2026 World Series of Poker

Day: 1
12
Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Total Entries
140
Players Left
57
Average Chip Stack
146,316
Total Chips
8,340,000
Level Info
Level
10
Limits
3,000 / 6,000
Ante
0
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
140
Players Left
57
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Eight-Seven-Six Perfect For Tran in Three-Way Pot

Level 6 : Limits 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Nicolas Julien, Hanh Tran, and Billy Baxter each put in 8,000 going to the first draw. Julien and Tran then took one, and Baxter drew two.

Tran bet from the cutoff and Baxter called on the button. Julien also came along from the big blind.

All three players drew one, and Julien led out with a bet. Tran and Baxter both called. Julien and Baxter stood pat, while Tran took one.

Action was checked down, and Baxter showed 9x6x5x3x2x. Julien showed 8x7x6x5x2x, but Tran had 8x7x6x3x2x to win the pot.

Tags: Billy BaxterHanh TranNicolas Julien

Level: 6

Blinds: 1,000-2,000
Limits: 2,000-4,000

Thorpe Leaves Petrovs on Fumes

Level 5 : Limits 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

"Good afternoon, gentlemen. Mind if I take a seat here?" Mike Thorpe said to his tablemates as he sat down.

"Oh no, not the best deuce player," Aaron Kupin added.

Thorpe then got involved in a pot against Vladislavs Petrovs, where Thorpe led out with a bet from the small blind after the second draw. Petrovs then raised on the button, and Thorpe called.

Thorpe drew one and Petrovs stood pat and bet. Thorpe then raised, and Petrovs, with only 4,000 behind, quickly folded.

"I had a number lower than two and higher than zero," Thorpe told him.

Tags: Mike ThorpeVladislavs Petrovs

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Level 5 : Limits 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

Kosugi, Blom Tangle Again

Level 5 : Limits 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

Viktor Blom bet after the first draw from under the gun and Wataru Kosugi called in the cutoff, as did Shaun Deeb in the big blind.

Deeb and Kosugi drew two, while Blom took one. Action checked to Kosugi who bet, and Deeb and Blom called.

Deeb and Blom took one, and Kosugi stood pat. Blom then bet and Kosugi raised. Deeb got out of the way, while Blom also tossed his cards into the muck as Kosugi took down the pot.

Tags: Shaun DeebViktor BlomWataru Kosugi

Vornicu Makes a Seven

Level 5 : Limits 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

Michael Rodrigues raised from the cutoff and was called by Valentin Vornicu in the small blind and Lawrence Berg in the big blind.

Vornicu drew two, Berg three, and Rodrigues two. It checked to Rodrigues who bet, Vornicu raised, Berg folded, and Rodrigues called.

On the second draw, both took one and it checked through.

Both drew one again and Vornicu led, which Rodrigues quickly called after seeing his last card. Vornicu showed 7x6x5x4x2x, and his number four was best to collect the pot.

Tags: Lawrence BergMichael RodriguesValentin Vornicu

Number Four for Kessler

Level 5 : Limits 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

Allen Kessler raised from the small blind and Ryuta Nakai called in the big blind.

Kessler drew two and Nakai three. Kessler led, Nakai raised, and Kessler called.

On the second draw, Kessler took two and Nakai one. Kessler check-raised a bet from Nakai, who called.

Kessler now stood pat and Nakai drew one on the end. Kessler led, and Nakai tossed in the call quickly. However, he got the bad news as Kessler tabled 7x6x5x4x2x for number four.

Tags: Allen KesslerRyuta Nakai

Kosugi Shows Down an Eight to Bust Rheem

Level 5 : Limits 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

Chino Rheem raised in the cutoff and Viktor Blom called in the small blind. Wataru Kosugi then three-bet in the big blind, and both opponents called.

Blom drew two, Kosugi one, and Rheem three. Kosugi then bet and Rheem called all in. Blom then raised, and Kosugi called to create a side pot.

"If I bust, I hope it goes to you, Viktor. Take it all the way to the bracelet. All the way to the f**king bracelet," Rheem said going to the second draw. Blom and Rheem took two, while Kosugi stood pat.

Blom and Kosugi checked, and Blom and Rheem again drew one. Kosugi stood pat and bet, and Blom folded.

Kosugi showed 8x6x5x3x2x. "I'm dead," Rheem said as he tossed a 10x into the muck and headed for the exit.

Tags: Chino RheemViktor BlomWataru Kosugi

Schindler Gives Up Three-Way Pot to Falk

Level 5 : Limits 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

Three-handed on the first draw, Maximilian Schindler drew two while Michael Falk and Mark Roland drew one. Falk then bet from the big blind, Roland called under the gun, while Schindler also called in the small blind.

Schindler again drew two and Falk and Roland one. Schindler then led out with a bet and Falk raised. Roland folded, while Schindler called.

Both players stood pat, and Falk bet. Schindler quickly folded.

Tags: Mark RolandMaximilian SchindlerMichael Falk

Kupin and Claassen Building a Rivalry

Level 5 : Limits 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

Action picked up after the final draw as Christopher Claassen led from the small blind, Aaron Kupin raised under the gun, Claassen three-bet, Kupin made it four bets, and Claassen grimaced as he called. Kupin showed 7x5x4x3x2x for a wheel, and Claassen flashed number two as he mucked.

The next hand, Claassen raised on the button and Kupin called in the big blind.

Kupin drew three and check-called a bet from Claassen who drew two.

On the second draw, Kupin took two and check-called another bet from Claassen who was now pat.

Kupin drew one on the final draw and check-folded to a bet.

The rivalry would not stop yet as the very next hand, Claassen raised from the cutoff, Kupin three-bet from the small blind, and Claassen called.

Kupin drew one and led. Claassen drew two and called.

Both took one on the second draw, and Kupin opted to check-call a bet from Claassen.

Kupin still needed one while Claassen stood pat. Kupin checked, Claassen bet, Kupin raised, and Claassen decided to let it go after a minute's tank.

Tags: Aaron KupinChristopher Claassen

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