The action was picked up on a board of 10♥9♦9♠5♣ with a bit more than 1,000,000 in the pot. Harry Rubin in the small blind bet 450,000, but Narcis-Gabriel Nedelcu in the big blind raised to 1,300,000.
Rubin went deep into the tank and eventually moved all in. Nedelcu snap-folded.
Francois Scapula raised to 420,000 from early position but only scooped the blinds.
In the next hand, Scapula raised to 420,000 again from under the gun. Tony Cousineau defended from the big blind.
Scapula continued for 200,000 on the Q♣A♠K♦ flop but Cousineau check-raised all-in for 1,255,000. Scapula folded while revealing the A♣. Cousineau flipped over J♥10♦9♥5♦ for a straight.
Nixon Diaz finished in 26th place for $14,510 at the World Series of Poker (WSOP), in the $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha event.
That isn't the story. You probably aren't even familiar with Diaz. After all, he'd never even cashed in a live poker tournament recorded by The Hendon Mob prior to the start of the 2026 WSOP. The story is how he even entered the tournament, and it started via a chance encounter with popular poker vlogger Corey Eyring.
Eyring, who has 187,000 YouTube subscribers, was looking to give $20,000 to two subscribers to play poker at the WSOP. He ordered some food from DoorDash, and the driver told him, "I think I've seen you out playing poker man," and the two shook hands.
Paul Zappulla raised to 425,000 from early position, and Daniel Hachem went all in for 1,430,000. Action was back on Zappulla, and he made the call.
Daniel Hachem: K♠K♣6♣3♦ 
Paul Zappulla: A♠Q♠J♥9♠
Zappulla hit a pair when the flop came 4♥7♠Q♥. The 8♥ on the turn gave Zappulla a gutshot, but he did not need it as the J♣ on the river improved him to two pair, and he sent Hachem to the payout desk.
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip count | Big blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 221 | 1 | Christopher Hannel | United States | 6,300,000 | 53 |
| 221 | 2 | Nuno Duarte | Portugal | 2,100,000 | 18 |
| 221 | 3 | Toby Joyce | Ireland | 4,100,000 | 34 |
| 221 | 4 | James Sedlacek | United States | 6,600,000 | 55 |
| 221 | 5 | Roussos Koliakoudakis | Greece | 5,100,000 | 43 |
| 221 | 6 | Muhamet Perati | Italy | 1,100,000 | 9 |
| 221 | 7 | Tony Cousineau | United States | 1,350,000 | 11 |
| 221 | 8 | Francois Scapula | France | 7,800,000 | 65 |
| 223 | 1 | Narcis-Gabriel Nedelcu | Romania | 3,600,000 | 30 |
| 223 | 2 | Daniel Hachem | Australia | 1,900,000 | 16 |
| 223 | 3 | Sasha Guerin | United States | 9,900,000 | 83 |
| 223 | 4 | Schuyler Thornton | United States | 5,050,000 | 42 |
| 223 | 5 | Bobby James | United Kingdom | 2,100,000 | 18 |
| 223 | 6 | Dechang Zhang | Canada | 4,850,000 | 40 |
| 223 | 7 | Paul Zappulla | United States | 2,300,000 | 19 |
| 223 | 8 | Harry Rubin | United States | 9,900,000 | 83 |
Level: 30
Blinds: 100,000/150,000
Ante: 150,000
Heads-up on a flop of K♦10♣4♣, Harry Rubin in the small blind bet 700,000. Thomas Skaggs in the big blind raised all-in for 1,200,000 and Rubin called.
Thomas Skaggs: Q♣J♥9♥8♠
Harry Rubin: A♥A♦8♣6♦
The 3♦6♥ runout didn't help Skaggs who was eliminated.
Muhamet Perati called 100,000 from under the gun, Daniel Hachem on his direct left made it 450,000, and action folded back around to Perati who put Hachem all in for another 150,000, Hachem called.
Daniel Hachem: A♣K♦J♣3♣
Muhamet Perati: J♠J♥10♥5♠
Great start for Hachem as he flopped two pair when the dealer fanned out A♠K♣3♥, and he held as the board ran out 7♦ on the turn and the 7♥ on the river.
The action was picked up on a board of 6♠5♦6♦7♠ with roughly 1,000,000 in the pot. Harry Rubin on the button bet 900,000 and Sasha Guerin in the big blind check-called.
Both players checked the Q♦ river, so Guerin revealed K♣10♣6♣5♠ for a full house. Rubin sent his cards into the muck.
Heads-up on a flop of Q♣J♣5♥, Muhamet Perati moved all in for 1,295,000, and he was called by Schuyler Thornton in the hijack.
Muhamet Perati: Q♠J♦3♦2♠
Schuyler Thornton: A♣10♣8♠4♣
Perati flopped two pair and dodged a lot of outs on the 7♦ turn and the A♥ river to double up.
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