2026 World Series of Poker

Day: 1
12
Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$100,000
Prize Pool
$11,040,000
Total Entries
115
Players Left
28
Average Chip Stack
2,464,286
Total Chips
69,000,000
Level Info
Level
15
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
60,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
67
Players Left
31
Players Left 28 / 115
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Online Phenoms & an Underground Hustler: Meet the WSOP Monster Stack Final Table

Level 4 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
monster stack
monster stack

After several days of play and nearly 12,000 entries, only eight players remain in the $1,500 Monster Stack.

Each is guaranteed $190,000, but all eyes are on the $1,302,125 top prize and the WSOP gold bracelet that comes with it.

Before the final table gets underway on stream at 5:30 p.m. local time, here's a closer look at the eight players still in contention.

Vogelsang Catches Binder Bluffing

Level 4 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Bernhard Binder
Bernhard Binder

Bernhard Binder raised to 11,000 from the hijack and called after Christoph Vogelsang on the button three-bet to 43,000.

Both players checked a flop of 9Q6 leading to the 4 turn. Binder bet 115,000 and Vogelsang made the call.

The 7 landed on the river and Binder decided to go all-in for 454,500. Vogelsang asked for a count and went deep into the tank. He eventually made the call with KQ for top pair and caught Binder bluffing with A5 for a missed flush draw.

The WSOP Paradise Super Main Event champion was slightly covered so he was eliminated.

Tags: Bernhard BinderChristoph Vogelsang

Wilson and Sturm Jump In

Level 4 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Lonis Towers His Table

Level 4 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Jesse Lonis opened to 9,000 from middle position and Alex Foxen three-bet to 27,000 from the cutoff. Lonis called, and the pair saw the QJ2 flop.

Lonis check-called an 18,000 bet by Foxen, to see the 9 be turned, and again to the 8 river. Lonis bet 38,000 and Foxen mucked.

Tags: Alex FoxenJesse Lonis

Mateos Chips at Kisacikoglu

Level 4 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Players were four-ways and on the 36A flop with a pot of around 50,000. Adrian Mateos was in the small blind, Kristen Foxen in the big blind, Orpen Kisacikoglu in the cutoff and Sean Winter on the button.

Action checked through all four players to see the 5 turn. Mateos bet 12,000 and only Kisacikoglu called, taking the pair heads up to the K river.

Kisacikoglu bet out 32,000 and Mateos called and showed 65 for two pair which he picked up on the turn. Kisacikoglu showed he was behind after flopping to pair with AJ.

Tags: Adrian MateosKristen FoxenOrpen KisacikogluSean Winter

New Entrants

Level 4 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Level: 4

Blinds: 3,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

Nguyen Bluffs Into Lonis' Flush

Level 3 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Christopher Nguyen
Christopher Nguyen

Heads-up on a board of 46J10, Christopher Nguyen in the cutoff bet 56,000 and Jesse Lonis in the big blind called.

Lonis led out for 140,000 on the A river, but Nguyen eventually moved all-in for 393,000. Lonis quickly called.

Christopher Nguyen: K8 All in
Jesse Lonis: Q9

Nguyen jammed with the king of clubs but Lonis rivered a flush so Nguyen was eliminated.

Tags: Christopher NguyenJesse Lonis

Petrangelo Takes Five-Way Pot; Foxen Falls

Level 3 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Nick Petrangelo opened to 9,000 from middle position and saw four calls from Jesse Lonis in the hijack, Alex Foxen on the button, Vinny Lingham in the small blind, and Alex Kulev in the big blind.

The five players were taken to the 62J flop with action folding to Foxen, who bet 12,000. Only Petrangelo called, and the pair went heads-up to the J turn.

Petrangelo check-called a 44,000 bet from Foxen, and the 10 completed the board.

Both checked to showdown, and Petrangelo showed J8 for trip jacks. Foxen quickly mucked his hand.

In the next hand, Foxen was in a 75,000 pot and on the river against his neighbor Lingham.

They were looking at a 741054 board, and Foxen had bet 50,000 from the cutoff.

Lingham called from the button and tabled 63 for a straight. Foxen was again forced to muck, taking a tumble down in chips.

Tags: Alex FoxenAlex KulevJesse LonisNick PetrangeloVinny Lingham

Mullur Sees to a Cold Winter

Level 3 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Sean Winter
Sean Winter

Samuel Mullur was sitting under the gun and in a 170,000 pot with Sean Winter who was in the big blind. The pair were already on the river with the board showing 10668J.

Winter had a 217,000 bet out infront of him, leaving just 71,000 behind and he faced a shove from Mullur, who more than covered his stack.

Winter tanked for around 2 minutes, before folding. When asked to show, Mullur pushed one card forward, but then swiftly pulled it back and slid both cards face down into the muck.

Tags: Samuel MullurSean Winter

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