2026 World Series of Poker

Day: 1
12
Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$250,000
Prize Pool
$13,720,000
Total Entries
56
Players Left
32
Average Chip Stack
2,625,000
Total Chips
84,000,000
Level Info
Level
12
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
60,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
41
Players Left
31
Players Left 32 / 56
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Wilson and Arends Split with Ace-King

Level 6 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Brandon Wilson opened to 27,000 from early position. Jans Arends to his left three-bet to 100,000, then Wilson four-bet 375,000. Arends moved all-in for 1,425,000 and Wilson snap-called.

Jans Arends: AK All in
Brandon Wilson: AK

The board ran out Q107Q2 so they split the pot.

Tags: Brandon WilsonJans Arends

Level: 6

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

Binder Runs Into Straver's Flush

Level 5 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Bernhard Binder
Bernhard Binder

Emilien Pitavy on the button opened to 25,000. Bernhard Binder in the small blind three-bet to 120,000, Johannes Straver in the big blind called while Pitavy folded.

Both Binder and Straver checked the 3QJ flop leading to the 9 turn where Binder bet 225,000. Straver made the call.

Binder bet 115,000 on the 10 river but Straver raised to 1,050,000. With a little bit less than 700,000 behind, Binder went deep into the tank and eventually called with QJ for two pair. Unfortunately for him, Straver had a flush with KJ so Binder was eliminated.

Tags: Bernhard BinderEmilien PitavyJohannes Straver

Foxen Rivers a Straight

Level 5 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Daniel Negreanu limped from the cutoff. Stephen Chidwick in the small blind called but Alex Foxen in the big blind squeezed to 72,000. Negreanu three-bet to 205,000 and made Chidwick fold K8, but Foxen called.

Negreanu bet 150,000 on a flop of 42Q and fired a second barrel to 225,000 on the 10 turn. Foxen check-called both times.

Foxen led out for 572,000 on the K river. Negreanu snap-folded 88. Foxen had a straight with AJ.

Tags: Alex FoxenDaniel NegreanuStephen Chidwick

Koon Makes Heath Fold Trips

Level 5 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Benjamin Heath
Benjamin Heath

Ben Heath in early position raised to 25,000, then Jason Koon in the cutoff three-bet to 80,000. The button and the blinds folded but Heath called.

The dealer fanned a flop of 51010 and Koon continued for 76,000. Heath check-called.

Koon fired a second barrel to 160,000 on the 8 turn. Heath check-called again and the A landed on the river.

Heath with Q10 checked one more time and Koon decided to apply maximum pressure by moving almost all-in for 1,463,000. Heath went deep into the tank and ultimately folded his flopped trips. Koon only had 54 for two pair.

Tags: Ben HeathJason Koon

Ponakovs Gets There on the River

Level 5 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Aleksejs Ponakovs
Aleksejs Ponakovs

Alex Foxen raised to 27,000 in early position with AK and Aleksejs Ponakovs three-bet to 100,000 in the hijack holding A2. Foxen made the call.

The flop came 53J and Foxen check-called a bet of 86,000, bringing the K turn.

Foxen checked again and Ponakovs bet 195,000, which Foxen called.

On the 4 river, Foxen checked once more and Ponakovs bet 650,000. Foxen quickly called and saw the bad news that Ponakovs had hit a wheel on the river.

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsAlex Foxen

Wilson Takes from Vogelsang

Level 5 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Brandon Wilson
Brandon Wilson

Action picked up on the flop of QAK in a hand between Christoph Vogelsang in the cutoff and Brandon Wilson on the button.

With 220,000 in the middle, Vogelsang checked with Q10 and Wilson bet 52,000 with A9. Vogelsang called and the turn brought the 5.

Vogelsang check-called again, this time for 360,000, and the river fell the 8. Vogelsang checked for a third time and Wilson quickly checked back with his pair of aces to win the pot.

Tags: Brandon WilsonChristoph Vogelsang

Koon Sniffs Out the Bluff

Level 5 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Jason Koon
Jason Koon

Jason Koon raised to 29,000 in early position with AK and Eelis Parssinen defended in the big blind with J9.

The flop came 263 and both players checked to the 8 turn, where Parssinen led out with a bet of 32,000. Koon called and the river fell the 4.

Parssinen fired out a bet of 140,000 and Koon thought for a moment before making the call with ace-high to scoop the pot.

Tags: Eelis ParssinenJason Koon

Petrangelo Fires the Turn

Level 5 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Nick Petrangelo raised to 27,000 from under the gun and Bernhard Binder three-bet to 130,000 in the small blind.

The flop came A5J, Binder continued with a bet of 75,000, and Petrangelo called.

On the 9 turn, Binder slowed down with a check, and Petrangelo fired out a bet of 215,000, forcing Binder to give up his hand.

Tags: Bernhard BinderNick Petrangelo

Foxen Picks Off Chidwick's Bluff

Level 5 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Alex Foxen
Alex Foxen

Stephen Chidwick raised to 28,000 in the hijack with A10 and Alex Foxen three-bet to 100,000 in the cutoff with A5. Chidwick called.

The flop came Q5K and Chidwick check-called a bet of 57,000 from Foxen, bringing the Q turn.

Both players checked to the 7 river, where Chidwick slid out an overbet of 525,000. Foxen made the call and the pot was pushed his way.

Tags: Alex FoxenStephen Chidwick

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