Event #74: $1,500 8-Game Mixed Day 2 | 2026 World Series of Poker

6 days 18 hours ago

Seiver Doubles at Deep-Stacked Table

Frank Visser

Level 18

Limit Flop/Draw: 5,000-10,000, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,500 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 10,000 Completion, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 5,000/7,500 Ante, 2,500-5,000 Blinds

2-7 Triple Draw

Scott Seiver, surrounded by big stacks, got his 36,000 in from the cutoff before the first draw. He was up against big blind Juan Lapido, one of the chipleaders of the tournament.

Lapido and Seiver drew one card each on the first draw. On the second draw, Lapido still took one, while Seiver remained pat. The same occurred on the final draw, and the players tabled their hands.

Scott Seiver: 9x8x7x5x2x All in
Juan Lapido: 7x5x4x2x

Lapido paired with another 4x, securing Seiver his double-up.

Tags: Juan Lapido Scott Seiver

6 days 19 hours ago

Gromenkova Check-Raises Number Five

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Frank Visser

Level 18

Limit Flop/Draw: 5,000-10,000, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,500 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 10,000 Completion, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 5,000/7,500 Ante, 2,500-5,000 Blinds

2-7 Triple Draw

Svetlana Gromenkova checked after the second draw from the cutoff. Justin Liberto then bet on the button, only to be raised by Gromenkova. Liberto called, drawing one on the final draw after Gromenkova had remained pat.

Gromenkova bet again after the draw, and Liberto quickly called. Gromenkova tabled 8x5x4x3x2x for the perfect eight-low, winning the pot when Liberto mucked.

Tags: Justin Liberto Svetlana Gromenkova

6 days 19 hours ago

"Sadness Has Become Us"; Irvin Runs Into Fuller's Seven

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David Salituro

Level 18

Limit Flop/Draw: 5,000-10,000, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,500 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 10,000 Completion, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 5,000/7,500 Ante, 2,500-5,000 Blinds

2-7 Triple Draw

"We are betting!" Jacob Irvin yelled out as he led out with a bet from the small blind after the second draw. Charles Tucker called in the big blind, while Thomas Fuller then raised under the gun. Both opponents called.

Irvin and Fuller stood pat, while Tucker drew one. Fuller then bet and Irvin called, while Tucker folded.

Fuller showed 7x6x4x3x2x, and Irvin mucked 8x6x5x4x3x. "Sadness. Sadness has become us," Irvin said.

Tags: Charles Tucker Jacob Irvin Thomas Fuller

6 days 19 hours ago

Updated Chip Counts

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David Salituro

Level 18

Limit Flop/Draw: 5,000-10,000, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,500 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 10,000 Completion, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 5,000/7,500 Ante, 2,500-5,000 Blinds

Chip counts according to the WSOP LIVE app.

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6 days 19 hours ago

Aasen Takes Out Rodenborn

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David Salituro

Level 18

Limit Flop/Draw: 5,000-10,000, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,500 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 10,000 Completion, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 5,000/7,500 Ante, 2,500-5,000 Blinds

Stud Hi-Lo

Todd Rodenborn: XxXx/K♥ All in
Rick Aasen: XxXx/2♦

Rick Aasen completed before Todd Rodenborn raised. "Just trying to isolate," Rodenborn said as Aasen reraised, and Rodenborn called all in.

Rodenborn finished with 6♥4♥4♠3♥8♣10♦, while Aasen had Q♠Q♦10♥3♠5♦J♦ for a pair of queens to win the hand and send Rodenborn to the rail.

Tags: Rick Aasen Todd Rodenborn

Level: 18

Limit Flop/Draw: 5,000-10,000, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,500 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 10,000 Completion, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 5,000/7,500 Ante, 2,500-5,000 Blinds

6 days 19 hours ago

Japan Is Having an Incredible 2026 WSOP — Here's Why

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 17

Limit Flop/Draw: 4,000-8,000, 8,000-16,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 8,000 Completion, 8,000-16,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 4,000/6,000 Ante, 2,000-4,000 Blinds

The rail around the feature table in the Paris Ballroom is packed. One of poker's all-time greats, Nick Schulman, is chasing a ninth World Series of Poker bracelet, but most of the crowd isn't there to watch him. They're there for Koji Fujimoto.

When Fujimoto closes out the heads-up battle to defeat the Hall of Famer and capture his maiden WSOP bracelet, the room erupts. The cheers come from dozens of students who have traveled from Japan, where Fujimoto teaches poker free of charge.

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6 days 19 hours ago

First Break of Day 2

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Frank Visser

Level 17

Limit Flop/Draw: 4,000-8,000, 8,000-16,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 8,000 Completion, 8,000-16,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 4,000/6,000 Ante, 2,000-4,000 Blinds

The 85 remaining players have been sent on their first 15-minute break of the day.

6 days 19 hours ago

Tedder, Tang Chop Up Filippi to Leave Him on Fumes

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David Salituro

Level 17

Limit Flop/Draw: 4,000-8,000, 8,000-16,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 8,000 Completion, 8,000-16,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 4,000/6,000 Ante, 2,000-4,000 Blinds

Stud Hi-Lo

Elizabeth Tedder: XxXx/3♠2♥7♦Q♦/Xx
Wantao Tang: XxXx/5♦10♦2♠K♣/Xx
Amnon Filippi: XxXx/Q♣3♣2♦5♥/Xx

Elizabeth Tedder completed and Wantao Tang raised. Both Amnon Filippi and Tedder called.

Filippi then bet on fourth street, Tedder raised, and Tang and Filippi both called. All three players checked on fifth.

Filippi bet on sixth and seventh, and Tedder and Tang called on both streets. "Queens up," Filippi said, but Tang showed A♦K♦10♣ for kings and tens. Tedder, meanwhile, had A♣8♠9♣ for a low to chop the pot.

Tags: Amnon Filippi Elizabeth Tedder Wantao Tang

6 days 19 hours ago

Pre-Break Eliminations

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Frank Visser

Level 17

Limit Flop/Draw: 4,000-8,000, 8,000-16,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 8,000 Completion, 8,000-16,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 4,000/6,000 Ante, 2,000-4,000 Blinds