2026 World Series of Poker

Event #49: $2,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
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Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♦5♦
Prize
$513,885
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$3,473,225
Total Entries
1,561
Places Paid
235
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
275
Players Left
28
Players Left 1 / 1,561
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Magsakay Outflops Two

Jerome Solomon
Jerome Solomon
Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Vamerdino Magsakay started the all-in trend with a shove of his 610,000-chip stack from middle position.

David Peters was second in line, going all in for less from the cutoff. Vamerdino Magsakay, with the largest stack, joined the party from the button.

David Peters: Q♣Q♦All in
Vamerdino Magsakay: J♣10♣
Ran Yi: A♠Q♠

Peters had the best hand preflop, but that didn't last long in the runout 7♦9♣8♦2♠10♥.

Magsakay flopped the nut-straight, and though it slipped to second nuts by the river, his was still the best hand.

Peters exited in 45th place.

Tags: David PetersRan YiVamerdino Magsakay

Johnson Folds Out Jaka

Nick Becker
Nick Becker
Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Marco Johnson raised to 65,000 in middle position and Faraz Jaka three-bet to 185,000 in the cutoff. Johnson made the call.

The flop of 8♦10♦3♣ went check-check, as did the 4♦ turn. On the J♥ river, Johnson fired out a bet of 360,000, prompting Jaka to surrender his hand.

Tags: Faraz JakaMarco Johnson

Grax Gets Timely Double

Jerome Solomon
Jerome Solomon
Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Konstantin Cugunov raised to 60,000 from the cutoff. Sebastien Grax, in the small blind, moved all in for 700,000.

Cugunov made the call.

Sebastien Grax: K♣Q♥All in
Konstantin Cugunov: J♣J♥

Cugunov was ahead in the race until the cards hit the table.

Grax paired a queen on the flop in the runout of 2♣A♠Q♣3♥9♦ and that was all he needed for the double-up.

Tags: Konstantin CugunovSebastien Grax

Novick Hero Calls the River

Nick Becker
Nick Becker
Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Hernan Novick limped in the small blind and Vamerdino Magsakay raised to 105,000 in the big blind. Novick then reraised to 265,000, and Magsakay called.

The flop came A♦4♦9♣, Novick continued with a bet of 85,000 and Magsakay called. The 6♠ fell on the turn, Novick bet 185,000, and Magsakay called again.

On the 6♣ river, Novick slowed down with a check and Magsakay fired out a bet of 225,000. After taking some time to think through his decision, Novick made the call with K♥3♣ for king-high, besting the 8♠5♠ of Magsakay.

Tags: Hernan NovickVamerdino Magsakay

Nguyen's Pocket Fives Hold

Roxanne Johnson
Roxanne Johnson
Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Khoi Le Nguyen raised to 60,000 from late position, and Pyeongkang Kim was the only customer from the cutoff. Both players played very cautiously and checked through the board of K♠K♥6♦Q♣9♣.

Nguyen turned over 5♦5♠, and two pair was good enough for the win as Kim mucked.

Tags: Khoi Le NguyenPyeongkang Kim

MacMillan Builds a Mountain

Laura Fryer
Laura Fryer
Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
James MacMillan
James MacMillan

Yuanzhi Cao opened to 60,000 from the hijack and James MacMillan called on the button.

The J♠5♠J♥ flop was bet by Cao for 55,000 and MacMillan called behind. The A♠ was turned and Cao check-called a 125,000 bet by MacMillan. The 9♠ completed the board.

Both quickly checked to showdown with Cao tabling his J♦8♦ for trip jacks, but MacMillan showed 2♠2♦ for the flush, which was brought in on the river.

Tags: James MacMillanYuanzhi Cao

All the Jacks for Wang

Jerome Solomon
Jerome Solomon
Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Yuan Lei raised to 60,000 under the gun. Junfeng Wang made the call in middle position.

The action folded to Chino Rheem in the big blind, and he called.

The flop hit 7♦7♣J♦. Rheem and Lei checked.

Wang moved all in with his last 90,000 chips. Rheem folded and Lei called.

Junfeng Wang: A♣J♣All in
Yuan Lei: K♠K♥

When Wang got the bad news that Lei had an overpair to the board, he said "Good hand," and prepared to leave the table. That would be the last of the bad news for him in that hand.

The J♥ hit on the turn and the J♠ brought overkill on the river to give him four-of-a-kind and new life.

Tags: Chino RheemJunfeng WangYuan Lei

Novick Busts He

Nick Becker
Nick Becker
Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Hernan Novick opened the action with a raise on the button and Yifu He three-bet jammed for about ten big blinds in the small blind to put himself at risk. Novick made the call.

Yifu He: K♣6♥ All in
Hernan Novick: 9♣9♦

There were no kings to be found on the 5♠2♠5♣J♣Q♥ runout, and the pot was pushed to Novick.

Tags: Big BlindsHernan NovickYifu He

Jaka Catches Ragasa

Laura Fryer
Laura Fryer
Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Faraz Jaka
Faraz Jaka

Danilo Ragasa opened to 60,000 from the hijack and Faraz Jaka defended his big blind.

The K♠9♠3♥ flop was check-called by Jaka after Ragasa bet 140,000. The pair saw the A♦ turn and Jaka checked again. Ragasa shoved for around 200,000 and Jaka snap called and tabled his two pair.

Danilo Ragasa: 10♥8♥All in
Faraz Jaka: A♥9♦

Ragasa showed his bluff and stood from the table as there was no saving him from elimination. The 2♣ river was placed as he walked from the table.

Tags: Danilo RagasaFaraz Jaka

Study Long, Study Wrong

Jerome Solomon
Jerome Solomon
Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

The hand was picked up with a flop of 9♥2♣K♠ already on the felt.

Zhi Yang bet 35,000 from middle position. Pyeongkang Kim raised to 90,000 from the button. Yang called.

The board paired on the turn with the 2♠. Yang checked, Kim bet 125,000. Yang called.

The A♥ river hit on the river. Yang checked again.

Kim waited for a minute, then moved all-in with a covering stack.

Yang, who had 550,000 chips left, went deep into the tank with his tournament-life decision. Kim waited patiently.

Finally, Yang slammed a stack of chips down with authority to make the call.

Zhi Yang: J♦J♠All in
Pyeongkang Kim: A♠K♣

It took a hefty 13 minutes to get from the flop to the card reveal.

Unfortunately, for Yang, despite the time he put into the hand, he could not figure out that Kim wasn't bluffing. Kim flopped top pair-top kicker and rivered top-two.

Tags: Pyeongkang KimZhi Yang