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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
Razz
Josh Arieh: XxXx / 8x3xQx10x / Xx
Kristopher Tong: XxXx / 3x9x10xQx / Xx
Josh Arieh limped in with an eight and Kristopher Tong completed in the next seat with a trey, all other players folded and Arieh called. On fourth street, Arieh bet his advantage to pick up a call before Tong bet fifth street. Arieh raised and Tong called. Sixth street had a narrow lead for Arieh, which he bet and Tong called.
Arieh also bet seventh street and Tong called to get shown the 7x4x2x for an eighty-seven. "Nice hand," Tong said, checking his cards twice again before sending them into the muck.
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
Razz
Maxx Coleman: Kx7x5x/8x4x10x2x
Benny Glaser: 10x5x3x/Ax7x10x8x
Maxx Coleman completed, Benny Glaser two-bet, and Coleman called. Glaser continued betting on fourth street, but after Coleman called, both players checked fifth street.
Coleman then took the lead on sixth street and bet. Glaser called, seeing his opponent toss in a final bet on seventh street. Glaser called after a short time in the tank.
Coleman tabled 8-7-5-4-2, but Glaser had a slightly better eight with 8-7-5-3-A to win the sizable pot.
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
Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Maxx Coleman raised out of the small blind in the last hand of the rotation and Benny Glaser called in the big blind. On the J♦9♠6♦ flop, Coleman check-called a bet and checked the 6♥ on the turn. Glaser bet once more but then folded when Coleman went for the check-raise.
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
Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Paul Volpe raised under the gun, and received calls from Benny Glaser in the cutoff and Kristopher Tong in the big blind.
Volpe placed a continuation-bet on the 9♥8♠3♠ flop, seeing both opponents call. The table was knuckled thrice on the 3♥ turn, making the Q♣ appear on the river.
Tong led out with a bet, receiving two folds for his efforts to take the pot uncontested.
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
Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Paul Volpe raised it up from the cutoff and Maxx Coleman on the button three-bet. Volpe then four-bet and Coleman called. On the K♦Q♠5♦ flop, Volpe bet for Coleman to call and the same action repeated for the full bet on the 5♣ turn.
Volpe also bet the 3♥ river and that sent Coleman into the tank. More than a minute passed before he called and was shown the A♦A♠9♣3♠ for aces and fives, which was the winning hand for Volpe.
In the next hand, Kristopher Tong raised from under the gun to pick up calls from Phil Ivey in the small blind as well as Josh Arieh in the big blind. They both checked the A♣K♠4♣ flop to Tong, who bet and took it down. Before collecting the chips, Tong flashed the K♦K♣3♣ for middle set and the nut flush draw.
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
Seven Card Stud
Josh Arieh: XxXx / 4♣10♦4♦Q♠ / Xx
Kristopher Tong: XxXx / 8♠3♠2♦2♠ / Xx
Kristopher Tong completed and Josh Arieh as the bring-in called. On fourth street, Arieh check-called a bet and then bet fifth street when he paired his four. Both opted to check sixth street and a final bet by Arieh on seventh street was reluctantly paid off by Tong.
Arieh revealed the 10♣8♦7♣ for tens and fours to win the pot.
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
Phil Ivey: XxXx/3♦A♣K♠10♠ -folded on sixth street
Kristopher Tong: XxXx/A♠K♦7♣ - folded on fifth street
Paul Volpe: XxXx/5♣2♦Q♣J♣
Phil Ivey brought in, Kristopher Tong completed, and Paul Volpe called. Ivey also came along to fourth street, where Tong tossed in a bet to receive two calls.
Tong started checking on fifth street, prompting Volpe to take over the initiative with a bet. Ivey called before Tong mucked his cards. Ivey then checked sixth street, seeing Volpe bet again.
Ivey ended the hand with a fold, surrendering the chips to Volpe.
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
No-Limit Hold'em
Phil Ivey raised to 135,000 from under the gun and Kristopher Tong called two seats over. On the K♥K♠10♦ flop, Ivey continued for 100,000 only for Tong to make it 280,000 total to go. Ivey called and then checked the 3♠ on the turn, which prompted a bet of 425,000 by Tong and Ivey's call.
That led them to the 4♣ on the river and both players checked this time. Ivey rolled over his K♦Q♣ and that won the pot.
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
No-Limit Hold'em
Jason Mercier raised to 135,000 and Phil Ivey in the big blind asked for his stack size before he called in the big blind. The flop came 5♥5♠2♣ and Ivey check-folded to a bet worth 105,000 by Mercier.
One hand later, Benny Glaser made it 135,000 to go on the button and Josh Arieh three-bet to 315,000. Glaser then clicked it back to 755,000 only for Arieh to make it 1,400,000 to go. Glaser checked the stack he had behind and then moved all in, Arieh quickly folded.