2026 World Series of Poker

Event #70: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship
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Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$6,789,000
Total Entries
729
Players Left
270
Average Chip Stack
162,000
Total Chips
43,740,000
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More Pots Than a Chef's Cupboard, Casement Removes Three

Stewart Morrison
Stewart Morrison
Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The action was joined as a couple of players had limped in, and the action was on James Casement on the button. Casement potted it to 6,600, which Christopher Demari called in the big blind, and one of the limpers, Ravi Shankar, called in the hijack. Ryan Torgersen, another of the initial limpers, then announced pot himself, back-jamming for 30,700 from the cutoff.

Casement responded by potting it again. Queue calculators. With nobody at the table able to calculate the size of the bet, one player pulled out a calculator (on his phone), and the table worked together to figure it out.

After several minutes had passed, Casement put 104,000 into the middle. Demari responded by moving all in for roughly 107,500.

"I've made worse calls", Shankar said before putting his own 49,500 into the pot, and Casement called, covering all other players to close the preflop action.

Ryan Torgersen: Q♣J♥10♦6♥ All in
Ravi Shankar: 10♠7♣6♠3♣ All in
Christopher Demari: K♠J♦9♦7♠ All in
James Casement: A♠A♥9♥8♥

Remarkably, after the 2♦7♦2♥5♣Q♥ board was laid out, Casement had held on with his aces to score a triple knockout.

Tags: Christopher DemariJames CasementRavi ShankarRyan Torgersen

Chidwick Doubles His Short Stack

Dan O'Hair
Dan O'Hair
Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Stephen Chidwick
Stephen Chidwick

Huabao Chen raised to 3,000 from early position and was called by Stephen Chidwick on the button and Esther Taylor in the big blind.

Taylor checked to Chen, who continued for 5,000 on the 7♥9♠10♣ flop. Chidwick moved all in for 18,500 total, which got a fold from Taylor and a reluctant call from Chen after a bit of a tank.

Stephen Chidwick: K♠J♠9♥8♥All in
Huabao Chen: J♣J♦7♣6♦

Chidwick had flopped the nuts with his jack-eight, and the 5♦Q♣ runout changed nothing to award Chidwick a much-needed double up.

Tags: Esther TaylorHuabao ChenStephen Chidwick

Vieira Hits the Rail

Nick Becker
Nick Becker
Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Joao Vieira
Joao Vieira

Dario Sammartino and Joao Vieira went heads-up to a flop of 3♥5♦9♠ with 13,800 in the middle. Vieira had about a pot-sized bet behind and the money quickly went in, putting him at risk.

Joao Vieira: A♠A♣J♥10♠ All in
Dario Sammartino: A♦Q♠3♦2♣

Vieira's aces were in the lead, but Sammartino hit two pair on the river when the board ran out 7♠, Q♣.

Tags: Dario SammartinoJoao Vieira

Parssinen Puts Rheem in Tough Spot

Nick Becker
Nick Becker
Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Chino Rheem
Chino Rheem

Action picked up on the river with Chino Rheem, who was in the small blind, in the tank facing a raise from Eelis Parssinen on the button.

With a little over 50,000 in the middle and the board reading 2♥10♦2♣2♠6♣, Rheem had bet 6,200 and Parssinen raised to 35,000.

After speaking out loud trying to put Parssinen on a hand, Rheem eventually sent his cards into the muck.

According to the dealer, it was Rheem's very first hand of the tournament.

Tags: Chino RheemEelis Parssinen

Sepiol Sends Zappulla Packing

Dan O'Hair
Dan O'Hair
Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Paul Zappulla raised from middle position and was three-bet by Daniel Sepiol in the cutoff. Action folded back to Zappulla, who moved all in for approximately 30,000 total. Sepiol called with a covering stack and hands were revealed.

Paul Zappulla: A♥A♠K♠3♠All in
Daniel Sepiol: A♣Q♣Q♦6♦

Zappula held the lead with aces, but the 7♣3♣J♠10♣Q♥ runout improved Sepiol to a flush and Zappulla was eliminated.

Tags: Daniel SepiolPaul Zappulla

Sammartino Removes Madsen

Stewart Morrison
Stewart Morrison
Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The action was joined with 23,500 in the pot, and a 10♥3♣4♦ flop face up on the felt.

Jeff Madsen bet 23,500 from the small blind, and Dario Sammartino raised to 94,000 in the big blind. That bet forced Bradley Jansen out on the button, but Madsen responded by calling, putting his stack of roughly 80,000 into the pot.

Jeff Madsen: K♥K♣6♣5♠ All in
Dario Sammartino: A♠A♣Q♥10♦

Madsen was looking for a king, or any card that completed his straight draw. The deck was unforthcoming, as the J♥ turn and 8♣ river completed the board, sending Madsen to the rail.

Tags: Bradley JansenDario SammartinoJeff Madsen

Nikzad Scores a Knockout

Nick Becker
Nick Becker
Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Hooman Nikzad
Hooman Nikzad

Action went heads-up to a flop of 4♣A♠7♦ in a hand between Hooman Nikzad in the cutoff and Henry Strasser in the small blind.

With 25,800 in the middle, Strasser moved all in for about 21,000 to put himself at risk. Nikzad quickly called.

Henry Strasser: A♣Q♦10♥9♥ All in
Hooman Nikzad: Q♥8♦6♦5♥

The board ran out A♥, 3♥ with Nikzad hitting a straight on the river to beat the trip aces of Strasser.

Tags: Henry StrasserHooman Nikzad

Gorsic Takes a Chunk Out of Bleznick's Stack

Dan O'Hair
Dan O'Hair
Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Jared Bleznick raised to 4,200 on the button and was called by Sergio Fernandez in the small blind. Kevin Gorsic raised to 16,800 from the big blind and Bleznick quickly raised pot to 54,600. Fernandez got out of the way and Gorsic called.

Gorsic then moved all in after the 8♠10♥3♥ flop came and Bleznick tanked a bit before sending his cards into the muck.

Tags: Jared BleznickKevin GorsicSergio Fernandez

Level: 8

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

Another Round of Counts

Nick Becker
Nick Becker
Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
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