2026 World Series of Poker

Day: 2
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Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$1,313,640
Total Entries
1,300
Players Left
36
Average Chip Stack
1,444,444
Total Chips
52,000,000
Next Payout
Place 36
$13,286
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
50,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
616
Players Left
57
Players Left 36 / 1,300
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Sokolovsky Surrenders Hand to Roberts

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Alexander Sokolovsky under the gun opened to 16,000 and Christian Roberts in hijack three-bet to 48,000. Not to be outdone, Sokolovsky four-bet to 112,000. Roberts called.

The dealer spread 85A. Sokolovsky bet 25,000 and Roberts, visibly perplexed, called.

The 5 turn dropped and Sokolovsky check-called Roberts' bet of 65,000.

On the river 2, after action passed to him, Roberts shoved all-in for around 400,000. Sokolovsky took sometime considering his options, taking some minutes into the dinner break.

He finally folded conceding the pot to Roberts.

Tags: Alexander SokolovskyChristian Roberts

Loeliger Busts

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Paulina Loeliger opened with a jam for 61,000 chips from the button. Sandeep Srinivasan called once the dealer confirmed the amount.

Paulina Loeliger: A3 All in
Sandeep Srinivasan: A6

It was a rough start for Loeliger, as Srinivasan flopped two pair on A26, and held as the board ran out 10 on the turn and the 7 on the river.

Tags: Paulina LoeligerSandeep Srinivasan

Olonoh Defeats Mighall

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Amro Jawad raised to 18,000 from under the gun, Adekunle Olonoh called from cutoff, and Phillip Mighall called from the big blind. The flop arrived with 452, Mighall checked, Jawad bet 20,000, Olonoh called, and Mighall moved all in for 158,000. Jawad folded, and Olonoh called.

Phillip Mighall: 53 All in
Adekunle Olonoh: 66

Mighall had a pair of fives with a straight draw, and Olonoh had a pair of sixes with a straight draw.

The turn was the 9 and the river was the 4, which gave Olonoh two pair for the win.

Tags: Adekunle OlonohAmro JawadPhillip Mighall

Bellande Tells Casale to Take It

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Heads-up, Jean-Robert Bellande in cutoff fattened a 40,000 pot with a 10,000 bet when the dealer fanned out 7KQ. His opponent, Anthony Casale, in the big blind called taking them to the turn.

The dealer peeled a J turn which both players checked.

Casale fired 25,000 into the pot on the 8 river, prompting Bellande to muck his hand showing Qx. "Take it, buddy. Take it," he said. "I don't want to play with you anymore."

Tags: Anthony CasaleJean-Robert Bellande

Bruschi Stays Alive with Deuces

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Action was picked up with Renan Bruschi in late position and Antonio Vargas on the button engaged in an all-in showdown.

Renan Bruschi: 22 All in
Antonio Vargas: KJ

The flop came KJ5 pushing Vargas into the lead with a chance to eliminate. But the turn 2 fell giving Bruschi a set. The river 10 didn't improve Vargas, making him surrender some of his chips to Bruschi.

Tags: Antonio VargasRenan Bruschi

Wheeler Flipping for His Tournament Life

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Jason Wheeler
Jason Wheeler

Action was picked up as Jason Wheeler was all in from middle position, against Phillip Mighall who was in early position.

Jason Wheeler: AQ All in
Phillip Mighall: 66

The board ran out safe for Mighall as it came 893K2, and Wheeler was eliminated.

Tags: Jason WheelerPhillip Mighall

Weis Sent to the Rail

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Oliver Weis
Oliver Weis

Samuel Laskowitz raised in early position to 18,000. Samuel Laskowitz went all in for roughly 100,000 before action folded back to Laskowitz, who snap-called with the covering stack.

Oliver Weis: AQ All in
Samuel Laskowitz: AA

It was not the worst start for Weis as he flopped a pair and a backdoor flush draw on Q64. The 10 on the turn only left him drawing to a Queen but the 7 on the river eliminated him from the tournament.

Tags: Oliver WeisSamuel Laskowitz

Wang Cracks Kings After Bubble Bursts

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Nianqing Wang was all in from under the gun for 81,000, and Robert Mancini called with the bigger stack from early position. Everyone else folded.

Nianqing Wang: A10 All in
Robert Mancini: KK

The board was Q2J1010 and Wang won with trip tens.

Tags: Nianqing WangRobert Mancini

Margentino Bursts the Bubble

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

According to Niall Farrell, he had raised in late position with pocket eights and Luis Nargentino shoved all in with ace-king. Farrell called, leading them to a showdown.

With none of Margentino's over cards hitting the board, Farrell's eights eliminated Margentino short of the money.

Tags: Luis MargentinoNiall Farrell

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