2026 World Series of Poker

Event #7: $25,000 Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Event #1: $550 Mini Mystery Millions Event #7: $25,000 Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship Event #8: $1,500 Badugi Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship Event #10: $600 Deepstack No-Limit Hold’em Event #11: $10,000 GGMillion$ High Roller No-Limit Hold'em Event #12: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Show All Events
Day: 1b
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Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$3,008,000
Total Entries
128
Players Left
16
Average Chip Stack
1,200,000
Total Chips
19,200,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
64
Players Left
8
Players Left 16 / 128
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Stewart Morrison
Stewart Morrison
Level 26 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Brian Battistone limped in on the button, and Aleksejs Ponakovs checked his option in the big blind.

Ponakovs check-called a bet of 25,000 on a monotone 8♦7♦6♦ flop, and check-called again on the A♣ turn, when Battistone put him all in for his remaining 107,000.

Aleksejs Ponakovs: K♦7♠ All in
Brian Battistone: 5♣4♠

The K♣ river improved Ponakovs to two pair, but it was not enough to save him versus Battistone's flopped straight, who advanced to the next round.

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsBrian Battistone