Event #80: $10,000 8-Game Mixed Championship | 2026 World Series of Poker

1 day 23 hours ago

Pisarenko Shows the "Nuts"

David Salituro

Level 23

Limit Flop/Draw: 30,000-60,000, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Stud Games: 15,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 60,000 Completion, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 30,000/45,000 Ante, 15,000-30,000 Blinds

Limit Hold'em

Nearly the entire Limit Hold'em round had gone by without a pot advancing past the flop before Richard Bai opened in the cutoff. Maksim Pisarenko called in the big blind.

The flop came 10♥A♥5♠ and Bai bet. Pisarenko called, and the J♣ fell on the turn. Bai bet again, and Pisarenko called.

Pisarenko checked the J♦ river, and Bai checked back this time. "Nuts," Pisarenko said as he showed K♣Q♥ for a straight, and Bai mucked.

"He checked, so it's nuts," Pisarenko said.

"Even if he didn't check it's the nuts," Alex Foxen added.

Tags: Maksim Pisarenko Richard Bai

1 day 23 hours ago

PLO Not Living Up to Its Reputation

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Frank Visser

Level 23

Limit Flop/Draw: 30,000-60,000, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Stud Games: 15,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 60,000 Completion, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 30,000/45,000 Ante, 15,000-30,000 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

Six hands in a row, the preflop raiser took down the blinds and ante during the pot-limit Omaha round.

On the final hand, it folded to Alex Foxen on the button, who limped in. Matt Vengrin checked his option in the big blind, and quickly check-folded when Foxen placed a bet of 65,000 on the 6♣4♠9♣ flop.

Tags: Alex Foxen Matt Vengrin

1 day 23 hours ago

Bai Shows Vengrin a Seven

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David Salituro

Level 23

Limit Flop/Draw: 30,000-60,000, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Stud Games: 15,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 60,000 Completion, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 30,000/45,000 Ante, 15,000-30,000 Blinds

Razz

Richard Bai: XxXx/3x4x7xQx/Xx
Matt Vengrin: XxXx/5x6xKxJx/Xx

Five players went to fourth street in a limped pot when Richard Bai bet. Only Matt Vengrin called.

Bai continued betting on fifth and sixth. Vengrin called down to seventh, where Bai bet again. Vengrin called once more.

Bai turned over Ax5x3x for 7-5-4-3-A, and Vengrin mucked.

Tags: Matt Vengrin Richard Bai

1 day 23 hours ago

Martin Kabrhel Winning His 6th WSOP Bracelet!

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Brad Whitehouse

Level 23

Limit Flop/Draw: 30,000-60,000, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Stud Games: 15,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 60,000 Completion, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 30,000/45,000 Ante, 15,000-30,000 Blinds

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1 day 23 hours ago

Vengrin Wins a Quick One, Bai a Big One

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Frank Visser

Level 23

Limit Flop/Draw: 30,000-60,000, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Stud Games: 15,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 60,000 Completion, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 30,000/45,000 Ante, 15,000-30,000 Blinds

Razz

Richard Bai: XxXx/6x - folded on third street
Maksim Pisarenko: XxXx/7x9x - folded on fourth street
Matt Vengrin: XxXx/6x2x

Richard Bai called the bring-in, Maksim Pisarenko completed the bet, and Matt Vengrin raised it to two bets. Bai folded before Pisarenko called.

Vengrin then tossed in a bet on fourth street, seeing Pisarenko instantly muck to concede the pot.

Brian Rast: XxXx/4x10x10x - folded on fifth street
Richard Bai: XxXx/4xQx8x7x/Xx
Alex Foxen: XxXx/7xKx5x5x/Xx - foldedon seventh street

The next hand, Brian Rast called the bring-in. Bai then completed, and Alex Foxen called. Rast made a surprise move by two-betting, which Bai and Foxen both called.

Rast tossed in another bet on fourth street, quickly being called by both opponents. Fifth street then checked to Foxen, who bet. Rast mucked his paired hand, but Bai stuck around and called.

