2026 World Series of Poker
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Paul Patouilliart opened to 1,500 from middle position and was three-bet to 5,000 from Joao Simao, who was in the cutoff. Action folded back to Patouilliart and he made it 15,000 to go. Simao called.
The flop came 6♣Q♥3♠ and Patouilliart moved all in for his last 23,800. Simao verified the amount and called to put Patouilliart at risk.
Paul Patouilliart: A♣A♠K♣6♦
Joao Simao: J♦9♦7♠6♠
Patouilliart held the lead with his aces, and the 4♥10♥ failed to improve Simao to award Patouilliart the double up.
Action went three-ways to a flop of 4♠10♥A♥ in a hand between Daemon Richardson in early position, Dmitrii Perfilev in middle position, and Jay Harwood in the cutoff.
Richardson bet 30,000, Perfilev called, and Harwood got out of the way. Richarson then moved all in for about 10,000 before the dealer put out the 2♠ turn. Perfilev made the call.
Daemon Richardson: A♠A♣K♥J♦
Dmitrii Perfilev: Q♦J♥10♣8♥
Richardson's set of aces were in the lead, but Perfilev hit a heart on the 3♥ river to improve to a flush, sending Richardson to the rail.
With a flop dealt to a 6♥8♦J♣A♥ turn, and 25,500 in the pot, Tom-Aksel Bedell checked in the small blind, and faced a pot-sized bet of 25,500 from Jeremy Ausmus in early position, which he called.
The A♣ river completed the board, and when Bedell checked once again, Ausmus moved all in for 8,700. Bedell slid his cards back towards the dealer, surrendering the pot to Ausmus.
Heads-up on a flop of K♦Q♥5♣, Eric Perez was under the gun and bet 2,200. David Benyamine called in the hijack.
Benyamine called an 8,600 barrel from Perez on the 6♦ turn, but quickly laid his hand down after Perez fired a third time for 15,000 on the Q♣ river.
With roughly 3,000 already in the pot, and a 2♠8♦Q♦2♥ board face up on the felt, Leonid Yanovski checked in the cutoff and called when Espen Oeye bet 1,300 on the button.
The 7♦ completed the board, and Yanovski checked again. Oeye bet 2,400, and when Yanovski called, Oeye tabled the 7♠.
Yanovski tabled A♦K♦5♣, keeping his fourth card a mystery. Oeye mucked his hand, giving Yanovski the pot.
Action went four-ways top a flop of 2♥A♦6♣ and it checked to Shlomi Elimeleh in middle position, who bet 1,200. Only Nacho Barbero called in the small blind.
The 2♦ turn checked through, bringing the 5♥ river, where Barbero quickly check-folded to a bet of 5,000 from Elimeleh.
Heads-up on a completed board of 10♠3♥6♦9♦8♣ with over 20,000 already in the middle, Bin Duan checked from the small blind and Sam Soverel fired 16,000 into the middle, sending Duan into the tank.
Duan eventually decided to call and Soverel shrugged and showed he held two queens. Duan revealed 10♥9♠7♣5♦ for a straight and was awarded the pot.
Action went heads-up to a monotone flop of 5♦Q♦4♦ in a hand between Nikolaos Lampropoulos in the hijack and Bobby James in the big blind.
With over 30,000 in the middle, James bet 12,000 and Lampropoulos called, bringing the 8♠ turn. James announced, "pot," to put Lampropoulos all in for 17,500, which he quickly called.
Nikolaos Lampropoulos: J♦J♠10♦10♠
Bobby James: A♦A♣Q♣4♠
Lampropoulos had flopped the flush and James couldn't fill up on the 5♣ river.
Najeem Ajez raised to 1,400 in early position, and Daniel Escherich called on the button.
Ajez continued for 1,800 on the 2♥4♥Q♠ flop, which Escherich called before the 7♣ turn checked through.
The 8♥ river saw Ajez check again, and Escherich bet 5,500. Ajez put in a check-raise to 24,300, which got a quick fold from Escherich.
Ajez then windmilled A♣J♠4♠Xx across the table with a smile on his face.