2026 World Series of Poker

Day: 1b
1a1b
Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$34,038,000
Total Entries
1,731
Players Left
1,443
Average Chip Stack
32,100
Total Chips
46,320,000
Level Info
Level
3
Blinds
200 / 400
Ante
400
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
959
Players Left
900
Players Left 1,443 / 1,731

Blackwood Backs Down to Vandenberge's Back-Shove

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Kyna England raised to 800 from middle position and was called by Thomas Vandenberge in the hijack and Daniel Ruttenberg on the button. Gary Blackwood then squeezed to 3,700 from the big blind, which got a fold from England, but a shove from Vandenberge for a bit under 50,000.

Ruttenberg got out of the way, and Blackwood asked for a count before sending his cards into the muck as well.

"Would you have called if it wasn't a freezeout?" tablemate Cassandra Yong asked from across the table.

"Gazzy too poor!" England joked.

Tags: Cassandra YongDaniel RuttenbergGary BlackwoodKyna EnglandThomas Vandenberge