2026 World Series of Poker

Day: 3
Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
$1,000,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$20,073,680
Total Entries
22,811
Level Info
Level
48
Blinds
6,000,000 / 12,000,000
Ante
12,000,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
24
Players Left
1
Players Left 1 / 22,811
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Higgins Holds to Double

Level 47 : Blinds 5,000,000/10,000,000, 10,000,000 ante
Matthew Higgins
Matthew Higgins

Dominik Panka announced all in on the button, and Matthew Higgins took his time before shoving his small stack of 135,500,000 in the small blind.

Matthew Higgins: KQ All in
Dominik Panka: J9

Higgins was ahead from the start, and his supporters cheered each street of the 8736A runout as he held to double through Panka.

Tags: Dominik PankaMatthew Higgins

Lombardozzi Goes for All of It

Level 47 : Blinds 5,000,000/10,000,000, 10,000,000 ante

Leo Lombardozzi limped in from the small blind, and Dominik Panka checked in the big blind.

Lombardozzi bet 10,000,000 on the A39 flop, and Panka called.

There was no slowing down from Lombardozzi on the Q turn, as he put another bet of 41,000,000 into the middle. Undeterred, Panka called.

The 6 hit the river, and Lombardozzi unloaded the clip, moving all in for around 127,000,000. Panka wasted no time at all in folding.

Tags: Dominik PankaLeo Lombardozzi

Thomas Hall Eliminated in 4th Place ($375,000)

Level 47 : Blinds 5,000,000/10,000,000, 10,000,000 ante
Thomas Hall
Thomas Hall

Dominik Panka open-jammed on the button for around 360,000,000, and Thomas Hall put his stack of roughly 220,000,000 into the middle.

Thomas Hall: AA All in
Dominik Panka: Q6

The K9J flop was sweaty for Hall, as Panka picked up a world of outs.

The 7 turn was safe for Hall, but the 9 river was heartbreak, as Panka's rivered flush sent Hall to the rail in 4th.

Tags: Dominik PankaThomas Hall

Hall Takes the Turn

Level 47 : Blinds 5,000,000/10,000,000, 10,000,000 ante

Thomas Hall raised to 20,000 on the button, with Matthew Higgins making the call in the small blind. Higgins checked the 686 flop, and Hall continued for 15,000,000.

Higgins called, checking again on the 9 turn. Hall fired another bet of 45,000, and Higgins took some time before letting his hand go.

Tags: Matthew HigginsThomas Hall

Level: 47

Blinds: 5,000,000/10,000,000

Ante: 10,000,000

Lombardozzi Shows an Ace

Level 47 : Blinds 5,000,000/10,000,000, 10,000,000 ante

Leo Lombardozzi raised to 16,000,000 on the button, and Thomas Hall defended his big blind to the 8J7 flop. Both players checked to the A turn, where Hall tapped the table again.

Lombardozzi fired 23,000,000, and Hall slid in the call. Another pair of checks followed the Q river, and Hall tabled J10 for a pair of jacks.

Lombardozzi showed A9 for a better pair, and the pot was shipped in his direction.

Tags: Leo LombardozziThomas Hall

Two for Panka

Level 46 : Blinds 4,000,000/8,000,000, 8,000,000 ante

Dominik Panka raised to 16,000,000 on the button, and Matthew Higgins called in the big blind.

The action checked down on a 854AK board, and Panka took the pot with his K6, after Higgins flashed his Q10.

A couple of hands later, Leo Lombardozzi limped in from the small blind, and Panka raised to 24,000,000 in the big blind, which Lombardozzi called.

Once again, the action checked to the river on a J9859 board. When Lombardozzi checked for a third time, Panka bet 32,000,000 and Lombardozzi folded.

Tags: Dominik PankaLeo LombardozziMatthew Higgins

Action Resumes

Level 46 : Blinds 4,000,000/8,000,000, 8,000,000 ante

Break Time

Level 46 : Blinds 4,000,000/8,000,000, 8,000,000 ante

The four remaining players are switching to a feature table, during which there will be a break in play.

The action is expected to resume at 6:45 p.m. local time.

Brian Smith Eliminated in 5th Place ($290,000)

Level 46 : Blinds 4,000,000/8,000,000, 8,000,000 ante
Brian Smith
Brian Smith

When the action folded to Dominik Panka in the small blind, he moved all in, covering the stack of Brian Smith in the big blind. Smith took one look at his cards and called.

Brian Smith: K3 All in
Dominik Panka: A6

Smith took the lead on the 2Q3 flop, but was unable to hold on across the J turn and A river.

Smith walked away with a $290,000 prize, on top of the $100,000 bounty that he pulled earlier in the event.

Brian Smith
Brian Smith

Tags: Brian SmithDominik Panka