2026 World Series of Poker

Day: 1
123
Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
44
Prize
$1,286,285
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$5,687,000
Total Entries
242
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
166
Players Left
45
Players Left 1 / 242

Katz Keeps His Buddies In, Weis Doubles Up

Level 5 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Oliver Weis open-jammed to 39,000 in cutoff and was called by Cary Katz on the button, taking them to a showdown.

Oliver Weis: A3 All in
Cary Katz: KJ

Once they tabled the cards, Katz seemed to continue a conversation they had and said encouragingly, "See, you're ahead."

The flop came down 488 and Katz continued cheering Weis on. The dealer completed the board with a 9 turn and s 7 river.

Katz told Weis jokingly, "I keep my buddies in the game by doubling them up," after the cards were dealt. Looking at his stack, he said that he couldn't continue doing so.

Tags: Cary KatzOliver Weis