2026 World Series of Poker
Ronan Hanley opened to 21,000 on the button, and Pakinai Lisawad called, defending his big blind.
Lisawad check-called a bet of 18,000 on a Q♥2♥10♣ flop, before the action checked down on the 10♦ turn and 3♣ river.
Lisawad announced he had a queen, but quickly mucked his cards when Hanley tabled A♥K♥K♣6♥ for a better pair.
Grant Wang raised to 21,000 under the gun, which only Christopher Vitch called in the cutoff.
Wang checked over to Vitch on a 7♦3♥5♦ flop, who bet 18,000. Wang then check-raised all in for 97,000, which Vitch snap-called.
Grant Wang: Q♦9♦8♠7♠
Christopher Vitch: A♣7♣6♦4♦
Wang couldn't find a way to catch up to Vitch's flopped straight, as the board was completed by the K♣ and 9♠.
Action was picked up with cards on their backs with Eemil Tuominen all in and at risk for 178,000 in the big blind against Travis Case in the small blind.
Eemil Tuominen: K♦J♣9♣8♦
Travis Case: A♣Q♥J♥9♦
The board ran out 6♠6♥6♣A♠5♠ and the three sixes with ace-queen high was good for Case to eliminate Tuominen from the tournament.
Three-ways to a Q♠J♠2♦ flop, with roughly 70,000 in the pot, Peter Cross checked in the big blind. Kazuhiro Shirasawa then moved all in from under the gun for 68,000, which got a fold from Jacob Nepom in the hijack before Cross called.
Kazuhiro Shirasawa: K♥J♥10♠6♣
Peter Cross: A♦J♣7♣3♦
The 8♣ turn and 4♦ river saw Cross hold onto his lead, and Shirasawa hit the rail.
Sam Soverel raised to 21,000 from the hijack and Travis Case called in the big blind.
The flop rolled out J♥9♣8♠ and both players checked to the 8♥ turn where Case bet 20,000 and Soverel called.
On the river A♥, Case check-called a bet of 25,000 from Soverel.
Soverel tabled A♣A♠9♠8♦ for aces full of eights and he took down the pot.
Erik Seidel limped in under the gun, and Chenxiang Miao raised to 33,000 on the button. The action returned to Seidel, who three-bet to 114,000, and Miao called.
Seidel slid 100,000 into the pot on a 5♣3♣2♣ flop, and Miao instantly moved all in.
"I guess I'm dead", Seidel said as he called.
Chenxiang Miao: K♥Q♠3♥3♦
Erik Seidel: A♦A♥4♣3♠
As it happened, Seidel wasn't dead; he was actually ahead with his flopped straight.
The Q♦ turn and 9♦ river completed the board, and Miao, left unimproved, was eliminated.
Erik Seidel called in first position and Bob Mather raised to 26,000 in the hijack to see action fold back around to Seidel who moved all in for 62,000 effective. Mather called.
Bob Mather: K♦K♣9♣8♠
Erik Seidel: A♠A♣10♦2♦
"I'm sorry about this Erik," said Mather as he stood out of his chair prior to the flop being dealt.
Turns out, Mather did have something to apologize for as the board ran out K♠7♥7♦8♥9♦ to see Mather make kings full and double through the ten-time WSOP bracelet winner.
As per the WSOP LIVE app.