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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Lin Flops the Straight

Laura Fryer
Laura Fryer
Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Players were three-ways and on the 6♦7♣8♦ flop with a pot of around 4,500. Mark Watson bet 5,000 on the flop from middle position and Santiago Martinez called from the button. Ping Lin jammed for his remaining 26,100 from the big blind and action went back to Watson.

Watson asked the dealer for a count before taking around 30 seconds to muck his hand. Martinez also went into a small tank before he lifted up a matching stack to call.

Ping Lin: 5♠4♦All in
Santiago Martinez: Q♦9♦

Lin had flopped the straight and was ahead of Martinez's open-ended straight draw and diamond flush draw.

The 6♥ turn didn't change the standings and the chance of a steal from Martinez came to and end as the dealer placed the 2♠ river. Lin left unscathed and got more than a full double-up from the hand.

Tags: Mark WatsonPing LinSantiago Martinez