David Peters completed from the small blind, and Darren Rabinowitz checked his option in the big blind.
Both players checked the K♠Q♣J♦ flop before the 6♣ landed on the turn. Peters led out for 275,000, and Rabinowitz continued with a call.
The A♣ river checked through, and Peters tabled K♥6♥ for two pair. However, he was second best to Rabinowitz's K♦Q♠ for the higher two pair.
Seeing a raise to 200,000 from Giorgiy Skhulukhiya in the cutoff, Adam Hendrix moved all in for 2,040,000 from the small blind. The action returned to Skhulukhiya, who called.
Adam Hendrix: K♦9♦ 
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya: J♠J♣
Hendrix spiked a king on the 8♣4♦K♠ flop and held onto his lead to double when the A♠ and 6♦ completed the board.
Adam Hendrix open-shoved for 1,095,000 in middle position. Josh Norvock called in the big blind, revealing the cards.
Adam Hendrix: 8♠8♥
Josh Norvock: A♥J♦
Hendrix turned a set on K♠5♣2♦8♦, rendering the J♥ river meaningless as he had already secured his double-up.
Ole Askeland raised to 200,000 on the button, which only Victor Li called in the big blind.
Li check-called a bet of 175,000 on the 8♦2♦Q♥ flop before the Q♠ turn checked through.
Li took the initiative on the 9♠ river, betting 225,000. That did the job as Askeland let go of his cards.
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 486 | 1 | Max Kingstone | United States | 1,650,000 | 17 |
| 486 | 2 | Nicholas Palma | United States | 3,825,000 | 38 |
| 486 | 3 | Oliver Bosch | Austria | 1,800,000 | 18 |
| 486 | 4 | Nick Pupillo | United States | 5,900,000 | 59 |
| 486 | 5 | Josh Norvock | Australia | 3,100,000 | 31 |
| 486 | 6 | Giorgiy Skhulukhiya | Georgia | 4,700,000 | 47 |
| 486 | 7 | Joshua Stewart | United Kingdom | 3,000,000 | 30 |
| 486 | 8 | Adam Hendrix | United States | 1,000,000 | 10 |
| 487 | 1 | Connor Belcher | United States | 1,150,000 | 12 |
| 487 | 2 | Victor Li | Canada | 2,600,000 | 26 |
| 487 | 3 | Phil Hellmuth | United States | 2,400,000 | 24 |
| 487 | 4 | Tom Hall | United Kingdom | 1,950,000 | 20 |
| 487 | 5 | Nick Guagenti | United States | 1,100,000 | 11 |
| 487 | 6 | David Peters | United States | 2,145,000 | 21 |
| 487 | 7 | Darren Rabinowitz | United States | 2,250,000 | 23 |
| 487 | 8 | Ole Askeland | Norway | 5,000,000 | 50 |
David Peters opened to 250,000 on the button, and Ole Askeland called in the big blind.
Askeland check-called a bet of 175,000 on a A♠Q♣J♣ flop, but when Peters continued for another 360,000 on the 7♦ turn, Askeland waved the white flag and check-folded.
On a Q♥J♠7♠ flop, Aaron Johnson checked from the small blind to Nicholas Palma on the button, who bet 260,000. Johnson raised to 750,000 and quickly called when Palma jammed in his stack of 1,805,000.
Nicholas Palma: A♦Q♣
Aaron Johnson: K♣Q♦
Palma had Johnson outkicked, and his ace remained in play on the 2♣5♣ runout to double him up. Johnson was left with around 150,000, which he lost not much later, becoming the final player to exit before the final two tables.
A poker player didn't mean to jam into pocket aces on the last day of the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP), but he sure is glad he did.
Ole Askeland, a Norwegian player with just $91,000 in prior live tournament cashes recorded by The Hendon Mob, had a bit of a misclick fairly deep in the $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em tournament, the 99th bracelet event of the summer. That misclick could end up paying him hundreds of thousands of dollars. The winner in this event, which started on Tuesday with 884 runners, will pay its champion $695,296.
At the time of publishing, the tournament was down to under 30 players, and Askeland was among the chip leaders, thanks mostly to an accident.
Level: 27
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
Darren Rabinowitz opened to 160,000 in the cutoff, which Ole Askeland called on the button. Connor Belcher then three-bet jammed for 870,000 from the small blind. Rabinowitz asked for a count, but quickly folded. Askeland appeared to have more of a decision, as he spent a little bit longer before also releasing his cards.
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