2026 World Series of Poker

Event #82: $10,000 WSOP Main Event NLH World Championship
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Day: 1b
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Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$85,634,400
Total Entries
9,208
Players Left
9
Average Chip Stack
61,386,667
Total Chips
552,480,000
Next Payout
Place 9
$1,000,000
Level Info
Level
39
Blinds
1,000,000 / 1,500,000
Ante
1,500,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
1,038
Players Left
759
Players Left 9 / 9,208
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Blackwood Backs Down to Vandenberge's Back-Shove

Dan O'Hair
Dan O'Hair
Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Kyna England raised to 800 from middle position and was called by Thomas Vandenberge in the hijack and Daniel Ruttenberg on the button. Gary Blackwood then squeezed to 3,700 from the big blind, which got a fold from England, but a shove from Vandenberge for a bit under 50,000.

Ruttenberg got out of the way, and Blackwood asked for a count before sending his cards into the muck as well.

"Would you have called if it wasn't a freezeout?" tablemate Cassandra Yong asked from across the table.

"Gazzy too poor!" England joked.

Tags: Cassandra YongDaniel RuttenbergGary BlackwoodKyna EnglandThomas Vandenberge