Justin Smith raised to 60,000,000 from the cutoff and called when Myles German jammed for 105,000,000 from the small blind.
Myles German: A♠Q♣
Justin Smith: Q♠8♠
German paired up on the A♦K♦J♠ to remain ahead, and welcomed the 3♣ turn, as it only gave Smith chop outs. The J♦ river gave German the checkmark, and he doubled once more.
Victor Chong raised to 30,000,000 from under the gun with K♦Q♥. Myles German called off his stack of 30,000,000 from the button with A♥Q♠. Yuefan Wang and Justin Smith called from the blinds to create a family pot with 10♠9♦ and 9♣5♣, respectively.
It checked through to showdown, where German's ace-queen was best on the Q♣7♦4♦4♥8♣ board.
Victor Chong raised to 95,000,000 from the button, and put in his last 5,000,000 after Yuefan Wang jammed as the bigger stack from the button.
Victor Chong: K♦10♥
Yuefan Wang: K♠K♣
Chong found some hope on the J♠9♣4♦ flop, picking up a straight draw. The 3♥ turn was a brick but Chong's rail went wild when the Q♣ peeled off on the river to give him a straight.
There are 100 bracelet-awarding events on the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) schedule, but every poker player dreams of becoming the champion of just one of those tournaments: the $10,000 WSOP Main Event. Unfortunately for some, the $10,000 buy-in puts the 2026 WSOP Main Event out of reach, which is where satellites come into their own.
In 2003, the aptly-named Chris Moneymaker, then an accountant from Atlanta, Georgia, won a $10,000 WSOP Main Event seat via an $86 buy-in satellite online at PokerStars. Moneymaker outlasted 838 opponents, including defeating seasoned pro Sammy Farha heads-up, to win the WSOP Main Event and kickstart the phenomenon that would be called the Moneymaker Effect.
Fast forward to today, and hundreds, if not thousands, of players will head to the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas hoping to win their way into the 2026 WSOP Main Event for a fraction of the $10,000 asking price. The 2026 WSOP Main Event satellites run from July 1-7 and come in buy-ins of $150, $260, $585, $1,100, and $2,200.
Level: 49
Blinds: 10,000,000/15,000,000
Ante: 15,000,000
The final four players are on another 15-minute break.
Yuefan Wang K♥Q♣ limped in from the small blind before Justin Smith Q♦Q♥ made it 37,000,000 from the big blind. Wang called.
Wang checked the 9♠5♥3♠ flop, and Smith bet 40,000,000. Wang quickly folded.
Justin Smith 6♦6♠ raised to 30,000,000 from under the gun and Yuefan Wang Q♣6♣ matched the raise from the big blind.
Wang check-folded to a bet of 30,000,000 on the 10♥9♣9♠ flop.
Justin Smith raised to 26,000,000 from the button and Myles German called from the big blind.
German check-called for 20,000,000 on the Q♣J♣J♥ flop and then check-folded when Smith shoved as the big stack on the 5♠ turn.
German tossed away K♠Q♠, which was miles in front of Smith's Q♥9♠.
Yuefan Wang limped with J♣7♠ in from the small blind and Justin Smith, holding K♣9♣, checked his option.
The Q♦7♣4♦ flop checked through to the 8♣ turn, where Wang's sevens were ahead. Both players checked again, and the board completed with the 3♦.
Wang bet 18,000,0000 and took down the pot.
button in Safari
