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2026 World Series of Poker
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Action went heads-up to a flop of K♠6♠8♠ in a hand between Emilien Pitavy in the hijack with 10♣9♣ and Stephen Chidwick in the big blind holding K♣7♠.
With 140,000 in the middle, Chidwick check-called a bet of 35,000 with top pair and a flush draw, and the turn landed the A♠.
Both players checked to the 3♥ river, where Chidwick check-called a bet of 135,000 to take down the pot.
Mikita Badziakouski got it all in preflop for 690,000 against the under-the-gun Martin Kabrhel, who covered.
Mikita Badziakouski: Q♠Q♥
Martin Kabrhel: 10♣10♥
The board ran out 6♥K♥8♥J♣J♥ with both players hitting a flush on the river.
"Oh, he has the flush as well, what are the odds?", asked Kabrhel as the pot was pushed to Badziakouski.
Martin Kabrhel raised to 75,000 from the cutoff. Mikita Badziakouski on the button jammed for 455,000, and Eelis Parssinen in the big blind moved all-in as well for 130,000. Kabrhel quickly folded.
Eelis Parssinen: A♦4♦
Mikita Badziakouski: A♣Q♦
Badziakouski kept the lead all the way through a board of J♣3♦7♣6♠2♥ so Parssinen was eliminated.
While Martin Kabrhel was joining the field, Christoph Vogelsang raised to 60,000 from the button. Brandon Wilson in the small blind three-bet to 245,000. Michael Moncek in the big blind called and Vogelsang folded.
Brandon Wilson continued for 225,000 on the 3♦J♠8♦ flop. Moncek called, then after Wilson checked the J♦ turn, Moncek bet 385,000.
Wilson called and checked the 5♠ river. Moncek decided to go all in for 1,200,000. Wilson went deep into the tank. He eventually made the call with A♣A♦ and caught Moncek bluffing with K♦Q♣.
Samuel Mullur raised to 55,000 on the button holding 9♥9♣ and Daniel Negreanu three-bet to 245,000 in the small blind with A♣K♦. Mullur called and the flop came 7♠8♣K♥.
Negreanu bet 150,000 and Mullur called, bringing the 2♠ turn, where Negreanu bet again, this time for 450,000. Mullur elected to fold and the pot was pushed to Negreanu.
Level: 8
Blinds: 15,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Leon Sturm in the small blind jammed for 290,000 and he was called by Vinny Lingham in the big blind.
Leon Sturm: 5♠5♣
Vinny Lingham: K♦J♦
Sturm kept the lead all the way through a board of 8♥A♠A♥6♦9♦ and doubled up.
Alexandros Theologis limped in the small blind with Q♠10♥ and Ignacio Moron checked in the big blind with 10♦9♦.
The flop came J♥7♠K♥, Theologis bet 25,000, and Moron called, bringing the 2♠ turn.
Theologis slowed down with a check and Moron fired out a bet of 150,000. Theologis called and the river fell the 9♥, giving him the straight.
Theologis check-called a bet of 460,000, which represented the rest of his stack, and the pot was pushed his way.
Mikita Badziakouski open-jammed from under the gun for 140,000 and was called by Aleksejs Ponakovs in the hijack with the covering stack.
Mikita Badziakouski: A♠3♠
Aleksejs Ponakovs: K♠K♣
Ponakovs remained in the lead on the Q♣8♥7♣ flop, but Badziakouski spiked an ace on the A♥ turn to pull ahead. The river landed the Q♦, earning Badziakouski the double up.
Action went heads-up to a flop of J♦2♣7♣ in a hand between Stephen Chidwick on the button and Dejan Kaladjurdjevic in the big blind.
Kaladjurdjevic flopped two pair with J♥2♥ and checked, and Chidwick bet 25,000 with the nut flush draw holding A♣4♣. Kaladjurdjevic called and the turn landed the 7♥.
The river landed the J♣, giving Kaladjurdjevic the full house, and Chidwick the nut flush. Kaladjurdjevic bet 300,000 and Chidwick made the call.