2026 World Series of Poker

Day: 2
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Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$3,864,825
Total Entries
1,736
Players Left
19
Average Chip Stack
3,197,895
Total Chips
60,760,000
Next Payout
Place 19
$20,271
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
312
Players Left
34
Players Left 19 / 1,736
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Patience Brings Dividends for Kuether

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Derek Normand raised to 24,000 from middle position. When the action reached Joe Kuether on the button, he shoved all in.

Normand made the call.

Joe Kuether: KKAll in
Derek Normand: 77

The runout 5108J8 did provide a bit of a scare for Kuether, as Normand picked up flush and straight draws, but the kings held.

"You waited for kings and it paid off," Normand told Kuether. "Patience is a virtue."

Tags: Derek NormandJoe Kuether

Phillips Makes Big Jump

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Liran Betito raised to 24,000 under the gun. Thomas Phillips moved all in from the cutoff with 399,000 chips.

Betito made the call.

Thomas Phillips: 1010All in
Liran Betito: AK

Phillips wont the race, but the runout 8910JK was a bit of a scary one, with Betito flopping a flush draw and turning a straight draw. Phillips' set of tens were good.

Tags: Liran BetitoThomas Phillips

Van Rooij Wins With King-High

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The action was picked up on the river with the board showing 74AA2 and around 230,000 already in the middle from previous action. Thomas Phillips, in the big blind, was first to act and took some time before checking. Merijn van Rooij checked back behind.

Phillips tabled 109 for a missed flush draw, but Van Rooij double-checked his cards before turning over K5 for king-high, which was enough to take down the pot.

Tags: Merijn van RooijThomas Phillips

Van Rooij Continues On with a Triple Up

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Merijn van Rooij
Merijn van Rooij

Merijn van Rooij open-shoved for 260,000 under the gun and Caleb Harris called on the button. Big blind went over and shoved too for around 500,000 pushing Harris out of the pot and taking Van Rooij to showdown.

Merijn van Rooij: AJ All in
Koki Koyanagi: QQ

Koyanagi's queens held up on the 422 flop and continued to hold on the 6 turn. But the A fell on the river giving Van Rooij what he was waiting for to continue in the tournament.

Tags: Caleb HarrisKoki KoyanagiMerijn van Rooij

Geiger and His Chop, Eliminates Tytgat

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Chips went in and hands were tabled with three-players all-in.

Nicolas Tytgat: AQ All in
Mathieu His: KK All in
Ohad Geiger: KK

His and Geiger had exactly the same hand, making Tygat hope for a double up with his ace. But the board ran 5JJ59 With no ace in sigh, Tytgat was eliminated while the remaining two players chopped the pot.

Tags: Mathieu HisNicolas TytgatOhad Geiger

Del Pino Finds Full House

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Omar Del Pino raised all-in from the button. Samuel Ju, the big blind, called with less.

Samuel Ju: A6All in
Omar Del Pino: 109

Ju was in good shape, until the board ran 9J910J to give Del Pino a full house.

Tags: Omar Del PinoSamuel Ju

Ciccarelli’s Turned Straight Gets No Value

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Action folded to Felix Rabas on the button, who raised to 24,000 and picked up calls from both blinds.

On the 5QJ flop, John Ciccarelli in the small blind led out for 28,000. Aaron Kupin in the big blind quickly folded, but Rabas made the call to see the A turn.

Ciccarelli checked, and Rabas took some time before checking back.

The 9 completed the board, and both players checked once more. Ciccarelli then tabled K10 for a turned straight, which was enough to take down the pot.

Tags: Aaron KupinFelix RabasJohn Ciccarelli

Kings for Cortijo

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Lucas Cortijo moved all in from the small blind and was called by Cameron Widergren.

Lucas Cortijo: KKAll in
Cameron Widergren: 77

Cortijo's kings were safe in a runout of 5J6Q9 for the double-up.

Tags: Cameron WidergrenLucas Cortijo

Kabrhel Tables Eights to Take It Down

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Martin Kabrhel
Martin Kabrhel

The pot had already grown to around 400,000 by the time the board was fully spread 369K8. The action was on Martin Kabrhel, who was the first to act. After exchanging a few words with Matan Mesika, Kabrhel checked, and Mesika quickly checked behind.

“What do you have?” Kabrhel asked after the action was complete. “I have a pair.”
“Which one?” Mesika asked back.
“The best one, eights,” Kabrhel answered.

As Kabrhel was first to show, he tabled 87 for a pair of eights, which was enough to drag the healthy pot.

Tags: Martin KabrhelMatan Mesika

Those Who Have Left

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

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