Jiyang Gan: 9xAx/7xKx8x5x/4x
Alan Leach: 5xAx/3xJxKx10x/4x
Jiyang Gan was already all in for his short stack on third street against Alan Leach.
Leach held the lead with three cards to a wheel, but Gan ended up drawing to an eight while Leach was left with a ten, awarding the double up to Gan.
Justin Hott: Jx6x/AxJx2x5x/Qx
John Monnette: 2xAx/9xQx3xKx/6x
Justin Hott completed with his ace and was called by John Monnette.
Both players checked on fourth street and then Monette raised a bet from Hott on fifth, which Hott called.
Hott moved all in on sixth street and Monnette called to put him at risk.
Monnette drew to a nine on seventh and Hott was drawing live, however, he peeled a Qx — leaving him second-best with a jack to be eliminated.
Just as the clock was paused for hand for hand, two eliminations occurred in the field.
At one table, Troy Evans was all in for the ante and both Yong Wang and David Bach matched the bring in.
Troy Evans: 10x7x/10x3xQxAx/Jx
Yong Wang: 3x3x/4x6x8x5x/Jx
David Bach: XxXx/2x9xQx - Folded on fifth street
Action checked through on fourth street and Bach folded when Wang bet on fifth street.
Wang had locked it up on sixth street and Evans was eliminated from the tournament.
One table over, Mike Krescanko Jr found himself all in against Rajendra Ajmani and Stephen Hubbard.
Mike Krescanko Jr: Qx7x4x/3x9xKx7x
Stephen Hubbard: 9x3xAx/8x6x2x2x
Rajendra Ajmani: 5x4x2x/2x8x6xQx
Krescanko Jr was all in before action was complete on the hand and Ajmani bet on sixth street to see Hubbard call.
"Check," said Ajmani on seventh street and Hubbard bet to see Ajmani call. Hubbard tabled an eight-six perfect to beat Ajmani's eight-six-five and he raked in the side pot while Krescanko became the second bubble boy of the tournament.
Jay Kerbel: 10x6x/8x4x2x4x/9♠
Adam Owen: Qx6x/3x4x2xJx/Kx
Jeanne David: XxXx/3xQx10x - folded on fifth street
Jay Kerbel was already all in on third street against Jeanne David and Adam Owen.
David called a bet from Owen on fourth street, but folded facing another barrel from Owen on fifth.
Owen held four cards to a six, but his board left him with a jack. Kerbel, however, ended with a nine to more than triple up.
Gus Hansen, for the first time since 2011, is at a World Series of Poker (WSOP) final table, where he's attempting to end a lengthy bracelet drought.
The popular poker boom era high roller reached the final six players in Event #38: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship. At last check, he was among the shortest stacks. But if he were to go on and spin it up, he'd win his second bracelet and first since 2010.
In a special 974th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which is sponsored by FanDuel Poker, Mike Holtz and Ben Ludlow come to you from the floor of the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) and are joined by a special guest in 2006 WSOP Player of the Year Jeff Madsen.
With co-host Chad Holloway away for the week, the three discuss Holtz winning his second bracelet in Event #31: $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold’em. The two-time WSOP.com POY topped a field of 2,103 entries and defeated heads-up opponent Mei Seow to win a career-best $238,097 and his first live bracelet.
Holtz, who had a rowdy rail that included Ludlow and Madsen, also delivered one of the most epic bracelet win celebrations in recent memory.
Action was picked up with Joseph Tankersley all in and at risk for his last 4,000 in chips after being the bring in up against Yong Wang.
Joseph Tankersley: 7x2x/KxQxJxAx/7x
Yong Wang: 4x2x/8x10x10x9x/4x
Tankersley was drawing dead on sixth street after Wang made his ten-nine making the seventh street card a mere formality as the field drew one closer to the money.
Alexander Poe: Qx3x2x/6x5x7x10x
Sebastian Pauli: 4x2xAx/4x3x8xAx
Alexander Poe completed and called a raise from Sebastian Pauli.
Poe proceeded to call bets from Pauli on fourth through sixth street and then both players checked down on sevneth.
"I have a seven," Poe said as he revealed his cards for the goods.
Pauli showed he held an eight and mucked — awarding the pot to Poe as the money bubble draws near.
Level: 17
Ante: 2,000
High Card: 2,000
Completion: 8,000
Limits: 8,000-16,000
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