2026 World Series of Poker

Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$85,634,400
Total Entries
9,208
Players Left
10
Average Chip Stack
55,248,000
Total Chips
552,480,000
Next Payout
Place 10
$750,000
Level Info
Level
39
Blinds
1,000,000 / 1,500,000
Ante
1,500,000
Players Info - Day 4
Entries
1,389
Players Left
533
Players Left 10 / 9,208

Two Main Event Champs and Seitbekov Bust on Bubble; Seitbekov Claims WSOP Paradise Seat

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Chris Moneymaker
Chris Moneymaker

During the last round of hand-for-hand, there were multiple all-in and calls.

At Table 70, action folded to Gregory Brown in the small blind, who opened to 25,000. Stoyan Madanzhiev in the big blind three-bet to 75,000, but Brown four-bet all in for over 900,000. Madanzhiev, who had 490,000 behind, made the call.

Stoyan Madanzhiev: AK All in
Gregory Brown: 55

Madanzhiev failed to improve on a board of 29428, and he was eliminated.

Stoyan Madanzhiev
Stoyan Madanzhiev bubbles 2026 Main Event

On Table 169, Chris Moneymaker opened to 17,000 from the hijack and called a three-bet of 42,000 from Antonio Vargas in the big blind.

Moneymaker called a 20,000 bet from Vargas on the 877 flop, a 45,000 bet from Vargas on the 7 turn, and then called all in for approximately 100,000 after Vargas shoved on the 8 river.

Vargas turned over AA while Moneymaker was playing the board with J9 and was eliminated.

Chris Moneymaker
Chris Moneymaker bubbles 2026 Main Event

At the same time, on Table 152, Zhaken Seitbekov raised to 18,000 in early position, which only Dan Stavila called in the cutoff. Seitbekov continued with a bet of 25,000 on the 56A flop, which saw Stavila respond with a raise to 80,000, and Seitbekov called.

The 3 turn saw Seitbekov check to Stavila, who fired 180,000. Seitbekov then check-raised to 360,000, which Stavila called.

When the 10 river completed the board, Seitbekov moved all in for 361,000, putting himself at risk of elimination. Stavila called, and when the cards were tabled, he showed 66 for a flopped set. That was more than enough to send Seitbekov to the rail, who flipped over A9.

Bubble
Zhaken Seitbekov bubbles 2026 Main Event

All three players split two min-cashes of $15,000 to earn $10,000 each, but a seat worth $25,000 for the WSOP Paradise Main Event was still up for grabs.

The three players were guided to the Paris Green section, where they flipped for the seat. They took their spots at the table while Jack Effel instructed the dealer to deal them all two cards and the board.

The board read Q9QJ4.

Seitbekov revealed his K2 for the king-kicker with the pair of queens on the board. Moneymaker first revealed the 2, which didn't do anything for him, and neither did the 5. Madanzhiev had already shown his 5, which didn't help him, and then slowly revealed the 6 to keep Seitbekov ahead and claim his seat.

Tags: Antonio VargasChris MoneymakerDan StavilaGregory BrownStoyan MadanzhievZhaken Seitbekov