Event #99: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em | 2026 World Series of Poker

Jul 15, 2026

Pupillo Drills a Set in Huge Pot

Tim Baker

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Joshua Stewart raised to 160,000 from the hijack, and Max Kingstone called from the cutoff. Nicholas Palma squeezed to around 600,000 from the button before Nick Pupillo four-bet jammed for roughly 1,900,000 from the big blind. Stewart just called, while Kingstone and Palma folded.

Nick Pupillo: J♠J♦ All in
Joshua Stewart: K♣K♦

Stewart held the bigger pocket pair, but the 7♥J♥9♥ flop gave Pupillo exactly what he needed with a set.

The 7♣ turn and Q♦ river brought no help for Stewart, who had to send over the majority of his stack to Pupillo.

Tags: Joshua Stewart Max Kingstone Nicholas Palma Nick Pupillo

Jul 15, 2026

Stewart Doubles in Blinds; Zulker Zooms Away

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Frank Visser

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Joshua Stewart got his 1,150,000 in from the small blind against Max Kingstone in the big blind, being the player at risk.

Joshua Stewart: Q♣J♥ All in
Max Kingstone: A♦10♠

Stewart was behind, but he paired his queen on the 3♥2♥Q♦2♣8♦ board to double up. Not much later, Michael Zulker was eliminated from the same table.

Tags: Joshua Stewart Max Kingstone Michael Zulker

Jul 15, 2026

Hendrix Holds With Big Slick; Guerrero Busts

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Tim Baker

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Jimmy Guerrero jammed for around 1,350,000 from under the gun, and Adam Hendrix called all in for his last 1,260,000 from the small blind.

Adam Hendrix: A♦K♦ All in
Jimmy Guerrero: A♥J♦

Hendrix's ace-king remained best on the 10♦6♥10♣8♥7♠ runout, earning him the double-up through Guerrero.

Guerrero was left with just one big blind and was eliminated the following hand by Oliver Bosch.

Tags: Adam Hendrix Jimmy Guerrero Oliver Bosch;

Jul 15, 2026

Li Ramps Up the Pressure

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Stewart Morrison

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

With 425,000 in the pot and a 10♥7♠7♦ flop face up on the felt, David Peters checked from the big blind and the action was on button player Victor Li. Li bet 150,000, and Peters called.

The turn brought the A♦, and when Peters checked for a second time, Li double-barreled with a bet of 340,000. Peters gave it some thought, but ultimately chose to fold.

Tags: David Peters Victor Li

Jul 15, 2026

Bosch Triples, Kingstone Sends Out Two in Three-Way All-Ins

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Frank Visser

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Oliver Bosch jammed all in for 295,000 in the cutoff. Tom Hall called in the small blind, and Josh Norvock did so in the big blind.

The K♥7♦4♠7♣8♥ runout then checked through, with Bosch's K♦10♣ tripling him up against the A♣8♦ of Norvock and the A♣3♣ of Hall.

Shortly after, at another table, Vadzim Lipauka had opened in the cutoff, seeing Max Kingstone three-bet to 400,000 on the button. Ueberton De Aquino then jammed all in for 765,000 in the big blind, and Lipauka called off his stack of 630,000.

Kingstone thought for some time, but decided he got too good of a price and called as well.

Vadzim Lipauka : K♦K♣ All in
Ueberton De Aquino: 10♥10♦ All in
Max Kingstone: J♦J♣

Kingstone and De Aquino both flopped sets on 2♦J♠10♠. The 2♣ upgraded them to a full house, and Kingstone's top boat remained bets on the Q♣ river to knock his two opponents out.

Tags: Josh Norvock Max Kingstone Oliver Bosch Tom Hall Ueberton De Aquino Vadzim Lipauka

Jul 15, 2026

Big Slick Helps Guagenti to Double

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Tim Baker

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Nick Guagenti got his stack of around 1,050,000 into the middle from the small blind, with Oliver Bosch looking to bust him from the button.

Nick Guagenti: A♦K♦ All in
Oliver Bosch: A♣J♥

Guagenti was ahead with big slick and only had to dodge a jack on the runout to double to over two million.

Both players paired their ace on the A♥3♠10♠6♥10♣ runout, but it was Guagenti's king kicker that played, earning him the double-up and leaving Bosch short-stacked.

Tags: Nick Guagenti Oliver Bosch

Jul 15, 2026

Palma Spikes River, Rast and Fisher Eliminated

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Stewart Morrison

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

The action was picked up with four players all in preflop, with just under 3,000,000 in the pot.

Brian Rast: Q♥Q♦ All in
Walter Fisher: 6x6x All in
Nicholas Palma: A♥K♥ All in
Darren Rabinowitz: 10♥10♣

Rabinowitz had the chance to remove three in one clean swoop if he could find a way to win.

The 7♥9♠3♦ flop did not affect the standings, nor did the 9♦ turn. However, the K♣ river fired Palma into the lead, ensuring Rast and Fisher hit the rail, as Palma scooped the full pot.

Tags: Brian Rast Darren Rabinowitz Nicholas Palma Walter Fisher

Jul 15, 2026

Li Takes Last of Khemani's Chips as Three Tables Remain

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Frank Visser

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Ankur Khemani got his stack of roughly 750,000 in preflop from the hijack against Victor Li in middle position.

Ankur Khemani: 7♠7♥ All in
Victor Li: A♣10♥

Li paired his ace on the 4♦A♥9♠J♠J♦ runout to best Khemani and send him to the rail. Their table was broken immediately after as a flurry of eliminations left 24 players in play.