The WSOP has moved the final three tables to the streamed feature tables area, which means our live reporting will have to be delayed around 2.5 hours to match the stream, per the WSOP media guidelines. We apologize for the inconvenience.
2026 World Series of Poker
Yifu He opened with A♠9♠ from under the gun to 1,000,000 and Alex Kim called with J♣2♣ from the big blind.
The 3♠9♣J♦ flop saw Kim check and He bet 700,000. Kim stuck around, and the pair saw the 10♠ turn, improving He to a flush draw.
The 4♣ river saw both check to showdown and Kim took the pot with the jack.
Joshua Steinberg went all-in for 5,400,000 from under the gun. Shmuel Hadad called from the big blind to put Steinberg at risk.
Joshua Steinberg: J♦J♣
Shmuel Hadad: A♥10♠
Steinberg needed to fade the ace. The flop complied when it came 9♠2♥K♣.
The 5♥ turn and the 7♣ river were safe for Steinberg as he secured the double up against Hadad.
Yifu He opened 5♣4♠ to 1,000,000 from the cutoff and Karim Ghozlani defended the big blind with 9♠8♠.
The 9♦A♣6♣ flop saw Ghozlani check-call a 700,00 bet by He to see the J♠ turn.
Ghozlani checked, He bet 900,000 and Ghozlani quickly mucked.
Bradley Gafford opened to 1,000,000 from early position with A♣J♠ and was called in the big blind by A.J. Allee with 8♠5♠.
The flop came 2♠A♦10♠, which led to a check from Allee. Gafford continued for 900,000. Allee called.
The 2♦ turn led to another check from Allee. Gafford fired another bet for 2,400,000. Allee folded to yield the pot to Gafford.
Shmuel Hadad opened to 1,000,000 from middle position with J♣10♥ and Seiji Sasaki woke up with A♠A♣ on the button. Sasaki three-bet to 2,000,000 and action went back to Hadad who took some time before making the call.
The 7♠4♥K♦ flop saw Hadad check quickly to Sasaki who opted to bet out 500,000. Hadad didn't hesitate to muck his hand.
Maor Zaharagi went all-in for 2,650,000 from early position and was called from the next seat over by Jacob Gagnon to be at risk.
Maor Zaharagi: K♦7♦
Jacob Gagnon: A♣Q♠
Gagnon stayed ahead on the 9♣9♥8♦ flop.
The 8♠ turn killed some of Zaharagi's outs.
Zaharagi was eliminated on the 6♥ river as Gagnon's ace high was good enough.
Shmuel Hadad was in the hijack holding A♦Q♣ and already in a hand with Antony Rubin on the button who was looking down at K♣J♠.
The pair were on the K♠Q♦7♣ flop with a pot of 3,250,000 both checked to see the 10♦ turn.
Hadad checked, Rubin bet 1,250,000 and Hadad called. A 10♠ completed the board and both checked to showdown with Rubin picking up the pot with his king.
Mark Newhouse opened to 1,000,000 from early position. Dan Hummer called from the cutoff before Garry Gurevich responded with an all-in for 1,625,000 from the small blind.
Newhouse and Hummer both called to put Gurevich at risk.
Newhouse went all-in for 6,425,000 on the 7♦6♥10♦, which prompted a fold from Hummer as Newhouse and Gurevich went to a showdown.
Garry Gurevich: A♦K♠
Mark Newhouse: Q♥10♥
Newhouse was out in front with his pair of tens with two cards to go.
The A♥ turn was just what Gurevich needed as he took the lead.
The 2♣ river completed the board as Gurevich found a double.
Russell Rosenblum opened to 1,000,000 from under the gun with A♠J♣ and Meng Dian Peng called from middle position holding A♣Q♠. Jed Friedman was in the hijack and also called with K♥Q♥. Antony Rubin called with Q♦J♦ from the small blind and Seiji Sasaki also joined the pot after a long tank from the big blind with A♥10♣.
The 2♣Q♣J♥ flop saw Rubin shove for 4,300,000 and Sasaki folded. Rosenblum tank folded, and Peng raised to 11,7250,000 with just 1,200,000 not committed to the pot.
Friedman counted out his stack and stared at the board before finding the fold, leaving the pair to go heads up.
Antony Rubin: Q♦J♦
Meng Dian Peng: A♣Q♠
There was no change on the 5♥ turn and 2♠ river, and Rubin locked up the pot.
A.J. Allee limped from the small blind with 10♠6♥ before Garry Gurevich checked his option out of the big blind with J♥5♣.
The flop came A♦8♦10♦, which led to a bet of 700,000 by Allee. Gurevich folded to award the pot to Allee.