2026 World Series of Poker

Day: 3
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Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$4,240,800
Total Entries
456
Players Left
4
Average Chip Stack
6,840,000
Total Chips
27,360,000
Next Payout
Place 4
$276,471
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
30
Players Left
4
Players Left 4 / 456

Matusow Quarters Pan; Cruz Goes Under Four-Way

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Alexis Cruz Martinez
Alexis Cruz Martinez

Qinghai Pan got his last few chips in from the big blind on the 4A106 turn against Mike Matusow in the big blind.

Qinghai Pan: 98652 All in
Mike Matusow: QJ1052

Both players had the same low, and Matusow's high remained best on the J river to take three-quarters.

The next hand, Daniel Aharoni raised in early position. Alexis Cruz Martinez called in the hijack, Pan called all in for 50,000 in the small blind, and Aaron Kupin came along from the big blind.

Aharoni bet the 829 flop, the short-stacked Cruz called off his final blinds, and Kupin check-folded to force a showdown.

Qinghai Pan: Q7664 All in
Alexis Cruz Martinez: AK842 All in
Daniel Aharoni: A6643

Aharoni had the nut low and a flush, eliminating Cruz on the 97 runout. Pan had a higher flush to take half, doubling him up in the four-way pot.

Tags: Aaron KupinAlexis Cruz MartinezDaniel AharoniMike MatusowQinghai Pan