2026 World Series of Poker

Day: 1
12
Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,767,000
Total Entries
190
Players Left
24
Average Chip Stack
475,000
Total Chips
11,400,000
Next Payout
Place 24
$20,320
Level Info
Level
18
Limits
0 / 0
Ante
0
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
156
Players Left
75
Players Left 24 / 190

Kessler The Next to Hit the Rail

Level 6
Allen Kessler
Allen Kessler

Allen Kessler: K6 / K34Q / Xx All in
Michael Falk: XxXx / 8J52 / Xx
Ken Aldridge: XxXx / 1066J / Xx
Christian Roberts: XxXx / K109A / Xx - folded on seventh street

Michael Falk completed, getting calls from Ken Aldridge and Christian Roberts before Allen Kessler raised, and all three opponents called.

Aldridge led on fourth, Kessler called all-in for his final 1,600, and the others came along.

Fifth street checked through before it checked to Falk on sixth who bet, and both Aldridge and Roberts called.

On seventh, Aldridge checked to Roberts who bet, Falk raised, Aldridge made it three bets, Roberts quickly folded, and Falk called.

Falk tabled 87A in the hole for eights and an eight-seven low, while Aldridge revealed 10107 in the hole for a full house, tens full of sixes. Kessler was already drawing dead, and he flipped over the 2 on seventh as a mere formality and he becomes the next to be eliminated.

Tags: Allen KesslerChristian RobertsKen AldridgeMichael Falk