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Level: 32
Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Ante: 300,000
2026 World Series of Poker
Event #99: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$4,066,400
Total Entries
884
Level
37
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Entries
72
Players Left
1
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Level 31
: Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Phil Hellmuth raised his button to 500,000. Darren Rabinowitz defended his big blind, but quickly check-folded when Hellmuth put him all-in for 4,650,000 on the 5♣4♦10♥ flop.
Hellmuth windmilled A♥A♦ across the table while he raked in the chips.
One hand later, Phil Hellmuth raised to 500,000 again, this time in the cutoff. Nick Pupillo then shoved all in for 6,500,000 from the big blind, and Hellmuth swiftly folded to give up on the pot.
Level 31
: Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Nicholas Palma raised to 550,000 from the cutoff, and Victor Li jammed for 1,400,000 from the button. Palma called.
Victor Li: K♠10♠ 
Nicholas Palma: 7♠6♠
Li started ahead, although Palma had five cards to come.
The K♣4♥6♦ flop paired both players, with Li's kings remaining in front.
The A♠ turn was safe for Li, and so was the 5♦ river, earning him the double-up through Palma.
Level 31
: Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Nick Pupillo raised to 600,000 in the cutoff, and Nicholas Palma moved all in for 4,500,000 on the button. Victor Li then moved all in too from the small blind, putting his 5,900,000 into the pot. Pupillo asked for a count of the biggest stack and then called.
Nicholas Palma: 4♠4♥
Victor Li: A♦K♥
Nick Pupillo: A♠K♠
"I knew they both had ace-king," Palma told the rail, which received some laughs.
The 10♠2♣3♥7♣5♦ board kept Palma's pocket fours in the lead, seeing him triple up and leaving Li as the short stack.
Level 31
: Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Nick Pupillo raised to 500,000 in the hijack. Joshua Stewart then committed his 2,125,000 from the big blind, and Pupillo called after requesting a count.
Joshua Stewart: A♠K♣
Nick Pupillo: 10♦8♦
"Oh, it's a classic!" Nicholas Palma commented before the dealer fanned the Q♣K♠A♦ flop.
Stewart locked up the pot on the A♣ turn, meaning the 8♣ river was rendered useless.
Level 31
: Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Victor Li raised to 400,000 from the cutoff, and Phil Hellmuth jammed for around 11,000,000 from the button, covering the rest of the table.
Li folded, and Hellmuth said, "It's a little loose," before tabling A♦K♦ for only ace-high.
The very next hand, Hellmuth raised to 600,000 from the cutoff, and Nick Pupillo called from the big blind.
Both players checked the A♠2♣10♠ flop before the J♥ landed on the turn. Pupillo led out for around 500,000, but was instantly met with a raise to 1,500,000 from Hellmuth. Pupillo folded, and Hellmuth showed A♣Q♥ for a pair of aces.
Level 31
: Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Max Kingstone raised to 500,000 in middle position. Nick Pupillo responded with a three-bet to 1,250,000 from the cutoff, and Kingstone decided to risk it all as he shoved all in for about 5,000,000. Pupillo wasted no time in calling.
Max Kingstone: 9♠9♥
Nick Pupillo: A♥A♦
The K♣5♥7♦8♠ turn gave Kingstone some extra outs, but Pupillo's aces remained best on the 8♣ river to ship the huge pot and send Kingstone to the rail.
Level 31
: Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Joshua Stewart opened to 500,000 in middle position and was promptly three-bet to 1,150,000 by Max Kingstone in the hijack. Victor Li then moved all in for 2,475,000 from the big blind, which removed Stewart, but Kingstone called.
Victor Li: A♥10♦
Max Kingstone: J♦J♣
Li received immediate service from the deck, as the 8♥5♥A♠ improved him to top pair. The 10♠ turn improved him further, with the 6♠ river confirming his double-up.
Level: 31
Blinds: 100,000/250,000
Ante: 250,000
Level 30
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Phil Hellmuth limped on the button, and Max Kingstone checked his option in the big blind.
Kingstone led out for 400,000 on the 2♣10♥4♣ flop and was met with a raise to 1,000,000 from Hellmuth. Kingstone called.
The A♠ turn checked through before the 6♣ completed the board. Kingstone checked for a final time and then folded after Hellmuth bet 600,000.
