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Level 20
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 0 ante
Biao Ding has sent Killian Desnos packing and is through to the final round.
2026 World Series of Poker
Event #7: $25,000 Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 1b
Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$3,008,000
Total Entries
128
Places Paid
16
Level
64
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
0
Entries
64
Players Left
8
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Level 20
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 0 ante
Phil Ivey raised 7♥5♥ to 14,000 from the button and Shota Nakanishi defended out of the big blind holding A♠5♣.
Nakanishi checked and then called the continuation-bet of 10,000 from Ivey on the A♣7♦8♠ flop.
Both checked the 2♠ turn to see the 7♣ appear on the river. Nakanishi bet 28,000, and was met by a raise to 100,000 from Ivey. Nakanishi folded, giving up the pot to Ivey.
Level 20
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 0 ante
Nikolai Mamut limped in on the button, and snap-called when Doug Polk set him in from the big blind.
Nikolai Mamut: A♣8♣ 
Doug Polk: A♥3♥
There was something for both players on the 8♥8♦J♥ flop, as Mamut improved to trips, but Polk picked up a flush draw.
The 3♦ turn was a brick, and the J♠ river only served to improve Mamut to a full house, earning him a double up.
Level 20
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 0 ante
Brandon Wilson has defeated Harvey Castro to move into Round 3.
Level: 20
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 0
Level 19
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 0 ante
With A♠6♥, Shota Nakanishi raised the button to 14,000 and Phil Ivey called from the big blind.
Ivey checked on the A♣3♣9♠ flop and Nakanishi bet 8,000. Ivey called to see the 2♥ hit the turn.
Ivey checked again, which allowed Nakanishi to fire a second barrel of 20,000. Ivey stuck around with a call.
When Ivey saw the 4♥ river, Ivey bet 100,000, and got a tank-fold from Nakanishi.
Level 19
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 0 ante
The action was joined as Aleksejs Ponakovs was all in and at risk versus Brian Battistone.
Aleksejs Ponakovs: A♦7♦
Brian Battistone: K♥Q♣
Ponakovs found the double up after improving to top pair on the 9♠8♠A♣3♣2♦ board.
Level 19
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 0 ante
Level 19
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 0 ante
With both brackets selling out their 64-player capacity, a $3,008,000 prizepool was created.
The top 16 players will each be guaranteed $60,000, with $800,000 awaiting the eventual champion, alongside a WSOP gold bracelet.
$25,000 Heads-Up Championship Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $800,000 |
| 2 | $528,000 |
| 3-4 | $300,000 |
| 5-8 | $150,000 |
| 9-16 | $60,000 |
Level 19
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 0 ante
Shota Nakanishi raised to 9,500 on the button and Phil Ivey defended from the big blind.
Ivey checked on the 9♠6♣4♠ flop and Nakanishi put out a continuation-bet of 10,000. Ivey called.
A 3♥ on the turn checked through and the 5♥ completed the board. Ivey checked again and Nakanishi bet 33,000. Ivey gave it little thought before putting in the call.
Nakanishi turned over a bluff with A♥8♦ and lost the pot to Ivey's Q♠4♦ or just a pair of fours.
