Level: 28
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 120,000
Level: 28
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 120,000
Alan Keating signed up for his first 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) event on Saturday, but he apparently won too much money this week on The Lodge live stream to care enough to show up and play.
The cash game specialist doesn't play many tournaments, although he does appear in a couple of WSOP events each year. He paid $25,000 to enter Day 1b of Event #7: $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship, and didn't even compete.
The remaining four players are taking a 15-minute break.
Yang Wang called 100,000 in the small blind. Stephen Hubbard made it 300,000, Wang raised to 900,000, and Hubbard called.
The flop came 5♣10♦2♥. Wang announced "pot", Hubbard went all in for 500,000 more, and Wang called.
Stephen Hubbard: K♥Q♥Q♣10♣
Yang Wang: A♦A♥J♠2♦
Hubbard's pocket queens were trailing Wang's pocket aces. No luck for Hubbard as the board ran out 3♠8♣, and he was eliminated in 5th place.
Evan Krentzman raised to 350,000 from the small blind. Dylan Weisman, with only 430,000, made the call in the big blind.
The flop came J♦9♣K♦, and Krentzman put Weisman all in; Weisman called.
Dylan Weisman: 10♠8♥5♥3♠
Evan Krentzman: 9♦8♦7♥6♦
Krentzman was ahead with a pair of nines with a flush draw as well. Weisman was drawing to an open-ender. The board ran out 9♥3♥, improving Krentzman to trips, and Weisman was eliminated.
Dylan Weisman raised to 320,000 from the button and was looked up by Yang Wang in the big blind.
On the 4♥7♥10♣ flop, the action went check, check. The dealer peeled off the K♠ as the turn. Wang checked to Weisman, who bet out for 275,000. Wang went into the tank for a while and then check-raised the pot to 1,075,000. Weisman thought for a while and made the call.
On the 3♣ river, Wang moved all in, having Weisman covered. He didn't take long to muck his hand, a bit disgusted that he had missed all his draws.
Evan Krentzman made it 350,000 to play from the button and was looked up by Jesse Lonis in the big blind.
On the 10♦2♥9♦ flop, Lonis checked to Krentzman, who bet the pot of 850,000. Lonis re-potted to put Krentzman all in. Krentzman made the call to put his tournament life on the line.
Evan Krentzman: A♦10♣8♣4♦
Jesse Lonis: K♠J♦9♠5♣
Krentzman was ahead with his pair and also had the flush draw to stay alive. Nothing changed on the 6♥ turn nor the 4♣ river, and Krentzman was shipped the pot for a double-up.
Jesse Lonis raised to 350,000 from the cutoff, Yang Wang called on the button, and the blinds folded.
Lonis fired out a bet of 375,000 on a flop of 10♠3♦2♦, and Wang called. Lonis did not slow down on the 4♠ turn, betting enough to cover Wang. Wang went deep into the tank and eventually called.
Yang Wang: K♣10♣7♠5♠
Jesse Lonis: K♠Q♦J♦5♥
Wang was ahead with a pair of tens, but Lonis had lots of outs with a flush draw and overcards. Wang doubled when the blank A♣ hit the river.
Yang Wang made it 325,000 to play from early position. Action folded around to Evan Krentzman in middle position, who three-bet the pot, which was enough to put Wang all in. He snap-called.
Yang Wang: K♠Q♦J♠10♣
Evan Krentzman: 9♦7♣7♦3♣
Wang was behind but had plenty of outs to catch. The 5♥Q♥6♦ flop sent him into the lead with a pair of queens. The 2♣ turn changed nothing, and when the J♦ peeled off on the river, giving him two pair, he was sent the pot for a double-up and more.