2026 World Series of Poker

Day: 1
Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a3
Prize
$238,097
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$2,791,733
Total Entries
2,103
Level Info
Level
40
Blinds
1,000,000 / 1,500,000
Ante
1,500,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
2,103
Players Left
1
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Carlos Chu Eliminated in 4th place ($85,537)

Level 38 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Carlos Chu
Carlos Chu

Carlos Chu went all in for 5,500,000 on the button, Mike Holtz called in the small blind and the blind folded.

Carlos Chu: 88 All in
Mike Holtz: QQ

No red eight for Chu as the board cam 9AJK7, and his deep run came to an end in 4th place for $85,537.

Tags: Carlos ChuMike Holtz

Dustin Harrelson Eliminated in 5th Place ($63,779)

Level 38 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Dustin Harrelson
Dustin Harrelson

Action folded to Rute Jin in the small blind and he put Dustin Harrelson who was in the big blind all in for his tournament life, Harrelson called.

Dustin Harrelson: A6 All in
Rute Jin: K3

Great start for Harrelson as the flop came 8Q7, but a brutal K on the turn had his tournament life on the line and he was drawing thin. The J on the river eliminated him from the tournament.

Tags: Dustin HarrelsonRute Jin

Level: 38

Blinds: 500,000/1,000,000

Ante: 1,000,000

Chu Survives on the River Again

Level 37 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Carlos Chu jammed under the gun and Mei Seow called from the big blind to put him at risk.

Carlos Chu: QJ All in
Mei Seow: A4

Chu needed to connect with the board to stay alive in the tournament, and he managed to do so by the river once again on the K629Q runout to secure the double-up and keep the tournament five-handed.

Tags: Carlos ChuMei Seow

"ICM is For Poor People"

Level 37 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Mike Holtz raised the button to 1,650,000 and Rute Jin jammed for around 16,000,000 from the small blind.

Holtz and Jin started the hand as the two biggest stacks at the table with very similar chip counts.

Holtz went deep into the tank and began counting the other players' stacks at the table before saying, "ICM is for poor people, right?"

After another player called the clock on him and the countdown reached under ten seconds, Holtz folded, saying, "That's about as close as it can possibly be."

Tags: Mike HoltzRute Jin

Massive Spot for Holtz

Level 37 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Mike Holtz
Mike Holtz

Mike Holtz raised to 3,600,000 on the button, Rute Jin went all in from the small blind, the big blind folded and Holtz made the call.

Mike Holtz: A10 All in
Rute Jin: Q10

The board ran out 67837, and Holtz doubled now playing over 15,000,000 chips.

Tags: Mike HoltzRute Jin

Level: 37

Blinds: 400,000/800,000

Ante: 800,000

Andrew Ostapchenko Eliminated in 6th Place ($48,050)

Level 36 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Andrew Ostapchenko
Andrew Ostapchenko

Andrew Ostapchenko jammed the cutoff for 3,550,000 and Rute Jin took him for a spin from the small blind.

Andrew Ostapchenko: A6 All in
Rute Jin: KJ

Ostapchenko was slightly ahead with ace-high, although that changed on the 3K5 flop as Jin spiked a pair of kings.

The 6 turn gave Ostapchenko a pair, but it wasn't enough after the 7 completed the board.

Jin climbed to 22,000,000, while Ostapchenko was eliminated in sixth place.

Tags: Andrew OstapchenkoRute Jin

Mark Harken Eliminated in 7th Place ($36,581)

Level 36 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Mark Harken
Mark Harken

Mark Harken raised to 3,000,000 from early position and action got folded to Rute Jin in the big blind.

"How much do you have behind?" Jin inquired.

"About three million," Harken responded.

Jin took a few seconds before he went all in and Harken snap-called.

Mark Harken: KJ All in
Rute Jin: AA

It was a terrible start for Harkin as the flop came A94, and he was eliminated on the 8 turn. The 6 on the river completed the runout as a mere formality.

Tags: Mark HarkenRute Jin

Level: 36

Blinds: 300,000/600,000

Ante: 600,000