2026 World Series of Poker

Day: 1
Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k6
Prize
$594,246
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$4,333,800
Total Entries
466
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
466
Players Left
1
Players Left 1 / 466

Lagodich Busts Yang; Taylor Waves Goodbye

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

With hand-for-hand play having just started, Haiyang Yang jammed from the small blind for about 120,000 and Frank Lagodich snap-called from the big blind.

Haiyang Yang : A6 All in
Frank Lagodich: A9

Yang was dominated by Lagodich with the higher kicker, and before the flop was even dealt, Yang pleaded with the dealer, "Chop, chop, chop!"

Esther Taylor, who had been involved in some jovial back-and-forth with Yang for quite some time, immediately fired back with a request of her own.

"No chop, no chop, no chop!"

The flop came down 8102, providing little hope of a chop. The K turn and Q river changed nothing, and Yang headed to the exit just before the money.

As Yang made the long walk away from the table, Taylor waved goodbye and joked, "Bye, bye."

Tags: Esther TaylorFrank LagodichHaiyang Yang