Level: 30
Blinds: 100,000/150,000
Ante: 150,000
Level: 30
Blinds: 100,000/150,000
Ante: 150,000
Justin Fawcett opened to 240,000 from middle position and Joshua Dowden to his left was the only one to call.
Fawcett continued for 150,000 on the 5♦8♠A♦ flop. Dowden called, then Fawcett checked the 10♦ turn.
Dowden fired 325,000. He made Fawcett fold and revealed A♥A♠ for a set.
Frank Cucchiara made it 250,000 to play from under the gun and was looked up by David Prociak in the big blind.
The flop came K♠3♥7♣ and Prociak check-called Cucchiara's 200,000 continuation-bet for the 2♣ to peel off on the turn.
The action went check, check and the dealer flipped over the 8♠ as the river.
Prociak led out for 140,000 which sent Cucchiara into the tank briefly before he mucked his hand to send the pot to Prociak with no showdown.
Andreas Frohli opened to 300,000 from the hijack. Levi Walsh in the small blind raised almost all in, then Adrian Byrne in the big blind jammed for 1,200,000. Frohli folded and Walsh called.
Adrian Byrne: A♠Q♠
Levi Walsh: J♥J♠
Byrne flopped a flush draw on 5♠10♦3♠ and completed it on the 6♠ turn. The A♦ landed on the river and he doubled up.
John Howard in middle position opened to 300,000. Serge Girard in the big blind three-bet all in for 280,000 and Howard called.
Serge Girard: 9♥6♣
John Howard: J♠10♠
Girard flopped a pair on 6♥3♣A♣, but after the 7♠ turn, Howard hit a better pair with the J♣ river to eliminate Girard.
Level: 29
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 120,000
Poker Players Can Rate Dealers at 2026 WSOP; Do You Like It?
There will be incentives for dealers to perform well at the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP), one being financial.
The other incentive is not facing scrutiny, as the WSOP has implemented a dealer rating system that will permit poker players to grade dealers this summer.
A change has been made for the 2026 series at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, as players can rate dealers through the WSOP LIVE app, the same app they use to receive seating assignments and register for tournaments.
The 95 remaining players are on a 15-minute break.
Action folded to Justin Fawcett on the button, who raised to 200,000 and was looked up by Joshua Dowden in the small blind and Yuri Murakami in the big blind.
The players checked down the 3♥10♥J♣ flop for the K♣ to peel off on the turn. Dowden checked to Murakami, who fired out for 400,000. Fawcett got out of the way, and Dowden called.
The river brought the 6♦, and Dowden checked it over to Murakami once more, who loaded up a river bet of 1,200,000 and fired it out. Dowden thought for a short while and released his hand to send the pot to Murakami with no showdown.