Event #52: $3,000 Nine Game Mix | 2026 World Series of Poker

11 hours 17 minutes ago

Couden's Shove Puts Deeb in Tank

Frank Visser

Level 30

Limit Flop/Draw: 100,000-200,000 Blinds, 200,000-400,000 Limits
Stud Games: 50,000 Ante, 50,000 Bring-In, 200,000 Completion, 200,000-400,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 100,000/150,000 Ante, 50,000-100,000 Blinds

No-Limit Hold'em

Shaun Deeb bet 300,000 on the J♥K♦7♥ flop from the big blind, and Joey Couden called on the button. Deeb fired 900,000 on the A♥ turn, receiving another call from his opponent.

The 5♥ then fell on the river. Deeb checked it over to Couden, who moved all in for 1,790,000. Deeb spent a few minutes in the tank before he folded, telling his opponent, "If you had a flush on the turn, you missed a double."

Tags: Joey Couden Shaun Deeb

11 hours 34 minutes ago

Kazuhiro Shirasawa Eliminated in 3rd Place ($111,610)

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Dan O'Hair

Level 30

Limit Flop/Draw: 100,000-200,000 Blinds, 200,000-400,000 Limits
Stud Games: 50,000 Ante, 50,000 Bring-In, 200,000 Completion, 200,000-400,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 100,000/150,000 Ante, 50,000-100,000 Blinds

No Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Kazuhiro Shirasawa moved all in for his last 945,000 on the button and Shaun Deeb tanked a bit before calling from the small blind to put Shirasawa at risk.

Deeb stood pat and Shirasawa went deep into the tank deciding if he should break or not.

After several minutes, Deeb called the clock. Shirasawa took a bit longer and then decided to stay pat as well.

"Nine six," Deeb announced as he fanned out 9x6x5x3x2x.

It was good against Shirasawa's Jx10x9x7x3x — eliminating him in third place.

Tags: Kazuhiro Shirasawa No Limit Shaun Deeb

12 hours 10 minutes ago

Thomas Taylor Eliminated in 4th Place ($76,510)

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Dan O'Hair

Level 30

Limit Flop/Draw: 100,000-200,000 Blinds, 200,000-400,000 Limits
Stud Games: 50,000 Ante, 50,000 Bring-In, 200,000 Completion, 200,000-400,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 100,000/150,000 Ante, 50,000-100,000 Blinds

Seven Card Stud

Thomas Taylor: Q♣6♦/9♣10♣K♠A♥/7♦ All in
Joey Couden: 8♠6♠/6♥J♦3♣6♣/7♠

Thomas Taylor completed and was called by Joey Couden.

Couden called a bet from Taylor on fourth street and then raised a bet from Taylor on fifth to put him all in. Taylor called and boards were run.

Couden immediately caught a six to improve to trips, leaving Taylor needing to hit his straight draw to double up.

It wasn't mean to be, however, as Taylor peeled a 7x — eliminating him in fourth place.

Tags: Joey Couden Thomas Taylor

12 hours 13 minutes ago

Shirasawa Bests Deeb; Taylor Finds Umpteenth Double

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Frank Visser

Level 29

Limit Flop/Draw: 80,000-150,000 Blinds, 150,000-300,000 Limits
Stud Games: 40,000 Ante, 50,000 Bring-In, 150,000 Completion, 150,000-300,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 80,000/120,000 Ante, 40,000-80,000 Blinds

2-7 Triple Draw

Kazuhiro Shirasawa raised his button, and Shaun Deeb defended his big blind. Deeb threw in two cards, while Shirasawa requested three.

Deeb led out after the draw, and Shirasawa called. Each player took one card on the second draw, prompting Deeb to check. Shirasawa tossed in a bet in response, and Deeb called.

Deeb still took one card on the final draw, with Shirasawa remaining pat behind. Deeb checked afterward and folded to a bet from Shirasawa.

No-Limit Hold'em

The game switched the next hand, and Thomas Taylor shipped in his 610,000 under the gun. Joey Couden called in the small blind to force a showdown.

Thomas Taylor: Q♥7♦ All in
Joey Couden: A♥K♠

Taylor paired one of his hole cards on the Q♦J♦6♥ flop and won the pot when Couden couldn't do the same on the 3♣6♦ runout.

Tags: Joey Couden Kazuhiro Shirasawa Shaun Deeb Thomas Taylor

12 hours 28 minutes ago

Deeb Back in Control

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Dan O'Hair

Level 29

Limit Flop/Draw: 80,000-150,000 Blinds, 150,000-300,000 Limits
Stud Games: 40,000 Ante, 50,000 Bring-In, 150,000 Completion, 150,000-300,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 80,000/120,000 Ante, 40,000-80,000 Blinds

Stud Hi-Lo

Shaun Deeb: A♦6♥5♠/4♥6♦8♣4♠
Thomas Taylor: XxXx/5♦A♠9♠7♠/Xx

Thomas Taylor completed and called a raise from Shaun Deeb.

Deeb called a bet from Taylor on fourth street and then Taylor called bets from Deeb on fifth through seventh.

"Two pair, eight low," Deeb said as he tabled his hole cards for the goods.

