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Level: 33
Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Ante: 300,000
2026 World Series of Poker
Event #78: $600 Deepstack Championship No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$2,609,208
Total Entries
5,177
Level
38
Blinds
600,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Entries
50
Players Left
5
Players Left 1 / 5,177
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Level 32
: Blinds 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante
Rajagopal Sankaranarayanan moved all in from the small blind for 4,400,000 after facing a raise from Wes Heryford from the hijack to 500,000. Heryford called.
Rajagopal Sankaranarayanan: A♦Q♦ 
Wes Heryford: J♣J♥
The board was 6♠8♥Q♥J♠2♦ and a set of jacks won the pot for Heryford.
Level 32
: Blinds 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante
Junichi Murakami opened to 550,000. Daniele Minello called and so did Adriaan Jacobs in the small blind.
The flop came 6♦A♥6♥ and all three players checked all the way through the 8♣ turn.
After two checks on the river 5♠, Miniello fired 1,000,000 and only Murakami called. Miniello showed K♥J♥ for a busted flush while Murakami tabled 10♦10♠.
Level 32
: Blinds 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante
Yoann Saubot raised from under the gun to 500,000, and Lisa Tan called from the big blind. The flop came with 9♦5♦7♣, and both players checked.
Both players also checked the turn Q♥.
On the river 9♥, Tan checked again, and Saubot bet 450,000. Tan thought for a bit and called. Tan showed K♥7♥ for two pair, and Saubot mucked.
Level 32
: Blinds 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante
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Level 32
: Blinds 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante
Clement Lafon open-shoved for 3,200,000 in late position, and Adriaan Jacobs in the small blind called.
Clement Lafon: A♣J♠
Adriaan Jacobs: Q♥Q♦
It was looking grim for Lafon when Jacobs caught a set on the 10♦Q♠A♠ flop. He still had outs, but the 5♥6♦ didn't help him turn things around. Lafon left the table as Jacobs scooped the pot. A true sportsman, Jacobs ran after Lafon to shake his hand and bid him good luck.
Level 32
: Blinds 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante
Justin Coliny raised from late position to 500,000, and Yoann Saubot called from the big blind. The flop came with 8♦A♥K♥, and both players checked.
Both players checked the turn 3♦.
On the river 10♦, Saubot took a shot and bet 500,000, and Coliny called.
Saubot stated, "Good call," and showed Q♥6♣, and Coliny flipped over 5♥5♦ for a pair of fives to take the pot.
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 4♠K♠6♠. 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 J♠8♠ for a flush prompting Starek to throw his hand in the muck.
Level 32
: Blinds 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante
Michael Starek moved all in from the cutoff for 2,750,000, and Lisa Tan called from the big blind with the superior stack.
Michael Starek: A♣Q♥
Lisa Tan: 10♠10♣
The board came out 8♦J♣A♦4♠2♦, and a pair of aces for Starek kept him alive.
Level 32
: Blinds 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante
