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WSOP Hands of the Week: What Left Martin Kabrheal Saying 'You Screwed Yourself and Myself'?
Dramatic hands unfolded at the 2026 World Series of Poker as Daniel Negreanu hit a straight flush, Nancy Birnbaum experienced a brutal river, and Martin Kabrhel expressed colorful frustration.
TL;DR
The latest "Hands of the Week" review from the 2026 WSOP features pivotal moments, including Daniel Negreanu's straight flush double-up in the $25,000 High Roller PLO/NLH Mixed event. Other notable hands included a devastating river for Nancy Birnbaum in the $1,000 Super Seniors and a heated exchange involving Martin Kabrhel in the $1,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship.
The 2026 World Series of Poker is nearing its conclusion, with over 70 bracelet events wrapped up and the $10,000 Main Event on the horizon. Throughout the summer, the PokerNews Live Reporting Team has captured a series of memorable hands, showcasing both strategic prowess and unfortunate turns of events on the felt.
In Event #64: $25,000 High Roller PLO/NLH Mixed, Daniel Negreanu secured a significant double-up on Day 3. Facing Eelis Parssinen in a PLO round, Negreanu, holding K♣ J♦ 10♣ 4♦, turned a king-high straight flush on a J♠ J♣ 9♣ Q♣ board, besting Parssinen's turned queens full of jacks. The river 7♥ sealed Negreanu's win, moving him up the chip counts.
Event #61: $1,000 Super Seniors saw a brutal runout for Nancy Birnbaum on Day 4. With A♥ K♠, Birnbaum was ahead against Lionel Barracano's K♦ J♠ pre-flop. The board ran out 4♥ 9♠ 10♣ 7♣, keeping Birnbaum in the lead, but the 8♠ river completed a jack-high straight for Barracano. This left Birnbaum with a minimal stack, and she was eliminated shortly after in fifth place, earning $100,488.
Another multi-way hand unfolded in Event #50: $1,500 Millionaire Maker with 13 players remaining. Ryan Eriquezzo's K♦ K♣ started strong against Alex Kim's K♠ J♣ and Antony Rubin's A♥ K♥. A 9♠ turn on a 5♠ Q♣ 8♠ board gave Kim a spade flush draw, which materialized with the J♠ river, cracking Eriquezzo's kings and sending him out in 13th for $94,000. Rubin was left with a short stack and was eliminated in 12th place for the same amount.
Perhaps the most dramatic hand occurred in Event #75: $1,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship, involving Martin Kabrhel, Brian Yoon, and Bryce Yockey. After Kabrhel folded to a significant raise on sixth street, citing a belief that Yockey had a full house, Yoon tabled 4♥ 3♦ 2♠ in the hole for a straight and a six-low. Yockey, holding Q♠ 4♠ 2♣ for just trip aces with no full house, was scooped by Yoon. A frustrated Kabrhel remarked to Yockey, "You screw yourself and myself." Yockey replied, "Because I wanted you to fold a straight," leading to continued discussion after the hand.
