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2026 World Series of Poker
Three-way on a flop of 9♠3♠10♥, Robert Cowen under the gun bet 180,000 with A♠J♠10♠9♦. Youness Barakat in the small blind with A♣Q♦6♥5♥ check-folded but Yuri Dzivielevski in the big blind check-called with J♦J♣8♠6♦.
Cowen fired a second barrel to 230,000 on the 10♣ turn. Dzivielevski check-called again to find the A♥ river.
After Dzivielevski checked, Cowen potted to 1,050,000 and Dzivielevski quickly folded.
Youness Barakat in the hijack opened to 210,000 and was called by Jeremy Ausmus in the big blind.
Barakat led out on the 4♥2♠7♣ flop and Ausmus called with the 180,000 he had behind.
Jeremy Ausmus: 9♠9♣8♠6♣
Youness Barakat: A♠Q♥9♦2♦
Ausmus secured the win with the 9♥ turn. The 3♥ completed the board and he doubled up.
Robert Cowen called 60,000 from early position, Sean Rafael raised to 240,000 from the small blind and Cowen called.
The flop came A♦6♠7♠, and Rafael went all in for 195,000, and Cowen called.
Sean Rafael: Q♥J♥J♦3♥
Robert Cowen: K♥Q♠J♣8♣
Rafael said, "Don't turn me dead!" and his wish came true in the J♠ turn, and with ten outs to stay in the tournament, the 8♥ on the river was not one of them, and he was eliminated.
Santhosh Suvarna limped from middle position, then Veselin Karakitukov on the button raised to 270,000. Suvarna three-bet and Karakitukov called, finding himself at risk for 400,000.
Veselin Karakitukov: A♣K♥J♠5♣
Santhosh Suvarna: K♠Q♠10♠8♣
Karakitukov managed to hit a runner-runner flush on 7♣2♥2♠Q♣6♣ to secure a double up.
Moments after the restart, Robert Cowen in the cutoff opened to 210,000. David Benyamine on the button called and the blinds folded.
The dealer fanned a flop of 9♣4♠2♥ and Cowen bet for more than Benyamine's stack. The Frenchman called off his last 495,000.
David Benyamine: A♦9♦7♠6♠
Robert Cowen: K♥K♦K♣9♥
Benyamine failed to improved on the 8♣3♥ runout and he was eliminated.
Level: 19
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
The remaining 17 players are all in the money, locking up at least $102,800, and are now on a 60-minute dinner break.
Naoya Kihara raised to 175,000 from the cutoff with K♠Q♠4♥3♥ and Dylan Weisman defended from the big blind with A♦J♦9♦8♦.
Both players quickly checked the J♠5♦10♠ flop leading to the 2♥ turn where Weisman bet 340,000. Kihara called.
The K♦ landed on the river and Weisman fired 650,000. Kihara raised to 1,835,000 and Weisman folded.