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Level 33
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
The remaining 16 players are on a 60-minute dinner break. Play will resume at approximately 6:28 p.m. local time.
2026 World Series of Poker
Event #78: $600 Deepstack Championship No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Players Left 5 / 5,177
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Final Table
Level 33
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Xingwei Chen raised to 600,000 from under the gun, and Paul Merlette called from the big blind. The flop arrived with 5♦6♥4♣, and Merlette checked to the preflop raiser, who bet 500,000. Merlette took his shot and moved all in for 3,800,000. Chen pondered and called.
Paul Merlette: 5♥3♥ 
Xingwei Chen: K♠6♦
Chen was ahead with top pair heading to the turn, which was the 2♣, and the river A♦ sealed Merlette's win with a straight.
Level 33
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Michael Starek opened to 625,000 in hijack and Wes Heryford to his left called. Lisa Tan on the button three-bet to 2,300,000. Starek folded but Heryford four-bet all-in for 14,000,000 sending Tan to the tank.
She counted her chips, took her hoodie off and put up her hair. Finally she called putting her tournament life on the line.
Lisa Tan: K♦J♠
Wes Heryford: A♠9♦
The flop came 8♦4♠J♣ pushing Tan into lead with a pair. The K♣ turn gave her a two pair securing her a double up. The river 7♣ was a formality.
Tan's scooped her massive double up which prompted a frustrated Heryford to talk to his rail.
Level 33
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Rohit Kwatra raised from the cutoff to 600,000, and Daniele Miniello three-bet all in from the button to 2,600,000. Kwatra called.
Daniele Miniello: J♥10♦
Rohit Kwatra: A♦K♠
The board brought a roar from the table and was A♣10♠J♦K♦6♠, and Kwatra outdrew Miniello with a better two-pair.
Level 33
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Lisa Tan raised from under the gun to 600,000, and Daniele Miniello called from the big blind. The flop was 4♦10♣7♠, Miniello checked, Tan bet 500,000 and Miniello called.
On the turn 5♣, Miniello checked again, and Tan moved all in for 3,260,000. Miniello thought for a while and called.
Lisa Tan: K♣10♠
Daniele Miniello: 9♠5♠
The river was J♥ and Tan won with a pair of tens.
Level 33
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Junichi Murakami opened to 650,000 in cutoff and big blind Christopher Summers-James called to see a flop.
The flop came K♠10♠6♦. After a check, Murakami fired another 650,000, sending Summers-James to the tank. He finally decided to shove all in for 4,750,000. Murakami snap-called.
Christopher Summers-James: K♦10♦
Junichi Murakami: K♣Q♥
Murakami had top pair but Summers-James flopped two pair. The dealer peeled a 9♦ turn and completed the board with 8♣ river, securing Summers-James' double-up.
Level 33
: 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Michael Starek open-shoved for 2,150,000 in late position and big blind Adriaan Jacobs called leading them to the flop.
A big smile went across Starek's face when the flop came 6♦3♦A♠ pushing him ahead. He told the dealer to slow down so his rail can withness his double up.
The dealer continued with a Q♣ turn and completed the board with a 4♦ river. Starek was visibly happy to have survived.
Level 33
: 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Robert Kopke moved all in for his last 900,000 from early position, and Xingwei Chen called from the big blind.
Robert Kopke: 2♠2♣
Xingwei Chen: 8♣6♦
The board was A♦6♥J♦10♠K♠, and a pair of sixes won the pot for Chen.
Level 33
: 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Yoann Saubot opened to 500,000 and Daniele Miniello responded with a shove for 5,525,000. After confirming how much the all-in was, Saubot called taking them to showdown.
Daniele Miniello: K♣6♠
Yoann Saubot: A♣J♣
The flop fell 10♦3♠6♣ pushing Miniello in the lead with a pair. Saubot didn't see any of his cards hit the board on the runout 4♦3♦, securing Miniello's double-up.
Saubot in good spirits, told Miniello as he scooped the pot, "You're back in action."
Level 33
: 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Two Table Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 498 | 1 | Daniele Miniello | Italy | 8,300,000 | 28 |
| 498 | 2 | Michael Starek | United States | 1,900,000 | 6 |
| 498 | 3 | Wes Heryford | United States | 14,100,000 | 47 |
| 498 | 4 | Lisa Tan | United States | 4,650,000 | 16 |
| 498 | 5 | Adrian Jacobs | South Africa | 24,500,000 | 82 |
| 498 | 6 | Toros Dimitian | Canada | 4,000,000 | 13 |
| 498 | 7 | Yoann Saubot | Canada | 13,500,000 | 45 |
| 498 | 8 | Justin Coliny | United States | 13,300,000 | 44 |
| 498 | 9 | Rohit Kwatra | India | 5,300,000 | 18 |
| 488 | Paul Merlette | United States | 3,500,000 | 12 | |
| 488 | Xingwei Chen | China | 23,800,000 | 79 | |
| 488 | Mykhailo Lendel | United States | 5,200,000 | 17 | |
| 488 | Christopher Summers-James | United Kingdom | 4,600,000 | 15 | |
| 488 | Robert Kopke | Germany | 1,000,000 | 3 | |
| 488 | Evagoras Evagorou | Cyprus | 2,600,000 | 9 | |
| 488 | Seong Han | Korea, Republic of | 5,800,000 | 19 | |
| 488 | Min Kim | United States | 7,300,000 | 24 | |
| 488 | Junichi Murakami | Japan | 9,800,000 | 33 |
