The $1,500 Omaha 8 of the World Series of Poker 2026 at Horseshoe & Paris Las Vegas moves to Day 2 with 179 players remaining. Ingo Klasen from Germany is well positioned.With Event #4 of the WSOP 2026, the first non-NLH tournament kicked off. They are playing Fixed-Limit Omaha High-Low. A total of 828 buy-ins of $1,500 have made their way to the table, creating a prize pool of about $1.1 million. 125 players will make the money. The minimum cash payout is $1,020, while the winner will take home $1,362 along with the bracelet.After 15 levels, the day concluded. 179 players bagged their chips, with American Lawrence Berg (373,000) leading ahead of his compatriot Dekel Balas (354,000). Ingo Klasen is also in a strong position, starting Day 2 with 271,000 in chips in 4th place. Also advancing are Sebastian Schulz (83rd/107,000) and Hanh Tran (161st/30,000). The limits are set at 6,000/12,000.
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World Series of Poker 2026
Date: May 26 to July 15 /
Main Event FT August 3rd – 5th
Location: Horseshoe Las Vegas
Events: 100 live & 30 online
Buy-Ins: $1 to $1,000, online starting at $1
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Buy-In: $1,500
Entries: 828
Prize Pool: $1,099,170
Paid Places: 125Remaining Players: tba
Limits: 6,000/12,000
The Payouts
| Place | Prize Money |
|---|
| 1 | $1,362 |
| 2 | $1,528 |
| 3 | $1,038 |
| 4 | $1,517 |
| 5 | $1,879 |
| 6 | $1,973 |
| 7 | $1,817 |
| 8-9 | $1,149 |
| 10-11 | $1,155 |
| 12-14 | $1,304 |
| 15-20 | $1,245 |
| 21-27 | $1,743 |
| 28-34 | $1,638 |
| 35-41 | $1,823 |
| 42-48 | $1,223 |
| 49-55 | $1,788 |
| 56-62 | $1,481 |
| 63-69 | $1,280 |
| 70-83 | $1,171 |
| 84-125 | $1,020 |
Top 25 Chip Counts from Day 1
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|
| 1 | Lawrence Berg | United States | 373,000 |
| 2 | Dekel Balas | United States | 354,000 |
| 3 | William House | United States | 294,000 |
| 4 | Ingo Klasen | Germany | 271,000 |
| 5 | Benjamin Gold | United States | 270,000 |
| 6 | Aaron Kupin | United States | 262,000 |
| 7 | Ryan Bambrick | United States | 255,000 |
| 8 | Tony Diehl | United States | 241,000 |
| 9 | Owais Ahmed | United States | 240,000 |
| 10 | Rafael Concepcion | United States | 239,000 |
| 11 | John Holley | United States | 238,000 |
| 12 | Paul Cloter | United States | 235,000 |
| 13 | Justin Liberto | United States | 234,000 |
| 14 | Nicholas Lafata | United States | 225,000 |
| 15 | Per Hildebrand | Sweden | 224,000 |
| 16 | Nolan Guagenti | United States | 220,000 |
| 17 | Renan Bruschi | Brazil | 216,000 |
| 18 | Nirath Rean | United States | 213,000 |
| 19 | Joseph Bertrand | United States | 211,000 |
| 20 | Katherine Orschel | United States | 208,000 |
| 21 | Esther Taylor | United States | 208,000 |
| 22 | Joseph Hallock | United States | 208,000 |
| 23 | Ray Fishman | United States | 201,000 |
| 24 | John Esposito | United States | 195,000 |
| 25 | Kirk Loberman | United States | 192,000 |
