2026 World Series of Poker

Day: 1a
1a1b
Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$4,159,500
Total Entries
176
Players Left
95
Average Chip Stack
277,895
Total Chips
26,400,000
Level Info
Level
3
Blinds
400 / 800
Ante
800
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
105
Players Left
27
Players Left 95 / 176

'Thank You For Everything You've Done', Zlotnikov Looking for a Coach

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Anatoly Zlotnikov
Anatoly Zlotnikov

Anatoly Zlotnikov raised to 7,000 on the button, and Artur Martirosian called in the big blind.

The action checked through on the J58 flop, and the A turn saw Martirosian check-call a 17,000 bet by Zlotnikov.

The 8 river completed the board, and both players returned to checking.

Martirosian announced he had a jack, but Zlotnikov tabled A9. Martirosian then mucked his hand, so Zlotnikov returned his other two cards to the dealer face down.

As the hand finished, Erik Seidel joined the table.

"Thank you for everything you've done for poker", Zlotnikov said to the Hall of Fame inductee.

"How many bracelets do you have?" he continued.

"Ten", Seidel replied, after being asked for a second time.

"I lost heads up for one, the other day", Zlotnikov shared before asking Seidel, "Can you teach me?"

Tags: Anatoly ZlotnikovArtur MartirosianErik Seidel