2026 World Series of Poker

Event #49: $2,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em
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 3
Entries
28
Players Left
1
Players Left 1 / 1,561

Abby Merk's Journey - From Corporate Job to Top Poker Creator | Life Outside Poker #32

Article: https://www.pokernews.com/podcast/life-outside-poker/life-outside-poker-32-abby-merk-49292.htm

Life Outside Poker is a podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the 32nd episode, Connor talks with Global Poker Award-winning content creator Abby Merk about growing up in Chicago, studying philosophy at Wake Forest University, leaving her corporate job to become one of poker's top creators, playing her first World Series of Poker in 2021, making a goal to post daily content and being nominated for two Global Poker Awards.

Merk also talks about battling with high-stakes pro Stephen Chidwick in the WSOP Main Event and being at the final table for a 2023 controversy over a man winning a ladies poker tournament in Florida.

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