2026 World Series of Poker

Event #7: $25,000 Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 3
Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q♦7♥
Prize
$800,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$3,008,000
Total Entries
128
Level Info
Level
64
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
0
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
4
Players Left
1
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Danchev Wins Bidding War

Level 59 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 0 ante

Dimitar Danchev opened to 250,000 with 4♣3♣ and was called by Nikita Kuznetsov in the big blind with 5♠5♣.

Kuznetsov checked the A♣J♣J♠ before Danchez bet 120,000. Kuznetsov responded with a check-raise to 420,000, but Danchev was having none of it. Danchev hit back by popping it to 1,000,000.

Kuznetsov folded as Danchev won the bidding war on the flop.

Tags: Dimitar DanchevNikita Kuznetsov

Danchev Continues to Pull Away

Level 59 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 0 ante

Nikita Kuznetsov opened to 250,000 with 10♠5♠ and was called by Dimitar Danchev with K♦8♦.

Danchev checked the 7♦3♥K♣ flop. Kuznetsov continued for 125,000 and was called by Danchev.

The 4♦ turn led to another check from Danchev. Kuznetsov fired 600,000 and was called yet again.

Danchev checked his flush on the J♦ river. Kuznetsov shut down with a check back as Danchev tabled his hand to claim the pot.

Tags: Dimitar DanchevNikita Kuznetsov

Level: 59

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 0

Danchev Bests Kuznetsov

Level 58 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 0 ante

Dimitar Danchev woke up with A♠5♦ on the button and opted to limp to start the hand. Nikita Kuznetsov raised to 500,000 out of the big blind with K♦J♥.

Danchev went nowhere and called to bring the 10♣4♥10♦ flop. Kuznetsov bet 250,000 and was called by Danchev.

Both players knuckled the 2♠ turn to bring the 5♠ river.

Kuznetsov checked again, Danchev bet 1,100,000, and Kuznetsov quickly yielded with a fold.

Tags: Dimitar DanchevNikita Kuznetsov

Trading Places

Level 58 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 0 ante
Dimitar Danchev
Dimitar Danchev

Dimitar Danchev opened on the button with 5♥5♦ to 225,000. Nikita Kuznetsov called from the big blind with 10♣9♦.

Kuznetsov caught a big piece of the flop when it came 5♣10♠10♦ and checked it over to Danchev, who continued for 110,000 with a full house. Kuzentsov check-raised to 365,000 and was called by Danchev.

The 6♠ turn did not slow Kuznetsov down as he bet to the tune of 1,575,000. Danchev smooth called once again.

Kuznetsov jammed on the 2♠ river and was snap called by Danchev as Danchev swapped stacks with Kuzentsov to take the chip lead.

Tags: Dimitar DanchevNikita Kuznetsov

Level: 58

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 0

Kuznetsov Continues to Trend Upwards

Level 57 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 0 ante

Nikita Kuznetsov opened to 250,000 with K♦7♦ before Dimitar Danchev opted to re-raise to 800,000 from the big blind with A♥10♠.

Kuznetsov called the raise to bring a flop of 9♠Q♦5♣. Danchev slowed down with a check. This gave an opening to Kuznetsov, who took the opportunity to bet 640,000 in response.

Danchev folded to award the pot to Kuznetsov, who won without a showdown.

Tags: Dimitar DanchevNikita Kuznetsov

Small Flush Versus Smaller Flush

Level 57 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 0 ante

Dimitar Danchev raised to 200,000 with 3♦3♣ and was called by Nikita Kuznetsov with K♠4♦.

Kuzentsov checked the Q♦9♦2♦ flop, which led to a bet of 100,000 from Danchev. Kuznetsov called.

Both players checked the K♦ turn to bring the 2♥ river. Kuznetsov opted to bet his small flush for 325,000.

Danchev did not bite with his smaller flush and folded as Kuznetsov took down the pot.

Tags: Dimitar DanchevNikita Kuznetsov

Level: 57

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 0

Boat Versus Boat

Level 56 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 0 ante
Nikita Kuznetsov
Nikita Kuznetsov

Nikita Kuznetsov opened to 120,000 on the button with J♠6♣ and was called by Dimitar Danchev in the big blind with 7♠4♠.

Both players caught a piece on the 4♦10♥6♠ flop. Danchev checked before Kuznetsov continued for 200,000.

Danchev called and sent them to the 4♣ turn. Danchev led out for 180,000 with his trips, and Kuzentsov called.

The 6♦ river gave both players a full house, but Kuznetsov had the best of it.

Danchev bet 1,350,000 on the river. Kuznetsov countered with a raise to 2,700,000. Danchev played a time bank before he came to the correct decision with a fold.

Tags: Dimitar DanchevNikita Kuznetsov