2026 World Series of Poker

Day: 1a
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Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
$1,773,083
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$8,107,500
Total Entries
345
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
81
Players Left
25
Players Left 1 / 345

But What Did They Have?

Level 2 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Aleks Ponakovs raised to 3,500 from under the gun and called when Chris Nguyen three-bet to 12,000 in the hijack.

On a J109 flop, Ponakovs check-called a bet of 9,000 before both players checked on the 4 turn.

Ponakovs took over the betting lead to the tune of 21,500 on the K river, which Nguyen called. Ponakovs returned his cards to the dealer face down, so, not required to show, Nguyen did the same.

On a nearby table, Adam Weinraub was eliminated.

Tags: Aleks PonakovsChris Nguyen