Event #74: $1,500 8-Game Mixed Day 2 | 2026 World Series of Poker

5 days 14 hours ago

Amiel Heroes Vitch

David Salituro

Level 24

Limit Flop/Draw: 20,000/40,000, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 20,000/30,000 Ante, 10,000/20,000 Blinds

2-7 Triple Draw

Alexandre Amiel raised on the button, Christopher Vitch three-bet in the small blind, and Amiel called.

Vitch drew two and Amiel one. Both players then checked and drew one. They checked again and each took one on the last draw, where Vitch led out with a bet.

"Do you have a bigger pair than me? I have a feeling," Amiel said as he tanked for a few minutes before calling. His instincts proved correct, as Vitch could only show 7x7x. Amiel turned over 5x5x4x3x2x to win the pot.

Tags: Alexandre Amiel Christopher Vitch

5 days 14 hours ago

Wells Get Some Back from Deeb

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Frank Visser

Level 24

Limit Flop/Draw: 20,000/40,000, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 20,000/30,000 Ante, 10,000/20,000 Blinds

Shaun Deeb raised under the gun and called a three-bet from Robert Wells on the button. Deeb tossed two cards on the first draw, while Wells needed one.

Deeb then check-called a bet by Wells before drawing one card, seeing his opponent follow suit. One more check, bet, and call followed, after which Deeb pitched one more card.

Wells remained pat behind, and his 9x8x7x4x2x won the pot at showdown.

Tags: Robert Wells Shaun Deeb

5 days 14 hours ago

Koenig Triples With Baby Pair

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Frank Visser

Level 24

Limit Flop/Draw: 20,000/40,000, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 20,000/30,000 Ante, 10,000/20,000 Blinds

No-Limit Hold'em

Michael Koenig moved in his stack of 120,000 under the gun. Fu Wong called on the button, and Jaswinder Lally followed suit in the small blind.

Wong and Lally checked the entire 2♠3♠9♦3♦8♣ board to showdown. Koenig tabled 4♠4♥ for two pair, and Lally and Wong mucked their hands in quick succession.

"The little pair that could!" Koenig cheered as he remained alive in the tournament.

Tags: Fu Wong Jaswinder Lally Michael Koenig

5 days 14 hours ago

Deeb Draws to No. 2 Against Wells

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David Salituro

Level 24

Limit Flop/Draw: 20,000/40,000, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 20,000/30,000 Ante, 10,000/20,000 Blinds

2-7 Triple Draw

Shaun Deeb raised on the button and Robert Wells called in the big blind.

Wells drew two and Deeb one. Deeb then bet, and Wells called.

Wells again took two, while Deeb drew one and bet. Wells called and took two more, while Deeb drew one. Deeb then bet, and Wells called once again.

Deeb showed 7x6x4x3x2x, and Wells mucked.

Tags: Robert Wells Shaun Deeb

5 days 15 hours ago

Zerjav Flops Set, Sends Siegel Out

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Frank Visser

Level 24

Limit Flop/Draw: 20,000/40,000, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 20,000/30,000 Ante, 10,000/20,000 Blinds

No-Limit Hold'em

Jordan Siegel raised to 45,000 under the gun. Blaz Zerjav inquired about his opponent's stack before calling in the cutoff. Siegel continued for 50,000 on the 7♦3♦5♣ flop. Zerjav raised to 125,000, and Siegel three-bet all in for 400,000.

Blaz snapped his opponent off, revealing the cards.

Jordan Siegel: K♠K♥ All in
Blaz Zerjav: 3♠3♣

The Q♠ turn and J♠ turn both brought paint on the board, but Siegel's kings remained unimproved, eliminating him against Zerjav's set of treys.

Tags: Blaz Zerjav Jordan Siegel

5 days 15 hours ago

Lally Leaves Koenig Short With Eight-Six "Smooth"

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David Salituro

Level 24

Limit Flop/Draw: 20,000/40,000, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 20,000/30,000 Ante, 10,000/20,000 Blinds

2-7 Triple Draw

Michael Koenig bet from the hijack after the first draw and Jaswinder Lally called in the big blind.

Both players drew one and Koenig bet again. Lally called and drew one, while Koenig stood pat and bet. Lally called.

"Eight-six," Koenig announced.

"Eight-six smooth," Lally replied, turning over 8x6x4x3x2x to win the pot.

Tags: Jaswinder Lally Michael Koenig

5 days 15 hours ago

Wells Spikes Trips to Bust Hausen

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David Salituro

Level 24

Limit Flop/Draw: 20,000/40,000, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 20,000/30,000 Ante, 10,000/20,000 Blinds

Limit Hold'em

Tobias Hausen put in his last 75,000 from the small blind and Robert Wells called in the big blind. "Second card was the worst," Hausen said as they went to reveal their holdings.

Tobias Hausen: A♣2♠ All in
Robert Wells: 9♣2♥

"It was the best, actually," tablemate Shaun Deeb said as Hausen had Wells dominated, but the 9♥8♣7♠ flop gave Wells the lead with top pair. The turn was the 10♦, while Wells finished with trips on the 9♠ river to send Hausen to the rail.

Tags: Robert Wells Shaun Deeb Tobias Hausen

5 days 15 hours ago

Balan Leads Into Better Hand

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Frank Visser

Level 24

Limit Flop/Draw: 20,000/40,000, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 20,000/30,000 Ante, 10,000/20,000 Blinds

2-7 Triple Draw

Blaz Zerjav was first to act and raised. Michael Balan defended his big blind, drawing three cards. Zerjav took two and bet after Balan checked. Balan called, and each player took one card on the second draw.

Balan checked, Zerjav tossed in another bet, and Balan called to the final draw. He needed one fresh card, but Zerjav was content and patted.

Balan then led out with a bet. Zerjav snap-called, and his 8x7x4x3x2x comfortably bested the Jx8x5x3x2x of Balan to be awarded the pot.

Tags: Blaz Zerjav Michael Balan

5 days 15 hours ago

Freitas Calls Off Against Koenig's Monster

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David Salituro

Level 24

Limit Flop/Draw: 20,000/40,000, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 20,000/30,000 Ante, 10,000/20,000 Blinds

Limit Hold'em

Heads-up on a flop of 2♦5♣2♠, Michael Koenig bet from the cutoff and Richard Freitas called in the big blind.

The turn was the 8♥ and Koenig bet. Freitas called all in and turned over Q♣10♥, but he was already drawing dead as Koenig revealed 5♦5♠ for a flopped full house.

The 10♣ river wasn't enough to save Freitas, and he was sent to the rail.

Tags: Michael Koenig Richard Freitas

5 days 15 hours ago

Siegel Draws, Balan Wins

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Frank Visser

Level 24

Limit Flop/Draw: 20,000/40,000, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 20,000/30,000 Ante, 10,000/20,000 Blinds

2-7 Triple Draw

Jordan Siegel raised in the hijack, and Michael Balan called in the cutoff.

"Let's draw!" Siegel exclaimed before each player took two cards. Siegel then bet, and Balan called.

"Let's draw!" Siegel exclaimed before he drew one card, seeing Balan still take two. Siegel fired a bet into the pot, and Balan called again.

"Let's draw!" Siegel exclaimed for a third time, drawing one card. Balan no longer wanted to draw, however, as he remained pat. The duo then checked it to showdown, where Balan won the pot with 10x8x6x5x2x.

Tags: Jordan Siegel Michael Balan