2026 World Series of Poker

Event #57: $1,000 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♠9♣9♦7♣
Prize
$390,300
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$3,311,440
Total Entries
3,763
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
213
Players Left
23
Players Left 1 / 3,763

Johnson Runs Into Japhet's Aces

Maxime Taldir
Maxime Taldir
Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Joseph Johnson opened to 20,000 from early position. Stephen Japhet in the cutoff three-bet to 75,000, and Johnson called.

Japhet potted on a flop of 5♣7♥10♥. Johnson check-raised all in for approximately 330,000, and Japhet snap-called.

Joseph Johnson: A♦5♥4♥3♦ All in
Stephen Japhet: A♠A♥J♣3♠

Johnson had a pair and a flush draw, but failed to improve with the K♣K♠ runout, and he was eliminated.

Tags: Joseph JohnsonStephen Japhet