Foxen also paired on sixth street, causing Bai to lead out with a bet. Foxen called to seventh street, where he folded to Bai's final bet, spending a while in the tank before doing so.

Tags: Alex Foxen Brian Rast Maksim Pisarenko Matt Vengrin Richard Bai

1 day 23 hours ago

Urbanovich Bets Out Bai

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David Salituro

Level 23

Limit Flop/Draw: 30,000-60,000, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Stud Games: 15,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 60,000 Completion, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 30,000/45,000 Ante, 15,000-30,000 Blinds

Razz

Dzmitry Urbanovich: XxXx/4xAx5x6x
Richard Bai: XxXx/5x4xKx6x - folded on sixth street

Richard Bai completed and Dzmitry Urbanovich called.

Bai bet on fourth street and Urbanovich called. Urbanovich then bet on fifth, and Bai called.

Urbanovich bet again on sixth, and Bai took a minute before folding this time.

Tags: Dzmitry Urbanovich Richard Bai

1 day 23 hours ago

Pisarenko Wins Battle of Fives to Chip Back Up

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Frank Visser

Level 23

Limit Flop/Draw: 30,000-60,000, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Stud Games: 15,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 60,000 Completion, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 30,000/45,000 Ante, 15,000-30,000 Blinds

Razz

Maksim Pisarenko: XxXx/5xQx3x8x
Brian Rast: XxXx/5xJxKx9x - folded on sixth street

Maksim Pisarenko completed, and Brian Rast called. Rast caught better on fourth street, prompting him to lead out. Pisarenko called before the roles reversed on fifth street and he bet.

Rast tossed in a call, but he gave up on the pot when Pisarenko caught another low card on sixth street and bet.

Tags: Brian Rast Maksim Pisarenko

2 days ago

Foxen, Bai Chop Up Pisarenko

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David Salituro

Level 23

Limit Flop/Draw: 30,000-60,000, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Stud Games: 15,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 60,000 Completion, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 30,000/45,000 Ante, 15,000-30,000 Blinds

Omaha Hi-Lo

Maksim Pisarenko raised under the gun and Richard Bai called on the button, as did Alex Foxen in the big blind.

Bai bet on the 2♦Q♠4♣ flop, and both opponents called. All three players then checked the K♦ turn.

Foxen led out with a bet on the 6♦ river and Pisarenko called. Bai then raised, and Foxen reraised. Pisarenko got out of the way, while Bai called.

Foxen showed A♦Q♥10♦9♥ for a flush, while Bai had a low with A♥7♣5♥3♣ to chop up Pisarenko's chips.

Tags: Alex Foxen Maksim Pisarenko Richard Bai

2 days ago

Foxen Takes Piles From Rast

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Frank Visser

Level 23

Limit Flop/Draw: 30,000-60,000, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Stud Games: 15,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 60,000 Completion, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 30,000/45,000 Ante, 15,000-30,000 Blinds

Omaha Hi-Lo

Alex Foxen raised in the hijack, and Brian Rast defended his big blind. Foxen continued with a bet on the 9♥3♣4♠ flop, which Rast check-raised. Foxen called after some thought, seeing Rast revert to a check on the 3♦ turn.

Foxen then bet, and Rast called. Foxen fired a final bet into the pot on the 10♣ river. Rast took some time before he called, but he was unable to best the A♠K♦10♠8♣ of Foxen, who had rivered a ten to win the pot.

"I feel like I made a bad call on the flop," Foxen said as he dragged the chips.

"You were... behind," Rast informed him with a laugh.

Tags: Alex Foxen Brian Rast

2 days ago

Vengrin Doubles Off Pisarenko

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David Salituro

Level 23

Limit Flop/Draw: 30,000-60,000, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Stud Games: 15,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 60,000 Completion, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 30,000/45,000 Ante, 15,000-30,000 Blinds