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

American Idol’s William Hung Talks Poker

William Hung, who rose to fame in 2004 after his “She Bangs” audition on American Idol, is headed to Vegas this month to participate in the Ante 4 Autism charity event hosted by Karina Jett at Golden Nugget.

Time Stamps

00:35 | Playing poker in Los Angeles
01:01 | $58K in lifetime tournament earnings
01:40 | William Hung’s poker origin
03:00 | Was American Idol a positive experience?
04:04 | Playing against Johnny Chan
04:30 | 12th Annual Ante 4 Autism
06:45 | Trips to Las Vegas & WSOP
08:00 | Playing the WSOP Main Event
09:30 | Which American Idol judge would make the best poker player

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