2026 World Series of Poker

Day: 3
123
Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$2,609,208
Total Entries
5,177
Players Left
5
Average Chip Stack
31,062,000
Total Chips
155,310,000
Next Payout
Place 5
$78,876
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
50
Players Left
5
Players Left 5 / 5,177

Sankaranarayanan Wins the Battle of the Blinds with a Flush

Level 32 : Blinds 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante

Rajagopal Sankaranarayanan in the small blind limped and Michael Starek in the big blind checked his option to see the flop.

The dealer flopped 4K6. Sankaranarayanan check-called Starek's bet of 500,000 leading them to the turn.

After another check, Starek fired 800,000 on the A turn. Sankaranarayanan called.

Finally, on the 9 river, action went check, check. Sankaranarayanan turned over J8 for a flush prompting Starek to throw his hand in the muck.

Tags: Michael StarekRajagopal Sankaranarayanan