2026 World Series of Poker

Day: 2
12
Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
109
Prize
$492,050
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$3,070,500
Total Entries
1,150
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
53
Players Left
1
Players Left 1 / 1,150
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Jacobson Leaves Rand on Fumes

Level 35 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Martin Jacobson
Martin Jacobson

Kevin Rand moved all in from the cutoff for 3,800,000 and action folded around to Martin Jacobson in the small blind who moved all in for less. Paulina Loeliger folded her big blind.

Martin Jacobson: AQ All in
Kevin Rand: A3

A clean run out for Jacobson of 57KQ8, and after the count, he was all in for 3,575,000, which left Rand with half a bowl of rice on 225,000.

Tags: Kevin RandMartin JacobsonPaulina Loeliger

Level: 35

Blinds: 300,000/600,000

Ante: 600,000

Crazy Eights Get Mhatre the Double for Chip Lead

Level 34 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Abhishek Mhatre
Abhishek Mhatre

Paulina Loeliger made it 1,000,000 to play from under the gun and was looked up by Abhishek Mhatre in the cutoff.

On the 825 flop, Loeliger continued for 1,500,000, and Mhatre made the call.

The 6 came on the river, and Loeliger fired a second bullet of 2,000,000 only for Mhatre to raise all in to 6,775,000.

Loeliger went deep into the tank for four to five minutes before she decided to put Mhatre at risk.

Abhishek Mhatre: 88 All in
Paulina Loeliger: QQ

Mhatre had hit the jackpot with his crazy eights flopping a set. No queen for Loeliger on the 9 brick of a river, and Mhatre shipped the monster pot to take the chip lead and near the 20 million chip mark.

Tags: Abhishek MhatreNo QueenPaulina Loeliger

Abhishek Doubles Off Salem

Level 34 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Abhishek Mhatre moved all in under the gun with 4,450,000 chips.

Naseem Salem made the call from the small blind.

Abhishek Mhatre: A5All in
Naseem Salem: AK

Mhatre needed help and was certainly pleased with a runout of 25323, which gave him two pair, fives and threes, and a double-up to stay alive in the tournament.

"Don't spend it all in one place," Salem said.

Tags: Abhishek MhatreNaseem Salem

Mhatre Kicks Jacobson for Three Million Chips

Level 34 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Martin Jacobson raised to 800,000 on the button. After Paulina Loeliger folded, Abhishek Mhatre moved all in wirth his last 2,925,000.

Jacobson made the call.

Abhishek Mhatre: AJAll in
Martin Jacobson: KJ

Mhatre had Jacobson dominated, and the hand played out as such, with a runout of J45J7 giving both players trip jacks, but Mhatre's ace kicker was the difference.

Tags: Abhishek MhatreMartin JacobsonPaulina Loeliger

Christopher Vitch Eliminated in 6th Place ($82,530)

Level 34 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Christopher Vitch
Christopher Vitch

Action folded around to Christopher Vitch in the small blind, who raised to 6,350,000 and left himself just one 25,000 chip behind.

Naseem Salem thought Vitch was all in and snap-called, tabling his cards, which were quickly flipped back over when he realized Vitch was in fact not all in!

The flop came 5610, and Vitch checked to Salem, who bet out to put Vitch all in. Vitch made the call for his tournament life.

Christopher Vitch: A3 All in
Naseem Salem: AJ

No miracle trey for Vitch on the 7 turn nor the Q river, and he was sent to the rail in sixth place.

Tags: Christopher VitchNaseem Salem

Level: 34

Blinds: 250,000/500,000

Ante: 500,000

Loeliger Hops Back Into Chip Lead

Level 33 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Paulina Loeliger
Paulina Loeliger

Paulina Loeliger raised to 800,000 under the gun. Abhishek Mhatre, in middle position to her immediate left, three-bet to 2,200,000.

The action folded back to Loeliger, who went into a nearly three-minute tank, before raising to 3,600,000. The minimum raise at that point.

Mhatre thought about it for a minute, then shoved all in. Loeliger almost beat him into the pot with her call for a total of 8,650,000 chips.

Paulina Loeliger: AAAll in
Abhishek Mhatre: QQ

Loeliger was in control, but still nervous, saying before the runout that she expect a queen to come.

That was not the case, and the final board read 66KK7 giving her the huge double-up to vault her into the chip lead.

Tags: Abhishek MhatrePaulina Loeliger

Play Slowed to a Snail's Pace

Level 33 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

On returning from the last break, play has slowed down considerably, and for the last five to six hands, a flop has not been dealt.

Pots are either being taken down with a pre-flop minimum raise or a three-bet.

Level: 33

Blinds: 200,000/400,000

Ante: 400,000