2026 World Series of Poker
Jason Koon in the small blind bet the A♥6♠4♣ flop for 40,000 and was called by Artur Martirosian in the cutoff. Koon fired another 60,000 on the 6♥ turn to receive a call before they checked down the 10♥ on the river.
Koon's A♣7♥5♦2♦ had missed the straight draw but he still got half of the pot, as Martirosian had an equally strong ace in A♠7♣3♣3♠.
Lior Abudi made it 35,000 in the hijack. Joao Simao was in the big blind and raised to 110,000, which Abudi called.
After the 3♥4♥8♦ flop was fanned, Simao checked it to Abudi. Abudi tossed in his remaining 110,000, quickly looked up by Simao.
Lior Abudi: A♣Q♠5♣3♠
Joao Simao: A♥A♦8♣7♠
Simao's aces remained best on the 6♣ turn, but the 2♥ river gave Abudi a straight to double up and overtake Simao in the counts.
With roughly 70,000 in the pot, Arthur Morris checked in the big blind on a 5♣3♠J♣ flop, and Benny Glaser bet 35,000 from the cutoff. Morris called, and the J♥ was added to the board.
Morris opted to lead out for 100,000, and after taking some time to deliberate, Glaser let go of his hand.
Level: 14
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Eelis Parssinen limped on the button. Nino Pansier raised his big blind to 32,000, which Parssinen called. Pansier continued for 15,000 on the A♦2♦4♦ flop. Parssinen called to the K♥ turn, where he saw his opponent check.
Parssinen then took the initiative with a bet of 58,000. Pansier quickly tossed in calling chips, after which the 5♠ river completed the board.
Pansier checked again, prompting Parssinen to size up to 156,000. Pansier tossed all his time banks into the middle as he mulled things over. Eventually, he dropped in a chip to call.
Parssinen tabled Q♦Q♣J♦2♥ for a flush, and Pansier swiftly mucked his cards in defeat.
Steven Sarmiento was already all-in while Adam Monaghan and Michael Moncek played for a rather minuscule side pot. The two active players checked down the J♦8♣3♥ flop, 8♥ turn as well as the 10♦ river.
Monaghan declared aces and briefly showed the A♣A♠, but couldn't beat the Q♦J♣9♥8♦ of Sarmiento with Moncek tossing his cards into the muck.
Michael Moncek raised to 28,000 in middle position, which gathered calls from Jeremy Druckman in the hijack and Steven Sarmiento on the button, before Adam Monaghan and Max Neugebauer got involved from the small and big blind.
Monaghan didn't dally around on the 9♠2♥4♥ flop, leading out for full pot - 148,000. Moncek and Sarmiento both called, but Neugebauer and Druckman folded.
Monaghan moved all in for 32,000 on the Q♥ turn, which saw Moncek fold and Sarmiento call.
Adam Monaghan: A♥K♦9♥9♦
Steven Sarmiento: A♦Q♠9♣4♦
Sarmiento required a queen on the river to improve to a full house, but the 8♦ river was unforthcoming, giving Monaghan a more than double-up.