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2026 World Series of Poker
Yifu He was looking at 7♦7♣ on the button and in a pot with Jacob Gagnon who was in the big blind holding A♠6♣.
The K♥10♦K♠ flop was already out and the pot stood at 3,300,000. Gagnon checked, He bet 800,000 and Gagnon called.
The 5♣ was turned and both checked. Gagnon checked again after seeing the 10♣ river and He bet 1,2000,000. Gagnon called and took the pot with his ace high.
Karim Ghozlani shipped it for 2,350,000 from early position. Joseph Baghdadlian called out of the cutoff before Alex Kim went all-in for 7,725,000 on the button. Baghdadlian called to put both at risk.
Karim Ghozlani: 2♠2♦
Alex Kim: A♠K♣
Joseph Baghdadlian: 10♦10♣
Kim found one of his overcards on the 7♥3♦A♦ flop to take the lead, while Ghozlani and Baghdadlian were left searching for a set.
The 9♥ turn changed nothing, and the A♣ river sealed it in favor of Kim as Ghozlani fell in 22nd place.
Halford Fairchild and A.J. Allee were on the 6♣5♥3♣ flop with a pot of 4,000,000. Fairchild bet 1,100,000 from the hijack with A♥9♥ and Allee called on the button with K♦Q♠.
The J♣ turn saw Fairchild check. Allee moved out 2,300,000 which was enough to see Fairchild give up his hand.
Francisco Trujillo raised to 1,200,000 on the button before Joseph Baghdadlian re-raised to 3,800,000 out of the small blind. Trujillo jammed for 9,400,000 total and was called by Baghdadlian to be at risk.
Francisco Trujillo: 10♠10♥
Joseph Baghdadlian: Q♦Q♣
Trujillo was in trouble against the better pair of Baghdadlian and the board brought no help as it came J♦2♦4♣6♠A♠ to eliminate Trujillo in 23rd place for $60,600.
Jed Friedman opened to 1,200,000 from under the gun and action folded to Meng Dian Peng in the small blind who was looking at A♠10♠. Peng called, and the action went to Steven Hinkle in the big blind.
Hinkle looked at his stack and opted to move all in for 8,250,000. Friedman re-jammed for 12,600,000 and Peng got out of the way.
Steven Hinkle: K♥6♥
Jed Friedman: 7♥7♣
Hinkle missed on the 2♠10♣5♦ flop, 5♣ turn and 4♣ river, maing a swift exit from the tournament.
Level: 36
Blinds: 300,000/600,000
Ante: 600,000
A.J. Allee opened to 1,050,000 with K♥5♥ from the hijack. Mark Newhouse defended his big blind with 4♥3♥.
The 4♣5♣6♥ flop led to a check from Newhouse. Allee continued for 700,000.
Newhouse called to see the 3♣ turn before leading out for 2,000,000. Allee took inventory of Newhouse's stack before he folded to award the pot to Newhouse.
Antony Rubin limped from the small blind with 9♥7♥ and Seiji Sasaki raised to 1,000,000 with K♣J♠ in the big blind.
Rubin called to see the 3♣7♣2♥ flop and he checked again. Sasaki checked behind, and the pair saw the 9♣ turn.
Rubin bet out 1,500,000 and Sasaki checked his hand before making the call. A 7♠ river gave Rubin the boat, and he snap checked. Sasaki checked behind giving Rubin no more of his chips, and Sasaki left the hand with less than ten big blinds.
Dan Hummer went all-in for 4,600,000 from the hijack. Bradley Gafford called from the big blind to put Hummer at risk.
Dan Hummer: K♥Q♥
Bradley Gafford: A♠K♠
The flop came 9♥J♠7♣ to keep Gafford in the lead.
The 3♣ turn was of no help to Hummer, and the 5♥ river was the final card Hummer would see in the tournament as he busted in 25th place.