2026 World Series of Poker

Event #99: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
12
Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
97
Prize
$695,256
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$4,066,400
Total Entries
884
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
72
Players Left
1
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Kita Doubles in Blinds

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Shunjiro Kita open-jammed for 350,000 in the small blind, and Joseph Cheong called with the covering stack in the big blind.

Shunjiro Kita: AQ All in
Joseph Cheong: A5

Kita locked up the pot on the 1096Q turn, and Cheong paid his opponent as the 8 river rolled off.

Tags: Joseph CheongShunjiro Kita

Palma Has Brannan Dead on the Turn

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Nicholas Palma
Nicholas Palma

Frank Brannan jammed from the small blind, and Nicholas Palma called for his last 315,000 from the big blind.

Nicholas Palma: A9 All in
Frank Brannan: K9

Palma had Brannan dominated and left him needing running cards after pairing his ace on the A2J flop.

The J turn left Brannan drawing dead, making the 8 river a mere formality, and Palma doubled.

Tags: Frank BrannanNicholas Palma

Rast Sends Hrabec to the Rail

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Brian Rast
Brian Rast

When the action folded to Roman Hrabec in the small blind, he moved all in, and Brian Rast made a quick call in the big blind.

Roman Hrabec: Q8 All in
Brian Rast: 1010

The 5KQ looked good for Hrabec, but he was left drawing dead on the 10 turn.

The A completed the board, and Hrabec headed out.

Tags: Brian RastRoman Hrabec

Selected Chip Counts

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Rocco Sends Two to the Farm

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Michael Rocco
Michael Rocco

In a preflop confrontation, Patrick Eskandar was all in for his final few chips, Brian Battistone had his last 300,000 or so at risk, and Michael Rocco had both of them covered.

Patrick Eskandar: 87 All in
Brian Battistone: AK All in
Michael Rocco: KK

Rocco's kings held when the board ran out 310439, knocking out two opponents in one fell swoop.

Tags: Brian BattistoneMichael RoccoPatrick Eskandar

Guagenti Finds a Double

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Nicholas Guagenti
Nicholas Guagenti

When it folded to Oliver Bosch in the small blind, he jammed, and Nick Guagenti called for his last 230,000 from the big blind.

Nick Guagenti: Q7 All in
Oliver Bosch: K2

Guagenti started behind with queen-high against Bosch's king-high, but that changed when he paired his seven on the 748 flop.

The 3 turn and A river changed nothing, and Guagenti secured the double-up at Bosch's expense.

Tags: Nick GuagentiOliver Bosch

Turchi Doubles; Fischer Finds Exit

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Niall Farrell raised to 60,000 under the gun. It folded to Virgile Turchi in the big blind, who jammed all in for 225,000. Farrell quickly called after confirming the amount.

Virgile Turchi: AQ All in
Niall Farrell: QJ

Both players made two pair on the 4JAQ2 board, but Turchi's hand remained better to secure the double-up.

Over at another table, Zachary Fischer moved in his 240,000 from the small blind. Michael Acevedo called after some thought in the big blind.

Zachary Fischer: Q5 All in
Michael Acevedo: 108

Acevedo found a pair on the 8K269 board, eliminating Fischer from the tournament.

Tags: Michael AcevedoNiall FarrellVirgile TurchiZachary Fischer

Wrong Guy, Wrong Time

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Seeing a min-raise from Matthew Widdoes in the cutoff ahead of him, Michael Jozoff called in the big blind.

Jozoff then checked over to Widdoes on a J84 flop, who bet one big blind. Jozoff responded with a check-jam for 225,000, and Widdoes snap-called.

Michael Jozoff: 109 All in
Matthew Widdoes: AQ

"Oh, I was trying to make you fold that", Jozoff told Widdoes.

The K turn and 8 river were no use to Jozoff, who was eliminated.

"He obviously doesn't know how rich you are", a player at the table said to Widdoes.

Widdoes responded, "I'm only here for a week; I didn't come to fold".

Tags: Matthew WiddoesMichael Jozoff

Fisher Sinks Hendrix's Sailboats

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Adam Hendrix raised from the hijack, and Ankur Khemani called in the cutoff. Walter Fisher jammed for 160,000 from the big blind, and Hendrix reshoved, covering both players. Khemani tank-folded, and the cards were turned over with Fisher at risk.

Walter Fisher: KQ All in
Adam Hendrix: 44

It was a coin flip that went Fisher's way after he spiked a king on the KJ983 runout, earning himself a much-needed double-up.

Tags: Adam HendrixAnkur KhemaniWalter Fisher

Level: 22

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000