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

3 days 1 hour ago

Pair of Sixes Hold for Kosugi

Frank Visser

Level 17

Limit Flop/Draw: 8,000-15,000, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Stud Games: 4,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 15,000 Completion, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 8,000/12,000 Ante, 4,000-8,000 Blinds

Omaha Hi-Lo

Wataru Kosugi raised under the gun, and Roscoe Light called on the button. Nicholas Marchington came along from the small blind and checked the 5♦2♦J♥ flop over to Kosugi.

Kosugi continued with a bet, and Light called. Marchington then raised, Kosugi called, and Light folded.

Marchington kept firing on the 5♥ turn, and Kosugi quickly called himself all in.

Wataru Kosugi: A♥8♦6♥6♣ All in
Nicholas Marchington: K♥7♦3♥4♦

All of Marchington's draws bricked on the 9♠ river, and Kosugi doubled up with his pair of sixes.

Tags: Nicholas Marchington Roscoe Light Wataru Kosugi

3 days 1 hour ago

Brunson Goes For It All

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Frank Visser

Level 17

Limit Flop/Draw: 8,000-15,000, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Stud Games: 4,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 15,000 Completion, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 8,000/12,000 Ante, 4,000-8,000 Blinds

No-Limit Hold'em

Todd Brunson raised his button to 18,000, and Richard Bai and Marco Johnson called in the blinds. The trio checked through the 8♠J♥6♣ flop, and Bai checked again on the A♥ turn.

Johnson forewent the passive option and bet 40,000, however. Brunson spent a long time in the tank before raising to 150,000, and he received two folds for his effort to take down the pot.

Tags: Marco Johnson Richard Bai Todd Brunson

3 days 1 hour ago

Rast Stands Pat Against Schreiber

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David Salituro

Level 17

Limit Flop/Draw: 8,000-15,000, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Stud Games: 4,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 15,000 Completion, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 8,000/12,000 Ante, 4,000-8,000 Blinds

2-7 Triple Draw

Heads-up on the second draw, Matthew Schreiber drew two and Brian Rast stood pat. Rast then bet on the button, and Schreiber called in the small blind.

Rast again patted the last draw and bet, while Schreiber took one. Schreiber called, and Rast turned over 8x7x6x4x3x to win the pot.

Tags: Brian Rast Matthew Schreiber

3 days 2 hours ago

Vengrin Finds an Ace to Bust Billirakis

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David Salituro

Level 17

Limit Flop/Draw: 8,000-15,000, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Stud Games: 4,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 15,000 Completion, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 8,000/12,000 Ante, 4,000-8,000 Blinds

No-Limit Hold'em

Steve Billirakis moved all in for 65,000 from the small blind and Matt Vengrin put him at risk from the button.

Steve Billirakis: J♥J♠ All in
Matt Vengrin: A♥6♠

Billirakis was ahead with his jacks, but the A♦4♠10♣ flop gave Vengrin top pair and the lead. The rest of the board ran out 2♣8♥, and Billirakis was sent to the rail.

Tags: Matt Vengrin Steve Billirakis

3 days 2 hours ago

Chen Loses Final Chips

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Frank Visser

Level 17

Limit Flop/Draw: 8,000-15,000, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Stud Games: 4,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 15,000 Completion, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 8,000/12,000 Ante, 4,000-8,000 Blinds

No-Limit Hold'em

Taylor Atchison raised to 16,000 under the gun. Andjelko Andrejevic called in the hijack, and the short-stacked Huabao Chen defended his big blind.

Chen piled his remaining 11,000 in on the 3♠5♦K♣ flop. Atchison called, but he quickly folded once Andrejevic raised to 50,000.

Huabao Chen: Q♠5♠ All in
Andjelko Andrejevic: 8♠8♦

Chen did not improve on the A♦6♣ runout, seeing Andrejevic's eights hold for the knockout.

Tags: Andjelko Andrejevic Huabao Chen Taylor Atchison

3 days 2 hours ago

Mozdzen Nearly Doubles Up

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Frank Visser

Level 17

Limit Flop/Draw: 8,000-15,000, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Stud Games: 4,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 15,000 Completion, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 8,000/12,000 Ante, 4,000-8,000 Blinds

2-7 Triple Draw

Richard Bai raised under the gun, Alex Foxen three-bet on the button, and Clayton Mozdzen put in a fourth bet in the small blind. Bai and Foxen both called, and they drew two cards after Mozdzen had taken one.

Mozdzen then bet, Bai raised, and Foxen folded. Mozdzen called before standing pat, seeing his opponent draw one card in response.

Mozdzen's bet was raised again, and he called again to remain pat on the final draw. Bai still needed one fresh card, and he quickly folded to a final bet from Mozdzen.

Tags: Alex Foxen Clayton Mozdzen Richard Bai

3 days 2 hours ago

Andrejevic Plays It Safe Against Billirakis

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David Salituro

Level 17

Limit Flop/Draw: 8,000-15,000, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Stud Games: 4,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 15,000 Completion, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 8,000/12,000 Ante, 4,000-8,000 Blinds

2-7 Triple Draw

Andjelko Andrejevic bet from the button after the second draw and Steve Billirakis raised in the big blind. Andrejevic called.

Both players stood pat, and Billirakis led out with a bet. Andrejevic snap-called and turned over 7x6x4x3x2x for No. 2, and Billirakis mucked 7x6x5x4x2x.

"No. 2, huh? You were playing it safe there," tablemate Paul Volpe said.

Tags: Andjelko Andrejevic Steve Billirakis

3 days 2 hours ago

Rast Keeps Adding Chips

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Frank Visser

Level 17

Limit Flop/Draw: 8,000-15,000, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Stud Games: 4,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 15,000 Completion, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 8,000/12,000 Ante, 4,000-8,000 Blinds

Limit Hold'em

It folded to Brian Rast in the small blind, who raised. Matthew Schreiber called in the big blind, and he called when Rast continued with a bet on the 3♦9♥3♣ flop.

Rast then checked the 10♥ turn to his opponent, who seized the opportunity to bet. Rast raised, however, which was enough to win the pot as Schreiber added his cards to the muck.

Tags: Brian Rast Matthew Schreiber

3 days 2 hours ago

Light Finds an Eight to Triple

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David Salituro

Level 17

Limit Flop/Draw: 8,000-15,000, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Stud Games: 4,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 15,000 Completion, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 8,000/12,000 Ante, 4,000-8,000 Blinds

2-7 Triple Draw

Nick Marchington raised under the gun and Wataru Kosugi called in the cutoff. Roscoe Light then three-bet in the big blind, and both opponents called.

Light drew one, while Marchington and Kosugi took two. Light then bet, and both opponents called.

Light again took one and Marchington and Kosugi two. Light bet his last chips, and Marchington and Kosugi called and drew one.

Light stood pat, and all three players checked. Light turned over 8x7x6x4x3x, and his opponents mucked as Light tripled up.

Tags: Nick Marchington Roscoe Light Wataru Kosugi

Level: 17

Limit Flop/Draw: 8,000-15,000, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Stud Games: 4,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 15,000 Completion, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 8,000/12,000 Ante, 4,000-8,000 Blinds