2026 World Series of Poker
Level: 27
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
The Seniors are heading on a one-hour dinner break, and thirteen players will return to blinds of 50,000/100,000/100,000. Play will resume at approximately 7:35 p.m. local time.
Manish Madan limped under the gun and Luke Graham three-bet to 300,000. When action went back to him, Madan called to see the flop.
The flop dropped 4♣3♦2♥. Madan check-called Graham's 525,000 bet taking them to the turn.
The dealer peeled a 10♠ turn. Madan checked again. Graham asked how much Madan had behind then shoved all-in for almost 2,000,000. Madan called putting himself at risk
Manish Madan: 6♠5♠
Luke Graham: 9♠9♥
Madan had a straight on the flop. The Q♠ river was a formality. Madan was back in the game with a double up.
TJ Shulman moved all in from the cutoff for 550,000, and Marc Rivera called from the big blind.
TJ Shulman: K♠10♥
Marc Rivera: A♦9♣
The dealer dropped 2♣J♦6♦A♥5♠, and Rivera's pair of aces would knock out Shulman.
Quoc Le raised to 200,000 from the button, and Clifford Pappas three-bet all in from the big blind for 695,000. Le called.
Clifford Pappas: A♠9♣
Quoc Le: K♠J♣
The board went Q♦5♦3♦10♣J♥, and Le hit his pair of jacks on the river for the win.
Manish Madan opened to 180,000 in late position and Jeffrey Copeland in the small blind went all in for around 450,000. Ghassan Hoss in the big blind followed suit and jammed 1,885,000. Madan, covering both, called taking them to a three-way showdown.
Jeffrey Copeland: K♦10♦
Ghassan Hoss: A♠10♠
Manish Madan: A♥A♦
Madan had the potential to eliminate two players with his pocket aces when the flop dropped 7♠4♠Q♣. Copeland was hoping for his straight draw to complete while Hoss was praying for a spade to drop on the board.
The turn 3♠ fell completing Hoss' flush and cracking Madan's aces. Copeland got on his feet ready to leave when the 5♣ river fell.
Copeland bid farewell as the dealer pushed the massive pot towards Hoss' direction.
Luke Graham raised from the cutoff to 160,000, and TJ Shulman three-bet all in from the big blind for 865,000. Graham called.
TJ Shulman: A♦J♣
Luke Graham: Q♣Q♠
The board was 8♣A♣6♥3♥3♣, and Shulman won with the higher two pair.
Action was picked up on the turn with a board of K♠8♠6♣Q♠. Garrett Crites placed a bet of 325,000 into a pot of about 650,000 from the button, and Qing Lu moved all in from the big blind for 1,300,0000 effective. Crites called.
Garrett Crites: A♠K♣
Qing Lu: Q♥6♠
Lu picked up two pair heading to the river, which was the J♥, and her two pair held for the knockout.
Level: 26
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000