Wes Heryford raised from early position to 1,000,000, and Lisa Tan three-bet to 2,500,000. Heryford called.
The flop arrived with 5♥10♣9♣ and Heryford moved all in for 2,400,000. Tan called.
Wes Heryford: A♦10♥ 
Lisa Tan: A♣Q♣
Heryford was holding top pair, and Tan held the flush draw, which came on the turn 5♣, and the river 8♦ sealed the deal for Tan.
Level: 34
Blinds: 200,000/400,000
Ante: 400,000
The 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) kicked off back on May 26, and now it is in the home stretch as June has come to an end and the $10,000 Main Event underway. More than 70 tournaments have awarded bracelets thus far, and the PokerNews Live Reporting team has been on-site all summer long, capturing the action.
During that time, they've reported on some entertaining hands, bad beats, and more, which we're happy to feature in the latest edition of "Hands of the Week" presented by GTOWizard.
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Xingwei Chen raised to 600,000 from under the gun, and Paul Merlette called from the big blind. The flop arrived with 5♦6♥4♣, and Merlette checked to the preflop raiser, who bet 500,000. Merlette took his shot and moved all in for 3,800,000. Chen pondered and called.
Paul Merlette: 5♥3♥
Xingwei Chen: K♠6♦
Chen was ahead with top pair heading to the turn, which was the 2♣, and the river A♦ sealed Merlette's win with a straight.
Michael Starek opened to 625,000 in hijack and Wes Heryford to his left called. Lisa Tan on the button three-bet to 2,300,000. Starek folded but Heryford four-bet all-in for 14,000,000 sending Tan to the tank.
She counted her chips, took her hoodie off and put up her hair. Finally she called putting her tournament life on the line.
Lisa Tan: K♦J♠
Wes Heryford: A♠9♦
The flop came 8♦4♠J♣ pushing Tan into lead with a pair. The K♣ turn gave her a two pair securing her a double up. The river 7♣ was a formality.
Tan's scooped her massive double up which prompted a frustrated Heryford to talk to his rail.
Rohit Kwatra raised from the cutoff to 600,000, and Daniele Miniello three-bet all in from the button to 2,600,000. Kwatra called.
Daniele Miniello: J♥10♦
Rohit Kwatra: A♦K♠
The board brought a roar from the table and was A♣10♠J♦K♦6♠, and Kwatra outdrew Miniello with a better two-pair.
Lisa Tan raised from under the gun to 600,000, and Daniele Miniello called from the big blind. The flop was 4♦10♣7♠, Miniello checked, Tan bet 500,000 and Miniello called.
On the turn 5♣, Miniello checked again, and Tan moved all in for 3,260,000. Miniello thought for a while and called.
Lisa Tan: K♣10♠
Daniele Miniello: 9♠5♠
The river was J♥ and Tan won with a pair of tens.
Junichi Murakami opened to 650,000 in cutoff and big blind Christopher Summers-James called to see a flop.
The flop came K♠10♠6♦. After a check, Murakami fired another 650,000, sending Summers-James to the tank. He finally decided to shove all in for 4,750,000. Murakami snap-called.
Christopher Summers-James: K♦10♦
Junichi Murakami: K♣Q♥
Murakami had top pair but Summers-James flopped two pair. The dealer peeled a 9♦ turn and completed the board with 8♣ river, securing Summers-James' double-up.
Michael Starek open-shoved for 2,150,000 in late position and big blind Adriaan Jacobs called leading them to the flop.
A big smile went across Starek's face when the flop came 6♦3♦A♠ pushing him ahead. He told the dealer to slow down so his rail can withness his double up.
The dealer continued with a Q♣ turn and completed the board with a 4♦ river. Starek was visibly happy to have survived.
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