Scott Nicol placed in a pot-sized raise to 35,000 from the hijack, and his only customer was Nicholas Palma in the big blind. "I have 306,000 behind, just so there's no confusion," Palma let his opponent know.
The 8♥3♠A♣ flop was dealt, and Palma checked it over. Nicol threw out 50,000, and Palma returned his cards to the dealer, adding "this flop f*cking sucks."
With 70,000 in the pot and a 9♣10♠8♦ flop face up on the felt, Dante Cianfarra check-called a bet of 40,000 in the big blind, made by Vitor Wagner on the button.
The 3♠ turn saw Cianfarra switch tactics, leading out for 100,000. Wagner quickly moved all in for 275,000, and Cianfarra called.
Vitor Wagner: J♥10♣8♣7♦ 
Dante Cianfarra: A♣Q♣J♦3♥
The J♠ river kept the standings as they were when the chips went in, and Wagner was eliminated.
Michael Hahn opened on the button, and Xing He potted from the big blind to put his opponent all in. Hahn made the call.
Michael Hahn: A♥Q♠7♠6♦
Xing He: A♣K♣Q♣7♥
The board ran out 4♣8♥3♦3♥4♥ left both players with ace-high, but He's king kicker was enough to send Hahn home.
The 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) kicked off back on May 26, and now it is in the home stretch as June has come to an end and the $10,000 Main Event is underway. More than 70 tournaments have awarded bracelets thus far, and the PokerNews Live Reporting team has been on-site all summer long, capturing the action.
During that time, they've reported on some entertaining hands, bad beats, and more, which we're happy to feature in the latest edition of "Hands of the Week" presented by GTOWizard.
Action was picked up on the flop in a three-way pot that included Michael Kamran in the big blind and Biao Ding in first position.
The board rolled out A♥J♥6♦ and action checked to Kamran who moved all in for 61,000 and only Ding called.
Michael Kamran: A♠K♠J♦9♣
Biao Ding: 4♣3♥3♠2♥
Kamran slammed the table after the runout of 9♠8♥ gave Ding a flush and he was eliminated from the tournament.
Felix Rabas opened to 35,000 under the gun, which only Ludovic Geilich called in the cutoff.
The action checked all the way to a 9♠3♠2♣10♣3♥ river, but when Rabas checked for a third time, Geilich bet 85,000. Rabas didn't waste any time at all choosing how to react, check-jamming all in for roughly 210,000. Geilich didn't even hang around for a count, instead immediately releasing his cards to the dealer.
Bob Mather and Qingyu Lu got all their chips in preflop, with Mather the player at risk.
Bob Mather: A♥K♣10♣7♥
Qingyu Lu: J♠10♥9♦7♠
Lu was calling for a king as the Q♣A♦3♥ flop came down. Just as he had wished, the K♦ peeled off on the turn, giving him Broadway. Mather was still live to a boat, but the 2♠ river was no help as he exited the tournament area.
Felix Rabas raised to 35,000 on the button and in the big blind, Ludovic Geilich called.
The flop rolled out K♠9♣7♦ and Geilich checked over to Rabas who bet 58,000.
Geilich considered his options for a bit before opting to raise to 260,000. Rabas took another look at this hole cards and tossed his hand away.
Dante Cianfarra raised to 35,000 on the button, which only Qingyu Lu called in the big blind.
After the 2♥4♠8♣ flop checked through, Lu took the initiative, betting 40,000 on the 5♦ turn. That was enough to see Cianfarra return his cards to the dealer.
The very next shuffle, Xing He raised to 25,000 on the button, and this time Erik Seidel defended his big blind.
Seidel put up some resistance, check-calling a 25,000 continuation-bet on a 8♥A♥10♦ flop, but surrendered on the J♣ turn, check-folding when He barreled for 40,000.
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