that were nearly destroyed by Stephen Lee’s flopped set of 7s; however, the board came 
giving Vrubel the flush, and thus Lee had to be the first to go.The number of German-speaking players was significantly higher, including Tom Kunze, Pierre Mothes, Jürgen Heidl, Leonard Hermann, Konstantin Held, Nils Pudel, Fabian Gumz, Sigi Friedel, Matthias Auer, Stefan Kiwisch, Claudio Müller, Karim Ghozlani, and the Luxembourgian Sihao Zhang. International stars like Kenny Hallaert, Greg Raymer, Kevin Martin, Antonio Esfandiari, Brad Owen, Sergi Reixach, Mike Matusow, Mateusz Moolhuizen, and many more also participated.By the end of the five levels, nearly a quarter of the players had already encountered “seat open” again, with 761 players packing it in. The counts will follow as always ASAP.Day 1 Level 1 of The Main Event
One player’s heartbreak is another player’s glory!That was the case for Stephen Lee who was the first player eliminated on Day 1B of the $1,000 MAIN EVENT at the hands of Shraga Vrubel. pic.twitter.com/SmhtF3xTOl— WSOP – World Series of Poker (@WSOP) July 3, 2026
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