2026 World Series of Poker
Chip Counts
Level: 24
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
There was no shortage of big moments and big hands during the first week of the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP).
Daniel Negreanu lost a 10:1 chip lead thanks to a three-outer in the Sweet 16 of Event #7: $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship. Phil Hellmuth made an 18th bracelet run that fell short when he ran into the nut flush. And one player avoided complete disaster when he suffered a brutal cooler with quads.
The remaining 41 players are now on a 60-minute break. Play will resume at approximately 7:30 p.m. local time
Abhishek Goindi limped on the button before Zdenek Zizka raised to 105,000 from the small blind. Goinidi called.
Goindi checked the 9♥J♦Q♠ flop before Zizka bet 125,000 on the turn. Goindi responded with an all-in check-raise for 450,000.
Zizka yielded the pot with a fold.
Action was caught on a flop of 6♦6♠J♣ with Will Givens, in middle position, and Jochen Pfeifer, the cutoff, heads up with a pot of 235,000 in the middle.
First to act was Givens, who put a bet of 100,000 into the middle. Pfeifer stuck around with a call. The turn 8♣ and river 4♦ checked through, and Givens tabled Q♦10♦10♠2♠ for a pair of tens. Pfeifer scooped the pot with A♣K♠Q♠J♥.
Maurice Tan opened to 105,000 on the button before Ido Aboudi called from the big blind.
The 9♦K♥K♦ flop was checked by both players.
Aboudi checked again on the A♠ turn. Tan bet 150,000, which was enough to end the hand as Aboudi folded to award the pot to Tan.
Ido Aboudi raised pot to 105,000 from the cutoff and was looked up by Nicholas Seward in the big blind.
The flop came 10♦4♥9♥ and Seward check-called Aboudi's 175,000 continuation bet for the players to see the Q♦ peel off on the turn.
Seward checked it over to Aboudi once more who bet out for 550,000. Seward thought for a while and made the call.
On the A♠ river Seward checked for a third time and Aboudi didn't slow down betting out enough to put Seward all in. Seward went deep into the tank for two to three minutes before he released his hand to send the pot to Aboudi with no show down.
Phillip Mighall in early position opened to 60,000 and Zachary Hirst in the big blind called to see the flop.
The flop came A♣6♣2♥. Hirst shoved all in for 275,000 and Mighall snap-called taking them to showdown.
Zachary Hirst: K♣8♣7♣7♠
Phillip Mighall: A♦A♥8♦5♣
Mighall was ahead with a set of aces. Hirst prepared to leave and got on his feet, but remained to watch the dealer peel a 10♦ turn and a J♠ river.
As Hirst was leaving the table, Mighall exclaimed, "Finally I got aces."
Jamie Payne opened to 105,000 from the hijack and was called by Zdenek Zizka in the big blind.
Zizka checked the 5♦7♦3♣ flop over to Payne, who bet 225,000 in response.
Zizka gave it some thought before he folded to award Payne a much-needed pot.