2026 World Series of Poker

Event #56: $3,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em
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Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
10♠9♥
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
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Players Left
1
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Piccioli Goes All-in and Loses

Gabrielle Barredo
Gabrielle Barredo
Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Bryan Piccioli
Bryan Piccioli

Play was already underway with Bryan Piccioli in cutoff and Dejan Kaladjurdjevic on the button with a 800,000 pot beside a 4♦5♦A♠.

Piccioli check-called Kaladjurdjevic's 250,000 bet taking them to the turn.

The 8♠ turn fell and after action was passed to him, Kaladjurdjevic fired 625,000 sending Piccioli to the tank. After a few seconds, Piccioli folded his hand and asked Kaladjurdjevic if he had it. Kaladjurdjevic answered in the negative, prompting Piccioli to say, "I should have shoved on you."

On the very next hand, in hijack, Picioli opened with 175,000 and when action went to the small blind, Paulina Loeliger asked how much Piccioli started with. After she was given an answer she announced all-in.

With action back to him, Piccioli called for his tournament life.

Bryan Piccioli: A♣9♣ All in
Paulina Loeliger: K♥J♥

Piccioli was ahead with ace-high but Loeliger's outs increased on the 8♥10♥8♠ which gave her a flush draw. The A♥ fell which gave Piccioli a pair but completed Loeliger's flush. The Q♠ river was a formality.

Tags: Bryan PiccioliDejan KaladjurdjevicPaulina Loeliger

Jacobson Cracks Weissman's Kings

Laura Fryer
Laura Fryer
Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Joey Weissman
Joey Weissman

Martin Jacobson open-jammed on the button for around a million chips, covering both the blinds. Only Joey Weissman called for his remaining 600,000 from the big blind.

Joey Weissman: K♠K♦All in
Martin Jacobson: A♣Q♥

The A♠10♥6♥ flop saw Jacobson immediately put Weissman in the hot seat, and there was no recovering on the 9♥ turn or 6♦ river.

Weissman was eliminated in 19th place for $21,660, just missing out on making the final three tables.

Tags: Joey WeissmanMartin Jacobson

Mhatre Takes From Hoefer Again

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Abhishek Mhatre
Abhishek Mhatre

Paul Hoefer raised to 160,000 from the button, and Abhishek Mhatre came along from the big blind.

Mhatre check-called a continuation-bet of 145,000 from Hoefer on the A♣4♥Q♦ flop.

The 3♦ turn checked through before the 2♦ completed the board. Mhatre led out for 575,000, which was enough to get Hoefer to fold.

Tags: Abhishek MhatrePaul Hoefer

Who Are the Unluckiest Heads-Up Players in WSOP History?

Calum Grant
Calum Grant
Level 26 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Ren Lin x Chino Rheem
Ren Lin x Chino Rheem

Shaun Deeb came up one spot short yet again for a 2026 World Series of Poker bracelet, falling to Joey Couden in Event #52: $3,000 Nine Game Mix after a grueling three-and-a-half-hour heads-up battle. The defeat was Deeb's ninth in a bracelet match and dropped his all-time heads-up record to 8-9.

The latest near miss added to a frustrating run of runner-up finishes for the eight-time bracelet winner. Deeb had already finished second twice at WSOP Europe earlier this year to take an early lead in the Player of the Year race, but after arriving in Las Vegas with just one cash through the opening weeks of the series, another silver medal may prove crucial as he chases back-to-back POY titles.

As painful as Deeb's 8-9 record may be, it doesn't rank among the unluckiest in WSOP history. Several poker crushers have reached heads-up for a bracelet time and again, only to walk away empty-handed. Here are the players with the most WSOP runner-up finishes without ever sealing the deal.

Kaladjurdjevic send Kincaid to the Cage

Myles Phago
Myles Phago
Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
John Kincaid
John Kincaid

Action folded around to Dejan Kaladjurdjevic on the button who moved all in and had the blinds covered. John Kincaid sat in the small blind made the call for his tournament life and the big blind exited stage left sharply.

John Kincaid: 6♣6♥ All in
Dejan Kaladjurdjevic: J♦9♠

Not the flop Kincaid was after of 5♣K♥9♦. The 2♥ turn changed nothing mor did the A♦ river and Kincaid was set to the rail.

Tags: Dejan KaladjurdjevicJohn Kincaid

Level: 26

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

Zhu Feeding the Table

Jerome Solomon
Jerome Solomon
Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Joey Weissman raised to 275,000 on the button, holding back a single, 5,000 chip.

Ying Zhu, assuming Weissman was all-in, said call, and turned her cards over. weissman did likewise, bringing his additional chip into the pot.

Joey Weissman: 9♦9♠All in
Ying Zhu: A♠8♠

Weissman's nine held through a runout of 4♦Q♥5♠2♣9♣, giving him a set on the river and the table's third double-up off Zhu in the last orbit.

When told that Weissman had 280,000 instead of 275, Zhu explained that she had thought he was all-in, but it would have played out the same way.

Tags: Joey WeissmanYing Zhu

Zhu Looks to Rebuild

Laura Fryer
Laura Fryer
Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Ying Zhu opened to 120,000 from under the gun and Francisco Lopez three-bet to 375,000 on the button. Zhu called and the pair saw the 5♠10♦J♥ flop.

Both checked to see the 2♣ turn and Zhu then bet 200,000. Lopez thought for a few seconds, before mucking his hand, allowing Zhu to pick back up some chips.

Tags: Francisco LopezYing Zhu

Mhatre Sends Hoefer Into the Blender

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Paul Hoefer opened to 120,000 from the hijack and Abhishek Mhatre three-bet to 425,000 from the small blind. Hoefer came along with a call.

The dealer spread the A♦J♣4♣ flop, and Mhatre continued for 325,000. Again, Hoefer called.

A 9♥ arrived on the turn, and Mhatre jammed for 1,125,000. Hoefer went deep into the tank and pondered his decision for quite some time.

In the end, Hoefer settled on a fold, relinquishing the pot to Mhatre.

Tags: Abhishek MhatrePaul Hoefer

Jaka Flops a Pair for a Double

Gabrielle Barredo
Gabrielle Barredo
Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Faraz Jaka on the button opened to 120,000 and Joao Coelho shoved all-in for around 4,000,000 covering what Jaka had behind. Jaka called taking them to showdown.

Faraz Jaka: A♦10♥ All in
Joao Coelho: K♣Q♣

Jaka was ahead, and the flop dropping 7♠6♦A♠ cemented his lead. The dealer peeled the 4♣ with no consequence. And with another 4♦ on the river, Jaka's stack boost was secured.

Tags: Faraz JakaJoao Coelho

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