2026 World Series of Poker

Event #67: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Championship
Event #82: $10,000 WSOP Main Event NLH World Championship Event #85: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Event #86: $600 Ultra Stack No-limit Hold'em Show All Events
Day: 3
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Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
7x6x5x3x3x
Prize
$392,478
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,636,800
Total Entries
176
Level Info
Level
26
Limits
120,000 / 2,400,000
Ante
0
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
11
Players Left
1
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Brunson Takes From Smith

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 22 : Limits 50,000/100,000, 0 ante

Justin Smith raised on the button and Todd Brunson called in the big blind.

Brunson drew two and Smith three. Brunson then led out with a bet, and Smith called.

Brunson again drew two and Smith one. Brunson checked to Smith who bet, and Brunson then raised. Smith called.

Smith drew one, and Brunson stood pat. Both players checked, and Brunson showed 9x8x7x4x2x to win the pot.

Tags: Justin SmithTodd Brunson

Kihara Slips

Yori Epskamp
Yori Epskamp
Level 22 : Limits 50,000/100,000, 0 ante

Koji Fujimoto raised on the button, and Naoya Kihara defended the big blind. Both players drew two on the first draw and checked the action. On the second draw, Kihara drew one and Fujimoto two. Kihara bet, Fujimoto raised, and Kihara called.

Kihara drew one card on the final draw, and Fujimoto was pat. Kihara check-called a bet from Fujimoto, who showed 8x7x6x5x3x. Kihara folded to drop to six big bets.

Tags: Koji FujimotoNaoya Kihara

Robert Wells Eliminated in 9th Place ($37,224)

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 22 : Limits 50,000/100,000, 0 ante
Robert Wells
Robert Wells

Justin Smith raised under the gun and Robert Wells called in the cutoff.

Smith stood pat on all three draws and bet. Wells took two on the first, and one on the second and final draws. He called down to the last draw, but then folded leaving himself just 50,000 behind.

Wells was forced all in from the big blind a few hands later and Nick Schulman raised in the cutoff. Smith called in the small blind.

Smith and Schulman drew two, while Wells took one. Schulman then bet, and Smith called.

Schulman stood pat on the second draw, Smith took two, and Wells one. Smith folded this time.

Schulman then patted 9x8x6x4x2x, while Wells was drawing with 8x7x5x2x. He caught a Qx, and Schulman took the pot to send Wells to the rail in ninth place.

Tags: Justin SmithNick SchulmanRobert Wells

Kelsall's Volatility Continues

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 22 : Limits 50,000/100,000, 0 ante
Andrew Kelsall
Andrew Kelsall

Andrew Kelsall raised on the button, and Koji Fujimoto three-bet in the small blind. Kelsall made it four bets to go, leaving only 5,000 behind, and Fujimoto just called.

After both players had drawn two cards, Fujimoto put his opponent all in, and Kelsall quickly called off.

Fujimoto then drew one card, while Kelsall still needed two. The players each drew one card on the final draw, then tabled their hands.

Andrew Kelsall: 9x7x5x4x All in
Koji Fujimoto: 8x7x5x2x

Fujimoto paired with another 2x. Kelsall drew an 8x, making him a nine-low to double up.

"Four-handed triple draw is kind of a volatile game, huh?" he concluded.

Tags: Andrew KelsallKoji Fujimoto

Schulman Pats a Ten

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 22 : Limits 50,000/100,000, 0 ante

Todd Brunson raised in the small blind, Nick Schulman three-bet in the big blind, and Brunson called.

Brunson drew two and Schulman one. Schulman then bet, and Brunson called.

Brunson again drew two, and Schulman took one and bet. Brunson called and took one, while Schulman stood pat.

Both players checked, and Schulman showed 10x8x5x3x2x to win the pot.

Tags: Nick SchulmanTodd Brunson

Level: 22

Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000

The Biggest WSOP Winners Without a Bracelet

Kaelaine Minton
Kaelaine Minton
Level 21 : Limits 40,000/80,000, 0 ante
WSOP Bracelet
WSOP Bracelet

One question always gets asked in the build-up to the World Series of Poker (WSOP): who are the best players still chasing their first bracelet? It's something PokerNews looks at every year.

But here's another angle worth exploring. Which players have actually won the most money at the WSOP without ever getting their hands on one of poker's most coveted prizes?

Some players have racked up millions in WSOP earnings, building their totals on one monster score, while others have chipped away year after year grinding the series.

Read the Full Story Here

Short Break

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 21 : Limits 40,000/80,000, 0 ante

The nine remaining players have been sent on a ten-minute break.

Kihara Wins Big Going Into the Break

Yori Epskamp
Yori Epskamp
Level 21 : Limits 40,000/80,000, 0 ante
Naoya Kihara
Naoya Kihara

AJ Kelsall raised first to act, Koji Fujimoto called on the button, and Naoya Kihara called in the big blind. Kihara and Kelsall drew one while Fujimoto drew two. Kihara checked, Kelsall bet, Fujimoto called, and Kihara called.

On the second draw, Kihara drew one, Kelsall stood pat, and Fujimoto drew two. Kihara checked, Kelsall bet, Fujimoto called, Kihara check-raised, Kelsall three-bet, and Fujimoto folded after some thought. Kihara then called all in with the 70,000 he had left behind.

Kihara stood pat, which sent Kelsall in the tank. He thought for about 90 seconds before patting as well.

Kihara rolled over an eighty-six 8x6x5x4x3x, pipping Kelsall's 8x7x5x3x2x.

Tags: AJ KelsallKoji FujimotoNaoya Kihara

Kelsall Caps Pot to Double

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 21 : Limits 40,000/80,000, 0 ante
Andrew Kelsall
Andrew Kelsall

Andrew Kelsall raised under the gun. Koji Fujimoto then three-bet on the button before Tommy Hang four-bet from the small blind. Kelsall then five-bet, forcing Fujimoto out of the pot.

Hang called, and both he and Kelsall drew one card on the first draw. Kelsall then committed his remaining 65,000 to the pot, which Hang check-called.

Hang needed one more card on the second draw, while Kelsall opted to remain pat. The same action occurred on the final draw, after which the players showed down.

Andrew Kelsall: 8x7x5x3x2x All in
Tommy Hang: 7x5x3x2x

Hang's final card was an Ax, meaning Kelsall's eight-low was good for a double-up.

Tags: Andrew KelsallKoji FujimotoTommy Hang

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