Out of 189 entrants in the $1,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship (#54) at the 2026 World Series of Poker at Horseshoe & Paris Las Vegas, only eleven players remain. Calvin Anderson is eyeing his second bracelet of WSOP 2026, having just recently claimed the
$1k Razz Championship. Swiss player Yannick Jobin is sitting with 1,010,000 chips and can also hope for the final and the bracelet.The late registration for the HORSE Championship was still open and with an additional 36 entries, a total of 189 players were recorded. $1,757,700 has been added to the pot, and the top 29 places were paid. Philip Sternheimer, Dennis Weiss, Peyman Lüth, and Lucas Zwingmann Gocht all missed the money. Sebastian Pauli, who entered on Day 2, survived the bubble but had to settle for 20th place and $1,220.Eleven players are now guaranteed $1,530 and will lead into Day 3 with Calvin Anderson (2,200,000) at the top. Anderson has Bracelet #2 of WSOP 2026 in sight, and only a few days ago he secured the
$1k Razz Championship. Yannick Jobin, with 1,010,000 chips, is still in the hunt for the final table and the bracelet.
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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 starting from $1
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Buy-In: $1,000
Entries: 189
Prize Pool: $1,757,700
Paid Places: 29Remaining Players: 11
Limits: 13k/25k (25k/50k)Reports:
Day 1Chip Counts from Day 2
| Rank | Name | Nation | Chip Count |
| 1 | Calvin Anderson | USA | 2,200,000 |
| 2 | John Veltri | USA | 1,810,000 |
| 3 | Chris Brewer | USA | 1,515,000 |
| 4 | Yannick Jobin | Switzerland | 1,010,000 |
| 5 | David Bach | USA | 905,000 |
| 6 | Ariel Mantel | Argentina | 870,000 |
| 7 | Josh Arieh | USA | 745,000 |
| 8 | Robert Mizrachi | USA | 640,000 |
| 9 | David Lin | USA | 560,000 |
| 10 | Brian Yoon | USA | 550,000 |
| 11 | Nicolas Milgrom | France | 505,000 |
Payouts
| Rank | Name | Nation | Payout |
| 1 | | | $1,580 |
| 2 | | | $1,620 |
| 3 | | | $1,150 |
| 4 | | | $1,350 |
| 5 | | | $1,270 |
| 6 | | | $1,200 |
| 7 | | | $1,990 |
| 8 | | | $1,990 |
| 9 | | | $1,540 |
| 10 | | | $1,530 |
| 11 | | | $1,530 |
| 12 | Maksim Pisarenko | Russia | $1,240 |
| 13 | Derek Dewitt | USA | $1,240 |
| 14 | Daniel Strelitz | USA | $1,240 |
| 15 | Jared Hyman | USA | $1,240 |
| 16 | Allen Kessler | USA | $1,220 |
| 17 | Justin Smith | USA | $1,220 |
| 18 | Michael Falk | USA | $1,220 |
| 19 | Jason Daly | USA | $1,220 |
| 20 | Sebastian Pauli | Germany | $1,220 |
| 21 | Matthew Schreiber | USA | $1,210 |
| 22 | Marco Johnson | USA | $1,210 |
| 23 | Walter Chambers | USA | $1,210 |
| 24 | Damjan Radanov | USA | $1,210 |
| 25 | Brian Rast | USA | $1,210 |
| 26 | Mark Gregorich | USA | $1,210 |
| 27 | Robert Wells | United Kingdom | $1,210 |
| 28 | Maximilian Schindler | USA | $1,210 |
| 29 | Yueqi Zhu | China | $1,210 |
