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

1 day 3 hours ago

Li’s Quads Leave Taylor Short

Dan O'Hair

Level 26

Limit Flop/Draw: 40,000-80,000 Blinds, 80,000-160,000 Limits
Stud Games: 20,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 80,000 Completion, 80,000-160,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 40,000/60,000 Ante, 20,000-40,000 Blinds

Stud Hi-Lo
Yu Li: A♥Q♦Q♣/2♣5♠Q♠Q♥
Thomas Taylor: XxXx/2♠2♥J♠4♠/Xx

Heads-up on sixth street with a large pot already in the middle, Thomas Taylor called a bet from Yu Li.

Taylor called a final bet for Li on seventh and Li tabled his cards for quad queens. Taylor sent his cards into the muck and was left with just 300,000 following the hand.

Tags: Kazuhiro Shirasawa Thomas Taylor

1 day 3 hours ago

Mike Gorodinsky Eliminated in 9th Place ($21,420)

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Dan O'Hair

Level 26

Limit Flop/Draw: 40,000-80,000 Blinds, 80,000-160,000 Limits
Stud Games: 20,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 80,000 Completion, 80,000-160,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 40,000/60,000 Ante, 20,000-40,000 Blinds

Limit Hold’em

Shortly after losing most of his chips, Mike Gorodinsky moved all in from the big blind after Joey Couden raised from the small blind. Couden called and a showdown was held.

Mike Gorodinsky: 10♣3♠ All in
Joey Couden: Q♠2♣

Gorodinsky's cards were live, but the J♦5♥6♦Q♥7♠ runout left Couden best with a pair of queens to eliminate Gorodinsky in ninth place.

Tags: Joey Couden Mike Gorodinsky

1 day 3 hours ago

Shirasawa Leaves Gorodinsky on Fumes

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Frank Visser

Level 26

Limit Flop/Draw: 40,000-80,000 Blinds, 80,000-160,000 Limits
Stud Games: 20,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 80,000 Completion, 80,000-160,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 40,000/60,000 Ante, 20,000-40,000 Blinds

Limit Hold'em

Mike Gorodinsky raised his button and called when Kazuhiro Shirasawa three-bet from the small blind. Shirasawa continued with a bet on the J♣10♥7♣ flop, which Gorodinsky called as well.

Both players then checked the 8♠ turn, but the 10♣ river saw Shirasawa reaggress with a bet.

Gorodinsky tossed in a call for about half his stack, but he could not beat the K♠K♣ of Shirasawa and mucked at showdown.

Tags: Kazuhiro Shirasawa Mike Gorodinsky

Level: 26

Limit Flop/Draw: 40,000-80,000 Blinds, 80,000-160,000 Limits
Stud Games: 20,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 80,000 Completion, 80,000-160,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 40,000/60,000 Ante, 20,000-40,000 Blinds

1 day 3 hours ago

Richard Freitas Eliminated in 11th Place ($16,590)

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Dan O'Hair

Level 25

Limit Flop/Draw: 30,000-60,000 Blinds, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Stud Games: 15,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 60,000 Completion, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 30,000/45,000 Ante, 15,000-30,000 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

Three ways on a flop of 8♥6♦3♦, Richard Freitas checked from the small blind and Joey Couden checked from the big blind to Shaun Deeb, who made a bet. Freitas then moved all in from the small blind, which got a quick fold from Couden, but a call from Deeb to put Freitas at risk.

Richard Freitas: K♦10♦3♣2♥ All in
Shaun Deeb: K♣8♣6♠6♣

Freitas held a pair and a flush draw, but was well behind Deeb's set of sixes.

The 5♦ turn filled Freitas's flush, but the 5♣ river paired the board — leaving Deeb best with a full house to eliminate Freitas in 10th place.

