2026 World Series of Poker

Event #35: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha
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Day: 2
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Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♥a♦j♠5♥
Prize
$441,560
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$3,426,277
Total Entries
2,581
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
191
Players Left
15
Players Left 1 / 2,581

Paalanen Cracks Mahana's Queens with a Full House

Gabrielle Barredo
Gabrielle Barredo
Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Kelly Mahana in late position opened to 42,000 and Akseli Paalanen in small blind called to see the flop.

The flop came 3♠A♠K♣. After a check, Mahana fired 110,000. After a few seconds, Paalanen announced all-in for 400,000, then got a snap-call from Mahana who put himself at risk.

Kelly Mahana: A♣Q♠Q♣3♦ All in
Akseli Paalanen: A♦K♠J♦8♠

Paalanen caught a two-pair on the flop, cracking Mahana's queens. The turn 8♣ didn't help Mahana at all, making things look quite grim for him. With Paalanen improving to a full house on the river A♥, Mahana's fate was sealed.

He left the table as Paalanen added his chips to his stack.

Tags: Akseli PaalanenKelly Mahana