Event #80: $10,000 8-Game Mixed Championship | 2026 World Series of Poker

2 days 21 hours ago

Foxen Makes a Better Eight

David Salituro

Level 22

Limit Flop/Draw: 25,000-50,000, 50,000-100,000 Limits
Stud Games: 15,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 50,000 Completion, 50,000-100,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 25,000/35,000 Ante, 10,000/25,000 Blinds

2-7 Triple Draw

Maksim Pisarenko raised on the button, Alex Foxen three-bet in the small blind, and Pisarenko called.

Both players drew two and Foxen bet. Pisarenko then raised, and Foxen called.

Foxen drew two, while Pisarenko stood pat. "What? You have a pat nine," Foxen said as he check-called a bet. He then took one, and Pisarenko again patted.

Foxen then led out with a bet, and Pisarenko called. Foxen showed 8x6x4x3x2x, and Pisarenko mucked 8x6x5x4x2x.

Tags: Alex Foxen Maksim Pisarenko

2 days 21 hours ago

Vengrin Getting Shorter

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Frank Visser

Level 22

Limit Flop/Draw: 25,000-50,000, 50,000-100,000 Limits
Stud Games: 15,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 50,000 Completion, 50,000-100,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 25,000/35,000 Ante, 10,000/25,000 Blinds

Stud Hi-Lo

Matt Vengrin: XxXx/4♦10♠3♠ - folded on fifth street
Derek Hanauer: K♠K♦/7♦8♠7♠

Matt Vengrin completed, Derek Hanauer two-bet, and Vengrin called. Vengrin quickly check-called a bet by Hanauer on fourth street, seeing his opponent make an open pair on fifth street.

Hanauer tossed in another bet, getting Vengrin out of the pot after a small tank.

Hanauer showed his opponent kings in the hole, and raked in the chips to leave Vengrin under four big bets.

Tags: Derek Hanauer Matt Vengrin

2 days 21 hours ago

Miller Folds to Urbanovich, Then Doubles Off Foxen

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David Salituro

Level 22

Limit Flop/Draw: 25,000-50,000, 50,000-100,000 Limits
Stud Games: 15,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 50,000 Completion, 50,000-100,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 25,000/35,000 Ante, 10,000/25,000 Blinds

Stud Hi-Lo

Dzmitry Urbanovich: XxXx/5♦2♥8♠
Ryan Miller: XxXx/A♥Q♥9♦ - folded on fifth street

Ryan Miller completed and Dzmitry Urbanovich called.

Urbanovich bet on fourth street and Miller called. Urbanovich bet again on fifth, and Miller folded this time.

A few hands later, Miller tangled in a pot with Alex Foxen.

Ryan Miller: XxXx/A♦7♥2♣ All in
Alex Foxen: XxXx/8♣5♥9♦

Miller was all in on fifth street and ended up with 7♠6♦6♠K♠ for two pair, sevens and sixes. Foxen mucked K♣10♣J♣K♦, and Miller doubled up.

Tags: Alex Foxen Dzmitry Urbanovich Ryan Miller

2 days 21 hours ago

Bryn Kenney Eliminated in 9th Place ($40,780)

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Frank Visser

Level 22

Limit Flop/Draw: 25,000-50,000, 50,000-100,000 Limits
Stud Games: 15,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 50,000 Completion, 50,000-100,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 25,000/35,000 Ante, 10,000/25,000 Blinds

Limit Hold'em

Bryn Kenney raised under the gun, and Ryan Miller and Maksim Pisarenko called in the blind. It checked to Kenney on the 5♠2♥2♣ board, and he tossed in his last 40,000. Miller called before Pisarenko folded.

Bryn Kenney: A♣Q♠ All in
Ryan Miller: Q♥8♥

Kenney kept having the best hand on the 3♦ turn and 3♥ river, nearly tripling him up.

The next hand, Alex Foxen raised under the gun. Kenney called in the big blind, prompting the dealer to fan the 4♦A♠3♠ flop. Foxen continued with a bet, which Kenney check-raised.

Foxen called to the 3♣ turn, where Kenney kept firing. Foxen raised to put his opponent all in, and Kenney quickly called off.

Bryn Kenney: 10♠9♠ All in
Alex Foxen: K♠K♣

Kenny's flush draw failed to complete on the 5♥ river, sending him to the exit in ninth place.

Tags: Alex Foxen Bryn Kenney Maksim Pisarenko Ryan Miller

2 days 21 hours ago

Hanauer Coolers Rast

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David Salituro

Level 22

Limit Flop/Draw: 25,000-50,000, 50,000-100,000 Limits
Stud Games: 15,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 50,000 Completion, 50,000-100,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 25,000/35,000 Ante, 10,000/25,000 Blinds

Stud Hi-Lo

Derek Hanauer: XxXx/K♠K♦5♣A♦/Xx
Brian Rast: XxXx/9♥J♠7♣K♥/Xx

Derek Hanauer bet on fourth street and Brian Rast called. Both players then checked on fifth.

