2026 World Series of Poker

Day: 1
12
Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$4,132,500
Total Entries
87
Players Left
66
Average Chip Stack
390,909
Total Chips
25,800,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
87
Players Left
66
Players Left 66 / 87

Liberto Trips Up Chambers; Barbero Only Uses Amiri

Level 1

Pot-Limit Omaha

Justin Liberto opened to 4,000 in the hijack and was called by Walter Chambers in the cutoff, Nacho Barbero in the small blind, and Chad Eveslage in the big blind.

On the Q63 flop, it checked to Liberto who bet 5,500, and he was called by Chambers and Eveslage.

The Q turn checked through to the J river, which saw Eveslage check for a third time to Liberto who bet 23,000 into 34,000. Chambers flatted after a short tank and Eveslage got out of the way. Liberto tabled AAQ8 for trip queens which were best, and Chambers flashed KK as he mucked.

Amidst the constant seat changes in the early proceedings of the tournament, there was an orphaned backpack that was next to a seat previously occupied by Nacho Barbero. Naoya Kihara came over to Nacho with the bag, causing the aghast Argentinian to reply, "Are you f**cking kidding me bro? You really think I would carry that sh*t around on the strip? That thing is so ugly."

Tags: Chad EveslageJustin LibertoNacho BarberoNaoya KiharaWalter Chambers