Ten players remain in the $1,500 Dealer’s Choice 6-Handed Event #20 of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2026 at Horseshoe & Paris Las Vegas after Day 2, with Dario Sammartino in second place behind Philip Wess.There were still 132 of the 656 entries left going into Day 2. Philip Sternheimer was the only German player on Day 2, and he narrowly missed out on making the 99 paid positions, finishing in 96th place for $1,009.By the end of the day, many other well-known players were eliminated, including Eli Elezra (88th for $1,009), Chino Rheem (79th for $1,009), and defending champion Benny Glaser (58th for $1,159). Others who departed included Josh Arieh (54th for $1,159), James Obst (29th for $1,460), and David “ODB” Baker (25th for $1,460).With ten players left, the day ended, and we can look forward to a high-stakes final. Philip Wess is the substantial chip leader with 5,370,000, followed by Dario Sammartino (2,030,000), Nathan Gamble (1,350,000), and Jeff Madsen (750,000). All are guaranteed $1,430, while the winner will take home $1,057.
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World Series of Poker 2026
Date: May 26 to July 15 /
Main Event Final Table August 3 – 5
Location: Horseshoe Las Vegas
Events: 100 live & 30 online
Buy-ins: $1 to $1,000, online from $1
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Buy-in: $1,500
Entries: 656
Prize Pool: $1,840
Paid Places: 99Remaining Players: 10
Blinds: 10k/25k/25kReports:
Day 1Chip Counts from Day 2
| Rank | Name | Country | Chip Count |
| 1 | Philip Wess | United States | 5,370,000 |
| 2 | Dario Sammartino | Italy | 2,030,000 |
| 3 | Robert Klein | United States | 1,915,000 |
| 4 | Luteng Li | Canada | 1,650,000 |
| 5 | Nathan Gamble | United States | 1,350,000 |
| 6 | Clayton Mozdzen | Canada | 1,180,000 |
| 7 | John Bunch | United States | 1,155,000 |
| 8 | Jeff Madsen | United States | 750,000 |
| 9 | Kelvin Zhao | United States | 510,000 |
| 10 | Daniel Geyser | United States | 480,000 |
Payouts
| Rank | Name | Country | Payout |
| 1 | | | $1,057 |
| 2 | | | $1,341 |
| 3 | | | $1,042 |
| 4 | | | $1,383 |
| 5 | | | $1,588 |
| 6 | | | $1,766 |
| 7 | | | $1,137 |
| 8 | | | $1,592 |
| 9 | | | $1,592 |
| 10 | | | $1,430 |
| 11 | Ryan Hughes | United States | $1,430 |
| 12 | Allan Le | United States | $1,198 |
| 13 | Lawrence Brandt | United States | $1,198 |
| 14 | Steven Rosling | United States | $1,198 |
| 15 | Shuofei Geng | United States | $1,198 |
| 16 | Anthony Arvidson | United States | $1,198 |
| 17 | Andrey Zhigalov | Russian Federation | $1,198 |
| 18 | Nicholas Stille | United States | $1,606 |
| 19 | Gregory Kelley | United States | $1,606 |
| 20 | Yang Lu | China | $1,606 |
| 21 | Casey Hayes | United States | $1,606 |
| 22 | Travis Pearson | United States | $1,606 |
| 23 | Michael Estes | United States | $1,606 |
| 24 | Adam Owen | United Kingdom | $1,460 |
| 25 | David “ODB” Baker | United States | $1,460 |
| 26 | Javier Francort | Netherlands | $1,460 |
| 27 | Sandeep Nene | India | $1,460 |
| 28 | Michael Wagner | United States | $1,460 |
| 29 | James Obst | Australia | $1,460 |
| 30 | Ashish Gupta | Australia | $1,632 |
