2026 World Series of Poker

Event #81: $800 Summer Celebration
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Day: 2
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Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k♣2♠
Prize
$500,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$800
Prize Pool
$4,762,100
Total Entries
6,803
Level Info
Level
45
Blinds
3,000,000 / 6,000,000
Ante
60,000,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
341
Players Left
1
Players Left 1 / 6,803
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Will Ector be a Chip and Chair Story?

Gabrielle Barredo
Gabrielle Barredo
Level 38 : Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante

Benjamin Ector was forced all-in in the big blind with only 900,000 chips. Fabian Niederreiter on the button limped for 1,200,000. Spencer Gore in the small blind folded leaving the two remaining players to head to showdown.

Benjamin Ector: K♦J♥ All in
Fabian Niederreiter: K♣10♦

Ector had Niederreiter dominated and stayed in the lead through the runout of A♣4♠8♦7♠4♣. Ector survived to be able to go all-in a few hands later and quadruple up.

In hijack, Ector shoved his 2,800,000 chips and got three callers in Yibo Song on the button and the blinds, Craig Varnell in small and Niederreiter in big.

The flop came 9♥3♥6♦. After two checks, Song fired 2,000,000 that got the two blinds to fold.

Benjamin Ector: 10♥10♠ All in
Yibo Song: A♦6♠

The moment the hands were tabled and Varnell saw Ector was ahead with his tens, he fumed and said to Song, "Dude, what are you doing?"

The dealer continued with a 8♥ which gave Ector an opportunity to improve. At this point Varnell was already pacing looking absolutely frustrated.

The dealer completed the board with a 5♥ giving Ector a one-card flush prompting Varnell to say, "I had a King of Hearts." Song defended his bet at this point as the dealer pushed the pot to Ector, who was just so happy with luck.