Chino Rheem raised to 240,000 in middle position, Sebastian Schulze flatted in the cutoff, and Marco Johnson three-bet to 1,800,000 in the small blind. Rheem folded and Schulze back-jammed to put Johnson at risk, who had 6,765,000 behind. Johnson made the call.
Marco Johnson: K♥K♦ 
Sebastian Schulze: A♥K♠
The board of 2♥6♦4♣Q♠9♠ ran out safe for Johnson, earning him the monster pot to propel into the chip lead.
The Foxen family has 10 combined bracelets — two this year. For now.
That number could increase to as many as 12 on Friday as both high rollers — Alex Foxen and Kristen Foxen — were deep and big-stacked in separate events at the time of publishing. Both future Poker Hall of Famers (maybe this year for Kristen?) have already won bracelets at the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP).
But they're looking for more, and to chase the WSOP Player of the Year award.
Level: 30
Blinds: 100,000/150,000
Ante: 150,000
The remaining 9 players take a short 15-minute break. Action is due to resume at 5.41 p.m.
Faraz Jaka opened to 240,000 from under the gun and Pyeongkang Kim called from late position. Kenzo Ishida also defended the big blind, taking the players three-ways to the K♠8♣7♥ flop.
Both Ishida and Jaka made quick checks to Kim who bet 350,000. Ishida made a quick muck of their cards and Jaka raised to 925,000.
Kim checked their cards, looked at the board and also opted to give up the pot.
Faraz Jaka raised to 240,000 in late position, Chino Rheem three-bet to 800,000 in the cutoff, and Sebastien Grax cold four-bet shoved for 2,800,000 in the small blind to put himself at risk. Only Rheem called.
Sebastien Grax: J♠J♦
Chino Rheem: Q♠Q♦
Rheem's pair of queens remained in the lead all the way as the board ran out 4♥8♥4♠3♥10♦, ending Grax's tournament run.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elliot Smith | Canada | 3,900,000 | 33 | |
| 2 | Chino Rheem | United States | 5,950,000 | 50 | |
| 3 | Pyeongkang Kim | Korea, Republic of | 3,825,000 | 32 | |
| 4 | Sebastien Grax | France | 2,800,000 | 23 | |
| 5 | Srivinay Irrinki | United States | 4,200,000 | 35 | |
| 6 | Sebastian Schulze | Germany | 8,400,000 | 70 | |
| 7 | Vamerdino Magsakay | Philippines | 2,600,000 | 22 | |
| 8 | Marco Johnson | United States | 9,500,000 | 79 | |
| 9 | Kenzo Ishida | Japan | 10,350,000 | 86 | |
| 10 | Faraz Jaka | United States | 3,820,000 | 32 |
Joey Weissman opened to 240,000 from under the gun and action folded around to Sebastian Schulze in the big blind who moved all in. Weissman had only just stacked up to just over two million after eliminating Michael Letal, and was willing to risk it again as he made the call.
Joey Weissman: 10♦10♠
Sebastian Schulze: A♥K♣
Weissman was holding on the 4♥Q♣6♠ flop, but that all ended after the dealer placed the K♥ turn. A Q♦ river didn't give Weissman anything to work with and he hit the rail in 11th place, narrowy missing out on making the final table.
Vamerdino Magsakay opened to 250,000 from under the gun and Marco Johnson three-bet to 700,000 on the button.
Action folded back around to Magsakay who counted out his stack and picked up more chips and four-bet to 1,450,000. Johnson took some time before opting to jam, covering Magsakays' remaining two million stack. Magsakay snap folded, loosing nearly half his stack pre-flop.
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