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
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 4
Entries
1,389
Players Left
533
Players Left 9 / 9,208
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Wongwichit Can't Beat Zurita's Two Pair

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

David Peters raised from under the gun, with Juan Zurita calling on the button and Phachara Wongwichit defending from the big blind.

All three players checked the 73K flop before the 8 landed on the turn. Wongwichit led out for 45,000, and only Zurita called.

The Q completed the board, and Wongwichit fired another 60,000. Zurita wasted little time before making the call.

Wongwichit tabled K9 for top pair, but it was no good against Zurita's KQ for two pair.

Tags: David PetersJuan ZuritaPhachara Wongwichit

Aces Are Hot

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Craig Waikem
Craig Waikem

Craig Waikem called the button shove by the table short stack Celso Sirtoli and when the cards were flipped over, he declared "aces are hot".

Celso Sirtoli: 44 All in
Craig Waikem: A10

The aces all came on the AA9A9 board to send Sirtoli to the rail.

Tags: Celso SirtoliCraig Waikem

Deeb Puts Tabet on the Spot

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Shaun Debb
Shaun Debb

As recounted by Paul Tait, Charles Tabet bet the 498 flop, Shaun Deeb raised, and Tabet three-bet. Deeb called, and PokerNews picked up the action on the J turn with 420,000 in the middle.

Tabet then checked to Deeb, who moved all in. Tabet's stack of 425,000 was covered, and he spent minutes agonizing over his decision.

As more and more cameras gathered, Tabet eventually found a fold, leaving himself just over 35 big blinds in his stack.

Tags: Charles TabetShaun Deeb

Wilson "Always Has It"

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Brock Wilson
Brock Wilson

John Gravagna squeezed to 275,000 preflop before Brock Wilson then jammed for 696,000 total and Gravagna called to set up a seven-figure showdown.

Brock Wilson: KK All in
John Gravagna: QQ

The 86694 runout brought no threat for Wilson and Gravagna asked "Brock, how do you always have it?" He then asked if Wilson had been afraid of pocket aces and what he would have done with ace-king suited.

Tags: Brock WilsonJohn Gravagna

Niegsch Ships it on Cheong

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Michael Niegsch opened to 25,000 from under the gun and was called by Abhishek Goindi in the cutoff. Joseph Cheong then squeezed to 100,000 from the small blind, which was met with a prompt shove for 428,000 from Niegsch.

Both Goindi and Cheong let their hands go in turn and Niegsch was sent a nice pot without a showdown.

Tags: Abhishek GoindiJoseph CheongMichael Niegsch

Liu Gives Up on Million Chip Pot

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Chi Chen and Sasha Liu
Chi Chen and Sasha Liu

Russell Rosenblum opened the action to 20,000 from the cutoff and Chi Chen called on the button. Sasha Liu called from the small blind and Jeffrey Tebben defended his big blind.

The 364 flop saw all check to the 6 turn. Liu bet out 60,000 which saw Tebben and Rosenblum fold. Chen raised to 160,000 and Liu went into the tank, before re-raising to 425,000. Chen tank-called and the 10 completed the board.

Liu took some time before betting 600,000. Chen also went into a long tank before moving all in for just over a million chips. Liu eventually gave up her hand and the pot was pushed to Chen. There was no show of cards or discussion of the hand after the action had ended, and the pair continued to play having nearly swapped stacks.

Tags: Chi ChenJeffrey TebbenRussell RosenblumSasha Liu

Crivell Culls Chia; Maretz Survives Sweaty Double

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Julio Chia checked the completed board of 72Q8A from the small blind to Patrick Crivell on the button. Crivell fired a pot-sized bet of 235,000, enough to put Chia all in.

Chia called after some thought. Crivell tabled Q7 for two pair, and Chia showed his no-good A10 as he departed the Main Event.

One table over, Christopher George raised to 25,000, Niall Duffy three-bet to 60,000, and Seth Maretz four-bet jammed for 183,000. George folded before Duffy reluctantly called.

Seth Maretz: KK All in
Niall Duffy: KJ

Duffy flopped a flush draw on 484, but the remainder of the 93 runout remained clean for Maretz to double up.

Tags: Christopher GeorgeJulio ChiaNiall DuffyPatrick CrivellSeth Maretz

Henry Shoves on Grabel; Yuan Snaps Minghini to Double

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Jarod Minghini
Jarod Minghini

In a battle between the blinds, Kevin Grabel led out for 25,000 on the 257 flop and Kyllian Henry called.

The turn was the 4 and Grabel bet another 120,000. Henry then moved all in, and Grabel, with around 360,000 remaining, quickly folded.

At the same time at an adjacent table, Jarod Minghini and Berkeley Yuan went to the turn on a board of JK1010. Minghini then bet 55,000 from the hijack, and Yuan called under the gun.

The river was the K and Minghini moved all in. Yuan snap-called for 186,000 and turned over AK for a full house, and Minghini tossed 66 into the muck as last year's eighth-place finisher handed over a big chunk of his stack.

Tags: Berkeley YuanKyllian HenryJarod MinghiniKevin Grabel

Zhao Loses a Four-Bet to Kampen

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Xuan Liu raised from early position and Joshua Palmer called from the hijack. Cheng Zhao squeezed to around 80,000 from the cutoff before Elliott Kampen four-bet to 200,000 on the button. Liu and Palmer got out of the way, but Zhao made the call.

Zhao checked the A83 flop, and Kampen fired a continuation-bet of 80,000. Zhao quickly released his hand, and Kampen took down the pot.

Tags: Cheng ZhaoElliott KampenJoshua PalmerXuan Liu

Yoon Takes From Wang

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Brian Yoon opened from under the gun, Peter Wang in the hijack three-bet to 55,000 and Yoon called.

Both players checked the 10QK flop leading to the 10 turn where Yoon bet 56,000. Wang called.

Yoon eventually fired 166,000 on the 7 river. Wang folded.

Tags: Brian YoonPeter Wang