2026 World Series of Poker

Event #35: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha
Event #34: $500 COLOSSUS Event #35: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Event #38: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship 7-Handed Event #39: $5,000 Seniors High Roller No-Limit Hold'em Event #40: $1,500 Razz Event #41: $250,000 Super High Roller No-Limit Hold'em Event #42: $10,000 Big O Championship Show All Events
Day: 2
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Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$3,426,277
Total Entries
2,581
Players Left
9
Average Chip Stack
7,169,444
Total Chips
64,525,000
Next Payout
Place 9
$40,009
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
100,000 / 150,000
Ante
150,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
191
Players Left
15
Players Left 9 / 2,581
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Albert Scores Double Knockout

Erick Torres
Erick Torres
Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Vincent Albert
Vincent Albert

Filippos Stavrakis limped from under the gun before Vincent Albert raised to 40,000 from the hijack. Danny Wong called out of the big blind, and Stavrakis also came along.

The 4♦10♥6♠ flop led Wong to go all-in for 104,000. Stavrakis followed with an all-in of his own for 206,000, and Albert called to put both at risk.

Danny Wong: A♠7♠6♣5♠All in
Filippos Stavrakis: Q♦10♠9♦8♥All in
Vincent Albert: A♥A♠9♣3♣

Wong had a pair plus an open-ender, while Stavrakis had top pair and a gutshot.

Albert was ahead with his pair of aces, and the aces found a way to hold when the 4♣ turn gave him two pair, and the 5♣ river only gave Wong a lesser two pair, and sent the pot to Albert.

Tags: Danny WongFilippos StavrakisVincent Albert

Level: 19

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

Pearson Doubles Through Aboudi

Gabrielle Barredo
Gabrielle Barredo
Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Travis Pearson opened to 35,000 under the gun and Ido Aboudi reraised to 80,000 which covered Pearson. Pearson put in his remaining 50,000 for an all-in, Aboudi matched the difference and they both went to showdown.

Travis Pearson: Q♠Q♣7♠2♥ All in
Ido Aboudi: A♠J♠J♦3♦

Pearson remained ahead with his queens on the flop of 10♥6♠K♦. The runout 7♥9♣ didn't improve Aboudi's hand, securing Pearson's double up.

Tags: Ido AboudiTravis Pearson

Only Six Players Stand in the Way of Chip Leader JRB and a WSOP Bracelet

Jon Sofen
Jon Sofen
Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Jean-Robert Bellande
Jean-Robert Bellande

Longtime popular high-stakes grinder Jean-Robert Bellande, who once dubbed himself the "Bill Laimbeer of Poker," needs to bust just six players to win his second World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet.

The cash game specialist who has appeared countless times on televised shows such as High Stakes Poker has a big chip lead at the final table of Event #32: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em. Action will resume with Day 4 at 1 p.m. PT and will be live reported right here at PokerNews.

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Paalanen Busts Roberts

Erick Torres
Erick Torres
Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Christian Roberts limped from under the gun before Harris Klein made it 20,000 from early position. Akseli Paalanen made the call out of the big blind, but Roberts decided to then reraise to 85,000. Klein folded, but Paalanen made the call.

The 4♦K♥Q♣ flop led to a pot bet by Paalanen. Roberts called to put himself all-in and at risk.

Christian Roberts: A♦A♣7♠6♥All in
Akseli Paalanen: J♦10♦9♠8♣

The J♣ turn and 9♣ river spelled the end of the road for Roberts as Paalanen hit a straight.

Tags: Akseli PaalanenChristian RobertsHarris Klein

Maliauka Check-Raises

Jacob Wilson
Jacob Wilson
Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Giuseppe Pantaleo limped in from middle position, before Cheryl Denzik bumped it up to 35,000 on the button. Clyde Maliauka defended his big blind, and Pantaleo paid to see three also.

Action checked to Denzik on a flop of 2♥Q♦7♣ who continued for 35,000. Maliauka then put in a check-raise to 105,000, which sent Pantaleo into the tank. He thought for quite a while, before eventually putting in the fold. Denzik didn't take too long before mucking her cards, either.

Tags: Cheryl DenzikClyde MaliaukaGiuseppe Pantaleo

Latona Gets the Higher Straight

Gabrielle Barredo
Gabrielle Barredo
Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Play was ongoing with Yann Perron in middle position, checking the action to Anthony Latona on a 10♠2♣7♥ flop beside an 80,000 pot.

Latona fired 110,000, and Perron called. The turn J♠ fell, and Perron just picked up a stack of T-25,000 chips and jammed it in the middle, knowing that the bet covered Latona.

Latona called, putting himself all-in for 75,000 and at risk.

Anthony Latona: K♠9♥7♦5♠ All in
Yann Perron: A♦J♦9♠8♠

Latona was looking to complete his draws against Perron's jack-high straight. The Q♣ fell on the river, giving Latona the king-high straight and a double-up.

Tags: Anthony LatonaYann Perron

Straight for Pham

Erick Torres
Erick Torres
Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Vincent Albert opened to 35,000 from early position. Gabriel Andrade called in the cutoff. Danny Wong came along from the small blind before Andrew Pham went all-in for 174,000. Albert went all-in as well, pushing out Andrade and Wong to put Pham at risk.

Andrew Pham: A♦9♠7♦7♠All in
Vincent Albert: K♥K♠9♣4♠

Pham gained a gutshot straight draw on the J♠3♣8♦ flop. The 4♥ turn was of no consequence to either player, but the 10♦ river was just what Pham needed as he hit his straight to stay in contention.

Tags: Andrew PhamDanny WongGabriel AndradeVincent Albert

McPherson Out in Three-Way Showdown

Gabrielle Barredo
Gabrielle Barredo
Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Action was already underway with three players in an all-in showdown.

Stephen McPherson: A♠10♠9♣3♣ All in
Todd Ivens: A♦K♥J♦J♣ All in
Qiang Xu: K♣6♥5♣3♥

Ivens was ahead with pocket jacks and was looking at a potential boost in his chips when the flop fell A♥7♦2♥, improving his hand to a pair of aces.

The dealer peeled an 8♦ turn and a 6♦ river, sealing Ivens' win and sending McPherson to the rail.

Tags: Qiang XuStephen McPhersonTodd Ivens

Perez Doubles Through Gonzalez

Erick Torres
Erick Torres
Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Sergio Martinez Gonzalez opened to 35,000 from early position before Nick Yunis made the call from the hijack. Ignacio Perez opted to bet pot for 155,000 on the button. Gonzalez raised pot back, which elicited a fold from Yunis. Perez called to put himself at risk for 164,000.

Ignacio Perez: A♦K♠10♦7♠All in
Sergio Martinez Gonzalez: 10♣8♦6♣5♦

The flop favored Perez when it came 2♠J♥K♥ to give him top pair and a straight draw.

The J♦ turn changed nothing, and the Q♦ river improved Perez to a straight to drag in the pot.

Tags: Ignacio PerezNick YunisSergio Martinez Gonzalez

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