2026 World Series of Poker

Day: 1
12
Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$100,000
Prize Pool
$4,800,000
Total Entries
50
Players Left
19
Average Chip Stack
1,578,947
Total Chips
30,000,000
Level Info
Level
10
Blinds
10,000 / 20,000
Ante
20,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
50
Players Left
19
Players Left 19 / 50

Frank Takes From Sternheimer

Level 10 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Three ways to the Q52 flop, the action checked to Sam Soverel and he bet 30,000. Philip Sternheimer called before Chris Frank check-raised to 150,000. Soverel tossed his cards into the muck, but Sternheimer called.

Both then checked the K turn and 9 river for Sternheimer to show his AK97 for kings and nines. Frank had that beat with the K822 to win the pot late on Day 1.

Tags: Chris FrankPhilip SternheimerSam Soverel