Tags: Joey Couden Richard Freitas Shaun Deeb

1 day 3 hours ago

Taylor Doubles Through Elezra

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Dan O'Hair

Level 25

Limit Flop/Draw: 30,000-60,000 Blinds, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Stud Games: 15,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 60,000 Completion, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 30,000/45,000 Ante, 15,000-30,000 Blinds

No Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Eli Elezra raised to 85,000 from under the gun and Thomas Taylor moved all in on the button for just under 400,000. Elezra called and drew one while Taylor stood pat.

Thomas Taylor: 9x8x6x4x2x All in
Eli Elezra: 6x5x3x2x

Taylor held a pat nine, but Elezra was drawing live for the knockout.

"Nope," Elezra said and he turned over a 2x — pairing his board to award Taylor the double up.

Tags: Eli Elezra No Limit Thomas Taylor

1 day 4 hours ago

Allan Le Eliminated in 11th Place ($16,590)

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Frank Visser

Level 25

Limit Flop/Draw: 30,000-60,000 Blinds, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Stud Games: 15,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 60,000 Completion, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 30,000/45,000 Ante, 15,000-30,000 Blinds

Razz

Allan Le: 9x6x/2x10xKxQx/Xx All in
Shaun Deeb: 5xAx/Ax3xQx4x/3x

Shaun Deeb completed, Allan Le raised, and Deeb called. Deeb then led out on fourth street, and Le called. Deeb checked fifth street, prompting Le to commit his last chips with a bet. Deeb snap-called.

Both players made a queen-low on sixth street and did not improve on seventh street. Deeb's queen-five was some magnitudes below Le's queen-ten, securing Le's elimination.

Tags: Allan Le Shaun Deeb

1 day 4 hours ago

Deeb Extends His Lead

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Dan O'Hair

Level 25

Limit Flop/Draw: 30,000-60,000 Blinds, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Stud Games: 15,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 60,000 Completion, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 30,000/45,000 Ante, 15,000-30,000 Blinds

Omaha Hi-Lo

Three ways on a flop of 7♥Q♦9♣, Richard Freitas checked from the small blind and Mike Gorodinsky checked from under the gun to Shaun Deeb, who bet. Both Freitas and Gorodinsky called.

It was again checked to Deeb, who bet on the 4♠ turn. This time Freitas got out of the way and Gorodinsky called.

The 7♠ completed the board and Gorodinsky check-called a final bet from Deeb, who announced, "Full house," as he tabled A♦9♥7♦3♠ for the goods.

Gorodinsky sent his cards into the muck and Deeb collected the pot to approach five million in chips.

Tags: Mike Gorodinsky Richard Freitas Shaun Deeb

1 day 4 hours ago

Couden Gets Better of Freitas Again

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Frank Visser

Level 25

Limit Flop/Draw: 30,000-60,000 Blinds, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Stud Games: 15,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 60,000 Completion, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 30,000/45,000 Ante, 15,000-30,000 Blinds

Omaha Hi-Lo

Heads up to the 8♠4♠7♦ flop, Richard Freitas checked under the gun to Joey Couden in the cutoff. Couden bet, and Freitas called.

The 7♠ turn was then checked by both, leading to the K♦ emerging from the deck on the river.

Freitas checked a third time, prompting Couden to bet. Freitas called after some thought, but he could not beat the A♦A♣Q♦10♥ of Couden and had to concede yet another pot to his neighbor.

Tags: Joey Couden Richard Freitas

1 day 4 hours ago

Taylor Snaps Off Shirasawa's Bluff

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Dan O'Hair

Level 25

Limit Flop/Draw: 30,000-60,000 Blinds, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Stud Games: 15,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 60,000 Completion, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 30,000/45,000 Ante, 15,000-30,000 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

Thomas Taylor raised to 105,000 from the cutoff and was called by Kazuhiro Shirasawa in the big blind.

Neither player bet on the J♣J♦8♣ flop or 10♣ turn, but Shirasawa led out for 200,000 after the 4♦ completed the board.

Taylor quickly called and Shirasawa could only show 7♣7♥6♠5♥. Taylor revealed 9♠8♦6♣5♣ for a flush and was sent the pot.