Level: 19
Blinds: 10,000-15,000
Limits: 15,000-30,000
Level: 19
Blinds: 10,000-15,000
Limits: 15,000-30,000
A poker player with no recorded live poker tournament results entered the $100,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha event at the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) nearly for free.
Phillipp Mellon, who doesn't even have a page on The Hendon Mob, showed up with just five other players when the high-stakes tournament began. He sat down at the table to play against crushers such as Alex Foxen and Eelis Parssinen, both 2026 bracelet winners.
The remaining 39 players have been sent on a 60-minute break.
Action will resume at approximately 8:55 p.m. local time.
Badugi
Christopher Viox raised from the cutoff and faced Jason Daly in the small blind who moved all-in.
Both players drew one card on each draw so Viox revealed 6♥5♥4♦A♠. Daly didn't have a better hand and directly sent his cards into the muck as he was eliminated.
A-5 Triple Draw
Jason Daly opened from under the gun, Andrew Kelsall in the big blind three-bet and Daly called.
On the first draw, Daly drew two and bet. Kelsall, who drew one, quickly check-called, then stood pat and bet. Daly who drew one call.
Both players stood pat on the final draw and Daly bet. Kelsall check-raised and Daly called only to run into Kelsall's wheel with 5x4x3x2xAx.
2-7 Triple Draw
Chino Rheem raised from the hijack and was called by Benjamin Goldstein in the big blind.
Both players drew two on the first draw. Goldstein then check-called a bet from Rheem.
On the second draw, Goldstein drew two and Rheem drew one. Goldstein check-raised a bet from Rheem, who called.
Goldstein stood pat on the final draw and Rheem drew one. Goldstein bet and Rheem went deep into the tank.
Rheem grabbed calling chips and nearly threw them in, but he eventually decided to put them back on his stack and send his cards into the muck.
Goldstein turned over 7x7x5x4x3x for a pair as he was being sent the pot.
2-7 Triple Draw
Danny Tang and and Michael Casella were heads-up in a capped pot (60,000 each) heading to the first draw.
Casella drew two and Tang drew one. Casella then bet his last few chips from the small blind and Tang called on the button.
Casella drew one on the second and third draw, while Tang drew one and then stood pat.
Michael Casella: 8x6x5x3x
Danny Tang: 9x7x4x3x2x
Casella was drawing live against Tang's pat nine, but he turned over a Jx — leaving him second-best to be eliminated.
A-5 Triple Draw
Chino Rheem raised from under the gun. Jordan Siegel on the button called, and so did David Lin in the big blind who only kept 1,000 behind.
Rheem drew one and bet. Siegel who drew two called and Lin who drew three moved all in.
Both Lin and Siegel drew two on the second draw, while Rheem stood pat. Siegel then folded to a bet from Rheem.
On the final draw, Lin drew one while Rheem revealed his 8x6x5x3x2x. Lin showed 7x4x2xAx and discovered an Ax as his fifth card to be eliminated.
A-5 Triple Draw
Karl Tretter raised on the button and called a three-bet from Brad Owen, who was in the small blind.
Owen drew one and Tretter drew two on the first draw. Tretter then called a bet from Owen.
On the second draw, both players drew one and Owen check-called a bet from Tretter.
Owen drew one again on the final draw and Tretter stood pat. Both players checked and Tretter revealed 9x6x5x4x2x. Owen announced he had broke a better nine earlier in the hand and sent his cards into the muck.