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2026 World Series of Poker
Action went four-ways to a flop of 3♥2♣6♦, where it checked around to Eelis Parssinen on the button, who bet 25,000. Brian Rast called in the small blind, as did Artur Martirosian in middle position.
The J♥ checked through to the Q♠ river, where it checked to Parssinen, who bet 110,000. Only Rast called.
Parssinen tabled J♠J♦4♠3♣ for a set of jacks, and Rast mucked.
Level: 14
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
Nino Pansier was all in from an early position for 280,000, and Robert Cowen, who was under the gun, had made the call.
Nino Pansier: Q♥Q♠6♥3♠
Robert Cowen: A♣K♦K♥7♦
Pansier flopped a flush on 10♥7♥8♥ and held as the board ran out 4♦ on the turn and the 8♦ on the river.
There were roughly 500,000 chips in the pot on 10♥2♦3♠9♦8♠.
Action was picked up as Robert Cowen in the cutoff had put Martin Kabrhel in the big blind all in for roughly 130,000.
Kabrhel had thrown four time banks into the middle at this point and repeated, "You bluff me?"
Cowen responded with, "No, I like you. I don't want to bust you."
After a short while, Kabrhel made the fold and screamed, "Open your hand!"
Cowen replied, "I'm not Dario," then mucked his hand and scooped the pot.
There were roughly 150,000 chips in the pot on a flop of 3♥9♦8♥.
Gruffudd Pugh-Jones in the big blind checked, Dylan Weisman in early position checked, and Naoya Kihara in middle position also checked.
On the 3♣ turn, Weisman fired out a bet of 55,000, and Kihara was the only caller. The 6♠ on the turn did not slow Weisman down, and he fired another bet of 275,000. Kihara made the fold.
Action went heads up to a flop of 8♦9♦5♥ in a hand between Stephen Chidwick, who was under the gun, and Joao Simao in the hijack.
With over 150,000 in the middle, both players checked to the 9♥ turn, where Chidwick led out for 90,000. Simao announced "pot" and Chidwick tossed his cards into the muck.
Sergio Gonzalez raised to 55,000 from under the gun, Qinghai Pan called on the button, and the blinds folded.
The flop came 6♠10♥4♥, and when Gonzalez checked, Pan decided to throw out a quick bet of 155,000. Gonzalez made the quick fold.
The very next hand:
David Williams was talking to Nacho Barbero, and Barbero said: "I just touched David Williams and he is very lucky, so I am all in."
Barbero raised to 55,000, and everyone folded. The big blind tabled J♣J♠J♦, and Barbero replied with, "See, I told you David is very lucky."
Phil Ivey was in the small blind and went heads-up to a flop of J♦9♦3♠ against Nino Pansier on the button. The money quickly went in, with Ivey at risk for his remaining 210,000.
Phil Ivey: A♠K♣Q♣9♣
Nino Pansier: A♣J♣9♠7♣
The board ran out 9♥, 8♥, with Pansier improving to a full house on the turn to send Ivey to the rail.
Action was picked up as Bryce Yockey was all in against Philip Sternheimer.
Bryce Yockey: K♦K♥9♠6♦
Philip Sternheimer: A♥Q♣J♥2♣
Sweaty start for Yockey as Sternheimer flopped a pair and a straight draw on 5♦Q♥10♦, the 3♠ on the turn gave Sternheimer additional outs, and the 2♥ gave Sternheimer two pair to eliminate Yockey.
Play is underway in Event #55: $50,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha.