Event #49: $2,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em | 2026 World Series of Poker

Jun 18, 2026

James MacMillan Eliminated in 17th Place ($22,610)

Laura Fryer

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Daniel Jackson open jammed for his last 810,000 from middle position and James MacMillan called from the cutoff. No further action was made and the pair looked board to see Jackson's fate.

Daniel Jackson: K♣K♠
James MacMillan: 9♣9♦

Jackson was holding with kings, and secured the double after seeing the 3♦J♥A♦10♠6♣ board fall.

In the next hand Sebastien Grax opened from middle position for 200,000 and MacMillan move all in. Action folded back to Grax who called and it was MacMillan who was then at risk.

James MacMillan: A♠6♦ All in
Sebastien Grax: 10♣10♠

The 10♦Q♦5♣ flop saw MacMillan stand as Grax had immediately flopped the set. A 5♥ turn saw Grax pickup more and there was no way back for MacMillan and the 6♥ river was placed.

Tags: Daniel Jackson James MacMillan Sebastien Grax

Jun 18, 2026

Junfeng Wang Eliminated in 18th Place ($18,470)

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Nick Becker

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Junfeng Wang open-jammed in the cutoff for 420,000 and Chino Rheem thought for a moment before making the call in the big blind.

Junfeng Wang: A♣Q♠ All in
Chino Rheem: K♥2♦

Rheem improved to two pair on the K♠2♥5♦ flop, but Wang picked up some hope on the A♦ turn. The 7♦ river is not the card Wang needed, and he was sent to the payout desk.

Tags: Chino Rheem Junfeng Wang

Jun 18, 2026

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds

75	1	Pyeongkang Kim	Korea, Republic of	4,450,000	45
75	2	Tom Hall	United Kingdom	1,250,000	13
75	3	Srivinay Irrinki	United States	4,650,000	47
75	4	Sebastian Schulze	Germany	3,800,000	38
75	5	Michael Letal	Canada	1,850,000	19
75	6	Marco Johnson	United States	4,950,000	50
75	7	Joey Weissman	United States	2,450,000	25
75	8	Faraz Jaka	United States	4,700,000	47
75	9	Elliot Smith	Canada	1,650,000	17
87	1	Chino Rheem	United States	6,275,000	63
87	2	Michael Lavenburg	United States	1,720,000	17
87	3	Kenzo Ishida	Japan	7,300,000	73
87	4	Yuan Lei	China	975,000	10
87	5	Vamerdino Magsakay	Philippines	3,750,000	38
87	6	Junfeng Wang	Australia	420,000	4
87	7	Daniel Jackson	United Kingdom	810,000	8
87	8	Sebastien Grax	France	2,400,000	24
87	9	James MacMillan	United States	1,065,000	11

Two Pair No Good for Buchanan

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Nick Becker

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Action went heads-up to a flop of 6♠J♠9♥ in a hand between the under-the-gun Srivinay Irrinki and Shawn Buchanan in the big blind.

Buchanan check-raised all in for about 1,775,000 over Irrinki's bet of 350,000, Srivinay Irrinki made the call.

Shawn Buchanan: 9♦6♦ All in
Srivinay Irrinki: A♠10♠

Irrinki hit the flush on the 8♠ turn, and Buchanan couldn't fill up when the A♦ completed the board.

Tags: Shawn Buchanan Srivinay Irrinki

Level: 28

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

Jun 18, 2026

First Break

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Nick Becker

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Players have been sent on the first 15-minute break of the day and will return to blinds at 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 big blind ante.

Jun 18, 2026

Grax Doubles Through Weissman

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Nick Becker

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Action picked up with Sebastien Grax all in preflop and at risk for 1,165,000 against Joey Weissman, who covered.

Sebastien Grax: A♥6♥ All in
Joey Weissman: A♣J♦

Both players paired their ace on the 5♠A♠3♦ flop, with Weissman's kicker still in the lead. That was until the 6♣ turn, where Grax improved to two pair, aces and sixes. The 5♣ landed on the river, earning Grax the double up.

Tags: Joey Weissman Sebastien Grax

Jun 18, 2026

MacMillan Mucks to Lavenburg

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Laura Fryer

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Player were heads up and on the turn and looking at the A♥3♦9♦6♥ board. The pot stood at around 550,000 and James MacMillan was on the button and already had a 290,000 bet infront of him.

Michael Lavenburg was in the big blind and shoved for 1,710,000 and action was back on MacMillan. It took a while for MacMillan to decide his option, and he pushed his cards into the muck. Lavenburg showed one of his cards which was the A♣, before pulling in the pot.

Tags: James MacMillan Michael Lavenburg

Jun 18, 2026

Lei Takes from Grax

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Laura Fryer

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Yuan Lei opened to around 600,000 leaving a stack of 100,000 behind from under the gun and Sebastien Grax made the call from early position to see the A♠3♥5♣ flop.

Lei then moved all in for his remaining stack and Grax called.

Yuan Lei: A♥K♦ All in
Sebastien Grax: 9♣9♥

Lei was looking strong having flopped top pair and the 3♦ turn and K♣ river locked him up the double up.

Tags: Sebastien Grax Yuan Lei

Jun 18, 2026