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The floor was called after a hand was exposed, and a player was eliminated from the 2026 WSOP Main Event on a hero call gone horribly wrong.
Day 2d is underway at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. Hundreds of new players have entered the $10,000 buy-in World Championship tournament, with registration set to close following the second level on Tuesday.
The money bubble likely won’t burst until early on Day 4. But the pressure is still on the remaining players, and it showed in one hand where an eliminated player got into it with his opponent.
Right Read, Wrong Time
As captured by PokerNews live reporter Tim Baker during the first Day 2d level, a board showed J♠K♦2♥5♠9♥, with around 35,000 in the pot and 400/800 blinds, Andreas Staschewski moved all in from the small blind.
Staschewski had his opponent, Yervand Boyadjian, covered. Boyadjian had 30,000 behind, or about 38 big blinds. He had A♣3♠ for just ace-high, but he appeared convinced he was up against a bluff.
Boyadjian went deep into the tank, visibly distressed by the decision for his tournament life. Throughout the tank, he repeatedly tried to engage Staschewski in conversation, but the Austrian remained stoic.
“Oh my god, what do I do here, f**k,” Boyadjian questioned.
Boyadjian asked the dealer if he could expose his cards and whether they would be dead if he did. The dealer confirmed his hand would remain live, and Boyadjian turned over his cards, showing Staschewski that he was genuinely considering calling him with a weak ace-high.
Staschewski then asked the dealer to call the floor, but the dealer’s voice wasn’t loud enough to carry from the corner of the Horseshoe. So, Staschewski took a deep breath before bellowing several times, “Floor, 487!”
The floor staff eventually arrived and explained that Boyadjian’s hand remained live, with any issue regarding his conduct to be dealt with after the hand was complete.
Another player at the table called the clock, and as the countdown ticked away, Boyadjian stacked his chips, kissed them, and then slammed them across the betting line.
It turned out that Boyadjian’s read was accurate that his opponent was bluffing. The only problem for him was that Staschewski was bluffing with a better ace — A♥10♦ — and won the pot to crack 160,000 chips at the time.
Boyadjian didn’t leave quietly and without incident.
“You’re so f**king bad,” he told Staschewski as he gathered his belongings.
Staschewski then complained to the floor staff that Boyadjian had touched him while trying to influence his decision, arguing that it should not be allowed.
“I didn’t touch you, stop being a b***h, shut up,” Boyadjian replied as he walked away.
Boyadjian, an Armenian player with over $780,000 in The Hendon Mob recorded cashes, was gone from the Main Event a few hours before registration closed.
A similar situation occurred on the ESPN+ livestream last night during the Day 2abc session when Mike Matusow was penalized for exposing his cards while facing a bet. Matusow, however, was not combative or insulting to his opponent, and he bagged chips at the end of the night.
PokerNews will continue with exclusive live updates of the biggest event in poker until a champion is crowned on Aug. 5.
