2026 World Series of Poker

Day: 1
123
Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
44
Prize
$1,286,285
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$5,687,000
Total Entries
242
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
166
Players Left
45
Players Left 1 / 242

Matakis and Plesuv Run Out of Time

Level 8 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Catching the action on a Q26J4 river, Ian Matakis checked from the cutoff to Pavel Plesuv on the button. After spending his last time bank, Plesuv then fired a pot-sized bet of 350,000.

Matakis went deep into the tank in response, spending his own last two time extensions while thinking things through.

Eventually, Matakis reached the final five seconds of his shot clock. He opted to relinquish his cards voluntarily, sending the sizable pot Plesuv's way.

Tags: Ian MatakisPavel Plesuv