Event #80: $10,000 8-Game Mixed Championship Day 2 | 2026 World Series of Poker

3 days 11 hours ago

Johnson Gets Paid by Miller; Baker Virtually Doubles Off Rast

David Salituro

Level 15

Limit Flop/Draw: 5,000-10,000, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 10,000 Completion, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 5,000/8,000 Ante, 3,000-5,000 Blinds

Stud Hi-Lo

Marco Johnson: XxXx/7♦3♣3♦5♣/Xx
Ryan Miller: XxXx/8♦6♦K♣J♦/Xx
Naoya Kihara: XxXx/A♥J♠ - folded on fourth street

Ryan Miller completed and Naoya Kihara raised. Marco Johnson called, as did Miller.

Johnson then bet on fourth street and Miller raised. Kihara folded, and Johnson called.

Johnson bet again on fifth and Miller called. Johnson continued betting on sixth and seventh.

Miller called on sixth, then tanked for a few minutes before putting in the chips once again on seventh. Johnson then showed K♠A♠7♣ for two pair, and Miller mucked.

Razz

At another table, David Baker and Brian Rast were on sixth street in a Razz pot.

David Baker: XxXx/4xAx3x6x/Xx
Brian Rast: XxXx/4x2x7x8x/Xx

Baker bet on sixth, and Rast called. Baker continued betting on seventh, leaving only a few chips behind, and Rast called. Baker then showed 5x4x2x for 6-5-4-3-A, and Rast mucked.

Tags: Brian Rast David Baker Marco Johnson Naoya Kihara Ryan Miller

3 days 11 hours ago

Chen Leaves Leonard on Fumes

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Frank Visser

Level 15

Limit Flop/Draw: 5,000-10,000, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 10,000 Completion, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 5,000/8,000 Ante, 3,000-5,000 Blinds

2-7 Triple Draw

The action was caught on the final draw, where both players patted. Huabao Chen then added a bet to the sizable pot from the big blind. Patrick Leonard thought for a while on the button before he called.

Chen tabled 7x6x5x3x2x, and Leonard mucked his cards as he was left with less than a big bet.

Tags: Huabao Chen Patrick Leonard

3 days 11 hours ago

Leonard Battles Brunson; Schreiber Does What Calling Stations Do

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Frank Visser

Level 15

Limit Flop/Draw: 5,000-10,000, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 10,000 Completion, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 5,000/8,000 Ante, 3,000-5,000 Blinds

2-7 Triple Draw

Heads up to the first draw, Patrick Leonard drew two cards under the gun, and Todd Brunson took one card in the hijack. Leonard then check-called a bet by Brunson before the same number of cards was taken on the second draw.

Leonard checked again, and Brunson bet. Leonard called to the final draw, where the duo took one card each. Brunson completed his triple-barrel after Leonard checked, receiving a fold for his efforts.

No-Limit Hold'em

Simultaneously, at another table, big blind Jerry Wong pushed all in on a completed board of 8♥K♦J♣4♦6♥. Hijack Matthew Schreiber had been put at risk for his stack of 75,000, which he called off after some thought.

Wong showed a rivered pair with 7♠6♣, but it was not enough as Schreiber tabled K♣9♥ for top pair, doubling his 75,000 as well as taking the 110,000 in the middle.

"Don't they know I'm a calling station, Racener?" Schreiber asked John Racener, also present at the table, while he dragged the chips.

Tags: Jerry Wong John Racener Matthew Schreiber Patrick Leonard Todd Brunson

3 days 11 hours ago

Billirakis Puts "Maximum Torture" on Katz

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David Salituro

Level 15

Limit Flop/Draw: 5,000-10,000, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 10,000 Completion, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 5,000/8,000 Ante, 3,000-5,000 Blinds

Stud Hi-Lo

Cary Katz was all in and at risk against Steve Billirakis.

Katz made trip kings with K♣K♠K♥3♣10♥, but Billirakis had A♦10♦J♦9♦2♦ showing for a flush. "Come on, I can't even win with trip kings," Katz said.

Billirakis ended up with A♣J♠. "That's my card," Katz joked as he added Billirakis' jack to his J♥, and he eventually flipped over the 5♣ on seventh and headed to the rail.

