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Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
2026 World Series of Poker
Event #32: $3,000 No-Limit Holdem
Day: 2
Players Left 16 / 1,300
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Level 14
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
UNTOLD STORIES: Poker's Boom Years By Vince Burgio | PokerNews Podcast #970
In the 970th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which is sponsored by FanDuel Poker, Chad Holloway welcomes a special guest to Level 9 Studio in 91-year-old Vince Burgio, a legend of poker in the 1990s.
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Level 14
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
The remaining 226 players are on a 20-minute break.
Level 14
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Pablo Valdivieso under the gun and Antonio Vargas in middle position found themselves heads-up once again. They had already built a pot of around 37,000 and were waiting when the flop dropped 4♣3♠4♦.
Valdivieso fattened the pot with a 16,000 bet. Vargas called.
On the Q♥ turn, Valdivieso grew the pot further with 50,000.
Vargas gave him a quick stare-down, set aside the chips, shuffled them a bit, then called.
On the river 6♠, Valdivieso checked the action to Vargas, who bet most of his stack worth 170,000. Valdivieso took his time to consider his options as other tables headed out for the break.
He finally made the call and got on his feet with a groan of frustration when Vargas tabled 4♥4♠. "F**k! I knew it! I had jacks!", he exclaimed as he mucked his hand.
He left the table to have his break as Vargas happily scooped the pot towards his direction.
Level 14
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Yifu He raised from the hijack to 12,000, Mark Darner called from the cutoff, and Oshri Azran defended from the big blind. The flop showed 5♦4♦9♥. Azran checked. He bet 16,000, Darner called, and Azran called.
All three players checked the turn 9♠.
On the river 2♣, Azran took the lead and bet 16,000, and He was the lone caller. Azran showed A♠2♥ for two pair, and He showed A♣5♥ for a better two pair.
Level 14
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Action was picked up as Uri Reichenstein was all in against Linglin Zeng.
Uri Reichenstein: A♥K♣ 
Linglin Zeng: Q♥Q♦
Great start for Reichenstein as the flop came 6♥J♠A♣, and he held as the board ran out 9♥ on the turn and the 3♦ on the river to give him a double-up.
Level 14
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Pablo Valdivieso in the big blind and Antonio Vargas in middle position had already developed a 30,000 pot when the flop came 9♦10♣K♠.
Both players checked, leading them to the 2♥ turn. Vargas fired 16,000 after the action checked to him. Valdivieso went beyond and made it 37,000. Vargas called.
Valdivieso led out with 50,000 on the 7♣ river, sending Vargas into the tank. Moving his hands about, he seemed to be calculating something. He set the chips aside and gave Valdivieso one last look before calling.
Valdivieso showed K♥Q♦. Vargas mucked his hand, showing just the K♣.
Level 14
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Johan Schumacher raised to 10,000 from early position, Yifu He called in middle position, and Valentino Konakchiev went all in for 55,000 from the small blind. Schumacher made the call, and Yifu folded.
Valentino Konakchiev: 7♦7♠
Johan Schumacher: A♠K♦
Great start for Konakchiev, flopping a full house, 6♣7♣6♥, and leaving Schumacher drawing slim. No runner-runner for Schumacher as the turn came the 8♥ to give Konakchiev the pot. The 5♣ completed the runout.
Level 14
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Anthony Piacquadio raised from early position to 10,000, David Peters flat called from the hijack, and Kenny Hallaert three-bet squeezed all in for 45,000. Piacquadio bowed out of the race, and Peters called.
Kenny Hallaert: A♦K♥
David Peters: 7♥7♠
The board flopped well for Hallaert with 2♣9♠9♣5♠A♥. Hallaert's two pair won the pot.
Level 14
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Michael Rossitto raised from early position to 10,000, and Amro Jawad defended from the big blind. The dealer dropped 6♣J♥K♦, and Jawad checked to Rossitto, who bet 7,000. Jawad called.
On the turn 5♦, both players checked.
Jawad took the lead on the river 9♥ and bet 28,000. Rossitto thought for a few minutes and called.
Jawad announced, "Two pair," and showed 9♣6♠ for the win, as Rossitto mucked.
