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Level: 30
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 200,000
2026 World Series of Poker
Event #56: $3,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 2
Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$3,070,500
Total Entries
1,150
Level
36
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Entries
53
Players Left
1
Players Left 1 / 1,150
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Level 29
: 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Level 29
: Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
The remaining seven players are now on a 60-minute dinner break.
Play will resume at approximately 8:04 p.m. local time.
Level 29
: Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
In a hand the bled five minutes into the dinner break, Maxim Lykov raised to 300,000 from the cutoff.
Paulina Loeliger raised to 750,000 from the big blind. Lykov called
When the flop hit 6♦J♦7♥, Loeliger bet 250,000. Lykov made the call again.
One the turn of the A♥, Loeliger threw another 300,000 into the pot. This time, Lykov folded.
Level 29
: Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abhishek Mhatre | Canada | 11,500,000 | 77 |
| 2 | Kevin Rand | United States | 8,500,000 | 57 |
| 3 | Christopher Vitch | United States | 6,500,000 | 43 |
| 4 | Maxim Lykov | Russian Federation | 4,300,000 | 29 |
| 5 | Naseem Salem | United States | 3,900,000 | 26 |
| 6 | Martin Jacobson | Sweden | 3,200,000 | 21 |
| 7 | Paulina Loeliger | Austria | 7,600,000 | 51 |
Level 29
: Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
WSOP Report Card
- Player: Christopher Vitch
- Known for: Mixed-games beast
- WSOP Bracelets: 3
- 2026 WSOP Cashes: 6
- Best 2026 WSOP Cash: $20,298 in $10K Omaha Hi-Lo Championship (22nd Place)
- Self-assessment: D
Christopher Vitch isn't sugarcoating his first half of the WSOP. Despite finding a couple of unexpected bright spots, the three-time bracelet winner admitted things haven't gone according to plan.
"It has not been going well," Vitch told PokerNews. "The highlight, I guess, was randomly doing well in a couple of no-limit events, including the one I'm in now, the 3K 6-Max and the Super Turbo Bounty, which is like the game I basically never play. So those are sort of found money, I guess, when you can do OK in those."
The disappointment has come in the tournaments that are usually his bread and butter.
"The low lights, I guess, would just be all my normal $10K events. Nothing exciting and two soft bubbles," Vitch said.
As for a mid-series report card, the mixed-game specialist was harsher on himself than most players would be.
"I guess I'd give myself about a D right now," he said. "But I'm hoping for some success, as we have a few big events left, including the 50K (PPC) starting tomorrow."
Level 29
: Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Action folded to Abhishek Mhatre in the small blind who raised to 200,000 only for Dejan Kaladjurdjevic sat in the big blind to three-bet all in for just over 600,000. Mhatre snap-called.
Dejan Kaladjurdjevic: Q♣7♠ 
Abhishek Mhatre: A♣7♣
Kaladjurdjevic was dominated and needed some help fast to stay alive. Nothing was forthcoming on the 9♣5♦K♠ flop nor the 5♣ turn and when the river bricked out with the 6♠ Kaladjurdjevic was sent to the rail in eighth place.
Level 29
: Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Paulina Loeliger and Christopher Vitch, in the small abd big blind, respectively, were in for 300,000 each preflop and heads-up into the flop.
The board came A♠K♥6♠. Loeliger bet 150,000. Vitch called.
The 8♠ was the turn. This time, Loeliger bet 700,000. Vitch again called.
There was another spade to come as a fourth one 9♠ hit the board on the river.
This brought an extensive tank from Loeliger. After several minutes, the overall chip leader moved all in.
Vitch, who had just 1,780,000 left, pondered his decision.
After two minutes, he moved a few chips forward and made the call.
Vitch tabled A♦9♦ for a rivered two pair, aces and nines.
Loeliger showed J♦6♥ for a pair of sixes.
Level 29
: Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Abhishek Mhatre was in the small blind and heads up in a hand against Dejan Kaladjurdjevic in the big blind.
The pair were already on the 7♥3♦4♣ flop with a pot of around 700,000. Mhatre moved out 225,000 on the flop and saw Kaladjurdjevic call.
A 10♥ was turned and Mhatre bet 330,000. Kaladjurdjevic took some time but gave up the pot.
Level 29
: Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Michael Mizrahi open-jammed from the button for 1,070,000 only for Kevin Rand in the next seat to three-bet all in for over 5,000,000. The rest of the table folded quicker than a rabbit on roller skates.
Michael Mizrahi: A♣7♦
Kevin Rand: 8♥8♣
Not the door card Mizrahi wanted to see on the 8♦Q♦2♥ flop and when the 5♠ peeled off on the turn he was drawing dead. The 5♥ came on the river to fill Rand up and send Mizrahi packing in ninth place.