Taylor couldn't beat it and mucked — conceding the pot to Deeb, who now is back over eight figures.

Tags: Shaun Deeb Thomas Taylor

12 hours 55 minutes ago

Shirasawa Doubles to Leave Deeb Under Eight Figures

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Frank Visser

Level 29

Limit Flop/Draw: 80,000-150,000 Blinds, 150,000-300,000 Limits
Stud Games: 40,000 Ante, 50,000 Bring-In, 150,000 Completion, 150,000-300,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 80,000/120,000 Ante, 40,000-80,000 Blinds

Razz

Kazuhiro Shirasawa: 8x5x/9x9x3x2x/2x All in
Shaun Deeb: 9x3x/Qx5x8x4x/Kx

Shaun Deeb brought in, and Kazuhiro Shirasawa called. Deeb then led out on fourth street as Shirasawa paired, and Shirasawa called. Deeb bet again on fifth street before he called a raise by Shirasawa.

Deeb put his opponent all in for 265,000 on sixth street, and Shirasawa called off. Shirasawa had the better nine-eight low, and he won the pot as neither player improved on seventh street.

Tags: Kazuhiro Shirasawa Shaun Deeb

13 hours 11 minutes ago

Yu Li Eliminated in 5th Place ($53,680)

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Dan O'Hair

Level 29

Limit Flop/Draw: 80,000-150,000 Blinds, 150,000-300,000 Limits
Stud Games: 40,000 Ante, 50,000 Bring-In, 150,000 Completion, 150,000-300,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 80,000/120,000 Ante, 40,000-80,000 Blinds

Seven Card Stud

Yu Li: 10♥6♥/A♠3♦6♠8♥/7♥ All in
Shaun Deeb: 9♦8♠/10♠2♥K♥9♥/5♦

Shaun Deeb completed and Yu Li tanked a bit before going with his hand and raising all in. Action folded back to Deeb, who called to put Li at risk.

Li was ahead with his ace and made a pair of sixes, but Deeb paired his nine on sixth street to pull ahead.

Li needed further improvement on seventh, but he squeezed out a meaningless 7x — eliminating Li in fifth place.

Tags: Shaun Deeb Yu Li

14 hours 23 minutes ago

Deeb's Monster Lead Increases Further

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Frank Visser

Level 28

Limit Flop/Draw: 60,000-120,000 Blinds, 120,000-240,000 Limits
Stud Games: 30,000 Ante, 30,000 Bring-In, 120,000 Completion, 120,000-240,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 60,000/90,000 Ante, 30,000-60,000 Blinds

2-7 Triple Draw

Shaun Deeb raised under the gun. Joey Couden three-bet on the button, and Deeb called before they both took two on the first draw.

Deeb then led out with a bet, and Couden raised. Deeb was not satisfied yet and three-bet, seeing Couden just call. Deeb remained pat, after which Couden drew one card.

After Deeb bet and Couden called, Deeb remained pat on the final draw, prompting Couden to draw one more card.

Deeb quickly added another bet to the pot, and Couden looked him up. Deeb tabled 8x6x4x3x2x for number six, and Couden mucked his cards in defeat.

Tags: Joey Couden Shaun Deeb

14 hours 28 minutes ago

Antonios Onoufriou Eliminated in 6th Place ($38,560)

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Dan O'Hair

Level 28

Limit Flop/Draw: 60,000-120,000 Blinds, 120,000-240,000 Limits
Stud Games: 30,000 Ante, 30,000 Bring-In, 120,000 Completion, 120,000-240,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 60,000/90,000 Ante, 30,000-60,000 Blinds

2-7 Triple Draw

Antonios Onoufriou raised from the hijack and was three-bet by Shaun Deeb in the cutoff. Action folded back to Onoufriou, who put the last of his chips into the middle.

Both players drew two on the first draw.

On the second draw Onoufriou took one off while Deeb drew two again.

Onoufriou took one more on the final draw and Deeb stood pat.

Antonios Onoufriou: 7x5x3x2x All in
Shaun Deeb: Jx9x7x6x2x

Onoufriou's draw was very much live, but he turned over a 3x — pairing his three to be eliminated in sixth place.

Tags: Antonios Onoufriou Shaun Deeb

15 hours 9 minutes ago

Deeb Pulling Away

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Dan O'Hair

Level 28

Limit Flop/Draw: 60,000-120,000 Blinds, 120,000-240,000 Limits
Stud Games: 30,000 Ante, 30,000 Bring-In, 120,000 Completion, 120,000-240,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 60,000/90,000 Ante, 30,000-60,000 Blinds

Limit Hold’em

Shaun Deeb has been winning a number of smaller pots to extend his chip lead even further.

In a recent hand, Thomas Taylor raised on the button and called a three-bet from Deeb, who was in the big blind.

Taylor called a bet from Deeb on the 8♥10♠Q♣ flop and then both players checked on the 5♠ turn and 10♥ river.

"Sevens," Deeb announced as he tabled 7♥7♦.

Taylor couldn't beat it and mucked — awarding Deeb the pot and leaving Taylor with just 510,000 behind.

Tags: Shaun Deeb Thomas Taylor