2026 World Series of Poker

Event #93: $1,500 The Closer No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 2
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Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k♦8♣
Prize
$582,800
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$4,526,376
Total Entries
3,724
Places Paid
421
Level Info
Level
43
Blinds
1,500,000 / 3,000,000
Ante
3,000,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
421
Players Left
1
Players Left 1 / 3,724

McEwan Sends Two to the Rail

Level 30 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

The hand was picked up on the flop, with Alan Hamza already all in preflop in early position.

The board read 2♥10♥J♥, and Alan Hamza, who had only 20,000 chips left in the big blind, donated them to the pot against Matthew McEwan, the small blind.

Alan Hamza: K♠J♠All in
Shawn Stern: A♣10♦All in
Matthew McEwan: 8♥7♥

McEwan had flopped a flush and held a straight flush draw. Stern had a pair of tens, but needed running cards to win. Hamza was in a similar boat with top pair.

Those boats sank with the 4♠ turn, which rendered the 2♦ river meaningless.

Tags: Alan HamzaMatthew McEwanShawn Stern