Richard Freitas had raised his button when Ryan Moriarty three-bet in the small blind. Freitas responded with a four-bet jam, and Moriarty called off his stack of 229,500 after a small time in the tank.
Ryan Moriarty: J♥J♣
Richard Freitas: A♦10♦
Freitas flopped some extra outs on K♠10♣2♥. The 4♣ turn remained safe for Moriarty, and the J♦ river upgraded him to a set to confirm the big double-up.
Scott Fitzhugh: 9♠9♦/10♦6♣Q♦4♦/7♣
Justin Fawcett: A♠A♥A♦/Q♥3♠2♣5♠
Jayson Nosack: XxXx/7♠2♠J♦10♥/Xx- folded on seventh street
Scott Fitzhugh committed his last chips on third street. Justin Fawcett and Jayson Nosack were both interested in the chips, and created a small side pot.
Fawcett then yelled, "Pot!" on every street, betting as he did so. Nosack called until seventh street, where he spent some time in the tank before he folded.
Fawcett revealed three aces in the hole, leaving Fitzhugh drawing dead with his hidden pair of nines.
Danny Noam: XxXx/2x7x6x4x/Xx
Greg Mueller: XxXx/8xQxAx- folded on fifth street
Stephen Hubbard: XxXx/5xAxJxQx/Xx- folded on seventh street
The action was picked up on fifth street. Danny Noam bet, Greg Mueller called, Stephen Hubbard raised, and Noam then three-bet.
"This is a crazy hand," Allen Kessler said.
"No shit," Mueller responded as he spent a while in the tank before he folded, after which Hubbard called.
Hubbard called another bet by Noam on sixth street, and Noam bet in the dark before seventh street was dealt. Hubbard's card was not to his liking, and he swiftly mucked his hand.
Pot-Limit Omaha
On the next deal, the game switched to PLO. Hubbard was on the button and raised to 10,500. Noam called in the small blind, and Kharlin Sued defended his big blind.
It checked to Hubbard on the 7♣K♥10♦ flop. He bet 34,500, which only Noam called. Noam then put his opponent all in on the 9♠ turn, and Hubbard called off his last 26,500 after some thought.
Stephen Hubbard: A♥K♠Q♠4♦
Danny Noam: A♦J♣8♣2♦
Noam had turned a straight, and Hubbard said his goodbyes as the 6♣ river brought him no improvement.
Scott Milkey: XxXx/A♦10♦8♦J♦/Xx
Maximilian Schindler: A♥Q♥Q♦/5♥3♣Q♣4♣
Scott Milkey completed, Maximilian Schindler raised, and Milkey called. Milkey check-called a bet by Schindler on fourth street, but led out on fifth street once he caught his third open diamond.
Schindler called to sixth street, where he called as Milkey showed four diamonds. Milkey then slowed down and checked seventh street. Schindler took some time before he bet, and Milkey quickly called.
"Did you get it?" Milkey asked his opponent.
"No, just three queens," Schindler responded.
After a pained look appeared on Milkey's face, Schindler said, "I guess I did get it. I misunderstood where the hand was at," and he raked in the chips when Milkey mucked his cards.
Ali Abduljabbar: Q♠6♥/Q♥A♥10♦8♥/8♣
David Lin: 5♠5♥/10♥5♦Q♦6♦/Q♣
Ali Abduljabbar bet on fourth street, and David Lin called. Abduljabbar fired again on fifth street and quickly called off his last chips when Lin raised him all in.
Lin revealed trip fives for a sizable lead. Abduljabbar gained a flush draw on sixth street, but Lin filled up on seventh street to leave his opponent drawing dead.
Kai Cohen: 7x4x3x/AxAx2x3x
Andres Korn: XxXx/3x8xAx9x/Xx
On third street, Kai Cohen completed, Andres Korn raised, and Cohen three-bet. Korn called to fourth street, where he led out once Cohen paired. Cohen called, and did so too when Korn fired again on fifth street.
Korn slowed down on sixth street and checked. Cohen took the initiative with a bet, and bet again on seventh street once Korn had called and checked.
Korn called to showdown, where Cohen declared he had "nothing."
Upon further inspection, Cohen found out he had a perfect seven-low, however.
"Whoops, misread," he said as he raked in the chips.
Nick Guagenti bet the 6♠K♣2♣ flop from the small blind. Ray Fishman called in middle position, and did so again when Guagenti kept firing on the 8♣ turn.
Guagenti completed his triple barrel on the 6♦ river. Fishman raised this time, and Guagenti quickly called.
Fishman revealed A♥10♣10♥3♣ for a flush and the nut low. Guagenti had A♠A♣5♥3♠, receiving back a quarter of the pot with the same low.
Mixed games continue to be on the rise during the 2026 World Series of PokerEvent #52: $3,000 Nine Game Mix is the latest mixed event that broke all records, attracting a bumper crowd of 472 entries on Day 1 to create a prize pool of $1,260,240.
Today, at 1 p.m. local time, 164 players will return to the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas for Day 2 of the event, among them the 2025 winner of this event, Robert Wells.
Wells, a long-time regular at the WSOP mixed games, won his maiden bracelet in this event last year. He will have to spin up his stack of 58,000 for a chance at consecutive cashes, however, as he enters Day 2 with just over seven big bets, some 90 eliminations away from making the money.
Recent no-limit 2-7 bracelet winner Stephen Hubbard is in a much better position in the hunt for the $254,470 top prize, bagging 366,500 on Day 1 for the chip lead. Other notable stacks in the top ten belong to Simeon Tsonev (321,000), Uri Reichenstein (302,000), and bracelet winners Nicholas Julia (287,000) and David Williams (282,500).
Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
1
Stephen Hubbard
United States
366,500
2
Yosif Nawabi
United States
326,000
3
Ralph Perry
United States
324,000
4
Simeon Tsonev
Bulgaria
321,000
5
Thomas Zanot
United States
304,500
6
Uri Reichenstein
Israel
302,000
7
Nicholas Julia
United States
287,000
8
David Williams
United States
282,500
9
Richard Freitas
Brazil
263,000
10
Tara Dunn
Canada
259,500
Stephen Hubbard
Matt Vengrin was the best-performing $25k Fantasy player on Day 1, returning with 245,000. All-time money leader Bryn Kenney follows closely at 242,500, looking for his first live bracelet in 12 years.
Hall of Famer Todd Brunson bagged a six-figure stack of 111,500, and will be joined by his compatriot Eli Elezra (87,000). Naoya Kihara continues hunting his third bracelet of the summer with 104,500, while the scorching-hot Dennis Weiss will unbag 98,000 onto the table.
Day 2 will start with limits of 4,000/8,000 in the fixed-limit games, and blinds of 1,000/2,000 in the no-limit and pot-limit games.
The levels will be 60 minutes long throughout the day, and ten of them will be played before the surviving players bag up. A short break takes place after every two levels, while a 60-minute dinner break is scheduled after Level 18, around 7:30 p.m. local time.
The payouts will start from place 71, meaning 93 exits are needed before the money is reached. The minimum cash amounts to $6,060, with five-figure payouts lying in wait for the top 20. The top three will guarantee themselves a six-figure sum, with the eventual champion walking away with more than a quarter-million dollars.
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