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Event #52: $3,000 Nine Game Mix
Day 2 Completed
2026 World Series of Poker
Event #52: $3,000 Nine Game Mix
Day: 2
Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$1,260,240
Total Entries
472
Level
33
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Entries
164
Players Left
21
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Level 22
Limit Flop/Draw: 15,000-30,000 Blinds, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 30,000 Completion, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 16,000/24,000 Ante, 8,000-16,000 Blinds
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 30,000 Completion, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 16,000/24,000 Ante, 8,000-16,000 Blinds
From a starting field of 472 players, 164 made their way back to the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas to continue their run in Day 2 of Event #52: $3,000 Nine Game Mix. Following a full day of mixed-game action, Shaun Deeb emerged as the chip leader of the remaining 21 players after bagging up 3,500,000 — more than twice that of his closest competitor.
Since his fantastic showing at the 2026 World Series of Poker Europe, wherein Deeb had two runner-up finishes and a ninth-place, the eight-time bracelet winner has been in a bit of a dry spell, with just one cash this series prior to today. However, Deeb is now in pole position to get back into a top spot on the Player of the Year leaderboard with a podium finish.
Sitting in a distant second is 2004 Main Event runner-up David Williams with 1,742,000. The deep run marks Williams' first cash of the series as he looks to add a second bracelet to his resume.
End of Day 2 Top 10 Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shaun Deeb | United States | 3,500,000 |
| 2 | David Williams | United States | 1,742,000 |
| 3 | Richard Freitas | Brazil | 1,565,000 |
| 4 | Antonios Onoufriou | Cyprus | 1,474,000 |
| 5 | Danny Noam | United States | 1,323,000 |
| 6 | Thomas Taylor | Canada | 930,000 |
| 7 | Eli Elezra | Israel | 901,000 |
| 8 | Mike Gorodinsky | United States | 832,000 |
| 9 | Maximilian Schindler | United States | 795,000 |
| 10 | Allan Le | United States | 780,000 |
Day 2 Action
With nearly 100 players needing to be eliminated before the money bubble, players weren't shy in their attempts to build up their stacks or bust trying. Among the early eliminations were Yuri Dzivielevski, Michael Estes, Daniel Strelitz, Chris Brewer, and defending champion Robert Wells, meaning a new champion will be crowned this year.
Ray Fishman got off to a hot start after winning several pots early on and eliminating Ilkka Heikkila in a round of triple draw. By the dinner break, Fishman had grown his stack to nearly 700,000 — good for a top five stack.
Meanwhile, Day 1 chip leader Stephen Hubbard was unable to gain any momentum and found himself on the rail before the money after an unfortuante couple of hands didn't go his way. Other notables to bust as the money bubble approached included John Racener, Jake Schwartz, Naoya Kihara, Nam Le, Matt Grapenthien, and Tom McCormick, who had been nursing a short stack for most of the day before busting to Kharlin Sued in a game of No Limit 2-7 Single Draw.
Once hand-for-hand play was announced, It only took a couple of rounds for the money bubble to burst. Dennis Weiss, who has both a win and a runner-up finish from this series already, had his momentum temporarily halted after getting eliminated on the stone bubble. In his final hand, Weiss shoved for his last few big blind from the small blind and was called by Kazuhiro Shirasawa in the big blind in a game of No Limit 2-7 Single Draw. Both players drew one, but Weiss ended second-best with a pair to be eliminated one spot shy of the money.
Following the dinner break, a surge of eliminations brought the field down to 33 just within two levels. Allen Kessler was among those to fall late in the day after Danny Noam hit three perfect cards in a game of Razz — ending "The Chainsaw"'s run for his 326th cash in WSOP events.
Despite his good start, Fishman lost steam and most of his chips, including from a hand wherein Eli Elezra outdrew Fishman's pat eight-seven to leave him short. Fishman managed to hang on a bit longer after the hand, but ultimately bowed out with about 30 minutes left in the day in 24th place.
Toward the end of the night, Maximilian Schindler surged up the counts and looked to be the runaway chip leader. However, the last level of the day belong to Deeb — who skyrocketed up the leaderboard in a series of pots that went his way, including one where he busted Thomas Zanot with a gutshot in Pot Limit Omaha
Everyone remaining has already secured a $9,040 payout from the $1,260,240 prize pool, but everyone's aim will be on the $254,470 top payout and coveted gold bracelet awaiting the champion.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $254,470 | 8-9 | $21,420 |
| 2 | $166,540 | 10-11 | $16,590 |
| 3 | $111,610 | 12-14 | $13,180 |
| 4 | $76,510 | 15-20 | $10,760 |
| 5 | $53,680 | 21 | $9,040 |
| 6 | $38,560 | ||
| 7 | $28,390 |
Players will return tomorrow at 1 p.m. local time and play down to a winner. Action will resume on level 23, which features 40,000/80,000 betting limits.
