2026 World Series of Poker

Event #7: $25,000 Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 2
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
Places Paid
16
Level Info
Level
64
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
0
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
16
Players Left
4
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Level: 47

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 0

Boivin Catches Foxen Speeding

Level 46 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

Thomas Boivin raised to 50,000 on the button with K♥5♠ and Alex Foxen called in the big blind with a mystery hand.

Foxen checked on the flop of 2♣10♣5♥ and Boivin bet 50,000. Foxen called. Foxen checked again on the K♣ turn and Boivin checked back with his two pair.

Foxen bet 50,000 on the 6♥ river and Boivin raised to 200,000. Foxen then three-bet to 650,000. Boivin called. Foxen could only show a pair of fives with 5♦3♣ as Boivin took down the pot.

Tags: Alex FoxenThomas Boivin

Foxen Keeps Firing

Level 46 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

Alex Foxen opened to 50,000 from the button with 2♠2♥, which Thomas Boivin called with K♣4♥.

When Boivin checked on the 6♣K♦J♦ flop, Foxen continued for 25,000, and Boivin called.

The A♥ turn saw Boivin check for a second time, and then face a much beefier bet. Foxen put 150,000 into the pot. Undeterred, Boivin called again.

The 9♥ completed the board, and, playing in flow, Boivin checked one final time. Foxen didn't take his foot off the gas, though, as he put 450,000 into the pot. Boivin contemplated what to do before choosing to let go of his hand, as Foxen got his bluff through.

Tags: Alex FoxenThomas Boivin

Level: 46

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 0

Boivin Goes for Three

Level 45 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

Thomas Boivin raised to 40,000 with 7♣4♣ and Alex Foxen three-bet to 160,000 in the big blind with A♠Q♦. Boivin called.

Foxen checked on the flop of J♣8♣9♥ and Boivin bet 240,000. Foxen called. Foxen checked again on the 6♣ turn and Boivin sized up to 400,000 after making his flush. Foxen called.

Foxen checked on the 7♦ river and Boivin moved all in for 1,556,000. Foxen folded his ace-high.

Tags: Alex FoxenThomas Boivin

Kuznetsov Pulls Clear

Level 45 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

Holding J♠10♦, Nikita Kuznetsov opened to 40,000 on the button before calling a three-bet to 160,000 by Henri Puustinen in the big blind, who had 10♠7♠.

The action checked through on both the 7♦8♣Q♥ flop and the 3♥ turn, and the 9♠ completed the board.

Puustinen picked his betting lead back up, putting 110,000 into the middle, which was met by a chunky raise to 595,000 from Kuznetsov, who had rivered the nuts. Puustinen gave it some thought but ultimately chose to correctly fold.

Tags: Henri PuustinenNikita Kuznetsov

Level: 45

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 0

Nothing Between the Two

Level 44 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Cary Katz opened to 25,000 on the button, and Ryuta Nakai called.

Nakai check-called a bet of 25,000 on the 2♠J♥8♥ flop, before leading out on the 7♥ turn for 50,000. Katz called, and the 3♥ river completed the board.

Both players checked the river, and Katz claimed the pot with his 10♣9♣ straight, beating the K♣J♣ of Nakai.

Tags: Cary KatzRyuta Nakai

Nakai Shuts Katz Down

Level 44 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Looking down at A♦Q♠, Ryuta Nakai opened to 30,000 on the button and found himself facing a three-bet to 125,000 from Cary Katz in the big blind. Nakai responded with a four-bet to 280,000, which ended the contest, as Katz tossed his K♦7♥ into the muck.

Tags: Cary KatzRyuta Nakai

Honours Even Still

Level 44 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

With 60,000 in the pot, and a J♣8♠7♣10♠ board face up on the felt, Biao Ding check-called the bet of 45,000 made by Dimitar Danchev to see the Q♣ river.

Ding checked once again, but Danchev wasn't finished with the betting. This time, he put 125,000 into the middle. Ding elected to fold his K♦10♣, which was a wise decision, as Danchev had rivered a flush with K♣2♣.

Tags: Biao DingDimitar Danchev