2026 World Series of Poker
The 10 remaining players are now on a 15-minute break.
Bobby James opened to 500,000, Harry Rubin made it 1,600,000 on the button, the blinds folded and James made the call.
The flop came A♥9♦K♦, and Rubin fired out a bet of 1,800,000, James went all in for roughly 5,500,000 and Rubin snap-called.
Bobby James: A♦K♥K♠Q♣
Harry Rubin: A♠A♣10♠5♥
The board ran out 9♥ on the turn and the 10♥ on the river to eliminate James in 11th place.
Toby Joyce in the big blind was seen doubling up through Christopher Hannel in the small blind.
Toby Joyce: 10♣10♠7♣7♦
Christopher Hannel: A♥J♠5♣2♣
Joyce hit a set on a runout of A♣9♠4♣10♦Q♦ to double.
Paul Zappulla opened to 475,000 with only 25,000 behind. Bobby James in the small blind called, as well as Dechang Zhang in the big blind.
Both James and Zhang checked the 7♣J♠3♦ flop and the 9♦ turn, but on the 4♠ river, James bet 900,000 and Zhang folded. Zappulla waited for the other table to finish its hand before calling.
Paul Zappulla: A♣K♠4♣4♦
Bobby James: K♦10♣6♥5♠
The river gave a set to Zappulla, but also completed a straight for James so Zappulla was eliminated.
Bobby James called 200,000 from under the gun, Narcis-Gabriel Nedelcu called in the small, and Sasha Guerin called in the big blind.
All players checked when the flop came K♦2♥8♥. The 9♣ on the turn saw Nedelcu bet 500,000, and Guerin was the only caller.
Nedelcu bet again for 1,600,000 on the 8♦, and Guerin called again.
Nedelcu tabled the winning hand with KxQ♠8♠3♣.
Harry Rubin opened to 500,000 from under the gun and he was called by Sasha Guerin in the cutoff. Paul Zappulla in the big blind three-bet to 2,100,000 and he was called by Rubin.
The dealer fanned a flop of 2♦7♣5♦ and Zappulla potted. Rubin raised all in for 7,925,000 and Zappulla snap-called.
Harry Rubin: A♦Q♥J♦9♠
Paul Zappulla: A♣A♠9♣7♥
Rubin hit the nut flush on the 3♦ turn to secure a massive double-up after the 5♥ river.
Tony Cousineau raised to 600,000 from the cutoff, Christopher Hannel announced, "pot," from the small blind and put out 2,200,000 chips. The big blind folded, and Cousineau tanked for a while before he made the call.
Tony Cousineau: K♦K♥10♣8♠
Christopher Hannel: K♣K♠Q♣2♠
The board ran out 8♥4♠5♥Q♥10♠, and Cousineau doubled with two pair.
Heads-up on a flop of Q♥2♥6♦ with already 4,000,000 in the pot, Harry Rubin under the gun bet 1,000,000 and Schuyler Thornton in the cutoff called with the 700,000 he had behind.
Schuyler Thornton: A♣K♣3♦3♠
Harry Rubin: 8♣8♦6♥6♣
Rubin flopped a set and kept the lead on the K♠4♥ runout to eliminate Thornton.
Harry Rubin opened to 500,000 from early position and Bobby James defended from the big blind.
The dealer fanned a flop of 2♣7♥8♠ and Rubin bet 1,300,000. James moved all in for 1,225,000, so both players revealed their cards.
Bobby James: J♣J♠10♦6♠
Harry Rubin: 10♠9♠9♣7♠
The A♦Q♠ runout completed the board and James doubled up.