2026 World Series of Poker
The action was joined with Timothy Halsbarth all in preflop for 2,900,000, and was at risk versus Marco Johnson.
Timothy Halsbarth: 8♠8♥
Marco Johnson: 10♠10♦
The K♣4♥Q♠K♥A♦ board was no help to Halsbarth, who headed to the rail, as Johnson collected his stack and his bounty.
It was folded to Jason James in the hijack who made it 500,000 to play only for David Fhima sat on the button to three-bet all in for 2,750,000. Action came back to James who snap-called.
David Fhima: A♣J♣
Jason James: A♥J♥
It was looking like a chopped flop but both players did have the flush freerolls available. the poker Gods can be proper sickos at times and on this occasion served up the flop of Q♥2♥10♥ and gave James and unbeatable flush, leaving Fhima drawing dead. The 9♥ turn and 9♣ river sealed the deal and Fhima was sent to the rail in a brutal manner.
In the latest bounty pull from the Gold Chest, Ruoxiao Shi pulled one of the two remaining $100,000 envelopes!
Beth Hall began the hand with an open to 550,000 from under the gun before Timothy Haselbarth shipped it for 1,650,000 from the small blind.
Guy Cruickshanks also went all-in for 3,400,000 from the big blind. Hall called to put both Haselbarth and Cruickshanks at risk.
Timothy Haselbarth: 5♠5♣
Guy Cruickshanks: 6♠6♥
Beth Hall: K♥10♥
Hall had the overcards, while Cruickshanks held the best pocket pair.
The flop was precarious as it came 7♥Q♥7♠ to give Hall some counterfeit outs as well as the overcards and the flush draw.
Hall whiffed on the 4♦ turn, and the 2♦ river as the sixes of Cruickshanks held, and Haselbarth took the side against Hall.
Hall was eliminated shortly after from the tournament after being left short in this hand.
Christopher Basile raised to 500,000 from middle position, Chelsea Pettitt on his direct left made it 2,000,000, and action folded to Basile who went all in for roughly 6,500,000, then Pettitt called.
Christopher Basile: Q♣Q♥
Chelsea Pettitt: A♣K♣
The board ran out 6♥6♣J♦7♥J♥, and Basile held to scoop a pot worth over 13,000,000.
Vinay Boob had two bounties to pull, and both were drawn to come from the Gold Chest.
With his first pull, he reeled in the $250,000 envelope, and followed that up with another $25,000!
Avneesh Munjal is the latest to try his luck on the stage and pulled a $25,000 bounty.
Brandon Sunshine made it 500,000 to play from under the gun and action folded around to Brennen Nagen in the big blind who three-bet all in for 3,000,000. Sunshine snap-called.
Brennen Nagen: 7♣7♦
Brandon Sunshine: Q♠Q♥
No help for Nagen on the 5♦8♣5♣ flop and it was looking grim on the 2♣ turn. But then the dealer peeled off the 7♥ as the river and gave Nagen a set to stay alive and scoop the double-up.