Gregory Bertels in the small blind made the call, and Rami Slaieh in the big blind checked. The dealer showed the flop 6♥5♠4♠. Bertels placed a bet of 250,000, and Slaieh called.
The turn came 7♥. Both players checked to see the river A♠, and there was no more action before the showdown.
Bertels rolled over 10♣4♦ and won the pot with bottom pair.
Joseph Lao shoved all of his 1,310,000 chips into the pot from under the gun. Acton folded to Jacky Lee on the button. He made the call.
Joseph Lao: 9♦9♣
Jacky Lee: A♦9♥
Lao tried to get up and leave when the flop came 5♦A♣8♥, but had to sit back down after a tablemate grabbed him when the 9♠5♠ on the turn and river gave him a full house.
Level: 30
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 200,000
An angry poker player got into a verbal dispute with another player at the table at the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) after having his cards mucked in the big blind.
The verbal altercation between Georgia's James Heath and Maine's Darrell Blodgett took place on Sunday during Day 1 of Event #43: $800 8-Handed Deepstack No-Limit, which drew 3,903 runners for a prize pool of $2,732,100. And there was no love lost between two of those players.
The remaining payouts for Day 3 are now confirmed. Every player has locked up at least $3,700, while $550,000 awaits the eventual winner, along with the coveted gold bracelet.
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $550,000 | 18-26 | $24,200 |
| 2 | $367,000 | 27-35 | $19,700 |
| 3 | $278,000 | 36-44 | $16,000 |
| 4 | $212,000 | 45-53 | $13,200 |
| 5 | $163,000 | 54-62 | $10,900 |
| 6 | $125,000 | 63-71 | $9,100 |
| 7 | $98,000 | 72-80 | $7,600 |
| 8 | $76,000 | 81-89 | $6,400 |
| 9 | $60,171 | 90-98 | $5,400 |
| 10-11 | $47,200 | 99-161 | $4,600 |
| 12-13 | $37,600 | 162-224 | $4,000 |
| 14-17 | $30,100 | 225-303 | $3,700 |
The action was picked up when the dealer showed the flop 3♥10♦5♣.
Laurent Colet was first to speak and decided to check. James Girouard followed. The turn showed 10♥. Girouard bet 350,000, and Colet called.
The river showed the Q♦. Girouard decided to put 200,000 in chips in the middle. After a long think, Colet raised to 1,250,000. Girouard folded with 1,100,000 behind, while Colet collected the pot.
Abelardo Guda moved all in from 675,000 from middle position. David Jackson called from the cutoff, as did Steven Gausch from the big blind.
The flop hit A♣3♥5♦. Gausch checked. Jackson bet 400,000. Gausch folded.
Abelardo Guda: A♠5♥
David Jackson: J♦J♥
Guda hit two pair on the flop, and the runout 4♥8♦ left him with the best hand and a good triple-up.
The hand was picked up with Koen De Batselier all-in against Jacky Lee
Koen De Batselier: A♥Q♣
Jacky Lee: A♣K♦
De Batselier's bad news turned good for a moment when the flop hit Q♦4♣10♠, pairing his queen. But the K♣2♣ on the turn and river gave Lee the win with a pair of kings.
The action was picked up when the board showed 7♦6♣A♣J♥.
Harry Sandford in the small blind decided to check on the turn, followed by Roman Nuraev in the hijack and Justin Datloff on the button. The dealer turned over the river card 7♣.
Sandford decided to put 1,500,000 in the middle of the table. After a quick think, Nuraev and Datloff both decided to fold, letting Sandford take the chips.
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