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2026 World Series of Poker
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 Single Draw
Jason Mercier raised to 70,000 from the hijack and Maxx Coleman called from the small blind. Both players drew one, and checked to showdown where Coleman's 10x9x7x5x4x was best.
On the next deal, Kristopher Tong opened to 75,000 from the cutoff and called when Jason Mercier three-bet to 240,000 from the big blind.
Both player stood pat, and Mercier fired out 280,000. After some time in the tank, Tong folded.
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
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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
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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
The ten remaining players are on a 15-minute break.
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
Josh Arieh raised in the cutoff. Benny Glaser called in the small blind, and Phil Ivey followed suit in the big blind. It checked to Arieh on the 7♦5♦K♠ flop. He continued with a bet, which only Ivey called.
Ivey checked again on the 5♠ turn. Arieh kept firing, but this time Ivey raised. Arieh took some time before he called, and he quickly called another bet by Ivey on the 10♦ river.
Ivey showed 5♣3♣ for trip fives, and Arieh sent his cards to the muck in defeat.
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
Pot-Limit Omaha
In a limped battle of the blinds that was checked through on the 9♣7♠6♦ flop, the 8♦ followed on the turn. Phil Ivey checked and Jesse Lonis bet 50,000. Ivey then check-raised to 175,000 and Lonis called.
The 8♠ river paired the board and Ivey slowed down with a check. Lonis asked for the size of the pot and then bet 320,000, which won the pot without showdown.
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
Pot-Limit Omaha
Josh Arieh limped in from the button and Chris Hunichen did the same from the small blind. Paul Volpe bumped it up to 125,000 from the big blind and only Arieh called.
Volpe continued for 70,000 on the 10♠10♦6♣ flop, and called when Arieh made it 225,000.
Volpe checked on the Q♦ turn, and Arieh fired out 550,000. After some time in the tank, Volpe folded.
On the next deal, Lonis called from the hijack and Arieh also limped. Volpe made it 150,000 from the small blind and was called by both players.
It checked through to the river for the board to read Q♥10♦2♣10♠Q♦. Volpe led out for 200,000, quickling folding out Lonis. Arieh thought for some time, but returned his cards to the dealer.
Volpe then tabled A♥K♥J♦9♦ for an airball.
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
Jason Mercier raised to 70,000 in the cutoff. Kristopher Tong responded with a three-bet to 280,000 in the small blind, which Maxx Coleman upped to 650,000 in the big blind.
Mercier spent some time in the tank before letting go of his cards. Tong followed suit with an instant fold, shipping the pot to Coleman predraw.
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.