2026 World Series of Poker
Nick Schulman bet 66,000 from middle position on a board of 8♦3♥7♠Q♠ and Sean Troha called on the button, while Joshua Ray folded in the big blind.
The river was the 3♣ and Schulman bet another 40,000. Troha again called, and Schulman showed A♦K♠Q♣J♠2♦ for two pair with a low to scoop the pot.
With around 85,000 in the pot, Richard Bai checked the 2♠4♣10♥ flop from middle position to Viktor Blom in the hijack. Blom fired a bet of 60,000, which Bai called.
Blom then moved all in on the 2♥ turn. Bai's stack of 147,000 was covered, and he quickly folded to preserve his chips.
Scott Clements raised to 20,000 under the gun and Lucas Zwingmann-Gocht reraised to 72,000 in middle position. Clements called.
Zwingmann-Gocht then moved all in for 47,000 on the Q♠9♠5♦ flop, and Clements called.
Lucas Zwingmann-Gocht: A♦A♥Q♣10♣6♦
Scott Clements: A♠7♥6♥4♣2♥
The 8♦ fell on the turn, giving Clements a straight and the lead. The river was the 2♠, and Clements scooped the pot to send Zwingmann-Gocht to the rail.
"I just run really well, and I don't fold that often," Clements said.
In a four-way pot worth 225,000, Eli Karp led out with a pot-sized bet from the small blind on the 9♠10♥5♦ flop. Nick Pupillo folded under the gun before Tyler Brown called in the cutoff. Sam Soverel groaned as he also got out of the way, and the Q♠ turn was dealt.
Karp quickly shoved in his 85,000 remaining chips, being snap-called by Brown, who just about had him covered.
Eli Karp: A♥10♠10♣8♥2♣
Tyler Brown: K♠K♦J♦9♦8♠
The board did not pair on the 7♣ river, seeing Brown's turned straight hold to scoop the massive pot and send Karp to the rail.
At another table, Joao Vieira also lost his last few chips to be eliminated about ten away from the money.
Woody Deck got his last 70,000 or so in preflop from the big blind against Anirudh Seth in the hijack.
Woody Deck: A♥Q♥8♦7♥4♠
Anirudh Seth: A♣Q♦10♦7♠5♣
Both players made a seven-low on the J♣J♦4♦3♠5♦ board, with Seth's jacks and fives winning the high half of the board, halving Deck's stack.
Jake Liebeskind bet 15,000 from the hjiack on a flop of 3♣J♣K♠ and Scott Seiver called in the cutoff.
The turn was the A♠ and Liebeskind bet 50,000. Seiver again called to see the 9♥ river, and Liebeskind then announced pot to 176,000. Seiver let out a sigh as he sent his cards into the muck.
Allen Kessler was all in for 206,000 from the big blind and up against Chino Rheem on the button.
Allen Kessler: A♠J♦J♣7♠3♣
Chino Rheem: A♣A♥Q♣10♣3♥
Kessler hit a pair on the 5♣7♥6♥ flop but remained behind Rheem's aces. The turn was the 2♠, while the 7♣ fell on the river to give Kessler trips. Both players had the same low, and Kessler took three-quarters.
"How do I fold that? It's a ridiculous hand," Kessler said.
Level: 16
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000