Sergio Aido limped from the small blind. Alex Foxen in the big blind moved all-in and Aido snap-called off his last 800,000.
Sergio Aido: A♦Q♥ 
Alex Foxen: 2♦2♣
Aido had to win the flip to stay in the tournament, but Foxen's deuces held on 4♣4♠7♥3♦9♠ and he was eliminated.
Brandon Wilson opened to 120,000 from under the gun and Zackary Estes called from the small blind. Artur Martirosian defended his big blind and the players were taken three-ways to the Q♠4♦Q♦ flop. Action was checked by all to the J♦ turn and again to the 9♥ river.
Estes bet 320,000 and only Wilson called. Estes showed A♠3♣ and Wilson tabled his J♣5♣ for a pair of jacks to take the small pot.
Biao Ding made it 125,000 to go in middle position. Chris Hunichen was in the hijack and three-bet to 365,000, after which Alan Keating called off his last 235,000 in the cutoff. Ding quickly folded, leaving Hunichen and Keating to show down.
Alan Keating: K♥J♠
Chris Hunichen: A♦Q♣
Keating flopped a straight flush draw on 10♠8♠9♠. The A♣ turn only helped Hunichen, however, and Keating's draw bricked on the 5♣ river, eliminating him from the High Roller.
Hannes Jeschka raised to 120,000 from the cutoff and Cary Katz called from the button.
The dealer fanned a flop of 10♥8♦10♠ and both players checked to find the 9♦ turn. Jeschka bet 200,000 and Katz made the call.
The 8♥ river counterfeit Jeschka's 4♠4♦ be he still bet 600,000. Katz quickly folded his K♣Q♥.
Alan Keating open-jammed on the button, and Alex Kulev snap-called for his stack of 630,000 in the big blind.
Alex Kulev: A♦9♠
Alan Keating: A♠8♥
Kulev was a big favorite to double up, but Keating leaped into the lead on the 8♣2♥4♦ flop. The Q♣ turn helped neither player, but Kulev found a higher pair on the 9♦ river to double up, leaving Keating with crumbs.
Vladimir Minko on the button raised to 125,000 with J♣5♣ and was called by both Alexandros Theologis in the small blind with A♦9♣ and Vinny Lingham in the big blind with K♠2♠.
Theologis led out for 110,000 on the 8♥4♦K♦ flop. Lingham called but Minko folded.
Theologis fired a second barrel to 480,000 on the 10♣ turn and he made Lingham fold.
The WSOP livestream begins with 28 players remaining.
Don't worry, Phil Ivey isn't washed up. The G.O.A.T.'s just running bad thus far at the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP). Even the superstars aren't immune from variance.
Ivey, 17 days into the Series, is still seeking his first cash of the summer, perhaps the biggest surprise thus far. The 11-time bracelet winner busted Thursday on Day 2 of Event #36: $100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em well short of the money.
An opportunity to double-up arose, however. He moved all in with K♣Q♦ and found himself in a decent spot, racing against Andrew Lichtenberger's 7♠7♥. But the 7♣ appeared on the flop to secure the pot for "Lucky Chewy." Ivey, as he always does when he busts a tournament, quietly exited the room without expressing any frustration.
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Level: 15
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
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