2026 World Series of Poker

Day: 2
12
Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k9
Prize
$318,556
Event Info
Buy-in
$800
Prize Pool
$2,732,100
Total Entries
3,903
Level Info
Level
43
Blinds
1,500,000 / 3,000,000
Ante
3,000,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
230
Players Left
1
Players Left 1 / 3,903
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John Nowak Eliminated in 11th Place ($23,018)

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

John Mazzarelli open-shoved in the cutoff for about 12,500,000 and John Nowak called on the button for 4,000,000 to put himself at risk.

John Nowak: AQ All in
John Mazzarelli: KJ

Mazzarelli pulled ahead on the 42J flop, pairing his jack. The 5 turn and 7 river offered no help to Nowak, and his impressive tournament run came to an end.

Tags: John MazzarelliJohn Nowak

Kelvyn Johnson Eliminated in 12th Place ($18,175)

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

Pengfei Wang open-shoved from under the gun for 4,375,000, Kelvyn Johnson called on the button for 4,000,000 to put himself at risk, and Chongxian Yang came along for the ride in the big blind looking for a double knockout.

Kelvyn Johnson: 1010 All in
Pengfei Wang: KQ All in
Chongxian Yang: JJ

Yang remained in the lead on the 395 flop, but Wang pulled ahead on the K turn, pairing his king. The river fell the 5, sending Johnson to the rail. Wang earned the triple up to stay alive.

Tags: Chongxian YangKelvyn JohnsonPengfei Wang

Nicolas Tytgat Eliminated in 13th Place ($18,175)

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

Nicolas Tytgat got it all in preflop for about 5,700,000 in the hijack against the under-the-gun Chongxian Yang, who covered.

Nicolas Tytgat: 88 All in
Chongxian Yang: AA

Yang's pocket aces remained in the lead all the way as the board ran out Q3A2Q, and Tytgat's tournament run came to an end.

Tags: Chongxian YangNicolas Tytgat

Nowak Stays Alive

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

Under the gun John Nowak shoved all-in for 2,350,000. When action folded around to the big blind, John Mazzarelli called taking them to showdown.

John Nowak: QJ All in
John Mazzarelli: K3

Unable to look at the flop, Nowak moved away from the table when the flop dropped Q102. When he was informed he hit the board, he started chanting hold through the 102 run out.

He returned to his seat as the dealer pushed the pot towards his direction for a double up.

Tags: John MazzarelliJohn Nowak

Moretti's Stack Consistently Growing

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

On a pot of around 2,000,000, Xiupu Li in the small blind bet 800,000 when the flop dropped 5Q4. Orlando Moretti called to see the turn.

The turn 8 fell and Li check-called Moretti's 1,300,000 bet.

Both player checked the 10 river.

Li showed J10 for a rivered pair which couldn't beat Moretti's two pair with Q8.

Tags: Orlando MorettiXiupu Li

Mehrdad Vahabi Eliminated in 14th Place ($18,175)

Level 37 : 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Mehrdad Vahabi
Mehrdad Vahabi

Mehrdad Vahabi moved all in for 1,500,000 in the hijack and Ofer Gutman reshoved in the cutoff to isolate, resulting in folds behind.

Mehrdad Vahabi: 87 All in
Ofer Gutman: KJ

Vahabi picked up additional outs with a flush draw on the Q3Q flop, but couldn't get there when the board ran out Q, 10.

Tags: Mehrdad VahabiOfer Gutman

Li Finds the Double

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

Xiupu Li open-jammed in the cutoff for 5,900,000 and was called by Kelvyn Johnson in the small blind, who covered.

Xiupu Li: J10 All in
Kelvyn Johnson: K10

The flop came Q210 with Johnson still in the lead. He was in great shape to scoop the pot on the 7 turn, but Li spiked the J on the river to stay alive.

Tags: Kelvyn JohnsonXiupu Li

Level: 37

Blinds: 400,000/800,000

Ante: 800,000

Elharar Wins Battle of the Blinds

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

Darryl Ronconi opened to 1,500,000 in the small blind and Shalom Elharar in the big blind called to see a flop.

The flop came 7Q3. Ronconi check-called Elharar's bet of 700,000.

On the 6 turn, the same thing happened but this time Ronconi called Elharar's 950,000 bet.

Finally both players checked the K river.

Elharar decided to show his QJ first prompting Ronconi to muck his hand.

Tags: Darryl RonconiShalom Elharar

Xi Nguyen Eliminated in 15th Place ($18,175)

Level 36 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Xi Nguyen
Xi Nguyen

Xi Nguyen got it all in preflop from the big blind against Darryl Ronconi in the small blind, who covered.

Xi Nguyen: KJ All in
Darryl Ronconi: 106

The board ran out 7A468, with Ronconi pairing his six on the turn to send Nguyen packing.

Tags: Darryl RonconiXi Nguyen