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2026 World Series of Poker
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Alex Keating raised the button to 5,000 and Doug Polk three-bet from the big blind to 15,000. Keating called to see the dealer fan out the 6♠7♦2♣ flop.
Polk checked and Keating opted to bet 10,000. Polk check-jammed for around 71,500, which got called by Keating.
Doug Polk: 9♠8♥
Alex Keating: 10♠7♠
Keating held top pair against the overcards and straight draw of Polk.
Polk received instant service on the 10♦ turn by improving to the nuts. Keating still had outs to a full house, but he missed them on the 4♠ river, meaning Polk secured the double-up.
Level: 7
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 0
With a pot of 19,000 and a flop of 5♦5♣3♦, Josh Reichard in the big blind bet 4,000, which Ryuta Nakai called.
The river 2♦ fell, and Reichard checked. Nakai announced all-in for around 200,000. Reichard, with only 50,000 behind, looked at the flushy board and took his time to consider his action.
After a few seconds, he threw his hand in the muck pile, conceding the pot to Nakai.
Richard Green called a raise to 4,500 preflop and Samuel Mullur's bet of 5,000 when Q♦8♠5♦ hit the board.
The turn J♥ brought checks from both players.
Green picked through his stack and fired 22,000 chips (two 5,000s, 10 1,000s, three 500s and five 100s) when the A♦ landed on the river.
Muller made the call, and mucked when Green tabled 10♦4♦ for the flush.
Thomas Muehloecker raised to 4,500 on the button and Viktor Blom three-bet to 16,000 out of the big blind. Muehloecker called.
Blom quickly bet 10,800 on the 5♦6♣6♥ flop and Muehloecker called.
Two checks followed the 4♠ turn for the 7♥ to complete the board. Blom checked again and Muehloecker fired for 39,000. Blom paused for a while before returning his cards to the dealer and giving up the pot to Muehloecker.
Aliaksei Boika on the button raised to 4,000 and got called by Dario Sammartino to see the flop.
The flop came 6♥A♦4♣ and after a check, Boika continued with 2,500 which Sammartino called once again.
Both players checked the 5♣ turn and when the 7♥ river fell, Sammartino led out with 11,000 which was enough to make Boika fold.
Antonio Vargas called from the button and Patrick Leonard checked his option in the big blind.
Leonard check-called a bet of 2,400 from Vargas on the 7♥2♥Q♦ flop.
The A♠ on the turn saw Leonard check-call a second bet from Vargas, this time for 7,000.
Both checked the 9♣ river and Leonard's 3♠2♣ for bottom pair won the pot.
Level: 6
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 0