"Maximum torture," tablemate Bryn Kenney said.

Tags: Cary Katz Steve Billirakis

Level: 15

Limit Flop/Draw: 5,000-10,000, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 10,000 Completion, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 5,000/8,000 Ante, 3,000-5,000 Blinds

3 days 11 hours ago

Wantman Last Level 14 Elimination

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Frank Visser

Level 14

Limit Flop/Draw: 4,000-8,000, 8,000-16,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 8,000 Completion, 8,000-16,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 4,000/6,000 Ante, 2,000-4,000 Blinds

3 days 11 hours ago

Rast Catches a Jack to Bust Rotholz

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David Salituro

Level 14

Limit Flop/Draw: 4,000-8,000, 8,000-16,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 8,000 Completion, 8,000-16,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 4,000/6,000 Ante, 2,000-4,000 Blinds

Seven Card Stud

Hal Rotholz: XxXx/7♠4♠6♠7♥ All in
Brian Rast: XxXx/A♦J♦Q♣J♣

Brian Rast bet on fifth street and Hal Rotholz called. Rast then bet on sixth, Rotholz raised all in, and Rast called.

Rotholz showed 3♦3♠ for two pair, while Rast had Q♦10♦ for a pair and flush draw. Rast caught the J♥ to make trips, while Rotholz tossed the 8♣ into the muck and headed for the exit.

Tags: Brian Rast Hal Rotholz

3 days 11 hours ago

Roberts Doubles With Big Slick

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Frank Visser

Level 14

Limit Flop/Draw: 4,000-8,000, 8,000-16,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 8,000 Completion, 8,000-16,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 4,000/6,000 Ante, 2,000-4,000 Blinds

No-Limit Hold'em

Catching the action on a 9♦3♥K♥3♦Xx completed board, Brian Yoon bet 13,000 into a pot of 86,000 from the small blind. Christian Roberts then raised to 72,000, leaving only 3,000 back.

Yoon quickly called, but he could not beat Robert's A♦K♠ and swiftly mucked his cards in defeat.

Tags: Brian Yoon Christian Roberts

3 days 11 hours ago

Livingston and De Best Bust

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Frank Visser

Level 14

Limit Flop/Draw: 4,000-8,000, 8,000-16,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 8,000 Completion, 8,000-16,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 4,000/6,000 Ante, 2,000-4,000 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

Alex Livingston was all in for a main pot of 40,000 in the big blind on a 10♣7♥A♦2♥ turn. Wataru Kosugi then bet 25,000 under the gun, folding out Matt Vengrin on the button.

Alex Livingston: Q♥J♠10♥7♦ All in
Wataru Kosugi: A♣J♦9♦6♣

Kosugi rivered a higher two pair on the 6♠, sending Livingston to the rail.

Stud Hi-Lo

Peter De Best: K♣Q♥/3♣A♣6♦5♠/K♠ All in
Ray Dehkharghani: J♦8♠8♥3♠3♦XxXx

Over at another table, Peter De Best had committed his final chips in a hand of stud hi-lo. De Best was on a low draw by sixth street, but made a pair of kings instead.

Ray Dehkharghani had already made two pair, resulting in De Best's exit.

Tags: Alex Livingston Matt Vengrin Peter De Best Ray Dehkharghani Wataru Kosugi

3 days 12 hours ago

Noda Fires at Three-Way Pot

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David Salituro

Level 14

Limit Flop/Draw: 4,000-8,000, 8,000-16,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 8,000 Completion, 8,000-16,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 4,000/6,000 Ante, 2,000-4,000 Blinds

Limit Hold'em

Hiroyuki Noda raised in the hijack and was called by Andjelko Andrejevic and Patrick Leonard in the blinds.

The flop came Q♠6♥10♣ and Noda bet. Both opponents called to the 7♣ turn, where Noda bet again. Only Leonard called this time.

The river was the K♣ and Noda bet. Leonard took nearly a minute, but he eventually surrendered his hand this time and Noda took the pot.

Tags: Andjelko Andrejevic Hiroyuki Noda Patrick Leonard