Amarender Puri Survives Brutal Cooler in WSOP Main Event

Amarender Puri survived a brutal cooler in the 2026 World Series of Poker main event against Jason James. The flop was Q♠J♠J♥, and the turn card was the 9♠. The river card was the 10♥. Puri had 352,000 chips at the end of the night, while James had 316,000 chips. Jason James had a king-high straight flush with K♠10♠, while Amarender Puri had jacks full of nines with J♣9♣. James finished 14th in 2024 for $450,400. Day 4 is beginning just seven eliminations away from the money bubble bursting. The top 1,382 will earn a share of the $85,634,400. This year’s main event drew 9,208 entries, the fourth-largest turnout in the storied history of poker’s world championship.