Jonathan Twomley raised in the cutoff and Kerry Welsh called from the big blind.
Welsh started out with a check when the dealer spread the J♣6♠8♠ flop, and Twomley bet. Welsh check-raised and Twomley called.
Welsh slowed down by checking the K♣ turn, which caused Twomley to bet. Welsh just called.
A board-pairing J♥ on the river saw Welsh lead out, and Twomley snap-fold.
In a battle between the blinds, Kerry Welsh led out with a bet on the 3♦9♠7♣ flop and Louis Hillman raised. Welsh then reraised, and Hillman called.
Both players checked the 10♥ turn. Welsh then bet on the 2♠ river, and Hillman called.
Welsh showed A♣7♦ for a pair of sevens, and Hillman turned over J♥9♦ for a pair of nines to win the pot.
Moshe Gavrieli raised from the cutoff and Patrick Stacey defended the big blind.
Stacey checked on the 5♠10♥K♣ flop and Gavrieli bet. Stacey check-raised, which Gavrieli called.
Stacey bet when he saw the 7♣ turn, prompting Gavrieli to fold.
David Mangnuson raised in the small blind and Xavier Kyablue three-bet in the big blind. Mangnuson then four-bet, and Kyablue called.
The flop came 4♦7♠3♣ and Mangnuson bet. Kyablue called to the 9♠ turn, where Mangnuson bet again. Kyablue called once more.
Mangnuson bet on the 10♣ river, and Kyablue again called. Mangnuson turned over A♠6♠, while Kyablue had 6♣6♥ to win the pot.
"I was hoping for a spade," Mangnuson said after the hand.
Action is underway with 13 players currently registered.
Level: 1
Blinds: 300/600
Limits: 600/1,200
Welcome back to PokerNews for continued coverage of the 2026 World Series of Poker at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
Action continues today with Event #38: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship (7-Handed), an event with a storied history whose previous winners include future Poker Hall of Famers like Scott Seiver and Josh Arieh.
Past winners also include Finnish poker legend and pro paintballer Juha Helppi and 2022 winner Jonathan Cohen, who posed with his sweet dog Riley for some of the best winner's photos of the year (it helped that he won the event with king-nine after having a canine on his lap the whole time).
Action will kick off today at 2 p.m. local time with players beginning with 60,000 starting stacks. Day 1 will consist of 10 levels, with 15-minute breaks every 2 hours of play. Blinds will begin at 300/600 with betting limits of 600/1,200.
Levels 1-6 will last 40 minutes in duration and will increase to 60 minutes from Levels 7-20. Starting with Level 21, level length will increase to 90 minutes.
The three-day event will play to a winner on Day 3 on June 13 at a to-be-determined time.
Last year's event drew 118 runners for a prize pool of $1,097,400 as Ian Johns slayed online poker legend Viktor "Isildur1" Blom to win his fourth bracelet and $282,455.
| Year | Entries | Winner | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 118 | Ian Johns | United States | $282,455 |
| 2024 | 133 | John Racener | United States | $308,930 |
| 2023 | 134 | Josh Arieh | United States | $316,226 |
| 2022 | 92 | Jonathan Cohen | United States | $245,678 |
| 2021 | 92 | John Monnette | United States | $245,680 |
| 2019 | 118 | Juha Helppi | Finland | $306,622 |
| 2018 | 114 | Scott Seiver | United States | $296,222 |
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Event #38: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship 7-Handed
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