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Level 8
: Limits 2,500/5,000, 0 ante
Blinds: 1,500-2,500
Limits: 2,500-5,000
Limits: 2,500-5,000
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2026 World Series of Poker
Event #38: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship 7-Handed
Day: 1
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Level 8
: Limits 2,500/5,000, 0 ante
Blinds: 1,500-2,500
Limits: 2,500-5,000
Limits: 2,500-5,000
Maximilian Schindler raised in middle position and Laura Wolkoff three-bet in the small blind. Ren Lin called in the big blind, and Schindler then four-bet. Both opponents called.
"I'm gambling," Lin said as the flop came J♠8♣5♦. Schindler then bet and Wolkoff raised. Lin called, and Schindler reraised. Wolkoff folded, while Lin called.
"I got a beautiful hand," Lin said heading to the 9♠ turn. Schindler then bet, Lin raised, and Schindler called.
The river was the 10♦. "Ay ay ay, Lady Gaga. I don't like that card," Lin said, but he still led out with a bet. Schindler then raised, and Lin called.
"Lady Gaga," Schindler said, turning over Q♥J♥ for a rivered straight.
"So tilted," Lin said as he mucked 7♣6♥.
Level 8
: Limits 2,500/5,000, 0 ante
Blinds: 1,500-2,500
Limits: 2,500-5,000
Limits: 2,500-5,000
Kerry Welsh was explaining how he had cashed at least one Limit Hold'em event at each of the last six WSOPs, including two final tables, when he three-bet in the big blind. Kyle Ray four-bet under the gun, and Welsh called.
The flop came Q♥3♠3♥ and Ray bet. Welsh then raised, Ray reraised, and Welsh called.
Ray bet again on the 2♣ turn, and Welsh called, leaving himself just one 500 chip behind. He then put it in on the J♠ river, and Ray called.
Welsh turned over A♦Q♦, but Ray had A♥A♠ to win the pot and send Welsh to the rail.
"Well, that's my day," Welsh said as he made his exit.
Level 8
: Limits 2,500/5,000, 0 ante
Blinds: 1,500-2,500
Limits: 2,500-5,000
Limits: 2,500-5,000
Bryce Yockey raised the button and Nick Pupillo called from the big blind.
Pupillo check-called Yockey's bet on the 5♣4♣10♠ flop.
Pupillo led out once he saw the 3♥ turn, and Yockey jammed for 6,000. Pupillo called for the extra 1,000.
Bryce Yockey: A♥K♥ 
Nick Pupillo: K♠6♠
Yockey was ahead with ace-high against the straight draw of Pupillo.
The Q♠ river completed the board and was a brick, allowing Yockey to double through Pupillo.
Level 8
: Limits 2,500/5,000, 0 ante
Blinds: 1,500-2,500
Limits: 2,500-5,000
Limits: 2,500-5,000
John Hennigan bet from middle position on a flop of 3♠8♥7♦ and Jesse Lonis raised in the big blind. Hennigan called, and the turn came the 7♠.
Lonis continued with a bet, and Hennigan called. Lonis bet again on the 9♣ river, and Hennigan called him down.
Lonis showed J♠8♦, but Hennigan had Q♠Q♦ to win the pot.
As if this table, which also includes Joe McKeehen and Josh Arieh, couldn't get any tougher, Brian Rast just took his seat in between Lonis and Hennigan.
Level 8
: Limits 2,500/5,000, 0 ante
Blinds: 1,500-2,500
Limits: 2,500-5,000
Limits: 2,500-5,000
From under the gun, Josh Arieh raised before John Hennigan three-bet from the small blind. Arieh called.
Hennigan bet the 9♥Q♠K♣ flop and Arieh called.
Both players checked through the A♠ turn to see the J♠ complete the board. Hennigan checked, and Arieh bet. Hennigan check-raised, which got Arieh to fold.
Level 8
: Limits 2,500/5,000, 0 ante
Blinds: 1,500-2,500
Limits: 2,500-5,000
Limits: 2,500-5,000
Level 8
: Limits 2,500/5,000, 0 ante
Blinds: 1,500-2,500
Limits: 2,500-5,000
Limits: 2,500-5,000
Jonathan Twomley, David Ha, and Chino Rheem went to the turn on a board of Q♠7♥8♦4♦ when Rheem bet from the cutoff. David Ha then raised in the small blind, and Jonathan Twomley reraised in the big blind. Both opponents called.
The river was the Q♣ and Twomley bet. "This is so painful," Rheem said as he tanked for a minute before folding. Ha, though, tossed in a chip to call, only for Twomley to show Q♦Q♥ for quads.
"I was live. I almost got there against top set," Rheem said as he searched through the muck for his cards, but to no avail.
"I was worried on the turn," Twomley replied.
Level 8
: Limits 2,500/5,000, 0 ante
Blinds: 1,500-2,500
Limits: 2,500-5,000
Limits: 2,500-5,000
Dong Chen raised from the hijack with David Tobin calling from the small blind and James Obst calling from the big blind.
When it checked to Chen on the 4♣2♦10♣ flop, he bet, and both of his opponents called.
Three checks came after the K♠ turn for the J♥ to complete the board. Tobin and Obst checked and then folded versus the bet frm Chen
Level 8
: Limits 2,500/5,000, 0 ante
Blinds: 1,500-2,500
Limits: 2,500-5,000
Limits: 2,500-5,000
Batmunkh Unubukh raised under the gun and Nick Pupillo three-bet in the hijack. Bryce Yockey then four-bet in the big blind and Unubukh called, while Pupillo five-bet. Both opponents called.
The flop came A♣7♣5♦ and Pupillo bet. Yockey then raised, and Unubukh and Pupillo both called.
Yockey bet again on the 2♥ turn, and only Unubukh called this time. Yockey bet on the 6♣ river, but this time Unubukh raised.
"Flush," Unubukh said as Yockey went into the tank.
"Do I have a flush?" Yockey asked.
"No, I have," Unubukh replied. Yockey ended up calling, and while Unubukh didn't have a flush, he did turn over 5♣5♥ for a set to win the massive pot.
