMatthias EibingerTurbo Nguyen

River Ace Saves Suvarna

Level 15 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Brian Breck K♥Q♥ limped under the gun and Jans Arends 2♠2♥ came along in the cutoff.

Santhosh Suvarna A♠Q♠ raised to 240,000 on the button. Breck called and Arends folded.

The flop came K♠10♣7♣ and both players checked. The turn was the 5♥ and Breck bet 300,000. Suvarna called and the river was the A♦.

Both players checked and Suvarna took down the pot.

Tags: Brian BreckJans ArendsSanthosh Suvarna

Miracle Runout Saves Ponakovs

Level 15 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Action was on a K♣10♣5♦ flop and it checked to Anatoly Zlotnikov who bet 120,000. Brian Breck A♠8♥ folded and Aleksejs Ponakovs check-raised all in for 435,000. Zlotnikov called.

Aleksejs Ponakovs: K♦8♦ All in
Anatoly Zlotnikov: K♠Q♠

The turn was the 6♦ giving Ponakovs a flush draw and the A♦ completed his flush draw and he stayed alive.

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsAnatoly ZlotnikovBrian Breck