Event #45: $2,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better; Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Day 2 | 2026 World Series of Poker

16 hours 58 minutes ago

Bates Scoops the Lot

Jacob Wilson

Level 22

Limit Flop/Draw: 15,000-30,000, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Stud Games: 7,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 30,000 Completion, 30,000-60,000 Limits

Omaha Hi-Lo

Action was picked up on a flop of 9♥A♠J♥. Action checked to Nikolai Fal on the button, who bet out. Big blind Richard Bremer check-raised, cutoff Donovan Bates called, before Fal put in a three-bet. Both other players called to see the 10♦ turn.

Here, action checked to Fal again. His bet got two callers, before all three players checked the 5♠ river.

Fal tabled A♥A♣ for top set, but Bates showed 10♣9♦8♥7♥ for the low end of the straight to scoop.

Tags: Donovan Bates Nikolai Fal Richard Bremer

16 hours 59 minutes ago

Eliminated 32nd-39th ($6,720)

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Brett Slezak

Level 22

Limit Flop/Draw: 15,000-30,000, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Stud Games: 7,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 30,000 Completion, 30,000-60,000 Limits

17 hours 5 minutes ago

Glendinning's Comeback Halted

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Brett Slezak

Level 22

Limit Flop/Draw: 15,000-30,000, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Stud Games: 7,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 30,000 Completion, 30,000-60,000 Limits

Stud Hi-Lo

After being left with just 5,000 chips from a prior hand, Glendinning had gotten it back to 100,000.

Jonathan Glendinning: XxXx / 2♦3♦2♠10♥ / Xx All in
Donovan Bates: XxXx / 5♦5♣K♥3♠ / Xx
Nikolai Fal: XxXx / 4♣5♥A♥9♣ / Xx

Glendinning open-completed as the low card, and he was called by Bates and Fal.

Glendinning bet on fourth and both his opponents check-called. Glendinning got his final 30,000 into the middle on fifth as Bates called, Fal raised, and Bates called.

Bates would check-call bets from Fal on sixth and seventh. Fal revealed 8♥4♠2♣ in the hole for an eight low, while Bates had A♠A♦4♦ for aces-up. Glendinning flashed 8♣6♥6♣, and his two pair was no good as his comeback came to an end.

Tags: Donovan Bates Jonathan Glendinning Nikolai Fal

17 hours 6 minutes ago

Hyman Falls to Melancon

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Brett Slezak

Level 22

Limit Flop/Draw: 15,000-30,000, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Stud Games: 7,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 30,000 Completion, 30,000-60,000 Limits

Omaha Hi-Lo

Jared Hyman got his final 109,000 into the middle preflop from the cutoff, at risk against fellow short stack Joseph Melancon in the small blind.

Jared Hyman: A♣J♦6♣3♣ All in
Joseph Melancon: A♥A♦5♦4♦

The 8♥7♠3♦ flop gave Hyman bottom pair but Melancon held the better low. The A♠ turn improved Melancon to top set, and the 9♦ river gave him the nut flush, confirming the exit of Hyman who could not salvage half of the pot.

Tags: Jared Hyman Joseph Melancon

Level: 22

Limit Flop/Draw: 15,000-30,000, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Stud Games: 7,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 30,000 Completion, 30,000-60,000 Limits

17 hours 15 minutes ago

The Nikolai Show

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Jacob Wilson

Level 21

Limit Flop/Draw: 13,000-25,000, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Stud Games: 7,000 Ante, 8,000 Bring-In, 25,000 Completion, 25,000-50,000 Limits

Stud Hi-Lo

Nikolai Fal: 7♣6♣3♣9♣/4♣3♥J♠
Jonathan Glendinning: J♦Q♦7♦10♠/J♣J♥5♣

Nikolai Fal completed, Jonathan Glendinning made it two bets to go and Fal made the call.

Jonathan Glendinning had the best board from fourth through to seventh, and checked every street over to Fal. Once Fal started he didn't stop, as he bet out on fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh.

Glendinning called quickly on each street bar seventh, where he took some time, and laughed to himself. Eventually, he stuck in the call.

Fal tabled his flush, and Glendinning tabled his trips, letting the table know that it was the first time all tournament he'd been rolled up. He was left with less than a small bet behind. "The Nikolai show!" a tablemate noted, as Fal's stack continued to grow.

