Event #38: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship 7-Handed | 2026 World Series of Poker

2 days 6 hours ago

Wong Flops the Joint Against Chen

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David Salituro

Level 21 : Limits 40,000/80,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 20,000-40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000

Dong Chen raised in the small blind and Jerry Wong called in the big blind.

The flop came 3♦6♠2♥ and Chen bet. Wong then raised, and Chen called.

Wong bet on the A♣ turn, and Chen folded.

A few hands later, Wong raised under the gun and Chen called in the big blind.

Wong bet on the A♥10♣K♠ flop and 6♣ turn. Chen called down to the 5♥ river, where Wong bet again. Chen called once more.

Wong showed Q♥J♥ for the flopped straight, and Chen mucked as a chant of "Jerry! Jerry!" rang out from the rail.

Tags: Dong Chen Jerry Wong

2 days 6 hours ago

"Battle of the Thin Value-Betters"

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Tim Baker

Level 21 : Limits 40,000/80,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 20,000-40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000

Benny Glaser raised from the small blind and Jeremy Ausmus called in the big blind.

Glaser bet on the A♣7♦Q♥ flop and Ausmus called.

The 8♦ on the turn checked through before the 4♣ arrived on the river. Glaser checked, and Ausmus fired a thin value bet.

Glaser snap-called and Ausmus sheepishly announced, "Seven," as he revealed 10♦7♥. Glaser showed the winner with 8♥5♥ for a pair of eights.

Jesse Lonis chimed in with, "Both of you have valued yourself, battle of the thin value-betters."

Ausmus replied, "I knew I wasn't good when he called that quick."

2 days 6 hours ago

Glaser Forces Chen Out of Three-Bet Pot

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David Salituro

Level 21 : Limits 40,000/80,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 20,000-40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000

Benny Glaser raised in the hijack before Dong Chen three-bet on the button. Glaser called, and they saw a flop of 7♥K♥3♣.

Chen then bet and Glaser called. Both players checked the A♦ turn, and Glaser then led out with a bet on the Q♠ river. Chen quickly folded.

Tags: Benny Glaser Dong Chen

2 days 6 hours ago

Glaser's Two Pair is Better than Chen's

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Tim Baker

Level 21 : Limits 40,000/80,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 20,000-40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000

Benny Glaser opened the button and Dong Chen three-bet the big blind. Glaser continued with a call.

Chen decided to check the 8♦6♥A♥ flop and Glaser bet. Chen called.

Chen check-called again on the 9♥ turn after Glaser bet.

A final check came from Chen when he saw the K♠ river, and Glaser bet. Chen check-raised, which Glaser decided to call.

Chen tabled K♦9♣ for a backdoor two pair, but it had been second best the whole way against Glaser's A♣8♣ for aces-up.

Tags: Benny Glaser Dong Chen

2 days 6 hours ago

Hansen Bets Out Wong; Ausmus Fires at Glaser

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David Salituro

Level 21 : Limits 40,000/80,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 20,000-40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000

Jerry Wong raised on the button, Gus Hansen three-bet in the small blind, and Wong called.

Hansen continued with a bet on the 8♠5♣5♠ flop. Wong called, and they both checked the A♥ turn.

Hansen then bet on the 3♠ river, and Wong tanked for a minute before folding.

Jeremy Ausmus then raised under the gun and Benny Glaser called in the big blind.

Ausmus bet on both the A♣7♣Q♣ flop and 2♦ turn. Glaser called down to the 5♦ river, where Ausmus bet again. Glaser folded this time, and Ausmus took the pot.

Tags: Benny Glaser Gus Hansen Jeremy Ausmus Jerry Wong

2 days 6 hours ago

"You Know What I Got, Brother"; Lonis Gets Paid by Chen

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David Salituro

Level 21 : Limits 40,000/80,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 20,000-40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000

Jesse Lonis raised under the gun, Dong Chen three-bet on the button, and Lonis called.

The flop came 10♦6♦7♠ and Chen bet. Lonis called.

"King-queen?" Chen asked Lonis as they waited for the turn, which came the Q♠.

"I wish I had king-queen. I'm afraid that's what you have," Lonis replied, and they both checked.

The river was the 6♣. "Ace-jack? Can I get you to fold ace-jack?" Lonis said as he bet. Chen called.

"You know what I got, brother," Lonis said as he showed K♠Q♦. Lonis mucked.

"You're like me. You're locked in," Lonis added. He then piled up his chips in a long line of individual 80,000 bets. "I always play No-Limit. I never get to do this," he said.

Tags: Dong Chen Jesse Lonis

2 days 6 hours ago

Ausmus Flops Quads on Hansen

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Tim Baker

Level 21 : Limits 40,000/80,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 20,000-40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000

Gus Hansen raised the hijack and Jesse Lonis three-bet the cutoff. Jeremy Ausmus four-bet from the small blind, and Hansen decided to cap it.

This caused Lonis to break out into the famous Kenny Rogers song by singing, "You've got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold'em," as he tossed his cards away. Ausmus wasn't going anywhere, though, as he called to see a flop.

Ausmus checked on the 9♣8♦9♥ flop and Hansen bet. Ausmus responded with a check-raise, which Hansen called.

Ausmus fired again on the 6♣ turn, and after Hansen took another peek back at his cards, he reluctantly sent them into the muck.

With the pot already pushed his way, Ausmus rolled over 9♦9♠ for flopped quads.

Tags: Gus Hansen Jeremy Ausmus Jesse Lonis Kenny Rogers

2 days 7 hours ago

Ausmus Picks Off Hansen

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David Salituro

Level 21 : Limits 40,000/80,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 20,000-40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000

Jeremy Ausmus raised in the cutoff and Gus Hansen called in the big blind.

Both players checked to the river on a board of 10♥4♠4♦3♠Q♥. Hansen then bet, and Ausmus called.

"I got nothing," Hansen said, and Ausmus showed A♦9♥ to win the pot with ace-high.

Tags: Gus Hansen Jeremy Ausmus

2 days 7 hours ago

Dylan Smith Eliminated in 7th Place ($38,191)

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David Salituro

Level 21 : Limits 40,000/80,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 20,000-40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000

Dylan Smith raised in middle position and Gus Hansen three-bet in the cutoff. Smith called.

The flop came A♣K♦9♦ and Hansen bet. Smith folded, leaving himself less than one bet behind.

Smith raised for his last 65,000 under the gun the next hand, and Jesse Lonis three-bet in the cutoff. Dong Chen called in the big blind.

Lonis bet on the 7♦7♣4♥ flop and Chen called. Both players checked the A♣ turn, and Lonis then bet on the J♦ river. Chen folded.

Lonis turned over A♦9♣ for two pair, and Smith mucked K♠10♥ as he became the first casualty of the final table.

Tags: Dong Chen Dylan Smith Gus Hansen Jesse Lonis

2 days 7 hours ago

Glaser Leads Every Street; Lonis "Locked in"

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Tim Baker

Level 21 : Limits 40,000/80,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 20,000-40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000

Dylan Smith raised the hijack and Benny Glaser came along from the big blind.

Glaser led out on the 5♠3♠7♦ flop and Smith called.

A 10♥ on the turn didn't deter Glaser as he bet again. Smith called once more.

The 9♣ completed the board and Glaser fired for a third time. Smith, with around 190,000 behind, went into the tank before eventually letting go of his hand.

Jesse Lonis then asked Glaser, "Queen-six of spades?" Glaser flipped over the 6♠, prompting Lonis to jokingly declare, "I'm locked in today boys, don't f**k with me."

Tags: Benny Glaser Dylan Smith Jesse Lonis