2026 World Series of Poker

Day: 2
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Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
44
Prize
$194,630
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$1,298,000
Total Entries
1,475
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
337
Players Left
48
Players Left 1 / 1,475
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Lin Makes a Wheel

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Christy Cranford opened to 6,000 from early position, and action folded around to Yu Lin in the hijack. She threw in a three-bet to 18,000, which was swiftly called by Cranford when action was back on her.

On a flop of 742 Cranford moved all in, and Lin snap-called.

Yu Lin: AJ All in
Christy Cranford: 84

Lin was behind to Cranford's pair, but had a whole host of outs, and picked up even more on the 5 turn. The 3 that came on the river was one of those, as she doubled with a wheel to survive.

Tags: Christy CranfordYu Lin

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

McLennan Runs Into Aces

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The hand was picked up with Diana Kalietina all in from middle position along with Bernice McLennan, who was to her immediate left in the hijack.

The two got it all in on the flop of 105J.

Bernice McLennan: KKAll in
Diana Kalietina: AA

The clean turn-river runout 94 kept Kalietina's aces on top, and ended McLennan's tournament.

Tags: Bernice McLennanDiana Kalietina

Jeong Takes Down Pot

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Hyunhee Jeong raised to 4,000 from middle position. Juliet Hegedus three-bet to 11,000 on the button. Jeong called.

The flop hit 4QK and after Jeong checked, Hegedus continued with a bet of 10,000. Jeong called.

The turn 4 paired the board, and this time Jeong lead out with an all-in shove.

Hegedus didn't hesitate to fold.

Tags: Hyunhee JeongJuliet Hegedus

Weinstein Runs Into It

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Erika Weinstein opened from early position with a raise to 5,500. Action folded around to Huawei Lin in the big blind, who took quite some time before coming to a decision. Eventually, she put in a three-bet to 21,000, which was called by Weinstein.

Lin continued for 21,000 on a flop of 568, and it was Weinstein's turn to tank. She took a while before announcing "all in." Lin made the call.

Huawei Lin: QQ All in
Erika Weinstein: AQ

The 5 turn brought in a massive sweat for Lin, but the case Q river filled her up, as she left her opponent with crumbs.

Tags: Erika WeinsteinHuawei Lin

River Ace for Weinstein

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Erika Weinstein shoved all in from middle position with 36,000 chips. Roxanne Sanchez, to her immediate left in the hijack, three-bet all in over the top. The button and blinds folded.

Erika Weinstein: AQAll in
Roxanne Sanchez: KK

Looking for help, Weinstein had to wait a while in a runout of 4487A, but she spiked an ace on the river for the double-up.

Tags: Erika WeinsteinRoxanne Sanchez

Hirakawa Aces Out Pazol

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Marissa Hirakawa raised from middle position. Naomi Pazol moved all in. Dragana Mackelprang raised all in from the hijack. Hirakawa gladly pushed all of her stack of 49,500 chips in for less.

Naomi Pazol: 1010All in
Marissa Hirakawa: AAAll in
Dragana Mackelprang: KK

Seeing her position in the three-way all-in, Pazol said, "I guess I'll be PokerNews famous if I win it."

As it was, Hirakawa had the best of it going into the flop, and her hand kept getting better, as she ended up with quad aces in the runout of 7A9A9.

Tags: Dragana MackelprangMarissa HirakawaNaomi Pazol

Fong Takes Out Whitlow

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Emily Spencer raised to 4,500 from middle position. Lisa Fong moved all in from the cutoff for 55,500. Judy Whitlow, who entered the day with one of the field's shortest stacks, was all in for less. Spencer folded.

Judy Whitlow: A2All in
Lisa Fong: 77

Fong's pair of sevens held through a runout of 5J569, to send Whitlow to the rail.

Tags: Emily SpencerJudy WhitlowLisa Fong

Tran Turns Cordeiro

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Action was picked up on a flop of 5Q6 with big blind Marle Cordeiro all-in and at risk against Sandy Tran in the cutoff.

Marle Cordeiro: 65 All in
Sandy Tran: KQ

Cordeiro's lead didn't last for long, with the K turn improving her opponent to a better two pair. Tran held on the 7 river and eliminated Cordeiro.

Tags: Marle CordeiroSandy Tran