2026 World Series of Poker

Event #7: $25,000 Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship
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Day: 3
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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
Players Left 1 / 128

Nikita Kuznetsov Eliminated in 2nd Place ($528,000)

Stewart Morrison
Stewart Morrison
Level 64 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 0 ante
Nikita Kuznetsov
Nikita Kuznetsov

Dimitar Danchev limped in the big blind with Q♦7♥, and Nikita Kuznetsov checked behind with Q♥8♣.

Kuznetsov check-called a bet of 400,000 on the 7♠J♥Q♠ flop, and check-called a more substantial 1,600,000 on the 3♣ turn.

The Q♣ river brought inevitable fireworks, as it improved Kuznetsov to trips but gave Danchev a full house.

Kuznetsov checked in the flow but wasted no time calling when Danchev moved all in with the covering stack.

Kuznetsov was shown the bad news, as his run came to an end in second place for $528,000, agonisingly short of the gold bracelet.

Tags: Dimitar DanchevNikita Kuznetsov