Event #35: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Day 2 | 2026 World Series of Poker

Jun 12, 2026

Albert Scores Double Knockout

Erick Torres

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

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 Wong Filippos Stavrakis Vincent Albert

Level: 19

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

Jun 12, 2026

Pearson Doubles Through Aboudi

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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 Aboudi Travis Pearson

Jun 12, 2026

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

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Jon Sofen

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

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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Jun 12, 2026

Paalanen Busts Roberts

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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 Paalanen Christian Roberts Harris Klein

Jun 12, 2026

Maliauka Check-Raises

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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 Denzik Clyde Maliauka Giuseppe Pantaleo

Jun 12, 2026

Latona Gets the Higher Straight

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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 Latona Yann Perron

Jun 12, 2026

Straight for Pham

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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 Pham Danny Wong Gabriel Andrade Vincent Albert

Jun 12, 2026

McPherson Out in Three-Way Showdown

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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 Xu Stephen McPherson Todd Ivens

Jun 12, 2026

Perez Doubles Through Gonzalez

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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♦