2026 World Series of Poker

Day: 1a
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Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$45,607,200
Total Entries
4,877
Players Left
3,962
Average Chip Stack
73,857
Total Chips
292,620,000
Level Info
Level
5
Blinds
300 / 600
Ante
600
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
772
Players Left
543
Players Left 3,962 / 4,877

Queens Folded Face Up

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Seeing a raise ahead of him, Octavian Tarcau three-bet to 3,500 from middle position before facing a cold four-bet to 10,600 from Honghao Shi in the hijack. The initial raiser folded, but Tarcau called.

Tarcau checked over to Shi on a 43J flop, who bet 9,500, which Tarcau called.

The 3 turn saw Tarcau check once again, and this time Shi put 80,000 into the pot, enough to cover the remaining stack of Tarcau.

After just a minute or two had passed, Tarcau flashed QQ and folded. Shi pretended to flip his cards over, but instead returned them to the dealer face down.

Tags: Honghao ShiOctavian Tarcau