2026 World Series of Poker

Day: 1a
1a1b1c
Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$36,921,000
Total Entries
3,258
Players Left
2,696
Average Chip Stack
71,439
Total Chips
192,600,000
Level Info
Level
3
Blinds
200 / 400
Ante
400
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
772
Players Left
543
Players Left 2,696 / 3,258

Messas Shows Kings

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Jeremy Messas opened to 800 from the cutoff, and Nestor Martinez made the call on the button. Big blind Ovakim Kanondzhyan three-bet to 2,500, then called Messas' four-bet to 6,500 following a fold from Martinez.

The Q69 flop was checked to Messas, who carried on with a bet of 2,500. Kanondzhyan called, before action checked through on the 4 river.

The 7 peeled off on the river, and Kanondzhyan checked for a third time, before snap-calling a bet of 6,500. Messas tabled KK and Kanondzhyan mucked.

"You have a heart?" he then asked.

"I had jacks with a heart," he let his opponent know. Messas didn't respond.

Tags: Jeremy MessasNestor Martinez