2026 World Series of Poker

Day: 2
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Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a998
Prize
$191,362
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,099,170
Total Entries
828
Level Info
Level
33
Limits
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
0
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
179
Players Left
17
Players Left 1 / 828

Vande Mheen the "Luckiest Man Alive"

Level 23 : Limits 30,000/60,000, 0 ante

Vanessa Selbst bet from the small blind on a flop of 9108 and Kelly Vande Mheen called in the big blind, as did Valentin Vornicu on the button.

The turn was the K and Selbst checked to Vandemheen, who put out a bet. Vornicu then raised, and Selbst took a minute before folding. Vande Mheen called to the J river, where he led out with a bet.

"You always river it," Vornicu said before calling, and Vande Mheen showed AQ109 for the rivered nut straight. Vornicu flashed queen-jack for a beaten flopped straight.

"You're the luckiest man alive," he told Vande Mheen after the hand.

Tags: Kelly Vande MheenValentin VornicuVanessa Selbst