Action went three-ways to a flop of 5♥5♠J♦ in a hand between Pengfei Wang in the hijack, Danserban Borlan in the cutoff, who was all in and at risk, and Orlando Moretti in the big blind.
Moretti and Wang checked it down as the board ran out 5♦, 7x. Moretti tabled 8♦7♦, besting the A♠6♦ of Borlan and the A♥Q♥ of Wang to scoop the pot.
Level: 36
Blinds: 300,000/600,000
Ante: 600,000
Action was picked up with Brian Harris and Mehrdad Vahabi engaged in an all-in situation.
Brian Harris: Q♦9♥ 
Mehrdad Vahabi: A♣3♥
Although behind, Harris' outs increased with a straight draw on the K♠7♦10♠. The J♣ turn completed his straight securing him with a double up. The river 9♦ was a formality.
Orlando Moretti opened for 1,075,000 and Danserban Borlan in the big blind shoved all-in. Moretti called putting his tournament life at risk.
Orlando Moretti: A♥A♦
Danserban Borlan: A♠J♠
Moretti's aces held up on the board Q♣3♣10♣4♣3♠ securing him with a massive double up.
Oliver Tot got it all in preflop against Matthew Moss, who had the covering stack.
Oliver Tot: A♥Q♣
Matthew Moss: Q♠Q♦
The board ran out J♣5♦8♣5♠Q♥, and Tot's tournament run came to an end.
Action was picked up with Robert Pagano and Matthew Moss in an all-in showdown.
Robert Pagano: 2♣2♦
Matthew Moss: J♠10♠
The board ran 4♦9♦9♣A♥10♥. Moss caught a pair on the river sending Pagano to hit the rails.
Brian Harris got it all in preflop for 2,875,000 in the big blind against Shalom Elharar in the small blind, who covered.
Brian Harris: A♠K♥
Shalom Elharar: K♦8♣
The board of 9♣9♦10♣Q♥A♦ ran out safe for Harris, earning him the much-needed double up.
Level: 35
Blinds: 250,000/500,000
Ante: 500,000
In a special 974th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which is sponsored by FanDuel Poker, Mike Holtz and Ben Ludlow come to you from the floor of the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) and are joined by a special guest in 2006 WSOP Player of the Year Jeff Madsen.
With co-host Chad Holloway away for the week, the three discuss Holtz winning his second bracelet in Event #31: $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold’em. The two-time WSOP.com POY topped a field of 2,103 entries and defeated heads-up opponent Mei Seow to win a career-best $238,097 and his first live bracelet.
Holtz, who had a rowdy rail that included Ludlow and Madsen, also delivered one of the most epic bracelet win celebrations in recent memory.
Find out all about those stories and more in this week's episode of the PokerNews Podcast! Oh, and be sure to check out the audio version of the PokerNews Podcast that is available on all major podcasting platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and SoundCloud.
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