2026 World Series of Poker

Day: 1
12
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
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
730
Players Left
270
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Buckley Wins Without Showdown

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Action picked up on the flop of 2Q8 in a hand between Jared Koppel in the hijack and Adrian Buckley in the big blind.

Buckley check-called a bet of 3,500 from Koppel, bringing the 7 turn, where both players checked.

On the 9 river, Buckley led out for 10,000, prompting Koppel to fold after some consideration.

Tags: Adrian BuckleyJared Koppel

Sepiol Forces a Fold From Foxen

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Dan Sepiol
Dan Sepiol

Action folded around to the blinds, where Alex Foxen raised to 2,400 from the small blind and Daniel Sepiol called in the big blind.

Sepiol called a 3,300 bet from Foxen on the 106A flop and then bet the pot for 12,200 after being checked to on the Q turn. Foxen called.

The 3 filled the river and Foxen checked a final time. Sepiol announced, "Pot," for a bet of 36,600 and Foxen didn't take long to lay his hand down.

Sepiol took one last peek at his hole cards before sending them into the muck and collecting the pot.

Tags: Alex FoxenDaniel Sepiol

Liberto Heating Up

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Justin Liberto
Justin Liberto

Action went three-ways to a flop of A96 in a hand between Julian Milliard-Feral in the small blind, Scott Eskenazi in the cutoff, and Justin Liberto on the button.

With close to 17,000 in the pot, it checked around to Liberto, who bet 5,800. Milliard-Feral moved all in for about 17,500, and only Liberto called.

Julian Milliard-Feral: AKQ10 All in
Justin Liberto: AJ106

Liberto was in the lead with two pair, aces and sixes, and filled up on the river when the board ran out 3, 6 to send Milliard-Feral packing.

Tags: Julian Milliard-FeralJustin LibertoScott Eskenazi

Ladines Latest to Fall

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Joshua Ladines moved all in for 2,800 from early position, which both Eli Karp and Nitesh Rawtani called from the hijack and small blind.

The side action checked all the way to the 75287 river, where Rawtani put a bet of 1,300 into the middle. That bet was enough to see Karp fold.

Ladines tabled A1052, which wasn't enough to see him survive, as Rawtani flipped over A973, showing the rivered nut flush.

Tags: Eli KarpJoshua LadinesNitesh Rawtani

Nuts Over Second Nuts Ends Oeye's Run

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Espen Oeye, raised to 2,000 from under the gun and was called by Loren Klein from directly behind. Wai Ngai made it 8,900 to go from the hijack and both Oeye and Klein called.

Everyone checked on the 937 flop and Oeye checked again on the 10 turn. Klein bet 15,000, which got a fold from Ngai and a call from Oeye.

The 6 completed the board and Oeye checked a final time. Klein bet enough to put Oeye all in for a bit over 30,000 and Oeye went into the tank.

Oeye, who had been drinking and engaging in plenty of banter with his tablemates since the start of the tournament, said "I'm sorry if I'm slowrolling. I'm too drunk to see the board," as he stood up at took a closer look.

"I have the second nuts..." Oeye said. "The question is, am I bad enough to fold?"

After a bit more pondering, Oye committed his stack into the middle and Klein revealed KQJ8 for the nut straight. Oeye showed he held 9843 for a lower straight and wished his tablemates good luck before exiting the tournament area.

Tags: Espen OeyeLoren KleinWai Ngai

Level: 6

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

Sued Ups the Ante

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Michael Morton raised to 2,000 under the gun, which only Kharlin Sued called in the cutoff.

Morton continued with a bet of 3,700 on the J39 flop, which Sued called.

The 5 turn saw Morton barrel with a bet of 11,300, which was quickly met with a raise to 46,800. Morton wasted no time at all in folding.

Tags: Kharlin SuedMichael Morton

Hachem Gets Paid on the River

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Daniel Hachem
Daniel Hachem

Action went three-ways to a flop of 5J9 in a hand between the under-the-gun Jean Tomi, Daniel Hachem in middle position, and Brian Gordon in the big blind.

It checked to Tomi, who bet 6,000, and only Hachem continued to the 4 turn. Tomi bet 15,000, Hachem called again, and the river fell the 7.

Tomi slowed down with a check and Hachem fired out a a bet of 43,000. Tomi thought for a moment and made the call with KK86 for thr straight, but Hachem tabled KJ108 for the higher straight.

Tags: Brian GordonDaniel HachemJean Tomi

Relentless Cheung Continues to Build

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
James Cheung
James Cheung

Matthew Anderson raised to 1,600 under the gun, which Jan-Peter Jachtmann called on the button. James Cheung then three-bet to 5,500 in the big blind, which both Anderson and Jachtmann called.

Cheung continued for 5,800 on a 2J4 flop, which received a fold from Anderson, but a call from Jachtmann.

The turn brought the Q, and Cheung bet the pot. Before the dealer had calculated the bet size, Jachtmann had folded.

Tags: James CheungJan-Peter JachtmannMatthew Anderson

Liberta Sends Pujani to the Rail

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Heads-up on a board of 539J, Joseph Liberto moved all in from under the gun, which was enough to put Alnoor Pujani all in for approximately 40,000 total. Pujani called to put himself at risk and a showdown was held.

Alnoor Pujani: A997All in
Joseph Liberta: QJJ10

Pujani found himself on the wrong end of a set-over-set situation, and the K river changed nothing to eliminate Pujani and vault Liberta's chip stack to the top of the leaderboard.

Tags: Alnoor PunaniJoseph Liberta

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