2026 World Series of Poker

Day: 2
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Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$5,225,000
Total Entries
110
Players Left
6
Average Chip Stack
5,500,000
Total Chips
33,000,000
Next Payout
Place 6
$244,510
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
59
Players Left
8
Players Left 6 / 110
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Parssinen Chipping Up

Level 14 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Eelis Parssinen
Eelis Parssinen

Action went four-ways to a flop of 326, 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 JJ43 for a set of jacks, and Rast mucked.

Tags: Artur MartirosianBrian RastEelis Parssinen

Level: 14

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

Pansier Doubles Through Cowen

Level 13 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Robert Cowen
Robert Cowen

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: QQ63 All in
Robert Cowen: AKK7

Pansier flopped a flush on 1078 and held as the board ran out 4 on the turn and the 8 on the river.

Tags: Nino PansierRobert Cowen

"Open Your Hand!"

Level 13 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Martin Kabrhel
Martin Kabrhel

There were roughly 500,000 chips in the pot on 102398.

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.

Tags: Martin KabrhelRobert Cowen

Weisman Picks Up a Nice Pot

Level 13 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Dylan Weisman
Dylan Weisman

There were roughly 150,000 chips in the pot on a flop of 398.

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.

Tags: Dylan WeismanGruffudd Pugh-JonesNaoya Kihara

Simao On the Rise

Level 13 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Action went heads up to a flop of 895 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.

Tags: Joao SimaoStephen Chidwick

"I Just Touched David Williams and He is Very Lucky so I Am All In"

Level 13 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Nacho Barbero
Nacho Barbero

Sergio Gonzalez raised to 55,000 from under the gun, Qinghai Pan called on the button, and the blinds folded.

The flop came 6104, 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 JJJ, and Barbero replied with, "See, I told you David is very lucky."

Tags: Qinghai PanSergio GonzalezNacho Barbero

Early Exit for Ivey

Level 13 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Phil Ivey
Phil Ivey

Phil Ivey was in the small blind and went heads-up to a flop of J93 against Nino Pansier on the button. The money quickly went in, with Ivey at risk for his remaining 210,000.

Phil Ivey: AKQ9 All in
Nino Pansier: AJ97

The board ran out 9, 8, with Pansier improving to a full house on the turn to send Ivey to the rail.

Tags: Nino PansierPhil Ivey

Yockey Sent to the Rail Early

Level 13 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Bryce Yockey
Bryce Yockey

Action was picked up as Bryce Yockey was all in against Philip Sternheimer.

Bryce Yockey: KK96 All in
Philip Sternheimer: AQJ2

Sweaty start for Yockey as Sternheimer flopped a pair and a straight draw on 5Q10, the 3 on the turn gave Sternheimer additional outs, and the 2 gave Sternheimer two pair to eliminate Yockey.

Tags: Bryce YockeyPhilip Sternheimer