Tags: Jonathan Glendinning Nikolai Fal

17 hours 30 minutes ago

Buckley Makes a Wheel

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Brett Slezak

Level 21

Limit Flop/Draw: 13,000-25,000, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Stud Games: 7,000 Ante, 8,000 Bring-In, 25,000 Completion, 25,000-50,000 Limits

Stud Hi-Lo

Jared Hyman: XxXx / Q♥7♦K♥8♠ / Xx
DJ Buckley: XxXx / A♦5♣4♣3♣ / Xx

Action picked up on fifth after Buckley had bet fourth, getting called by Hyman but forcing out a third player.

Buckley would continue to lead each street, firing on fifth, sixth, and seventh. When he bet for a final time, Hyman announced, "I'm not folding my pair," and he flicked it in. However, he got the bad news as Buckley revealed A♣Q♦2♥ in the hole, making a wheel to scoop.

Tags: DJ Buckley Jared Hyman

17 hours 32 minutes ago

Galeano Can't Find Life

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Jacob Wilson

Level 21

Limit Flop/Draw: 13,000-25,000, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Stud Games: 7,000 Ante, 8,000 Bring-In, 25,000 Completion, 25,000-50,000 Limits

Omaha Hi-Lo

Daniel Walmsley opened the action with a raise from early position. Jared Hyman made it three bets on his left, before Marc Galeano moved all in for less from the cutoff. Yueqi Zhu also called on the button.

Hyman bet at every opportunity when checked to, as the players arrived to the river on 7♦9♠Q♠6♣K♣. Both Walmsley and Zhu called to the river, but Zhu folded on this street. Walmsley stuck in the call.

"Top set," announced Hyman, showing A♦K♠K♥5♥. Galeano's A♣J♦5♣3♠ was no good, and Walmsley mucked, telling the table he had AxQx3x2x. Zhu said he also had Ax2x.

Tags: Daniel Walmsley Jared Hyman Marc Galeano Yueqi Zhu

17 hours 38 minutes ago

Even Boards

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Jacob Wilson

Level 21

Limit Flop/Draw: 13,000-25,000, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Stud Games: 7,000 Ante, 8,000 Bring-In, 25,000 Completion, 25,000-50,000 Limits

Stud Hi-Lo

Jonathan Nebbout: A♥10♣8♣4♦/K♣2♥5♠
Sean Yu: XxXx/6♠ ~ folded on third street
Stanislav Ivanov: A♠10♦8♦3♦/4♥7♦5♣

Sean Yu brought in, Stanislav Ivanov raised and Jonathan Nebbout raised again. Yu folded and Ivanov called.

Despite their boards showing the same cards, Ivanov remained first to act through fifth street holding the ace of spades. He check-called bets from Nebbout on both streets before losing his right to act first on sixth.

Nebbout bet out on sixth street before calling a raise from Ivanov. He then check-called seventh, and showed ace-king high with an eight low. Ivanov's low had him pipped, but he was playing just ace-queen high as the two chopped the pot.

Tags: Jonathan Nebbout Sean Yu Stanislav Ivanov

17 hours 49 minutes ago

Jacks Enough for the Scoop Multiway

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Brett Slezak

Level 21

Limit Flop/Draw: 13,000-25,000, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Stud Games: 7,000 Ante, 8,000 Bring-In, 25,000 Completion, 25,000-50,000 Limits

Stud Hi-Lo

Donovan Bates: XxXx / 2♦4♣7♦Q♠ / Xx
Nikolai Fal: XxXx / 6♦K♠5♥4♥ / Xx
Eddie Blumenthal: XxXx / 4♦5♠K♦Q♣ / Xx

Action picked up on fourth as Nikolai Fal checked to Eddie Blumenthal who bet, and both opponents called.

The same occurred on fifth as Blumenthal bet again.

On sixth, it checked to Fal who bet, and both opponents stuck around again. Seventh street would then be checked through.

Blumenthal revealed A♣9♣3♣ in the hole for just ace-high after a missed low draw. Bates tabled A♠10♠10♦ for a pair of tens, and Fal was able to showdown J♥J♦3♥ in the hole for a lone pair of jacks, which was enough to scoop a huge one.

Tags: Donovan Bates Eddie Blumenthal Nikolai Fal