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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Matusow on the Wrong End of a Cooler

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Mike Matusow
Mike Matusow

Mike Matusow opened from early position before Damien Gayer three-bet to 2,700 from middle position. When the action got back to Matusow, he four-bet to 12,000, only to be met by a five-bet shove for 23,700 from Gayer. Matusow immediately shook his head in disgust as his spidey senses appeared to kick in. Nevertheless, he reluctantly made the call for around a third of his stack.

Damien Gayer: A♠A♥ All in
Mike Matusow: K♥K♠

Matusow's instincts had been right, as he found himself on the wrong end of poker's classic preflop cooler.

The flop came 7♦2♣A♦, giving Gayer top set and leaving Matusow virtually drawing dead.

The 3♣7♠ completed the runout, improving Gayer to an unnecessary full house as he scored the double-up.

Tags: Damien GayerMike Matusow