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2026 World Series of Poker
Stud Games: 30,000 Ante, 30,000 Bring-In, 120,000 Completion, 120,000-240,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 60,000/90,000 Ante, 30,000-60,000 Blinds
Seven Card Stud
Jason Mercier: J♥10♣/10♥A♣8♥3♣/Q♣
Benny Glaser: 8♦8♣/Q♠2♣2♥7♣/3♦
Jason Mercier completed, Benny Glaser raised, and Mercier called to fourth street. Both players checked it, but Glaser bet once he paired on fifth street.
Mercier then raised, and Glaser put his opponent all in with a third bet. Mercier quickly called off his remaining chips, revealing a pair of tens.
Glaser had already made two pair, and he remained best as Mercier found no improvement on sixth or seventh street.
Mercier said his goodbyes in seventh place as the final table's first elimination.
Stud Games: 30,000 Ante, 30,000 Bring-In, 120,000 Completion, 120,000-240,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 60,000/90,000 Ante, 30,000-60,000 Blinds
Maxx Coleman and Nick Guagenti exchanged raises preflop, that saw the latter have just 35,000 behind going to the K♣8♠J♦ flop. The last of Guagenti's chips then went into the middle.
Nick Guagenti: 8♣4♣3♣2♠
Maxx Coleman: A♥A♠K♦10♠
Coleman was ahead with aces, and Guagenti failed to leapfrog the rockets on the 7♦ turn and 7♣ river, and departed one spot shy of the final table.
Stud Games: 20,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 80,000 Completion, 80,000-160,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 40,000/60,000 Ante, 20,000-40,000 Blinds
Seven Card Stud
Nick Guagenti: XxXx / 10♣4♠ - folded on fourth street
Jason Mercier: XxXx / J♠9♦8♥ - folded on fifth street
Alex Livingston: A♦6♥ / 6♣A♠K♠2♠ / Xx
Maxx Coleman: 8♠6♠ / 7♠5♥7♦5♦ / Xx
Maxx Coleman completed and picked up calls from Nick Guagenti, Jason Mercier and Alex Livingston. It checked to Mercier on fourth street, and he bet. Only Guagenti folded.
Coleman made open sevens on fifth street and bet. Mercier folded before Livingston called.
Coleman continued on sixth street and called when Livingston's raised all-in.
Both players had two pair, with Livingston's in front. He turned over the 10♦ on seventh to stay on aces up. Coleman had sevens and fives and was open-ended. The dealer gave him the 4♦, completing his straight for the elimination.
Stud Games: 15,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 60,000 Completion, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 30,000/45,000 Ante, 15,000-30,000 Blinds
No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw
Jesse Lonis won the first two pots after returning from the break without any major chip changes.
He then faced the open raise to 75,000 by Paul Volpe in the hijack and Phil Ivey three-bet to 250,000 on the button. Lonis in the small blind four-bet to 700,000 with 930,000 behind.
"How much did you start with?" Volpe inquired and Lonis told him he has 930,000 behind. Volpe five-bet to 1,600,000 and Ivey folded, Lonis moved all-in and Volpe asked after the exact count was verified.
Both players patted and Volpe announced a nine-five, showing his 9x5x4x3x2x. That was enough to win the pot and eliminate Lonis, who was pipped with the 9x7x6x4x3x to bow out in 10th place for $122,709.
Stud Games: 15,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 60,000 Completion, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 30,000/45,000 Ante, 15,000-30,000 Blinds
Josh Arieh limped in from the hijack before Chris Hunichen made it 135,000 from the cutoff. Benny Glaser called from the small blind and then Arieh folded.
Glaser checked on the 9♦4♣2♠ flop, and Hunichen — who had just north of 500,000 — made a pot-sized bet. Glaser repotted and Hunichen called for his tournament life.
Chris Hunichen: A♦A♣K♣7♦
Benny Glaser: J♠10♣9♣9♥
Hunichen was in bad shape, drawing to two immediate outs, He bowed out in 11th place after the board completed with the 3♥ and 6♣.
Stud Games: 15,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 60,000 Completion, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 30,000/45,000 Ante, 15,000-30,000 Blinds
Limit Hold'em
After he had gone through the blinds in the last few hands, Chris Brewer had just under one full raise left and moved all-in for 110,000 in the cutoff. He was called by Nick Guagenti in the small blind and Jason Mercier in the big blind.
The two active players checked the K♥9♠2♦ flop and A♠ turn, Guagenti check-folded the 10♠ river.
Brewer tossed his 9♦7♦ towards the middle of the table and it was no good, as Mercier's Q♣J♦ had rivered broadway to reduce the field to the final 11 players.
Stud Games: 15,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 60,000 Completion, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 30,000/45,000 Ante, 15,000-30,000 Blinds
Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Maxx Coleman raised it up on the button and Roy Thung three-bet in the small blind, which Coleman reluctantly called. On the A♦9♠2♥ flop, Thung bet and that left him with a mere 15,000 in chips behind. Coleman went into the tank before he came along.
The final three chips went in after the 10♦ turn and Coleman called.
Roy Thung: A♣6♣4♦3♠
Maxx Coleman: K♣J♥10♣9♥
Coleman was in the lead but Thung had plenty of outs to make a low or even scoop. None of them came with the K♦ river which only improved Coleman further to kings and tens.
Stud Games: 15,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 50,000 Completion, 50,000-100,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 25,000/35,000 Ante, 10,000-25,000 Blinds
2-7 Lowball Triple Draw
The action started with a raise by Phil Hellmuth and Benny Glaser called out of the small blind to then discard one whereas Hellmuth took two cards. Glaser check-called a bet and both discarded one each on the second draw.
Glaser bet and Hellmuth called with fewer than half a full bet behind before both elected to pat the final draw.
Glaser bet again and Hellmuth called without any hesitation to get shown the 8x7x5x3x2x by Glaser.
Hellmuth vaulted out of his chair to flick through his cards and first tossed the 7x6x4x2x on the felt before also showing the 8x as well. His elimination in 14th place for $109,459 was confirmed and he instantly said "nice hand buddy" before shaking hands with everyone at the table, leaving the tournament area with a "good luck guys".
Stud Games: 15,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 50,000 Completion, 50,000-100,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 25,000/35,000 Ante, 10,000-25,000 Blinds
Pot-Limit Omaha
Chris Brewer opened to 85,000 from the button and called when Maksim Pisarenko shoved for around 100,000 from the big blind.
Maksim Pisarenko: K♦Q♦5♥4♠
Chris Brewer: A♦Q♥3♥2♠
Brewer made two pair on the A♥J♥2♦ flop and filled up on the A♣ turn to leave Pisarenko drawing dead ahead of the 7♠ river.
The two table redraw is now taking place.