2026 World Series of Poker

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Day: 1a
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Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$16,833,000
Total Entries
1,810
Players Left
1,303
Average Chip Stack
83,346
Total Chips
108,600,000
Level Info
Level
5
Blinds
300 / 600
Ante
600
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
772
Players Left
543
Players Left 1,303 / 1,810
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Schneider's Aces Eliminate Akopian, Seiver Correctly Folds Queens

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Eli Schneider raised to 500 from early position, and Johannes Straver called from middle position. Sarkis Akopian squeezed to 2,000 from the hijack, and Scott Seiver cold-called from the blinds. Schneider then four-bet to 16,000, forcing out Straver while Akopian called. Seiver tanked for a bit, looked back at his cards a couple of times, and eventually tossed them away.

The dealer spread the 4♥3♦7♣ flop, and Schneider jammed, covering Akopian. Akopian had about 34,000 behind and deliberated before making the call to put himself at risk.

Sarkis Akopian: 9♠9♥ All in
Eli Schneider: A♣A♦

Both players held overpairs, but Schneider's pocket rockets had a stranglehold on the hand, leaving Akopian needing one of the two remaining nines to survive.

The 10♣5♦ completed the board, keeping Schneider's aces best and sending Akopian to the rail.

After the hand, Seiver revealed that he had folded pocket queens, having correctly sensed he was up against a monster.

Tags: Eli SchneiderJohannes StraverSarkis AkopianScott Seiver