2026 World Series of Poker

Day: 4
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Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j10
Prize
$282,817
Event Info
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$2,609,208
Total Entries
5,177
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
600,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Players Info - Day 4
Entries
5
Players Left
1
Players Left 1 / 5,177

Paul Merlette Eliminated in 2nd Place ($188,231)

Level 38 : Blinds 600,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Paul Merlette
Paul Merlette

Paul Merlette limped in on the button. Adriaan Jacobs raised to 4,000,000. Merlette called.

The flop came 983 and Jacobs checked. Merlette bet 4,800,000, and Jacobs responded with a raise to 12,500,000.

"Whatever, right?" Merlette mumbled before grabbing a stack of chips and then announcing that he was all-in. Jacobs snap-called with the bigger stack.

Paul Merlette: K8 All in
Adriaan Jacobs: J10

Merlette had flopped a pair of eights, but Jacobs was sitting on a flush draw.

The turn was the K for Jacobs to hit his flush, and he started celebrating but then realized that Merlette had hit two pair and still had outs.

The Q on the river completed the board, and Jacobs was able to celebrate for real and then rushed to his dad on the rail and then for the realization of the bracelet win to settle in.

Tags: Adriaan JacobsPaul Merlette