| 31 | Joseph Scheinberg | United States | $1,632 |
| 32 | Yong Wang | China | $1,632 |
| 33 | Felix McPeake | United Kingdom | $1,632 |
| 34 | Nick Yunis | Chile | $1,632 |
| 35 | Thomas Schneider | United States | $1,632 |
| 36 | Ethan Bennett | United States | $1,036 |
| 37 | Dennis Kim | United States | $1,036 |
| 38 | Sean Yu | United States | $1,036 |
| 39 | Christopher Viox | United States | $1,036 |
| 40 | Thomas Taylor | Canada | $1,036 |
| 41 | Luis Velador | Mexico | $1,036 |
| 42 | Christopher McHugh | United States | $1,615 |
| 43 | Eric Varnado | United States | $1,615 |
| 44 | Walter Chambers | United States | $1,615 |
| 45 | Brandon Belsky | United States | $1,615 |
| 46 | Christina Hill | United States | $1,615 |
| 47 | Eng Tang | United States | $1,615 |
| 48 | John Brinkman | United States | $1,331 |
| 49 | Zhun Wang | China | $1,331 |
| 50 | Ari Engel | Canada | $1,331 |
| 51 | Louis Werman | United States | $1,331 |
| 52 | Adam Kipnis | United States | $1,331 |
| 53 | Julio Pulrolnik | Brazil | $1,331 |
| 54 | Josh Arieh | United States | $1,159 |
| 55 | Christopher Vitch | United States | $1,159 |
| 56 | Dylan Smith | United States | $1,159 |
| 57 | Daniel Sprung | United States | $1,159 |
| 58 | Benny Glaser | United Kingdom | $1,159 |
| 59 | Nissen Osterneck | – | $1,159 |
| 60 | David Matsumoto | United States | $1,159 |
| 61 | John Hardie | United States | $1,159 |
| 62 | Douglas Miner | United States | $1,159 |
| 63 | Amir Nematinia | United States | $1,159 |
| 64 | Christian Roberts | Venezuela | $1,159 |
| 65 | Terrance Reid | United States | $1,159 |
| 66 | Schuyler Thornton | United States | $1,009 |
| 67 | Peter Kelly | United States | $1,009 |
| 68 | Chip Jett | United States | $1,009 |
| 69 | Maxx Coleman | United States | $1,009 |
| 70 | Dean Joe | United States | $1,009 |
| 71 | Arthur Zabronsky | United States | $1,009 |
| 72 | nobodyrunsbettr | – | $1,009 |
| 73 | Danny Chang | United States | $1,009 |
| 74 | Ariel Mantel | Argentina | $1,009 |
| 75 | Alan Myerson | United States | $1,009 |
| 76 | Vincent Ta | United States | $1,009 |
| 77 | Jonathan Wirjo | United States | $1,009 |
| 78 | Jonathan Park | United States | $1,009 |
| 79 | Chino Rheem | United States | $1,009 |
| 80 | David Prociak | United States | $1,009 |
| 81 | Jonathan Krela | Canada | $1,009 |
| 82 | Jeffrey Mitseff | United States | $1,009 |
| 83 | Shawn Buchanan | Canada | $1,009 |
| 84 | Justin Gardenhire | United States | $1,009 |
| 85 | Lee Horton | United Kingdom | $1,009 |
| 86 | Nick Guagenti | United States | $1,009 |
| 87 | Allen Chang | United States | $1,009 |
| 88 | Eli Elezra | Israel | $1,009 |
| 89 | J Hijar | United States | $1,009 |
| 90 | Darryl Lorenz | United States | $1,009 |
| 91 | Christopher Grzadziel | – | $1,009 |
| 92 | Tobias Leknes | Norway | $1,009 |
| 93 | Kevin Choi | Hong Kong | $1,009 |
| 94 | Yuval Bronshtein | Israel | $1,009 |
| 95 | Aaron Schaff | United States | $1,009 |
| 96 | Philip Sternheimer | Germany | $1,009 |
| 97 | Ibrahim Ghazal | United States | $1,009 |
| 98 | Adithya Sundar | United States | $1,009 |
| 99 | Asher Lower | United States | $1,009 |
