2026 World Series of Poker

Day: 2
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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 2
Entries
226
Players Left
30
Players Left 4 / 456
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Goodman Cracks Liebeskind's Aces

Level 12 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Griffin Goodman limped in from the cutoff and Jake Liebeskind then raised to 12,000 in the big blind. Goodman called, and they saw a flop of J106.

Liebeskind then led out for 7,000, and Goodman called. The turn was the 7 and Liebeskind checked to Goodman, who bet 12,000. Liebeskind called.

Both players checked the 6 river, and Goodman showed AJ972 for a flopped flush. Liebeskind flashed AA as he mucked.

Tags: Griffin GoodmanJake Liebeskind

Brown Receives Majority of All-In Pot

Level 12 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Small blind Tyler Brown shoved his last 35,500 into the middle on a completed 4563A board for around a pot-sized bet. William Kerkaert called in the big blind, while Matt Glantz folded under the gun after some debate.

Brown showed AK742 for the wheel and a seven-high straight, while Kerkaert had the same low but a worse straight with Q10532.

Tags: Matt GlantzTyler BrownWilliam Kerkaert

Valeo Hits an Ace to Bust Battistone

Level 12 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Brian Battistone limped in from the hijack before Matthew Valeo raised to 12,000 in the cutoff. Battistone called, and they saw a flop of A64.

Battistone then moved all in for his last 20,000, and Valeo called.

Brian Battistone: KK1092 All in
Matthew Valeo: A10542

Valeo had flopped two pair to take the lead over Battistone's kings, and the rest of the board ran out Q8 to earn him the pot and send Battistone to the rail.

Tags: Brian BattistoneMatthew Valeo

McVicker Gets Shove Through

Level 12 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

In a pot worth 34,500, Yehuda Buchalter checked from the cutoff to Jesse McVicker on the button, who shoved all in for 34,000 on the J82 flop.

Buchalter spent about a minute in thought before he gave up and mucked, surrendering the pot to McVicker without further contest.

Tags: Jesse McVickerYehuda Buchalter

Hui Earns Three-Quarters Again

Level 12 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Gus Hansen and Phillip Hui each put 25,000 in the pot on a flop of J710 before Hui moved all in for 48,000 from middle position on the 2 turn. Hansen called in the hijack.

Hui showed AKK105 for the nut flush, while Hansen had a smaller flush with A9853. The 3 river gave both players the same low, and Hui took three-quarters.

Tags: Gus HansenPhil Hui

Troha Takes Three-Quarters

Level 12 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Sean Troha on the button and Stephen Deutsch in middle position had gotten all their chips in the middle at some point in the hand, and had reached the 2K844 river.

Troha was at risk for roughly 150,000 and had tabled AAKQ3 for the nut low with an overpair. Deutsch had the same low with AK753, but an inferior high meant hi only received a quarter of the pot back.

Tags: Sean TrohaStephen Deutsch

Seiver Fills Up in Three-Way All In

Level 12 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Griffin Goodman bet 11,000 from middle position on a flop of 9J10 and was called by Scott Seiver in the hijack.

James Schafer then raised to 65,000 in the big blind, and both opponents called.

Schafer moved all in for 49,500 on the 8 turn, and Goodman called. Seiver then reshoved for 55,000, and Goodman again put him at risk.

Seiver showed KQ1098, Goodman had A10662, and Schafer KQJ54.

The 8 river improved Seiver to a full house, and he scooped the pot to double up off Goodman and send Schafer to the rail.

Tags: Griffin GoodmanJames SchaferScott Seiver

River Leads Lambe Astray

Level 12 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Taylor Atchison limped under the gun and called when Dylan Lambe made it 13,000 in the hijack.

The duo checked through the 2QQ flop, prompting Atchison to bet 10,000 on the 3 turn.

Lambe called to the Q river, where Atchison put his opponent at risk for 35,000. Lambe sighed, but quickly called for his tournament life.

Atchison showed AQ654 for quad queens, and Lambe briefly flashed AxAx before his cards were swept into the muck.

Tags: Dylan LambeTaylor Atchison

An Orbit of Counts

Level 12 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Rheem Sends Out Katz

Level 12 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Cary Katz bet 21,000 from the big blind on a flop of KA4, Chino Rheem moved all in from under the gun, and Katz called for his last 40,000.

Cary Katz: 1010632 All in
Chino Rheem: AQ932

The board ran out JJ, and Rheem's two pair earned him the pot to send Katz to the rail.

"Good luck in the Super Turbo," he said to Katz on Katz's way to the exit.

Tags: Cary KatzChino Rheem