2026 World Series of Poker

Day: 2
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Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$688,972
Total Entries
519
Players Left
5
Average Chip Stack
2,595,000
Total Chips
12,975,000
Next Payout
Place 5
$30,177
Level Info
Level
28
Limits
0 / 0
Ante
0
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
104
Players Left
6
Players Left 5 / 519
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One Leaves Every Street

Level 19

Andreas Bremer called and Frank Brannan completed to see Paul Richardson, Williams Smith, and Bremer call.

William Smith (OR): XxXx/8x7xAx4x
Frank Brannan: XxXx/6x4xQx9x
Paul Richardson (CAN): XxXx/Ax7x3x - Folded on fifth street
Andreas Bremer: XxXx/5x5x - Folded on fourth street

Brannan bet on fourth street to see Richardson and Smith call while Bremer folded.

Smith bet on fifth street to see only Brannan call.

On sixth street, Smith bet once more and Brannan thought for a few seconds before throwing his board away.

Tags: Andreas BremerFrank BrannanPaul RichardsonWilliam SmithWilliams Smith

More for Rubinstein

Level 19

Donny Rubinstein: XxXx/5x2x7x3x
Tobias Leknes: XxXx/7x5xAx9x - folded on sixth street
Brian Rast: XxXx/6x9xQx - folded on fifth street

Donny Rubinstein completed and was raised by Brian Rast. Tobias Leknes called cold and Rubinstein called as well for an inflated three-way pot.

Rubinstein led out for a bet on fourth street and both Rast and Leknes called.

On fifth street, Rubinstein bet again, which got a fold from Rast and another call from Leknes.

Rubinstein kept his foot on the gas on sixth street and Leknes let his hand go — conceding the pot to Rubinstein.

Tags: Brian RastDonny RubinsteinTobias Leknes

47th-55th Place Finishers ($3,198)

Level 19

Pauli Takes Out Three In One Hand

Level 19

Action was picked up with cards on their backs on fourth street after Irvin Garcia Ramirez got in his last three bets on third while both Alexander Poe and Jason Atwood got them all in on fourth.

Irvin Garcia Ramirez: 4x3x/Jx10xKx6x/8x All in
Jason Atwood: 2xAx/5xAxKx10x/Qx All in
Alexander Poe: 4x7x/3x8x10x3x/8x All in
Sebastian Pauli: 6x4x/2x8x7xQx/Jx

Pauli's eight-seven was good for the pot to eliminate all three of his opponents and his table broke immediately after.

Tags: Alexander PoeIrvin Garcia RamirezJason AtwoodSebastian Pauli

Level: 19

Ante: 3,000
High Card: 3,000
Completion: 12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000

Rubinstein Rallies His Stack

Level 18

Donny Rubinstein: Qx4xAx/3xJx2x8x
Tobias Leknes: XxXx/9x2x6x4x/Xx
Elaine Rawn: XxXx/2xQx10x - folded on fifth street
Oscar Johansson: XxXx/Ax5x9x - folded on fifth street

Elaine Rawn completed with her deuce and was called by Donny Rubinstein, Oscar Johansson, and Tobias Leknes for a four-way pot.

Everyone checked on fourth street and then Leknes bet on fifth. Rawn and Johansson folded, but Rubinstein called.

Rubinstein called two more bets from Leknes on sixth and seventh and Leknes said, "Eighty-six."

Rubinstein revealed his cards upon hearing it for eight-perfect and was sent the pot.

Tags: Donny RubinsteinElaine RawnOscar JohanssonTobias Leknes

The Biggest WSOP Winners Without a Bracelet

Level 18
WSOP Bracelet
WSOP Bracelet

One question always gets asked in the build-up to the World Series of Poker (WSOP): who are the best players still chasing their first bracelet? It's something PokerNews looks at every year.

But here's another angle worth exploring. Which players have actually won the most money at the WSOP without ever getting their hands on one of poker's most coveted prizes?

Some players have racked up millions in WSOP earnings, building their totals on one monster score, while others have chipped away year after year grinding the series.

56th-77th Place Finishers ($3,046)

Level 18

Vengrin "Kills" Kihara

Level 18
Matt Vengrin
Matt Vengrin

Naoya Kihara: Kx8x5x4x3x3x/KxAll in
Matt Vengrin: Qx9x8x6x2xAx/10x

Naoya Kihara was already all in againast Matt Vengrin headed into seventh street.

"Alright, let's see if I can kill the unkillable," Vegrin said to Kihara.

Vengrin peeled first and turned over a 10x — leaving him with a nine.

Kihara was still drawing live, but seventh street paired his king, leaving him second-best to be eliminated.

Tags: Matt VengrinNaoya Kihara

Richardson Makes His Seven

Level 18

Action was picked up on fourth street in a pot between Rafael Flose and Paul Richardson.

Paul Richardson: XxXx/2x5x10x7x/Xx
Rafael Flose: XxXx/2xAxQx9x/Xx

Flose bet on fourth street and Richardson called.

Action checked through on fifth street to sixth street where Richardson bet and Flose called.

Before looking at his final card, Richardson bet on seventh and Flose thought for a bit before calling.

Richardson showed he had 7x2x in the hole and turned over his seventh street card of a 6x to make a seven-six. Flose showed 6x3xAx for an inferior nine-six and Richardson neared half a million.

Tags: Paul RichardsonRafael Flose

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