Event #67: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Championship Day 2 | 2026 World Series of Poker

Jun 25, 2026

Schulman Makes a Seven to Bust Cumber; Brunson Shows Wells No. 1

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Limits 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 10,000-20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000

Nick Schulman raised on the button, Leighton Cumber three-bet in the small blind, and Schulman called.

Schulman drew three and Cumber two. Cumber checked, and Schulman bet. Cumber called and drew two more, while Schulman took one.

Schulman then bet, and Cumber raised all in. Schulman called, and both players stood pat.

Cumber showed 8x7x6x5x2x, but Schulman turned over 7x6x5x4x2x to win the pot and send Cumber to the rail.

At another table, Todd Brunson and Robert Wells were on the third draw when Brunson bet from the big blind. Wells then raised on the button, and Brunson three-bet. Wells called with 7x6x5x3x2x, but Brunson had 7x5x4x3x2x for a wheel to win the pot.

Tags: Leighton Cumber Nick Schulman Robert Wells Todd Brunson

Jun 25, 2026

McKeehen Pats a Ten

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Limits 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 10,000-20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000

Joe McKeehen raised on the button, Justin Smith three-bet in the small blind, and McKeehen called.

Smith drew two and checked to McKeehen, who bet after standing pat. Smith called and drew one, and McKeehen again stood pat and bet. Smith called.

Smith took one more and McKeehen stood pat. Both players checked, and McKeehen showed 10x7x6x5x4x to win the pot.

Tags: Joe McKeehen Justin Smith

Jun 25, 2026

Eight-Seven Perfect For Smith

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Limits 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 10,000-20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000

Justin Smith raised in the hijack, Hanh Tran three-bet on the button, and Smith called.

Smith drew two and Tran one. Tran then bet, and Smith called.

Both players drew one and checked. They each took one again, and Smith led out with a bet. Tran called.

Smith showed 8x7x4x3x2x, and Tran mucked.

Aaron Sacks busted at the same time on another table.

Tags: Aaron Sacks Hanh Tran Justin Smith

Jun 25, 2026

Hang Makes Number Three on Yeh

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Brett Slezak

Level 18 : Limits 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 10,000-20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000

Action picked up on the second draw with several bets already in the middle as Andrew Yeh stood pat from the cutoff and Tommy Hang drew one on the button. Yeh led, Hang raised, and Yeh called.

Both stood pat on the end as Yeh checked to Hang who put out a final bet, and Yeh called. He got the bad news as Hang tabled 7x6x5x3x2x for number three.

Tags: Andrew Yeh Tommy Hang

Jun 25, 2026

Schulman Puts an End to "Crazy Mike"

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Limits 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 10,000-20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000

Mike Thorpe raised under the gun and Nick Schulman called in the cutoff.

Both players drew two and Thorpe checked to Schulman, who bet. Thorpe called and drew two, and Schulman took one and bet again. Thorpe called, and they both drew one.

Thorpe then bet his last chips, and Schulman snap-called with 7x6x4x3x2x. Thorpe flung his cards across the table and got up from his seat, and the dealer eventually retrieved 10x8x6x4x2x as Thorpe made his way to the exit.

Tags: Mike Thorpe Nick Schulman

Level: 18

Blinds: 10,000-20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000

Jun 25, 2026

Chip Counts at Break

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Limits 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 8,000-15,000
Limits: 15,000-30,000

Jun 25, 2026

Break

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Brett Slezak

Level 17 : Limits 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 8,000-15,000
Limits: 15,000-30,000

The remaining 25 players are taking another 15-minute break.

3 more levels will be played tonight.

Jun 25, 2026

Stacey Gets Aggressive Against Sacks

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Limits 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 8,000-15,000
Limits: 15,000-30,000

Naoya Kihara raised under the gun and Aaron Sacks three-bet in the cutoff. Patrick Stacey then four-bet in the small blind, and only Sacks called.

Both players drew one and Stacey checked to Sacks who bet. Stacey called and drew one, while Sacks stood pat and bet. Stacey then raised, and Sacks folded.

"I folded No. 26. Whatever that is," John Juanda joked.

Tags: Aaron Sacks Naoya Kihara Patrick Stacey

Jun 25, 2026

Baxter's Ten Holds On

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Brett Slezak

Level 17 : Limits 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 8,000-15,000
Limits: 15,000-30,000

Billy Baxter raised from the cutoff, Joe McKeehen three-bet from the button, and Baxter called.

Baxter drew two and McKeehen one as Baxter check-called a bet.

The same drawing action occurred on the second round as Baxter check-raised a bet from McKeehen, who called.

Baxter now stood pat but McKeehen still needed a card. Baxter checked to McKeehen who pointed at the Hall of Famer to concede the pot, with Baxter revealing 10x7x6x3x2x.

Tags: Billy Baxter Joe McKeehen