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Event #30: $1,500 Limit Hold’em 7-Handed
Day 2 Completed
2026 World Series of Poker
Event #30: $1,500 Limit Hold’em 7-Handed
Day: 2
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Final Table
Level 25
: Limits 25,000/50,000, 0 ante
Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000
Day 2 of Event #30 $1,500 Limit Hold'em saw 105 players return to the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas in hopes of making a run at the final table. Following 10 levels of play, just eight players managed to bag up for Day 3, with Vo Ngo leading the charge after ending with 2,660,00.
Second in chips is poker veteran Ronnie Bardah with 2,175,000. Bardah, who won his one and only bracelet in 2012 in a six-handed Limit Hold'em event, will be looking to end his 14-year dry spell and add to his over $2.2 million in live-tournament earnings.
Rounding out the top three is Patrick Leonard, who managed to bag up 2,100,000 by the time the last card was dealt. A prolific online grinder, Leonard has proven himself in the live arena as well with over $5 million in tournament earnings. The man known as "pads1161" won a bracelet in a tag team event alongside Espen Jorstad in 2022, but despite several final table appearances since then, Leondard has yet to capture a second.
Unofficial Final Table Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Bets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vo Ngo | United States | 2,660,000 | 22 |
| 2 | Ronnie Bardah | United States | 2,175,000 | 18 |
| 3 | Patrick Leonard | United Kingdom | 2,100,000 | 18 |
| 4 | Dennis Weiss | United States | 1,800,000 | 15 |
| 5 | Jorge Ufano | Spain | 1,530,000 | 13 |
| 6 | Omar Mehmood | United Kingdom | 1,170,000 | 10 |
| 7 | Thomas Miressi | United States | 805,000 | 7 |
| 8 | Joseph Salorio | United States | 530,000 | 4 |
Day 2 Action
For a limit format, there was no shortage of all-in confrontations from the get-go despite the looming money bubble, as more than 20 players were eliminated within the first hour of play. Among those first to fall short of the money were Kevin Choi, four-time bracelet winner Ian Johns, Robert Como, Todd Witteles, and Poker Hall-of-Famer Eli Elezra — who hit the rail after whiffing a straight draw against Dennis Maschke's aces.
Hand-for-hand play on the stone bubble arrived within the first level, and it didn't take long for Miles Nagel to get all in for his last big blind. Nagel managed to triple up after spiking an ace on the turn, but found himself all in again one orbit later against Kane Kalas and Day 1 chip leader Laura Wolkoff. Kalas flopped a wheel to eliminate Nagel, however, Matthew Sterling was also eliminated at another table on the same round, meaning Nagel and Sterling chopped up a min-cash.
Jorge Ufano, affectionately nicknamed "The Cockroach," by Tsz Liu late in the day for managing to double up several times, scored his first double shortly after the money bubble by calling Dennis Weiss correctly with just king-high.
Meanwhile, many of the short-stacked players who were hanging for a min-cash fell enmasse, including Benjamin Scholl, Greg Mascio, Jon Turner, and Kalas. By the time the frist break arrived, just 57 of the returning 105 players remained.
Despite entering Day 2 with the chip lead, Wolkoff was unable to gain any real momentum and found herself short not long after the break. Wolkoff ended up committing her stack with pocket eights against what turned out to be Ni Hansen's pocket tens, and Wolkoff was unable to improve — ending her run in a disappointing 45th place.
While more playes were sent to the rail, Ufano managed to fade elimination and double up again after turning a flush against Hansen's overpair.
Weiss and Ngo were among the first to build seven-figure stacks, with Ngo hitting a hot streak following the dinner break and Weiss eliminating three-time bracelet winner David Bach shortly thereafter. By the time just two tables remained, Weiss and Ngo were number one and number two in chips, respectively.
However, Ngo soon found himself in the lead after making the nut flush in a three-way pot, while Weiss slipped as a result of Bardah going on a mini-heater that saw him win three pots in a row.
