Jesse Lonis raised under the gun and Gus Hansen called in the big blind.
The flop came 9♠5♥6♦ and Hansen led out with a bet. Lonis then raised, and Hansen called.
The turn was the 8♠ and Lonis bet. "I can't fold. Seven is good, probably," Lonis told Hansen, as he had just 20,000 remaining. Hansen called to the 3♦ river, and he then put Lonis all in. Lonis tossed in his few extra chips.
Lonis turned over Q♥Q♠. "That's good," Hansen said as he quickly mucked, and Lonis doubled up.
"Where's the boos?" Lonis asked the rest of the table.
Jerry Wong raised under the gun and Jesse Lonis three-bet the hijack. Wong called when it got back to him and the flop fell A♠10♥Q♣.
Wong checked, and Lonis bet. Wong called before committing his final 20,000 on the 8♠ turn. Lonis called.
Jerry Wong: 9♣9♥
Jesse Lonis: 6♠6♥
Despite the three overcards on board, Wong's pocket nines were still ahead, and Lonis needed one of the two remaining sixes on the river to score the knockout.
The K♦ completed the board clean for Wong, earning him an early double-up and the perfect start to the final table.
Benny Glaser was still piling up his chips when he three-bet from the small blind over an open from Dylan Smith in the hijack. Smith called, and they saw a flop of 7♣5♦3♥.
Glaser then continued with a bet and Smith called. Both players checked the 8♠ turn, and Glaser also checked the 5♥ river. Smith then bet, and Glaser folded.
Just seven players remain in Event #38: $10,000 Limit Hold’em Championship at the 2026 World Series of Poker, with eight-time bracelet winner Benny Glaser returning to the felt as chip leader for the final day at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
With 121 entries, an increase on last year's field, the championship tournament generated a prize pool of $1,125,300. All seven remaining players are now guaranteed at least $38,191, while the eventual champion will walk away with $285,200 and the WSOP gold bracelet.
Glaser ended Day 2 with 2,255,000, narrowly ahead of China's Dong Chen, who brings 2,185,000 into the final day. Denmark's Gus Hansen sits third in chips with 1,305,000 after an up-and-down penultimate day.
Final Table Seat Draw
Seat
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Bets
1
Jeremy Ausmus
United States
590,000
7
2
Dong Chen
China
2,185,000
27
3
Dylan Smith
United States
305,000
4
4
Jerry Wong
United States
180,000
2
5
Gus Hansen
Denmark
1,305,000
16
6
Jesse Lonis
United States
440,000
6
7
Benny Glaser
United Kingdom
2,255,000
28
Jesse Lonis
In the middle of the pack, but still a fair distance behind the leading trio, sits six-time bracelet winner Jeremy Ausmus with 590,000, while two-time bracelet winner Jesse Lonis returns with 440,000.
Also returning are Dylan Smith (305,000) and Jerry Wong (180,000), with Wong entering the day as the clear short stack and likely to be at risk early on. Smith is the only player remaining still searching for his first WSOP bracelets.
Dylan Smith
Cards go back in the air at 1 p.m. local time with action resuming on Level 21 at blinds of 20,000/40,000 with limits of 40,000/80,000. Blind levels will also increase to 90 minutes in length as the field plays down to a champion. With so many big names remaining, the final table is expected to be streamed. If so, PokerNews updates will remain in sync with the broadcast to avoid spoilers.
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