2026 World Series of Poker

Event #34: $500 COLOSSUS
Day: 3
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Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♠k♥
Prize
$550,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$6,751,635
Total Entries
16,269
Places Paid
303
Level Info
Level
50
Blinds
10,000,000 / 20,000,000
Ante
200,000,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
303
Players Left
9
Players Left 1 / 16,269
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Karabet Takes Down McLaughlin

Jerome Solomon
Jerome Solomon
Level 35 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Bennett McLaughlin raised to 1,000,000 in middle position. Karabet Keshishyan made the call from the cutoff. The rest of the table folded.

The flop hit 2♠A♠Q♦. McLaughlin bet 800,000. Keshishyan called.

That pattern repeated when the board paired with the A♥ on the turn; that time it was for 1,700,000.

McLaughlin kept firing when the river brought the 3♣, shoving all in for 4,475,000 chips. Keshishyan didn't hesitate to call.

McLaughlin showed a pair of jacks J♠J♣, but Keshishyan had A♣J♥ for trip aces and the win.

Tags: Bennett McLaughlinKarabet Keshishyan

Recent Eliminations

Erick Torres
Erick Torres
Level 35 : 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Level: 35

Blinds: 300,000/600,000

Ante: 600,000

Zhou Survives Against Suzuki

Erick Torres
Erick Torres
Level 34 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Lin Zhou shipped it for 2,650,000 from the cutoff. Tomohiro Suzuki made the call out of the big blind to put Zhou at risk.

Lin Zhou: 9♣9♦All in
Tomohiro Suzuki: A♦3♦

The flop brought an ace, but it also brought something for Zhou in a big way when it came A♠Q♦9♠ to give Zhou a set of nines.

The Q♠ upgraded him to a full house, but Suzuki still had a path to victory with an ace or queen on the river.

That did not come to pass on the 4♦ river as Zhou lived to fight another day.

Tags: Lin ZhouTomohiro Suzuki

Saunders Doubles Up Through Smith

Nataly Sopacuaperu
Nataly Sopacuaperu
Level 34 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Justin Smith went all in preflop with around 20,000,000, putting Jeffory Saunders under pressure. It took a long while, but Saunders decided not to move away with his small stack of around 8,000,000.

Justin Smith: A♠K♠
Jeffory Saunders: 10♥10♣

The dealer ran out the board: 9♦9♥7♠3♥4♦

Smith didn't manage to pair up, so Saunders doubled up.

Tags: Jeffory SaundersJustin Smith

Bandiananthaiah Doubles Up

Erick Torres
Erick Torres
Level 34 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Frederic Maniez raised to 1,000,000 from early position before Nagaraju Bandiananthaiah went all-in from the next seat over for 2,500,000.

Maniez made the call as the cards were on their backs.

Nagaraju Bandiananthaiah: A♥K♠All in
Frederic Maniez: A♦10♣

Bandiananthaiah was in prime position to double up, and the flop reinforced his position when it fanned out A♠2♦K♣ to give him top two pair.

Maniez gained a marginal toe hold on the 10♠ turn, but that was quickly dispelled when the K♦ river hit to give Bandiananthaiah the double-up.

Tags: Frederic ManiezNagaraju Bandiananthaiah

Dibiasio Blows Chips Against Fan

Jerome Solomon
Jerome Solomon
Level 34 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Ben Fan raised to 1,000,000 on the button. David Dibiasio made the call in the big blind.

After the flop hit J♣2♥5♦, Dibiasio checked and Fan bet 1,200,000. Dibiasio called.

The 9♦ on the turn brought checks from both players, but Dibiasio lead out with 1,100,000 when the Q♥ hit the river.

Fan raised to 3,000,000. Dibiasio quickly called, but was disappointed.

Fan showed K♣10♥, having hit the nut-straight with a gutshot on the river.

Tags: Ben FanDavid Dibiasio

Duan is Done

Jerome Solomon
Jerome Solomon
Level 34 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Bin Duan moved all in for 3,400,000 chips in middle position. Koray Korkmaz, next to act, was the lone caller.

Bin Duan: A♣10♣All in
Koray Korkmaz: 8♣8♥

Duan was doomed by the flop in the runout J♦3♦8♠K♦6♥, as the door card gave Korkmaz a set of eights and the hand was over on the turn.

Tags: Bin DuanKoray Korkmaz

Bustouts Before Break

Erick Torres
Erick Torres
Level 34 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Level: 34

Blinds: 250,000/500,000

Ante: 500,000