2026 World Series of Poker

Day: 1b
1a1b
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 1b
Entries
1,038
Players Left
760
Players Left 1,303 / 1,810

Blackwood Backs Down to Vandenberge's Back-Shove

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Kyna England raised to 800 from middle position and was called by Thomas Vandenberge in the hijack and Daniel Ruttenberg on the button. Gary Blackwood then squeezed to 3,700 from the big blind, which got a fold from England, but a shove from Vandenberge for a bit under 50,000.

Ruttenberg got out of the way, and Blackwood asked for a count before sending his cards into the muck as well.

"Would you have called if it wasn't a freezeout?" tablemate Cassandra Yong asked from across the table.

"Gazzy too poor!" England joked.

Tags: Cassandra YongDaniel RuttenbergGary BlackwoodKyna EnglandThomas Vandenberge