For all the latest from the floor, be sure to stick with PokerNews right up until the latest Nine Game Mix champion has been crowned.
Level 22
Limit Flop/Draw: 15,000-30,000 Blinds, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 30,000 Completion, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 16,000/24,000 Ante, 8,000-16,000 Blinds
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 30,000 Completion, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 16,000/24,000 Ante, 8,000-16,000 Blinds
Level 22
Limit Flop/Draw: 15,000-30,000 Blinds, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 30,000 Completion, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 16,000/24,000 Ante, 8,000-16,000 Blinds
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 30,000 Completion, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 16,000/24,000 Ante, 8,000-16,000 Blinds
The final 21 players are now bagging and tagging for the evening.
Stay tuned for a recap of Day 2.
Level 22
Limit Flop/Draw: 15,000-30,000 Blinds, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 30,000 Completion, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 16,000/24,000 Ante, 8,000-16,000 Blinds
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 30,000 Completion, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 16,000/24,000 Ante, 8,000-16,000 Blinds
Donny Rubinstein: K♣J♠8♠/4♠6♠4♣5♠
Richard Freitas: A♣Q♣7♣/6♣7♦2♣2♥
Donny Rubinstein checked fifth street over to Richard Freitas, who bet. Rubinstein called, and he check-called another bet by Freitas on sixth street.
Rubinstein knuckled the table a final time on seventh street. Freitas kept firing, and Rubinstein quickly called to showdown.
Freitas tabled an ace-high flush, besting the jack-high flush of Rubinstein and sending him the entire pot as neither player had made a low.
Level 22
Limit Flop/Draw: 15,000-30,000 Blinds, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 30,000 Completion, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 16,000/24,000 Ante, 8,000-16,000 Blinds
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 30,000 Completion, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 16,000/24,000 Ante, 8,000-16,000 Blinds
No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw
Kazuhiro Shirasawa raised to 35,000 preflop, and he called when Nicholas Julia jammed in his stack of 196,000.
Shirasawa drew one card, after which Julia remained pat.
Nicholas Julia: 8x7x5x4x2x 
Kazuhiro Shirasawa: 8x6x4x3x
Shirasawa got a 10x on the draw, not good enough to beat the eight-seven of Julia, and he doubled his opponent up.
Level 22
Limit Flop/Draw: 15,000-30,000 Blinds, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 30,000 Completion, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 16,000/24,000 Ante, 8,000-16,000 Blinds
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 30,000 Completion, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 16,000/24,000 Ante, 8,000-16,000 Blinds
The final 21 players have been told that each table will play four more hands before Day 2 concludes.
Level 22
Limit Flop/Draw: 15,000-30,000 Blinds, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 30,000 Completion, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 16,000/24,000 Ante, 8,000-16,000 Blinds
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 30,000 Completion, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 16,000/24,000 Ante, 8,000-16,000 Blinds
Limit Hold’em
Oscar Johansson raised first to act and was called by Mike Gorodinsky in the big blind.
Gorodinsky checked to Johansson, who continued for a bet on the 7♥10♦9♥ flop. He was met with a check-raise and Johansson three-bet all in for his remaining stack. Gorodinsky called and hands were revealed.
Oscar Johansson: Q♥J♥
Mike Gorodinsky: 10♣2♣
Gorodinsky held top pair, but Johansson had a ton of outs with his open-ended straight draw, flush draw, and two overs.
The deck favored Gorodinsky this time, however, as the 3♠ turn and 7♦ river bricked out — eliminating Johansson as Day 2 nears its end.
Level 22
Limit Flop/Draw: 15,000-30,000 Blinds, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 30,000 Completion, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 16,000/24,000 Ante, 8,000-16,000 Blinds
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 30,000 Completion, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 16,000/24,000 Ante, 8,000-16,000 Blinds
Limit Hold'em
Shaun Deeb was in the big blind and defended against Maximilian Schindler's raise on the button.
Deeb check-called bets from Schindler on the 6♥K♣8♠ flop and 10♣ turn. The J♦ fell on the river, and Deeb checked again.
Schindler fired a final barrel, only to be raised by Deeb.
"I have to call," Schindler concluded, and he did just so.
"I have the nuts," Deeb declared, and he tabled A♣Q♠ to prove it and rake in the chips.
Level 22
Limit Flop/Draw: 15,000-30,000 Blinds, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 30,000 Completion, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 16,000/24,000 Ante, 8,000-16,000 Blinds
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 30,000 Completion, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 16,000/24,000 Ante, 8,000-16,000 Blinds
