2026 World Series of Poker

Day: 1c
1a1b1c
Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$45,607,200
Total Entries
4,877
Players Left
3,962
Average Chip Stack
73,857
Total Chips
292,620,000
Level Info
Level
5
Blinds
300 / 600
Ante
600
Players Info - Day 1c
Entries
1,573
Players Left
1,166
Players Left 3,962 / 4,877

Brandt Cracks Takeya's Kings

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Lawrence Brandt
Lawrence Brandt

A series of raises between Lawrence Brandt from under the gun and Naoto Takeya on the button led to each player putting 19,500 each into the pot.

The flop came J74 before Takeya bet 15,600. Lawrence Brandt gave it some consideration before he went all in for 53,300 in response. Takeya made the call to put Brandt at risk.

Lawrence Brandt: 65All in
Naoto Takeya: KK

Brandt was loaded with outs as Takeya's kings needed to dodge several cards to hold.

It didn't take long for Brandt to get there when the 8 hit the turn to give him the flush.

Brandt wasn't out of the weeds yet, as Takeya could hit a heart on the river to hit a bigger flush.

That did not come to pass on the Q river as Brandt doubled up through Takeya to cross the six-figure mark.

Tags: Lawrence BrandtNaoto Takeya