WSOP 2026 – Moment of the Day – 13 June – The Sleeping Beauty

No one argues that some poker game types are much more exciting and action-packed than others. Without doubting the high level of skills to master fixed-limit hold’em, that game could easily be at one end of the scale, while well-known variants like Badugi or Pineapple are still less intense than Crazy Watermelon.

Every home game has that one player who pushes the evening too far, and finally crashes on the couch. Of course, there will be video footage circulating on social media about that, but that is what friends are for, right? Today’s Moment of the Day could be summarized as “I just close my eyes for a moment”.

Getting Too Much Attention – Sleeping Poker Player at WSOP 2006

The extensive media coverage of the World Series of Poker produced several viral reels, stories, and comments. This guy might not have thought he’d feature in any of them for the reason he did. He might have imagined himself celebrating a final table appearance or WSOP bracelet win, but it looks like he overestimated his stamina.

LIMIT HOLD’EM PUT THIS MAN TO SLEEP

We knew Limit Hold’em could be slow… but not “fall asleep at the table” slow.

Is this the slowest hand of the summer? pic.twitter.com/hh9qF0pp8g

- WSOP – World Series of Poker (@WSOP) June 13, 2026

What could we say – fixed-limit games are not for everyone. The other possibility is that he can play his A-game by default even when woken up from his dream. Falling asleep at the poker table might be even more costly in online games , where a misclick could endanger your whole stack. At live poker games, you have the dealer at least to wake you up…