WSOP 2026: Christopher Frank joins the $25k PLO action

The $1k PLO High Roller kicked off strong at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2026 at Horseshoe & Paris Las Vegas. Christopher Frank advanced to Day 2 alongside Klemens Roiter.Starting conditions include 150,000 chips and 60-minute levels, with two flights and two re-entries allowed for each. Late registration ends at the conclusion of Level 12 (Day 2). Day 1A attracted a solid 105 entries, but only 27 players remained at the end.Many PLO regulars were already in action, and several familiar faces are among the remaining players. Joni Jouhkimainen topped the chip counts with 1,598,000 chips, while Alex Foxen is also doing well with 1,150,000. Christopher Frank finished 8th with 692,000, and Klemens Roiter sits 16th with 431,000.

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World Series of Poker 2026

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WSOP Event #47: Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller

Buy-In: $1,000 Entries: 105  / tba Prize Pool: tba Paid Places: tbaRemaining Players: 27/ Blinds: 3,000/5,000/5,000

Payouts

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Chip Counts from Day 1A

Rank	Name	Country	Chip Count
1	Joni Jouhkimainen	Finland	1,598,000
2	Ka Kwan Lau	Hong Kong	1,205,000
3	Alex Foxen	USA	1,150,000
4	Nino Pansier	Netherlands	1,028,000
5	Artur Martirosian	Russia	870,000
6	Ian Matakis	USA	740,000
7	Carlo Van Ravenswoud	Netherlands	710,000
8	Christopher Frank	Germany	692,000
9	Juha Helppi	Finland	637,000
10	Stian Usterud	Norway	625,000
11	Jason Mercier	USA	552,000
12	Bryce Yockey	USA	548,000
13	Viktor Blom	Sweden	505,000
14	Zachary Schwartz	USA	459,000
15	Santhosh Suvarna	India	450,000
16	Klemens Roiter	Austria	431,000
17	Gruffudd Pugh-Jones	United Kingdom	354,000
18	Chance Kornuth	USA	268,000
19	Sergio Gonzalez	USA	249,000
20	Eelis Parssinen	Finland	230,000
21	Shrinag Gaddipati	USA	190,000
22	Sam Soverel	USA	171,000
23	Samuel Stein	USA	169,000
24	Barrett Threadgill	USA	150,000
25	Roussos Koliakoudakis	Greece	125,000
26	John Riordan	USA	122,000
27	Tong Li	China	104,000