Event #2: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold’em Day 2 | 2026 World Series of Poker

May 27, 2026

Song Fanned Out of Hand

Gabrielle Barredo

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Chih Fan opened to 5,500 under the gun and got three callers in Stephen Song on the button and the blinds, Jarod Ludeman and Matthew Salsberg.

The dealer fanned 7♥A♦3♦ which all four players checked. The turn came 10♦. After the action passed to Song, he fired 8,000, pushing both the blinds out of the pot.

Fan, after confirming the bet, went beyond and made it 24,000. After a few seconds of consideration, Song surrendered his hand and the pot to Fan.

Tags: Chih Fan Jarod Ludeman Matthew Salsberg Stephen Song

May 27, 2026

Vinokur Wins Without Showdown

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Erick Torres

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Michael Vinokur got it started with a raise to 5,500 from the hijack.

Yang Wang made the call out of the cutoff as they took a flop of 3♣K♥3♠.

Vinokur continued for 5,000 and was called by Wang.

Both players checked the J♦ turn to bring the 2♣ river.

Vinokur fired 25,000. Wang yielded the pot with a fold.

Tags: Michael Vinokur Yang Wang

May 27, 2026

Hunichen Maxing Aggression With Big Stack

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

After raising several hands in a row, Chris Hunichen continued to raise, this time from under the gun to 5,000, but Vinny Lingham put up a fight from the big blind and moved all in with his smaller late registration stack of 33,000.

Hunichen announced that he could not fold this hand as it had recently won him a huge event, but then decided to play it safe and folded 9♦7♦ face up. Lingham turned over A♠ and scooped the chips.

Tags: Chris Hunichen Vinny Lingham

May 27, 2026

Negreanu Shows the Bluff

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Tim Baker

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Florian Ribouchon came in for a raise from under the gun and when it folded to Daniel Negreanu in the big blind, he commented, "Just the minimum eh, I got to," before putting in the call.

The dealer fanned out the 4♥A♠7♦ flop, prompting Negreanu to check. Ribouchon continued for 5,000, and Negreanu instantly responded with, "I got aces up, make it ten." Ribouchon continued with a call.

An A♥ landed on the turn and Negreanu tossed out 10,000. Ribouchon quickly folded, but asked Negreanu to show.

Negreanu obliged and tabled 6♥5♠ for just a straight draw.

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Florian Ribouchon

May 27, 2026

Becker Flops All the Outs

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Stewart Morrison

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

With the under-the-gun player all in for a couple of big blinds, Jeremy Becker raised to 7,000 on the button. Ryuta Nakai moved all in from the big blind with a covering stack, and Becker called.

All-in player: J♠6♠ All in
Jeremy Becker: A♥K♣ All in
Ryuta Nakai: 8♦8♣

Becker found a wealth of outs on the 4♣5♣3♣ flop, and, although the Q♦ turn was no help, the A♠ river improved him to top pair.

As Becker pulled in the double up, his opponent under the gun vacated the table.

Tags: Jeremy Becker Ryuta Nakai

May 27, 2026

Negreanu Eliminates Vu

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Quang Vu in late position shoved all-in for 13,500 and Daniel Negreanu, on the button, re-raised to 27,000 pushing the blinds out of the way. Both players headed to showdown.

Quang Vu: 7♦7♣ All in

Daniel Negreanu: A♣K♦

The dealer fanned K♥4♦5♦ pushing Negreanu ahead. Vu shifting in his seat watched as the turn 2♠ and river8♣ came. Vu left the table as Negreanu continued chatting with the other players.

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Quang Vu

May 27, 2026

Wade's Top Pair Eliminates Laskowitz

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Tristan Wade in cutoff and Samuel Laskowitz were looking at a 3♥K♣8♦ beside a 33,000 pot when the A♣ turn dropped.

Wade fired 14,000. Laskowitz, who only had around 69,000 behind, looked at his chips and slowly matched the bet.

The dealer flipped over the 8♠ river which got a check from Wade. Laskowitz shoved his remaining chips in and Wade instantly called.

Laskowitz turned over 10♣9♣ for a busted flush draw while Wade showed A♦Q♠ for top pair. Laskowitz left the table as Wade scooped the pot towards his direction.

Tags: Samuel Laskowitz Tristan Wade

May 27, 2026

Kihara Stays Alive

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Gabrielle Barredo

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

With only around 10,500 left behind, Naoya Kihara on the small blind shoved all-in after a raise from Francisco Benitez on the button. Benitez, with a significant stack in front of him, immediately made the call putting Kihara's tournament run at risk.

Naoya Kihara: 7♥7♦ All in
Francisco Benitez: A♣9♠

The flop dropped 2♥J♠2♣ keeping Kihara's lead with his pockets. No ace fell on the runout 10♠3♦ giving Kihara a much needed double up.

Tags: Francisco Benitez Naoya Kihara

May 27, 2026

Scardina With the Perfect Start

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Tim Baker

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Ankit Ahuja started with a check from the big blind on the 10♦7♣4♥ flop, and Richard Scardina fired for 12,500 from the button. Ahuja check-jammed, and Scardina called for his 44,500 total.

Richard Scardina: 10♠9♠ All in
Ankit Ahuja: Q♦7♥

Scardina was ahead with top pair against the second pair of Ahuja, and after the rest of the board ran out A♠J♠, Scardina earned the double-up.

Tags: Ankit Ahuja Richard Scardina

May 27, 2026