2026 World Series of Poker

Day: 3
123
Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$3,478,000
Total Entries
148
Players Left
4
Average Chip Stack
4,912,500
Total Chips
19,650,000
Next Payout
Place 4
$276,297
Level Info
Level
25
Limits
0 / 0
Ante
0
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
16
Players Left
4
Players Left 4 / 148

William Kerkaert Eliminated in 11th Place ($60,789)

Level 21
William Kerkaert
William Kerkaert

Omaha Hi-Lo

Just before the blinds went up, William Kerkaert got his short stack of just over one big bet into the middle from the button against Naoya Kihara in the big blind.

William Kerkaert: AJ107 All in
Naoya Kihara: AA43

Kerkaert was in rough shape and needed to improve. The K856 turn gave Kihara a strong lead with his pair of aces and the made low, while Kerkaert needed a club to chop. The river was the 5, and that spelled the end for Kerkaert in 11th place for $60,789.

The other table needed to finish their current hand to determine which player was moved to balance the last ten players. On a three-way turn of Q8610, Julien Sitbon checked in the small blind and Ali Eslami bet from the big blind. Matthew Beinner folded and Sitbon called, then check-folded the 2 river.

Sitbon was then high-carded to the other table while Alex Foxen became the next big blind.

Tags: Alex FoxenAli EslamiJulien SitbonMatthew BeinnerNaoya KiharaWilliam Kerkaert