2026 World Series of Poker

Day: 1a
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Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa62
Prize
$2,161,056
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$10,598,500
Total Entries
451
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
105
Players Left
27
Players Left 1 / 451

Matakis Climbs Late

Level 10 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Stian Usterud opened to 14,000 from under the gun and Gruffudd Pugh-Jones called on the button. Jason Mercier called from the small blind and Ian Matakis three-bet to 70,000 from the big blind. Only Usterud called, taking them heads up to the A103 flop.

Matakis bet 55,000, Usterud quickly called, and the Q was turned. The pot stood at 280,000 and Matakis bet 150,000. Usterud gave up the pot and Matakis took a late night chip up.

Tags: Gruffudd Pugh-JonesIan MatakisJason MercierStian Usterud