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Level 8
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Eelis Parssinen, fresh off the final table of the $25,000 PLO High Roller, joined the field, as did countryman Joni Jouhkimainen.
2026 World Series of Poker
Event #55: $50,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 1
Players Left 15 / 110
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Level 8
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
David Benyamine and Chance Kornuth were heads-up on a board of 3♣5♥J♥9♦ when Benyamine bet 180,000 from under the gun. Kornuth then moved all in for 320,000, and Benyamine snap-called.
Chance Kornuth: A♣A♥J♠4♦ 
David Benyamine: K♥Q♦J♦9♥
Kornuth showed two aces, but Benyamine had two pair with a flush draw. The 2♥ turn gave Benyamine his flush, and Kornuth was sent to the rail as Benyamine built his stack up past 1,000,000.
Level 8
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Three players limped in before Yuri Dzivielevski raised to 25,000 in the big blind. Amir Mirrasouli in the cutoff and Daniel Negreanu on the button called.
Dzivielevski continued for 15,000 on the Q♣3♦Q♠ flop and Mirrasouli folded, but Negreanu then raised to 35,000. Dzivielevski called.
The turn was the A♠ and Dzivielevski led out for 45,000. Negreanu quickly folded. "Hard to get a free card when an ace comes," Negreanu said.
Level 8
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
In a three-bet pot on 8♠10♣3♥, Firas Kashat in the hijack raised to 116,000, Veselin Karakitukov in the cutoff moved all-in and Kasha snap-called, finding himself at risk for a total of 216,000.
Firas Kashat: A♣A♦7♥6♣
Veselin Karakitukov: K♥Q♦10♠8♥
The 2♥3♠ runout completed the board and Kashat was eliminated.
Level 8
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Tom Vogelsang bet 150,000 from the small blind on a board of 9♥J♦Q♣5♥ and Brian Battistone called in the hijack.
Vogelsang then moved all in on the 7♣ river, and Battistone called for his last 80,000. Vogelsang showed Q♥Q♠5♠4♠ for a set, but Battistone had a straight with A♦J♣10♣8♠ to win the pot and double up.
Yuri Dzivielevski and Jonathan Azoulay have rejoined the field.
Level 8
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Cards went on their backs on a board of 6♣K♠4♥9♠Q♣ with 370,000 in the pot. Anatoly Zlotnikov in the small blind was already all in and both Daniel Negreanu in the cutoff and Alex Foxen on the button checked the river.
Anatoly Zlotnikov: A♠A♥J♥9♥
Alex Foxen: A♣J♣8♦4♦
Daniel Negreanu: Q♦10♠9♣8♣
Foxen nearly mucked his cards at first but had to turn them over as Zlotnikov was at risk with aces. Negreanu with two pair had the best hand so Zlotnikov was eliminated.
Level 8
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Tom Vogelsang raised to 13,000 in early position and Sean Winter called in the small blind. Stephen Chidwick, who had just reentered, then reraised to 108,000 in the big blind and Vogelsang potted to 378,000. Winter called, while Chidwick called all in.
Winter then moved all in for his last 35,000 on the 8♣7♦8♠ flop, and Vogelsang called.
Stephen Chidwick: K♠Q♣10♣10♠
Sean Winter: 7♥7♣6♥6♦
Tom Vogelsang: A♥A♦9♣4♠
Winter had flopped a full house to take the lead over Vogelsang's aces, and the board ran out 9♦2♦ to earn him the pot as Chidwick hit the rail yet again.
Level 8
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
While David Wang was eliminated, Jason Koon under the gun was seen doubling up through Yuri Dzivielevski in the big blind on a board of Q♠6♠10♥4♥K♣.
Jason Koon: K♠Q♦9♥7♠
Yuri Dzivielevski: A♠10♣8♠4♣
Koon rivered a better two pair and secured a double-up.
Level 8
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Around 180,000 was already in the pot as Yuri Dzivielevski and Stephen Chidwick went to a flop of 3♥Q♣8♦. Dzivielevski then moved all in from under the gun, and Chidwick called for 96,000 on the button.
Stephen Chidwick: A♠K♠10♣9♦
Yuri Dzivielevski: A♥A♦3♦2♥
Dzivielevski was ahead with his aces, and he ended up improving to a full house as the board ran out 2♦2♠ to send Chidwick to the rail.
Level 8
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Yang Wang bet 25,000 from the big blind on a flop of A♣2♦J♣ and Santhosh Suvarna called in middle position, while Barrett Threadgill folded in the small blind.
Wang bet another 40,000 on the 7♦ turn, and Suvarna again called. Wang checked the 3♣ river, Suvarna bet 45,000, and Yang called.
Suvarna showed K♣9♥8♥5♣ for a rivered flush, and Wang flashed 2♣2♠ as he mucked. "Santhosh is back!" tablemate Firas Kashat yelled out.
