2026 World Series of Poker

Day: 2
12
Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$3,473,225
Total Entries
1,561
Players Left
28
Average Chip Stack
1,953,750
Total Chips
54,705,000
Next Payout
Place 28
$15,300
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
50,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
275
Players Left
28
Players Left 28 / 1,561

Montoya Exits With a Smile

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Tyler Montoya
Tyler Montoya

Tyler Montoya, whose joyous pronouncement after pulling a $1 million mystery bounty at the WSOP a year ago will be long remembered, figured it was just a matter of time.

As it was his time, he seemed to enjoy his exit.

The action folded around to Ruslan Zakharchuk who just called on the button. Montoya in the small blind, laughed at the limp.

"You did that just because you want to bust me?" he asked.

Montoya then just completed himself with 10,000, holding back his last 5,000 chip to more laughter.

Yuanzhi Cao checked from the big blind.

The flop came 63K. Montoya plopped his final chip into the pot. Cao and Zakharchuk called.

When the 5 hit on the turn, Cao checked, Zakharchuk bet 25, and Cao folded.

Tyler Montoya: A6All in
Ruslan Zakharchuk: K6

Zakharchuk had flopped two pair. Montoya had a pair of sixes and some outs, but the 10 hit the board to end his tournament.

Tags: Ruslan ZakharchukTyler MontoyaYuanzhi Cao