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2026 World Series of Poker
Martin Kabrhel opened from early position. Kristen Foxen in the big blind three-bet all-in and Kabrhel called.
Kristen Foxen: A♦Q♦
Martin Kabrhel: A♠J♠
Foxen flopped top pair on 8♥10♥Q♣ and held through the runout to secure a double up.
The final numbers have been confirmed, as 56 total entries created a prize pool of $13,720,000.
The top nine spots will earn at least $518,518, while the champion will take home $4,334,411 and the WSOP bracelet.
$250,000 Super High Roller Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $4,334,411 |
| 2 | $2,776,634 |
| 3 | $1,862,941 |
| 4 | $1,312,037 |
| 5 | $972,375 |
| 6 | $760,417 |
| 7 | $629,397 |
| 8 | $553,270 |
| 9 | $518,518 |
Action was heads up to the K♦2♣3♥8♠10♦ river, and Phil Ivey slid out a bet of 200,000.
Christoph Vogelsang took his 30-second clock before opting to let his hand go, and Ivey added to his fresh stack after joining the field on break.
Level 11 is underway, and registration has closed.
Final numbers for the field and prize pool will be posted when available.
Level: 11
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
The world of poker strategy has become increasingly solver-driven over the last decade, with players obsessing over balanced ranges, GTO outputs, and technical perfection.
But according to Nacho Cuesta, creator of Master Poker Tells, there’s still a huge part of the game many players are completely overlooking: human behavior.
Cuesta has spent the last five years building what he describes as a structured system for reading live poker tells, breaking down unconscious behaviors into categories including eye movement, betting patterns, verbal cues, and body language. In the process, he says he identified something missing from almost all traditional tells content - structure.
The players are going on a 15-minute break. At the end of this break, registration will close.
After recently joining the table, Peter Wang led out for 225,000 from the big blind on the 10♦J♣A♦8♦ turn, and Brandon Wilson called on the button.
Wang led out again on the Q♠ river, this time for 375,000. Wilson took some time before letting his hand go, and Wang collected the pot.
Attempting to make a living playing poker professionally isn't easy when your dad is one of the greatest in the history of the game.
But that's exactly what Nicholas Hellmuth is doing, as he competes in the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP). The youngest son of 17-time bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth entered Day 1b of Event #34: $500 COLOSSUS on Thursday.
PokerNews caught up with the 23-year-old son of a legend to find out if he plans to follow in his father's footsteps, and just how much the "Poker Brat's" persona has rubbed off on him.
It's no surprise that Phil Hellmuth's kids — Phillip Hellmuth III and Nicholas — play poker. Their father has been competing for WSOP bracelets and appearing on televised poker shows for nearly 40 years. But Nicholas was never pushed into the industry by either parent.