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Level: 9
PLO Ante: 3,000
NLH Ante: 5,000
2026 World Series of Poker
Event #64: $25,000 High Roller PLO/NLH Mixed
Day: 1
Players Left 73 / 162
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Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
PLO Ante: 2,500
NLH Ante: 3,500
NLH Ante: 3,500
The players have gone on a 15-minute break.
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
PLO Ante: 2,500
NLH Ante: 3,500
NLH Ante: 3,500
Pot-Limit Omaha
Frank Brannan opened to 6,500 in the cutoff, Julio Belluscio potted to 22,000 in the small blind, and Brannan called.
The K♦K♣9♦ flop checked through to the 10♦ turn which saw Belluscio lead for 25,000 and Brannan called.
On the A♥ river, Belluscio led again for 75,000 into 99,000. Brannan went deep into the tank, burning through multiple time extensions, before he tossed in calling chips.
Julio Belluscio: 9♠8♥7♠6♣
Frank Brannan: A♠Q♦5♦Xx
Belluscio had the airball bluff while Brannan made the correct call with his flush to drag a big one.
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
PLO Ante: 2,500
NLH Ante: 3,500
NLH Ante: 3,500
Pot-Limit Omaha
With three players calling in front of him, Jean-Robert Bellande raised to 18,500 in the big blind and only Chance Kornuth in the small blind called.
The flop rolled out 9♠4♠3♠ and Kornuth check-called a bet of 15,000 from Bellande.
Both players checked the turn 7♠ to the river 3♥ where Kornuth bet 25,000 and Bellande let out a sigh.
"Do you have aces?" asked Kornuth.
"I have kings," replied Bellande, "but a king of spades blocker."
After some more thought, Bellande called and mucked after seeing Kornuth turn over Q♦J♠2♠2♣ for a jack-high flush.
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
PLO Ante: 2,500
NLH Ante: 3,500
NLH Ante: 3,500
No-Limit Hold'em
Three-ways to a flop of 10♥7♠2♦, Dominykas Karmazinas bet 15,000 in the cutoff and Eelis Parssinen called in the small blind. In the big blind, Umang Dattani raised to 55,000. Karmazinas got out of the way but Parssinen stuck around with a call.
On the 5♥ turn, Parssinen checked to Dattani who put out a bet of 90,000. Parssinen, with a little over 200,000 behind, opted to let it go after a minute's tank.
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
PLO Ante: 2,500
NLH Ante: 3,500
NLH Ante: 3,500
Pot-Limit Omaha
Action was picked up in a four-way pot with Gabriel Andrade at risk for his last 46,000 up against Nick Schulman in the small blind, Rafael Mota in the big blind, and Ding Biao in middle position.
All players checked through on the flop of 9♠7♦2♥ to the turn 8♠ where Schulman checked to see Mota bet 75,000 and both Biao and Schulman folded.
Gabriel Andrade: A♠K♦5♣4♥ 
Rafael Mota: A♥10♠9♥6♣
Nothing could save Andrade as the river peeled off a meaningless K♠ as Mota's ten-high straight took down the pot.
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
PLO Ante: 2,500
NLH Ante: 3,500
NLH Ante: 3,500
Pot-Limit Omaha
Youness Barakat potted to 8,500 in early position and was called by Chenxiang Miao in the hijack and Joao Simao in the big blind to create a pot of 29,000.
On the J♠7♦5♥ flop, Simao led all-in for 28,000, Barakat potted to 113,000, Miao was all-in for 127,000, and Barakat called.
Joao Simao: K♠J♥8♥7♥
Chenxiang Miao: A♥Q♠8♣6♥
Youness Barakat: A♠K♦10♦7♣
Simao flopped top two pair, Miao had an open-ender, and Barakat paired his seven with overcards.
The A♣ landed on the turn to put Barakat into the lead, and the 10♠ river confirmed that he held the winner, with aces and tens being good enough to knock out two opponents.
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
PLO Ante: 2,500
NLH Ante: 3,500
NLH Ante: 3,500
Pot-Limit Omaha
Robert Cowen limped in first position to see Cary Katz raise to 5,000 in the hijack. Aaron Mermelstein raised to 21,000 and Cowen called while Katz raised to 87,500. Mermelstein continued and Cowen pitched his hand away.
Katz moved all in for 36,500 on the flop of Q♠5♥2♠ to see Mermelstein call.
Cary Katz: A♥A♣10♥4♥
Aaron Mermelstein: K♥Q♥9♦3♦
The turn A♦ locked up the pot for Katz with his set of aces before the river 8♣ and the one-time WSOP bracelet winner raked in the pot to leave Mermelstein short.
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
PLO Ante: 2,500
NLH Ante: 3,500
NLH Ante: 3,500
A player in the WSOP $1,000 Super Seniors has found himself in hot water after bringing an X-rated card protector to the table.
Andrew Martin, who was competing on Day 2 of the event, told PokerNews that WSOP floor staff instructed him to remove the silver card protector after deeming it inappropriate for use during the tournament.
According to Martin, staff also issued a warning on his WSOP account and informed him that any further use of the item could result in a more serious penalty.
Level: 8
PLO Ante: 2,500
NLH Ante: 3,500
