Picking up the action with roughly 200,000 already in the pot, Christopher George had Tim Krist all in and at risk on a 10♦J♣9♠9♦ board.
Tim Krist: A♦J♦ 
Christopher George: K♣Q♠
The Q♣ river offered no help to Krist, whose pair and flush draw were downed by the straight of George.
Li Chengbei opened from middle position and was three-bet to 100,000 by Nolan Wilson in the cutoff. Action folded back to Chengbei, who made it 225,000 to go. Wilson called.
Chengbei continued for 125,000 on the J♣6♣5♣ flop, and Wilson tanked for a couple of minutes before announcing he was all in for 455,000 total.
Chengbei went into the tank himself, and eventually the clock was called. Chengbei continued to contemplate his decision until his hand was counted down dead, and Wilson was sent the pot.
Caitlin Comeskey under the gun and Farid Jattin on the button were seen each putting in 405,000 on the 7♥3♦6♠J♦ turn, creating a pot of just over seven figures.
They then checked it to showdown on the 10♣ river. Comeskey could only show ace-high with A♣Q♣, meaning Jattin took the pot with his A♠J♠ for top pair.
Robert Gill was in the hijack and in a 400,000 pot with Sasha Liu, who was on the button. The pair were already looking at a 4♦Q♦4♥J♦6♥ board, and Gill had moved out 200,000.
Action was back on Liu, who took some time before moving all in, covering Gill's remaining 170,000. Gill went into the tank and took a few minutes before saying, "If you bluff me, you bluff me..." and folding his hand. Just before pushing his cards into the muck, he flashed one card to the table.
Liu asked, "What did you show?"
Gill responded, "A queen."
Ronald Minkin opened to 40,000 in middle position, and faced a three-bet to 120,000 from Dutch Boyd one seat to his left.
When the action returned to Minkin, he moved all in for 365,000. Boyd asked for a count, but after getting the news and taking a moment to consider it, he returned his cards to the dealer.
On the first hand of the day, four players went to a flop of 10♦5♥6♦, where Steven Stanton bet 135,000 from middle position. Assaph Aharoni called on the button, while Martijn Kiers announced a raise but only put in 250,000. The dealer made him make it at least 270,000, and Stanton called.
Aharoni tanked for several minutes, but he eventually folded, leaving Kiers and Stanton heads-up going to the J♠ turn. Kiers then moved all in for 350,000, and Stanton snap-called. Kiers showed 6♥6♠ for a set, while Stanton had A♦K♦ for the nut flush draw and gutshot to Broadway.
The Q♦ fell on the river to give Stanton the nut flush, and Kiers was sent to the rail. "Hell of a first hand," Stanton said.
From the small blind, on a board of Q♣K♦10♣A♠, Michael Conoran jammed for around 400,000, and after a few moments, Nathan Fair made the call from early position.
Michael Conoran: J♦10♦
Nathan Fair: K♠K♣
Conoran had a straight and immediately stood up, announcing to the room, "We need a clean river," with Fair holding a set of kings.
The 4♣ completed the board and was as clean as they come, giving Conoran the perfect start to the day, while Fair was down to under ten big blinds.
Yosuke Miki raised to 40,000 on the button, and Eoghan O'Dea moved all in from the big blind for 190,000. Miki took some time to decide before flicking in a call.
Eoghan O'Dea: K♥J♣
Yosuke Miki: J♠2♠
O'Dea looked set for a double-up, and encountered no issues on the 5♥9♦7♠ flop. The 2♦ turn was a different story, seeing Miki take the lead.
There was no relief for O'Dea on the 3♦ river, and he hit the rail in the first hand of the day.
The remaining 533 players in the 2026 $10,000 WSOP Main Event NLH World Championship have taken their seats and cards are back in the air on Day 5.
Action has resumed at Level 20 with 10,000/20,000 blinds and a 20,000 big blind ante.
Level: 20
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
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