Event #80: $10,000 8-Game Mixed Championship | 2026 World Series of Poker

1 hour 22 minutes ago

Schreiber Raises Bai on the River

David Salituro

Level 18

Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-20,000, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 10,000/15,000 Ante, 5,000-10,000 Blinds

Limit Hold'em

Richard Bai bet from the button on a flop of 10♠5♦K♠ and Matthew Schreiber raised in the big blind. Bai then reraised, and Schreiber called.

Both players checked the Q♠ turn. Bai then bet the 8♣ river, and Schreiber raised.

Bai took a minute before folding, and Schreiber showed him A♥J♣ for a straight as he took the pot.

Tags: Matthew Schreiber Richard Bai

1 hour 16 minutes ago

Mozdzen Meets His End

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Frank Visser

Level 18

Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-20,000, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 10,000/15,000 Ante, 5,000-10,000 Blinds

2-7 Triple Draw

Clayton Mozdzen had moved in his last chips before the final draw and was up against Alex Foxen. Foxen then remained pat, prompting Mozdzen to draw two cards.

Clayton Mozdzen: 7x5x2x All in
Alex Foxen: 8x7x6x4x2x

Mozdzen first card was a 2x, leaving him drawing dead. A Jx was turned over as Mozdzen said his goodbyes to the table.

Tags: Alex Foxen Clayton Mozdzen

1 hour 12 minutes ago

Bai Is Best in Massive Hand

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Frank Visser

Level 18

Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-20,000, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 10,000/15,000 Ante, 5,000-10,000 Blinds

Stud Hi-Lo

Richard Bai: A♥7♦6♠/7♥3♦K♥K♣
Brian Rast: XxXx/Q♠A♣4♥2♣/Xx
Matthew Schreiber: Q♥Q♣8♣/K♠10♠10♣3♠

Richard Bai completed, Brian Rast raised, and Matthew Schreiber three-bet. Bai and Rast both called, and Rast checked fourth street over to Schreiber.

Schreiber bet, seeing Bai and Rast both call. Schreiber made an open pair on fifth street and led out with a bet. Bai and Rast kept calling, and they both check-called when Bai made an open pair of kings on sixth street.

Seventh street then checked to showdown. Schreiber revealed queens-up, but Bai had made kings-up to scoop the pot and nearly double up.

Tags: Brian Rast Matthew Schreiber Richard Bai

1 hour 11 minutes ago

Foxen Bets Out Marchington

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David Salituro

Level 18

Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-20,000, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 10,000/15,000 Ante, 5,000-10,000 Blinds

2-7 Triple Draw

Wataru Kosugi raised in the hijack and Alex Foxen three-bet on the button. Nicholas Marchington called in the small blind, while Kosugi also called.

Marchington and Kosugi drew two and Foxen one. Foxen then bet, and both opponents called.

Marchington drew one, Kosugi two, and Foxen stood pat. Foxen then bet and Marchington raised. Kosugi folded, while Foxen called.

Marchington drew one more and Foxen stood pat. Marchington checked to Foxen, then quickly folded to a bet.

Tags: Alex Foxen Nicholas Marchington Wataru Kosugi

1 hour 7 minutes ago

Eslami Eliminated in Preflop Cooler

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Frank Visser

Level 18

Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-20,000, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 10,000/15,000 Ante, 5,000-10,000 Blinds

No-Limit Hold'em

Ali Eslami open-jammed for 95,000 under the gun. Todd Brunson rejammed in the hijack, folding out the rest of the table.

Ali Eslami: A♠K♦ All in
Todd Brunson: K♥K♣

The deck had no aces in store for Eslami as the 4♥7♠9♠4♦J♣ runout sent him to the payout desk.

Tags: Ali Eslami Todd Brunson

1 hour 3 minutes ago

Racener Makes an Eight to Bust Merivirta

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David Salituro

Level 18

Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-20,000, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 10,000/15,000 Ante, 5,000-10,000 Blinds

2-7 Triple Draw

Jyri Merivirta raised all in for his last 120,000 in the big blind and John Racener called under the gun.

Merivirta took two and Racener one on the first draw. Racener then patted the last two draws, while Merivirta took one and then stood pat.

Merivirta ended up with 9x7x6x4x2x, but Racener turned over 8x6x5x3x2x to win the pot and send Merivirta to the rail.

Tags: John Racener Jyri Merivirta

58 minutes ago

Kosugi Chips Up in Three-Bet Pot

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Frank Visser

Level 18

Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-20,000, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 10,000/15,000 Ante, 5,000-10,000 Blinds

Seven Card Stud

Wataru Kosugi: XxXx/3♦J♦A♠
Hiroyuki Noda: XxXx/J♠ - folded on third street
Derek Hanauer: XxXx/8♣4♦7♠ - folded on fifth street

Wataru Kosugi brought in, Hiroyuki Noda completed, and Derek Hanauer two-bet. Kosugi then made it three bets to go. Noda quickly folded, but Hanauer stuck around and called.

Kosugi bet on fourth street, seeing Hanauer call. Kosugi fired another bet on fifth street, but Hanauer opted to give up on the hand and fold.

Tags: Derek Hanauer Hiroyuki Noda Wataru Kosugi

54 minutes ago

Foxen Leaves Hanauer on Fumes

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David Salituro

Level 18

Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-20,000, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 10,000/15,000 Ante, 5,000-10,000 Blinds

Seven Card Stud

Alex Foxen: XxXx/5♦Q♥3♥8♥/Xx
Derek Hanauer: XxXx/A♣7♦10♦J♠/Xx

Derek Hanauer completed, Alex Foxen raised, and Hanauer called.

Foxen bet on fourth street and Hanauer raised. Foxen called.

Hanauer continued betting on fifth and sixth, and Foxen called down to seventh. Hanauer then bet again, but this time Foxen raised. Hanauer spent a few minutes in the tank, but he eventually elected to fold.

"I just got crippled by what I think was running hearts," Hanauer called out to a friend on the rail.

Tags: Alex Foxen Derek Hanauer

Level: 19

Limit Flop/Draw: 13,000-25,000, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Stud Games: 7,000 Ante, 8,000 Bring-In, 25,000 Completion, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 12,000/18,000 Ante, 6,000/12,000 Blinds

49 minutes ago

Marchington Halts Foxen

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Frank Visser

Level 19

Limit Flop/Draw: 13,000-25,000, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Stud Games: 7,000 Ante, 8,000 Bring-In, 25,000 Completion, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 12,000/18,000 Ante, 6,000/12,000 Blinds

Seven Card Stud

Alex Foxen: XxXx/8♠8♣K♥9♥/Xx - folded on seventh street
Nicholas Marchington: XxXx/A♦9♦2♣4♦/Xx

Alex Foxen completed, Nicholas Marchington raised, and Foxen called. Foxen led out with a bet on fourth street, which Marchington called. Foxen fired again on fifth street, but Marchington kept calling undeterredly.

Foxen tossed in more chips on sixth street, but this time, Marchington raised. Foxen called, but once Marchington bet on seventh street, Foxen gave up on the hand with a check-fold.

Tags: Alex Foxen Nicholas Marchington