2026 World Series of Poker

Day: 1b
1a1b2
Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$7,731,000
Total Entries
329
Players Left
110
Average Chip Stack
448,636
Total Chips
49,350,000
Level Info
Level
10
Blinds
2,000 / 4,000
Ante
4,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
224
Players Left
83
Players Left 110 / 329

Negreanu Busts First Hand; Immediately Reenters

Level 7 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Daniel Negreanu
Daniel Negreanu

On the first hand back from dinner, Michael Amato raised to 6,000 from under the gun and Levon Khachatryan three-bet to 20,000 from the small blind. Daniel Negreanu, who was still getting settled and playing his first hand of the tournament, four-bet to around 60,000 from the big blind.

Amato jammed for 139,000, Khachatryan moved in over the top with the covering stack, and Negreanu called off his fresh starting stack of 150,000.

Daniel Negreanu: AAJ8 All in
Michael Amato: AAK6 All in
Levon Khachatryan: KQ109

Negreanu and Amato both held aces, and after seeing Khachatryan's hand, Negreanu said, "Nice hand sir, good game," perhaps anticipating what was to come.

Negreanu's prediction proved accurate as Khachatryan flopped a flush on the 8K2 board to take a lock on the hand.

Negreanu picked up some full house outs on the J turn, but the 7 river changed nothing, and both he and Amato were sent to the rail.

Negreanu could only laugh as he made the short walk from the table to the reentry desk. Moments later, he was back in action at a new table with a fresh starting stack.

Tags: Daniel NegreanuLevon KhachatryanMichael Amato