Hanauer bet on sixth, and Rast then raised. Hanauer called to seventh, where Rast bet again. Hanauer then raised, and Rast called.

Hanauer turned over A♣A♠Q♣ for a full house, and Rast flashed Q♥10♥6♥ for a straight as he mucked.

Tags: Brian Rast Derek Hanauer

2 days 21 hours ago

Foxen Bets Out Pisarenko

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David Salituro

Level 22

Limit Flop/Draw: 25,000-50,000, 50,000-100,000 Limits
Stud Games: 15,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 50,000 Completion, 50,000-100,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 25,000/35,000 Ante, 10,000/25,000 Blinds

Limit Hold'em

Maksim Pisarenko raised on the button and Alex Foxen called in the big blind.

The flop came 3♦3♣5♣ and Pisarenko bet. Foxen then raised, and Pisarenko called.

Foxen bet on the 9♥ turn, and Pisarenko called to the 2♦ river. Foxen then bet again, and Pisarenko folded this time.

Tags: Alex Foxen Maksim Pisarenko

2 days 21 hours ago

Taylor Atchison Eliminated in 10th Place ($32,710)

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Frank Visser

Level 22

Limit Flop/Draw: 25,000-50,000, 50,000-100,000 Limits
Stud Games: 15,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 50,000 Completion, 50,000-100,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 25,000/35,000 Ante, 10,000/25,000 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

Taylor Atchison raised his button to 75,000, and Richard Bai defended in the big blind. Atchison fired a big bet of 185,000 on the K♥6♠7♠ flop, which Bai check-called after some debate.

The 2♥ turn saw Atchison push all in for 305,000. Bai entered the tank for a bit, then check-called to put his opponent at risk.

Taylor Atchison: A♥K♣10♠4♠ All in
Richard Bai: 8♥7♣5♠5♣

Atchison's top pair and flush draw had a decent lead over Bai, but Bai hit one of his outs on the 7♦ river, making trips to send Atchison to the rail as the third elimination of the day.

Tags: Richard Bai Taylor Atchison

2 days 21 hours ago

Nicholas Marchington Eliminated in 11th Place ($32,710)

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David Salituro

Level 22

Limit Flop/Draw: 25,000-50,000, 50,000-100,000 Limits
Stud Games: 15,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 50,000 Completion, 50,000-100,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 25,000/35,000 Ante, 10,000/25,000 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

Maksim Pisarenko limped in from under the gun before Bryn Kenney raised to 100,000 in the hijack. Alex Foxen then three-bet to 360,000 in the cutoff and Nicholas Marchington called all in for 125,000 in the big blind. Pisarenko folded, while Kenney also called.

The flop came Q♠10♠7♣ and Kenney announced pot. Foxen snap-called for 760,000.

Nicholas Marchington: A♦K♦10♣2♦ All in
Alex Foxen: A♣A♠J♣8♠ All in
Bryn Kenney: Q♦J♥10♦8♦

Kenney was ahead with top two pair, while the J♦ turn then gave Marchington the lead with a straight. The river, though, was the 5♠ and Foxen hit the nut flush to scoop the massive pot. Marchington was sent to the rail, while Foxen doubled up off Kenney.

Tags: Alex Foxen Bryn Kenney Maksim Pisarenko Nicholas Marchington

2 days 22 hours ago

Kenney Snaps Off Marchington's Bluff

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Frank Visser

Level 22

Limit Flop/Draw: 25,000-50,000, 50,000-100,000 Limits
Stud Games: 15,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 50,000 Completion, 50,000-100,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 25,000/35,000 Ante, 10,000/25,000 Blinds

Razz

Nicholas Marchington: KxKx4x/Ax3xQx5x
Bryn Kenney: 7x6x2x/8x5x9x8x

Nicholas Marchington completed on third street. Bryn Kenney called, and he called again when Marchington bet on fourth street.

Kenney caught best on fifth street but checked. Marchington bet, and Kenney called. Sixth street then checked through to seventh street, where Marchington quickly led out with a bet.

Kenney instantly called. Marchington could only table a queen-low, leaving Kenney to take the pot with his eight-low.

Tags: Bryn Kenney Nicholas Marchington

2 days 22 hours ago

David Baker Eliminated in 12th Place ($27,080)

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David Salituro

Level 22

Limit Flop/Draw: 25,000-50,000, 50,000-100,000 Limits
Stud Games: 15,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 50,000 Completion, 50,000-100,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 25,000/35,000 Ante, 10,000/25,000 Blinds

Razz

David Baker: XxXx/10x3xKx All in
Brian Rast: XxXx/2xAx2x

Brian Rast bet on fourth street and David Baker called. Rast bet again on fifth, Baker raised all in, and Rast called.

Rast ended up with 5x8x9x6x for 8-6-5-2-A, while Baker had Ax5x7x showing going to seventh. He slowly peeled his last card and turned over a Qx, sealing his elimination in 12th place.

Tags: Brian Rast David Baker