Event #71: $2,500 Mixed Big Bet Event | 2026 World Series of Poker

8 hours 10 minutes ago

Abrams Gets $100 from Kessler

Calum Grant

Level 20

PLFCD & 2-7 NL: 8,000-16,000, 24,000 Ante
PLO - PLO 8 - Big O - PLTD: 6,000-12,000, 12,000 Ante
No-Limit Hold’em: 6,000-12,000, 18,000 Ante

Pot-Limit 5-Card Double Draw

Scott Abrams raised to 40,000 from the cutoff, and his attention was taken by Allen Kessler who was on the rail. Abrams told Kessler that the latter owed him $100 after correctly guessing the winner of the heads-up duel in the Ladies Championship.

Kessler came up to the table to hand over the Benjamin, but remained tight-gripped on it, but it eventually ended up in Abrams hands.

Naoya Kihara then raised to 103,000 from the big blind, and Abrams folded.

Tags: Allen Kessler Naoya Kihara Scott Abrams

8 hours 13 minutes ago

Kihara Takes Out Shlez

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Jerome Solomon

Level 20

PLFCD & 2-7 NL: 8,000-16,000, 24,000 Ante
PLO - PLO 8 - Big O - PLTD: 6,000-12,000, 12,000 Ante
No-Limit Hold’em: 6,000-12,000, 18,000 Ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

Vadim Shlez moved all in with his last 60,000 from the hijack. Naoya Kihara made the call from the cutoff.

Vadim Shlez: Q♠9♠8♥7♥ All in
Naoya Kihara: A♥7♣7♦5♥

On the A♠10♠10♣Q♥4♥ runout, Shlez paired his queen, but Kihara paired his ace to take down the pot.

Tags: Naoya Kihara Vadim Shlez

8 hours 25 minutes ago

Deck Makes the Roughest of Eights

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Jacob Wilson

Level 20

PLFCD & 2-7 NL: 8,000-16,000, 24,000 Ante
PLO - PLO 8 - Big O - PLTD: 6,000-12,000, 12,000 Ante
No-Limit Hold’em: 6,000-12,000, 18,000 Ante

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Renan Bruschi opened to 26,000 on the button, and received calls from both Woody Deck and Matthew Beinner in the blinds.

Each player drew one, and Deck checked his option. Beinner bet out for 45,000, and Bruschi snap-folded. Deck, on the other hand, snap called, and his 8x7x6x5x3x was good against the 10x8x7x4x3x of Beinner.

Tags: Matthew Beinner Renan Bruschi Woody Deck

8 hours 30 minutes ago

Shoreman Can't Find His Boat

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Calum Grant

Level 20

PLFCD & 2-7 NL: 8,000-16,000, 24,000 Ante
PLO - PLO 8 - Big O - PLTD: 6,000-12,000, 12,000 Ante
No-Limit Hold’em: 6,000-12,000, 18,000 Ante

Pot-Limit 5-Card Double Draw

Action was caught ahead of the second draw, in a hand between Jonathan Shoreman and Ryuta Nakai.

Nakai checked from the big blind. Shoreman fired out a bet of 25,000, leaving around 55,000 behind. Nakai gunned for the last of the Brit's chips and Shoreman called.

Both players drew two cards.

Nakai was first to show, tabling KxKxKxQx10x. Shoreman had JxJxJx showing, and need to make a full house or quads to survive. He first turned over an Ax, and then finally saw his fate after peeling a 3x.

Nakai's trip kings took the pot and sent Shoreman out of the door.

Elsewhere, Brian Brunner and Vadim Shlez were eliminated.

Tags: Jonathan Shoreman Ryuta Nakai Vadim Shlez

8 hours 32 minutes ago

Brunner Dealt Trips

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Jacob Wilson

Level 20

PLFCD & 2-7 NL: 8,000-16,000, 24,000 Ante
PLO - PLO 8 - Big O - PLTD: 6,000-12,000, 12,000 Ante
No-Limit Hold’em: 6,000-12,000, 18,000 Ante

Pot-Limit 5-Card Double Draw

Ryuta Nakai opened to 35,000 under the gun, and action folded round to Brian Brunner in the big blind. He moved all in for 110,000, and Nakai made the call.

On the first draw, Brunner took one and Nakai took three. On the second draw, both players took one.

Brian Brunner: A♠A♦A♥10♠ All in
Ryuta Nakai: Q♦Q♣8♠8♦

Nakai revealed the 2♠ as his final card, meaning Brunner's 9♠ was a mere formality. "You were dealt trips?" asked a tablemate. "Yeah," replied Brunner. "And I needed it."

Tags: Brian Brunner Ryuta Nakai

8 hours 35 minutes ago

Smith Folds Out Leonard

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Calum Grant

Level 20

PLFCD & 2-7 NL: 8,000-16,000, 24,000 Ante
PLO - PLO 8 - Big O - PLTD: 6,000-12,000, 12,000 Ante
No-Limit Hold’em: 6,000-12,000, 18,000 Ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

Patrick Leonard limped in from middle position. Dylan Smith called from the small blind and Matt Vengrin checked his option.

Smith led out for 24,000 on the 10♣8♣2♦ and only Leonard called.

The 6♣ turn checked through to the 6♥ river, where Smith fired out 96,000.

"What were you looking for?" Leonard asked Smith, who was caught peaking at his hole cards before placing out his bet.

Smith remained mute, and Leonard gave it up.

Tags: Dylan Smith Matt Vengrin Patrick Leonard

8 hours 40 minutes ago

Recent Chip Counts

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Jerome Solomon

Level 20

PLFCD & 2-7 NL: 8,000-16,000, 24,000 Ante
PLO - PLO 8 - Big O - PLTD: 6,000-12,000, 12,000 Ante
No-Limit Hold’em: 6,000-12,000, 18,000 Ante

8 hours 49 minutes ago

Wirjo Draws Two for Eight

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Jacob Wilson

Level 20

PLFCD & 2-7 NL: 8,000-16,000, 24,000 Ante
PLO - PLO 8 - Big O - PLTD: 6,000-12,000, 12,000 Ante
No-Limit Hold’em: 6,000-12,000, 18,000 Ante

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Jonathan Wirjo opened to 26,000 on the button, and Naoya Kihara defended his big blind. Kihara drew one, and saw his opponent take two.

Kihara bet out for 38,000 after the drawing phase was completed. He then quickly called Wirjo's raise to 85,000.

Wirjo showed 8x6x5x3x2x and Kihara mucked.

Tags: Jonathan Wirjo Naoya Kihara

Level: 20

PLFCD & 2-7 NL: 8,000-16,000, 24,000 Ante
PLO - PLO 8 - Big O - PLTD: 6,000-12,000, 12,000 Ante
No-Limit Hold’em: 6,000-12,000, 18,000 Ante

9 hours 2 minutes ago

Bad Deck for Couden

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Calum Grant

Level 19

PLFCD & 2-7 NL: 6,000-12,000, 18,000 Ante
PLO - PLO 8 - Big O - PLTD: 5,000-10,000, 10,000 Ante
No-Limit Hold’em: 5,000-10,000, 15,000 Ante

Big O

Woody Deck opened to 30,000 from the cutoff before Joey Couden potted it to 105,000 from the button. The blinds folded, and then Deck reraised for the 20,000 more that Couden had behind. The latter called for his tournament life.

Joey Couden: A♥K♦J♦6♦2♠ All in
Woody Deck: A♣A♦K♠Q♦7♦