Aylar Lie’s run in this year’s 2026 World Series of Poker Main Event came to a swift and brutal end on Day 1c after she ran into one of the nastiest coolers of the summer.
The poker player, glamour model, and TV star was trying to spin up a stack in this year’s $10,000 World Championship when she became the victim of a hand that left her drawing dead against quads, bringing her tournament to an abrupt conclusion.
A Nasty Cooler for Lie
The hand was recounted to PokerNews’ Frank Visser by Renan Revinthis, the other player involved, who explained that Lie opened the action from under the gun before he made the call from the next seat. The rest of the table folded, sending the two players heads up to a flop of A♦Q♣4♥.
Lie then checked to Revinthis, who fired a continuation bet. Lie called and did the same on the 4♠ turn after checking once more, allowing the pot to grow heading to the river.
When the A♠ completed the board, Lie sprang into action, making a pot-sized bet of approximately 10,500. Revinthis responded by moving his chips all-in, putting Lie to the test for her remaining stack of around 38,000 chips.
Lie made the call, believing her rivered full house A♥K♦ would be good enough nearly all of the time.
Instead, Revinthis tabled 4♦4♣ for quad fours, having flopped a set before improving on the turn. Lie’s aces full looked like a monster by the river, but it was second best.
2026 WSOP Main Event Continues on Day 1c
While Lie’s WSOP Main Event may be over for another year, play continues for the rest of the contenders in Horseshoe & Paris Las Vegas, with a few hours remaining before bagging on Day 1c.
Prolific low-to-mid-stakes grinder Justin Arnwine holds a big stack into the evening session. Meanwhile, the first former WSOP Main Event winner who entered this year’s tournament has been eliminated, with Martin Jacobson, the 2014 world champion, exiting after unsuccessfully running queens into American player Alain Benabou.
Joe Cada (133,600), Greg Raymer (122,300), Greg Merson (81,200), Daniel Weinman (79,300), Michael Mizrachi (73,200), Jack Sinclair (63,600), Phil Hellmuth (60,000), and Damian Salas (54,800) all bagged chips on Days 1a and 1b. As Day 1c enters its final level, Qui Nguyen, Jamie Gold, and Annette Obrestad remain in the field hoping to avoid joining Jacobson on the rail.
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Eliot Thomas
Editor, Poker & Casino