﻿{"id":18497,"date":"2026-06-16T16:16:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T08:16:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hunter.poker\/?p=18497"},"modified":"2026-06-16T16:16:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T08:16:59","slug":"phil-ivey-first-2026-wsop-final-table-250k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hunter.poker\/en\/phil-ivey-first-2026-wsop-final-table-250k\/","title":{"rendered":"Phil Ivey&#039;s first WSOP final table appearance in 2026 ended with a cold hand of 1TP 4T 250K."},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"18497\" class=\"elementor elementor-18497\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c77cee7 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c77cee7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2b5bb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2b5bb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18505\" src=\"https:\/\/pub-dc2de6f8f0454e48ae0895383ea4705c.r2.dev\/hunter.poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1-23-300x199.webp\" alt=\"Phil Ivey&#039;s first WSOP final table appearance in 2026 ended with a cold hand of 1TP 4T 250K.\" width=\"450\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pub-dc2de6f8f0454e48ae0895383ea4705c.r2.dev\/hunter.poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1-23-300x199.webp 300w, https:\/\/pub-dc2de6f8f0454e48ae0895383ea4705c.r2.dev\/hunter.poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1-23-18x12.webp 18w, https:\/\/pub-dc2de6f8f0454e48ae0895383ea4705c.r2.dev\/hunter.poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1-23.webp 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/> <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><em>Phil Ivey finished eighth in the $250,000 Super High Roller event, earning $553,270. He was eliminated in a crucial hand against Bryn Kenney&#039;s pocket queens with pocket jacks.<\/em><\/span><\/p><p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><span class=\"\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Phil Ivey, the greatest poker player of all time (GOAT), concluded one of the deepest journeys of the 2026 World Series of Poker in the highest buy-in event of the tournament.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">The 11-time bracelet winner lost to Bryn Kenney&#039;s pocket queens with pocket jacks at the official final table of the $250,000 Super High Roller event, finishing in eighth place and winning $553,270.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Although this result did not win him his 12th gold bracelet, it was still Ivey&#039;s best result this summer and his first final table appearance in this series.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">The tournament attracted 56 participants, with a total prize pool of $13,720,000, and the champion will receive $4,334,411 in prize money.<\/span><\/p><h3 class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong><span class=\"\">Ivey fights back before being eliminated from the final table.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-18506\" src=\"https:\/\/pub-dc2de6f8f0454e48ae0895383ea4705c.r2.dev\/hunter.poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2-19-300x200.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pub-dc2de6f8f0454e48ae0895383ea4705c.r2.dev\/hunter.poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2-19-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/pub-dc2de6f8f0454e48ae0895383ea4705c.r2.dev\/hunter.poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2-19-18x12.webp 18w, https:\/\/pub-dc2de6f8f0454e48ae0895383ea4705c.r2.dev\/hunter.poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2-19.webp 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p><p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Ivey entered the final day as one of the nine finalists, and it seems likely that he will be the first player eliminated that day.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Instead, he staged an early comeback at the final table. His first double-up came from Kenney \u2013 AQ beat KQ, pushing his chip stack to 4,200,000.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Several subsequent successful 3-bet all-in bets helped him climb to over 20 big blinds and return to the competitive ranks.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">For a brief moment, the possibility of Ivey making another comeback felt incredibly real. But that hope was quickly dashed.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">With blinds at 150,000\/300,000, Ivey opened from early position and raised to 600,000. Action continued until Kenney in the big blind 3-bet to 1,650,000. Ivey quickly went all-in with 5,800,000, and Kenney instantly called.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span class=\"\">Phil Ivey\uff1aJ\u2660J\u2665<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span class=\"\">Bryn Kenney: Q\u2660Q\u2663<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Ivey needed to beat a higher pair with the community cards, but the board of 10\u26664\u26652\u26639\u26639\u2660 didn&#039;t help. Both players improved to two pair, but Kenney&#039;s Q and 9 were still the highest, and Ivey&#039;s journey ended in eighth place.<\/span><\/p><h3 class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong><span class=\"\">How will Ivey perform at the 2026 WSOP?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-18507\" src=\"https:\/\/pub-dc2de6f8f0454e48ae0895383ea4705c.r2.dev\/hunter.poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3-16-300x200.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pub-dc2de6f8f0454e48ae0895383ea4705c.r2.dev\/hunter.poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3-16-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/pub-dc2de6f8f0454e48ae0895383ea4705c.r2.dev\/hunter.poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3-16-18x12.webp 18w, https:\/\/pub-dc2de6f8f0454e48ae0895383ea4705c.r2.dev\/hunter.poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3-16.webp 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p><p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">The 2026 WSOP has had a slow start for Ivey, who had already bought in multiple times before winning his first prize this summer.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">His first prize came from the #38:$10,000 Limit Texas Hold&#039;em Championship, where he finished ninth, earning $30,292 and narrowly missing the official final table.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">He tried to enter last in the $100,000 High Roller but failed to win any prizes. However, the Super High Roller provided him with his first major deep run of the summer.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">When Nick Petrangelo broke the prize bubble late on Day 2, Ivey secured a minimum of $518,518 and moved up another place on Final Day to $553,270.<\/span><\/p><h3 class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong><span class=\"\">Phil Ivey&#039;s WSOP gold bracelet record<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3><div class=\"ds-scroll-area ds-scroll-area--show-on-focus-within ds-scroll-area--enabled _1210dd7 c03cafe9\"><table><thead><tr><th><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">years<\/span><\/th><th><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Tournament<\/span><\/th><th><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Number of participants<\/span><\/th><th><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">bonus<\/span><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">2000<\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">$2,500 Pot-Limit Omaha<\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">100<\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">$195,000<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">2002<\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">$1,500, Limited to 7-card all-in bet<\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">253<\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">$132,000<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">2002<\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">$2,500, Limited to 7-card stud poker, high and low.<\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">126<\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">$118,440<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">2002<\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">$2,000 Limited Bets SHOE.<\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">143<\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">$107,540<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">2005<\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">$5,000 Pot Limit Omaha<\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">134<\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">$635,603<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">2009<\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">$2,500 No-Limit 2-7 Low-Level Stud Draw<\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">147<\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">$96,367<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">2009<\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">$2,500 Omaha\/Seven-card Stud High\/Low 8 or better<\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">376<\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">$220,538<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">2010<\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">$3,000 HORSE.<\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">478<\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">$329,840<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">2013<\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">(WSOP Asia Pacific) A$2,200 Mixed Event (8-Game)<\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">81<\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">A$51,840<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">2014<\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">$1,500 8-Game Mixed Match<\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">485<\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">$166,986<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">2024<\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"\" style=\"color: #000000;\">$10,000 Limited Bets 2-7 Three-Draw Tournament<\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"\">149<\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"\">$347,440<\/span><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h3>Want to change Texas Holdem from \"can understand\" to \"can win\"?<\/h3><p><span style=\"color: #333300;\">If you want to learn more about Texas Hold'em, you can continue reading\uff1a<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/hunter.poker\/en\/texas-holdem-history\/\">The Origins of Texas Hold'em: Why is it the World's Most Popular Poker Variant?<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hunter.poker\/en\/texas-holdem-hand-rankings\/\">Texas Hold'em Hand Rankings and Showdown Rules (Beginner\u2019s Essentials)<\/a><br data-start=\"2628\" data-end=\"2631\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hunter.poker\/en\/texas-holdem-betting-actions\/\">Texas Hold'em Betting teaching: Check \/ Bet \/ 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