2026 World Series of Poker

Day: 1
12
Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,125,300
Total Entries
121
Players Left
35
Average Chip Stack
207,429
Total Chips
7,260,000
Level Info
Level
13
Limits
6,000 / 12,000
Ante
0
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
87
Players Left
40
Players Left 35 / 121
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Ha Catches Chan Bluffing

Level 4 : Limits 1,200/2,400, 0 ante

Heads-up to the AJ7 flop between Terrence Chan in the big blind and David Ha under the gun.

Chan checked and Ha bet. Checn-check-raised, which Ha called.

Chan bet the 9 turn and Ha called.

The 4 landed on the river and Chan bet again. Ha called and Chan tabled eight-high with 86. Ha turned over second pair holding QJ and he was awarded the pot.

Tags: David HaTerrance Chan

Obst Shows Down Queens

Level 4 : Limits 1,200/2,400, 0 ante

In a battle between the blinds, James Obst led out with a bet on the 525 flop and Angelo Karimalis raised. Obst called.

Karimalis bet on the 2 turn and Obst again called. Both players checked down the 8 river, and Obst showed QQ to win the pot.

Tags: Angelo KarimalisJames Obst

Level: 4

Blinds: 600-1,200
Limits: 1,200-2,400

Some Updated Chip Counts

Level 3 : Limits 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

These chip counts have been taken directly from the WSOP LIVE app.

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Casella, Glantz Win With Kings

Level 3 : Limits 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

Karim Phillips raised under the gun and Michael Casella three-bet on the button. Phillips called, and the flop came 1039.

Casella then bet and Phillips raised. Casella called to the 10 turn, where Phillips bet again. Casella called that bet, and another on the 3 river as he turned over KK. Phillips mucked, and Casella took the pot.

At another table, Matt Glantz had made it four bets from the cutoff and was called by Renan Bruschi on the button and David Mangnuson in the small blind.

Glantz bet on the 542 flop and Bruschi raised. Mangnuson got out of the way, and Glantz called.

Bruschi continued betting on the 5 turn and J river. Glantz called on the turn, then raised on the river. Bruschi called, and Glantz showed KK to win the pot.

Tags: David MangnusonKarim PhillipsMatt GlantzMichael CasellaRenan Bruschi

Obst Wins a Battle of the Blinds With Karimalis

Level 3 : Limits 1,000/2,000, 0 ante
James Obst
James Obst

With 6,000 in the pot, James Obst bet from the small blind on the K92 flop and Angelo Karimalis raised from the big blind. Obst three-bet, which Karimalis called.

Obst bet the 8 turn and Karimalis called for the 4 to complete the board.

Obst bet again and again Karimalis called. Obst turned over KQ for a pair of kings, prompting a nod from Karimalis to indicate they were good, and Obst dragged in the pot.

Tags: Angelo KarimalisJames Obst

Lieberman Puts a Bad Beat on Johns

Level 3 : Limits 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

David Lieberman bet from the cutoff on a board of 8255 and Ian Johns raised in the small blind. Lieberman called, and the 8 fell on the river.

Johns checked to Lieberman who bet, and Johns called. Lieberman then showed A8 for a full house.

"I put a bad beat on you. You put a bad beat on me," Johns told Lieberman as he mucked, saying he had ace-five.

Tags: David LiebermanIan Johns

Obst Steals a Pot From Chan

Level 3 : Limits 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

Terrence Chan raised from the hijack and only James Obst called from the big blind.

Two checks came after the 965 flop and the 8 hit the turn. Obst bet out and Chan called.

Obst placed out another bet on the 3 river and Chan let go of his hand.

Tags: James ObstTerrence Chan

Bambrick Cracks Torry's Kings

Level 3 : Limits 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

Alex Torry raised in the hijack and Ryan Bambrick called in the big blind.

The flop came 8106 and Torry bet. Bambrick called to the 4 turn, where Torry bet again. Bambrick called once more.

Torry bet on the 2 river, but this time Bambrick raised. Torry then reraised, and Bambrick called.

Torry showed KK, but Bambrick had rivered two pair with 62 to win the pot.

Tags: Alex TorryRyan Bambrick