With nine players remaining and just a few hands left to go before play ended for the day, Michael Bellantoni's tournament ended in sickening fashion after getting all in with jacks against Vo Ngo's ace-king. Ngo flopped a king and Bellantoni seemed resigned to his fate, but a jack on the turn gave him a surge of hope after improving him to a set. However, the cold deck saw Ngo river a flush to eliminate Bellantoni just before Day 2 came to a close to set up the unofficial final table of eight.
The Day 3 final table will get underway on Wednesday, June 10 at 1 p.m. local time and play down to a winner. Action will resume on Level 26, which features 30,000/60,000 blinds with 60,000/120,000 betting limits.
Everyone has already locked up a cash of at least $11,396, but all eyes will be on the top prize of $133,704 that goes along with the coveted gold bracelet.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $133,704 |
| 2 | $88,053 |
| 3 | $59,247 |
| 4 | $40,732 |
| 5 | $28,626 |
| 6 | $20,576 |
| 7 | $15,134 |
| 8 | $11,396 |
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Level 25
: Limits 25,000/50,000, 0 ante
Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000
Level 25
: Limits 25,000/50,000, 0 ante
Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000
The final eight players are now bagging and tagging for the evening.
Stay tuned for a recap of Day 2.
Level 25
: Limits 25,000/50,000, 0 ante
Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000
Vo Ngo raised on the button and Michael Bellantoni three-bet from the small blind. It was folded back to Ngo, who four-bet to put Bellantoni all in. Bellantoni called and a showdown was held.
Michael Bellantoni: J♣J♦
Vo Ngo: A♥K♠
The K♦2♠6♠ flop immediately paired Ngo's king to give him a commanding lead, but the J♠ turn got a gasp from everyone at the table as Bellantoni hit his two outer to take the lead.
The hand wasn't over, however, as Ngo held a flush draw. Sure enough, the A♠ river landed on the river — filling Ngo's draw to eliminate Bellantoni in heart-breaking fashion.
Level 25
: Limits 25,000/50,000, 0 ante
Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000
Thomas Miressi raised from the small blind and Ronnie Bardah called from the big blind.
The flop came 8♣8♦4♦. Miressi continued and Bardah made the call.
The 7♦ peeled off on the turn and Miressi led out again only for Bardah to put in a two-bet. Miressi made the call.
On the Q♠ river Miressi bet out for 90,000 which put him all in. Bardah went into the tank for a short while before he tossed in the call.
Miressi tabled A♠8♠ for flopped trips and was shipped the pot for a double up.
Level 25
: Limits 25,000/50,000, 0 ante
Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000
The clock has been paused, and the final 9 players will now play four more hands before bringing Day 2 to a close.
Level 25
: Limits 25,000/50,000, 0 ante
Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000
Dennis Weiss raised from the small blind and Jorge Ufano made the call from the big blind.
On the A♣9♣4♣ flop Weiss led out and Ufano called.
Much of the same on the K♠ turn for the players to see the 4♠ peel off on the river.
Weiss led out once again and Ufano made the call but sent his cards into the muck on seeing Weiss table A♦10♣.
Level 25
: Limits 25,000/50,000, 0 ante
Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000
Joseph Salorio was in the small blind when he raised, prompting a call from Omar Mehmood in the big blind.
On the Q♣10♦A♥ flop, Salorio bet, Mehmood raised, and Salorio moved all in for 165,000. Mehmood made the call.
Joseph Salorio: A♠J♥
Omar Mehmood: A♣4♠
Salorio was ahead with the better kicker, and the 7♣ turn and 6♣ river changed nothing, allowing him to secure a double-up again and stay alive in the tournament.
Level 25
: Limits 25,000/50,000, 0 ante
Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000
Action folded to Joseph Salorio in the cutoff, who opened. Patrick Leonard called from the small blind before Vo Ngo squeezed from the big blind. Salorio, left with just 5,000 behind, moved all in. Leonard made the call.
Leonard checked the 7♣Q♠K♣ flop, but Ngo bet, prompting Leonard to fold, leaving Salorio heads-up against Ngo.
Joseph Salorio: K♠J♣
Vo Ngo: 3♦3♥
Salorio was ahead with top pair, and the 6♥ turn and 2♦ river brought no change. He secured a crucial triple-up to stay alive in the tournament.
