2026 World Series of Poker

Day: 1
12
Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
99
Prize
$593,601
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$5,579,800
Total Entries
1,213
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
1,213
Players Left
8
Players Left 1 / 1,213

Akashi Sent Home Brutally Just Off the Bubble

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Kosaku Akashi open-jammed all in for 70,000 from under the gun and action folded to Blaz Zerjav on the button who also moved all in and had the blinds covered, who both folded quickly.

Kosaku Akashi: KK All in
Blaz Zerjav: AQ

It was looking good for Akashi on the 45J flop and the 7 turn made no difference. But, the dealer must have dug out his Barry Greenstein books this morning and peeled off the A as the river to send Akashi to the rail just before the bubble.

Tags: Barry GreensteinBlaz ZerjavKosaku Akashi