2026 World Series of Poker

Event #47: $25,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha
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Day: 1a
1a1b
Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$2,702,500
Total Entries
114
Players Left
36
Average Chip Stack
475,000
Total Chips
17,100,000
Level Info
Level
2
Blinds
300 / 600
Ante
600
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
105
Players Left
27
Players Left 36 / 114
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Level 6 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

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Jump In, Bust Outs and Rebuys

Laura Fryer
Laura Fryer
Level 6 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Sean Rafael and Artur Martirosian are among those who recently hit the rail but opted to rejoin the tournament just before the dinner break.

Tags: Artur MartirosianSean Rafael

Notable Chip Counts

Stewart Morrison
Stewart Morrison
Level 6 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Frank KO's Barakat & Simao

Laura Fryer
Laura Fryer
Level 6 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Christopher Frank
Christopher Frank

Christopher Frank opened to 5,500 from middle position and Dash Dudley called from the hijack. Youness Barakat also called from the cutoff and Joao Simao three-bet to 18,500. Frank four-bet to 67,500 and Dudley mucked. Barakat moved all in for his remaining 31,800 and Simao called the 67,500 bet by Frank.

After the players were taken to the Q♣J♦2♣ flop, Simao moved all in for his remaining ~70,000 and Frank snap called and covered him.

Youness Barakat: A♦10♣9♥6♦All in
Joao Simao: K♣K♦5♠9♣All in
Christopher Frank: A♠A♣10♥5♦

Frank was sitting with aces, which had Simao's kings dominated. Barakat was looking at an open-ended straight draw but Simao also had some hope of scooping the pot if another club was dealt.

Everyone missed on the 9♠ turn and 7♥ river and Frank knocked out two in one swift pot.

Tags: Christopher FrankDash DudleyJoao SimaoYouness Barakat

Foxen Applies Pressure

Stewart Morrison
Stewart Morrison
Level 6 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Billy Tarango raised to 3,000 under the gun, and Alex Foxen three-bet to 10,500 on the button. The action returned to Tarango, who called.

Tarango led out for 4,000 on the J♣7♥8♥ flop, Foxen raised to 21,000, and Tarango called.

The 5♦ turn saw Tarango check-call a bet of 52,000, and the K♠ completed the board.

Tarango checked for a third time, and this time faced a substantial bet of 155,000. After taking some time, using one time extension, he opted to fold.

Tags: Alex FoxenBilly Tarango

Dudley Removes Martirosian

Stewart Morrison
Stewart Morrison
Level 6 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

With a board dealt to a 5♣6♥8♣3♥ turn, Artur Martirosian worked his stack of roughly 90,000 into the pot from middle position, and was at risk versus Dash Dudley in the big blind.

Artur Martirosian: Q♥10♠8♠8♥ All in
Dash Dudley: K♥9♥9♣7♦

Martirosian had flopped a set, but was behind to the flopped straight of Dudley. The 7♠ river did not pair the board, sending Martirosian to the rail.

Tags: Artur MartirosianDash Dudley

Small Pots Passed

Laura Fryer
Laura Fryer
Level 6 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

The action has slowed somewhat, with a number of small pots being passed and not much action getting to showdown.

In a recent hand, Jose Scarano opened to 5,500 from the cutoff, and Ka Kwan Lau called on the button. Brian Breck also defended his small blind, taking the players three-ways to the flop.

On the 2♣10♣7♦ flop, action checked to Lau, who bet 10,000 and only Breck called. On the 8♦ turn, Breck checked, Lau bet 32,000, and Breck gave up his hand.

On another table, Jeremy Druckman opened to 4,5000 from the hijack, and Ze Yu Li called from the cutoff.

The pair saw a 4♣2♦A♥ flop and both checked to the 4♦ turn. Druckman bet out 6,000, which was enough to get Li off the pot, and he scooped it up.

Tags: Brian BreckJeremy DruckmanJose ScaranoKa Kwan LauZe Yu Li

Double-Barrel Takes It

Stewart Morrison
Stewart Morrison
Level 6 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Ian Matakis limped in from the small blind and called when Gergo Nagy raised to 5,500 in the blind.

After Matakis checked on the 10♥10♦J♦ flop, Nagy continued from 3,500, and Matakis called.

The 6♦ turn saw Matakis check again, this time folding when Nagy barrelled for 15,000.

Tags: Gergo NagyIan Matakis

Weis Pressures the Table

Laura Fryer
Laura Fryer
Level 6 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Mack Lee opened to 4,000 from under the gun, and Ricardo Alvarado called from early position. Anatoly Zlotnikov also called on the button, and Oliver Weis three-bet to 22,000. All players topped up to call, and Zlotnikov remarked: "If there's no ace on the flop, you can muck your hand, bro."

The four players saw the 4♠Q♣K♦ flop, and Weis bet out pot for 86,000. He saw a sea of folds and picked up the pot.

Weis said, "There was no ace on the flop."

Alvarado responded, "I needed a jack," and flashed his hand, which had J♣J♠3x9x in it.

Weis confirmed, "Jack no good," as he slid his cards into the muck.

Tags: Anatoly ZlotnikovMack LeeOliver WeisRicardo Alvarado

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