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

6 days 18 hours ago

Turner Flops Set to Eliminate Saberin

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

Pot-Limit Omaha

Navid Saberin committed his last chips on the J♣3♦5♠ flop against Justin Turner and was at risk.

Navid Saberin: K♠K♥10♦2♥ All in
Justin Turner: A♦8♥5♥5♦

The 8♣ turn and 9♠ river left Saberin unimproved, sending him to the exit.

Tags: Justin Turner Navid Saberin

6 days 18 hours ago

Gromenkova Picks Off Liberto

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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

Svetlana Gromenkova: XxXx/5♠J♦3♦2♣/Xx
Justin Liberto: XxXx/4♥A♠K♣3♥/Xx

Justin Liberto bet on fourth street and Svetlana Gromenkova called.

Gromenkova then bet on fifth, and Liberto called. Both players checked on sixth.

Liberto bet again on seventh, and Gromenkova called. Liberto instantly mucked his hand, and Gromenkova showed A♥K♦2♥ as she took the poit.

Tags: Justin Liberto Svetlana Gromenkova

6 days 18 hours ago

Koral Discovers Blockers Aren't Real

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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

Stud Hi-Lo

Viktor Blom: Q♥5♦2♦/3♠A♥4♥9♠
Justin Liberto: XxXx/7♣10♥ - folded on fourth street
Thomas Koral: 8♠5♠Xx/2♠5♥J♠5♣

Viktor Blom two-bet on third street, and was called by Justin Liberto and Thomas Koral. Blom bet when he caught an ace on fourth street. Liberto quickly folded, but Koral stuck around and called.

Blom fired again on fifth street. Koral tossed in calling chips before leading out when he paired up on sixth street. Blom was not impressed and swiftly raised, which Koral just called.

Koral check-called a final bet by Blom on seventh street. Blom showed a wheel, and Koral tabled the final five in the deck before he conceded the pot.

Tags: Justin Liberto Thomas Koral Viktor Blom

6 days 18 hours ago

Carney Avoids a Major Confrontation as Aasen Shows Queens

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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

Limit Hold'em

Rick Aasen raised on the button and Paul Carney called in the big blind.

Aasen bet on the 2♦10♣3♠ flop and Carney called. Aasen bet again on the 5♥ turn, and Carney again called.

The river was the 10♥ and Carney checked to Aasen once more. Aasen checked back this time, and he turned over Q♥Q♠. Carney mucked A♠K♣.

Tags: Paul Carney Rick Aasen

6 days 18 hours ago

Wells Makes a Seven to Double

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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

Razz

Robert Wells: XxXx/7x10x9x6x/Xx
Ali Eslami: XxXx/8x5x10x6x/Xx

Ali Eslami completed, Robert Wells raised, and Eslami called.

Eslami then bet on fourth street, and Wells called. Eslami continued betting on fifth and sixth, and Wells called down to seventh.

Eslami bet again on seventh, but this time Wells raised all in. Eslami called, and Wells showed 5x3x2x for 7-6-5-3-2 to win the pot and double up.

Tags: Ali Eslami Robert Wells

6 days 18 hours ago

Negreanu Nullifies Jahzian's Chances

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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

Pot-Limit Omaha

Small blind Hovsep Jahzian had gone all in before the 5♦7♣A♣9♦ turn. Matt Souza then bet 22,000 in the cutoff, and Daniel Negreanu called on the button.

The 4♣ river was checked to showdown, where Negreanu tabled K♦10♣9♣8♠ for a rivered flush. Jahzian's 6♠5♠4♥3♥ for a straight and Souza's 10♥9♥7♦6♦ for two pair were no good, sending the pot Negreanu's way and eliminating Jahzian.

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Hovsep Jahzian Matt Souza

6 days 18 hours ago

Brewer Gets Paid by Truelle

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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

Razz

Chris Brewer: XxXx/10x2xKx3x/Xx
Felix Truelle: XxXx/2xJx6xKx/Xx

Heads-up on fifth street, Chris Brewer bet and Felix Truelle called.

Brewer continued betting on sixth, and Truelle again called. Brewer put out another bet on seventh, and Truelle called once more.

Brewer showed 7x4xAx for 7-4-3-2-A, and Truelle mucked.

Tags: Chris Brewer Felix Truelle

6 days 18 hours ago

Glaser Among First Min-Cashers

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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

6 days 18 hours ago

Willm Plays the Wrong Game

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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

Razz

Anthony Willm: XxXx/6x5x10x10x All in
Phillip Hui: XxXx/4x8x3xJx

Phillip Hui completed, Anthony Willm raised, and Hui called.

Willm bet on fourth street and Hui called. Both players then checked on fifth.

Willm bet his last chips on sixth, and Hui called. "Tens and nines," Willm confidently said, turning over 9x9x.

"We're playing Razz," Hui reminded him as he showed KxJx.

"That's what I get for talking the whole time. I thought we were playing Stud 8," Willm said with a laugh as he tossed the Kx into the muck, while Hui caught a 3x to win the hand and send Willm to the rail.

Tags: Anthony Willm Phillip Hui

6 days 18 hours ago

Cousineau Continues Surging

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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

Razz

Tony Cousineau: Kx6x4x/2x8x3x8x
Mike Matusow: 3xAxXx/5x10x4x10x