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

Eslami Regains the Lead

Level 22
Ali Eslami
Ali Eslami

Seven Card Stud

Yueqi Zhu: XxXx / Q8A8 / Xx
Alexander Kostritsyn: XxXx / 46K2 / Xx

Yueqi Zhu completed and called a raise by Alexander Kostritsyn to then check-call on fourth street and fifth street. Both checked down sixth and seventh street, and Zhu won the pot with the KQ10 for queens and eights.

Naoya Kihara: XxXx / A8Q - folded on fifth street
Walter Chambers: XxXx / 963

Naoya Kihara completed, and Walter Chambers called one seat over. They checked fourth street, and Kihara check-folded on fifth street

Ali Eslami: XxXx / A7K4 / Xx
Naoya Kihara: XxXx / 98910 / Xx

Ali Eslami completed to get called by Kihara and then bet fourth street to get called. Kihara bet his pair of nines on fifth street; Kihara called. On sixth street, Kihara bet again for Eslami to call and then checked seventh street. Eslami's bet was reluctantly called, and he tabled the AK9 for aces and kings, "With the nine," to win the pot and take over the lead.

Tags: Alexander KostritsynAli EslamiNaoya KiharaWalter ChambersYueqi Zhu