WSOP 2026: Robin Kleinbeck with a strong start in the Mini Main Event

In the $1k Mini Main Event of the World Series of Poker 2026 at Horseshoe & Paris Las Vegas, 194 participants survived Day 1A. Robin Kleinbeck is among the Big Stacks.The $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Mini Main Event (Event #72) of WSOP 2026 features three flights, with each starting day played as a freezeout. On Day 1A, 2,599 players participated, with 390 participants making the money.Among those were Andreas Krause ($1,003), Felix Kuemayr ($1,003), Frank Werner ($1,003), Rene Majed ($1,104), Florian Gaugusch ($1,104), and Max Neugebauer ($1,280). After 22 blind levels of 30 minutes each, the day ended.American player Travis Taylor (3.29 million) leads a field of 194 participants into Day 2. Robin Kleinbeck from Germany is in fourth place with 2.21 million in chips. Tomislav Peric (755,000), Tolga Karakaya (700,000), Mirand Murseli (683,000), Andreas Fröhli (545,000), Kevin Hasler (360,000), Robert Schulz (275,000), and Simon Devey (165,000) have also advanced.

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World Series of Poker 2026

Date: May 26 to July 15 / ME FT August 3 – 5 Location: Horseshoe Las Vegas Events: 100 live & 30 online Buy-Ins: $1 to $1,000, online starting at $1 –> WSOP Bracelet Schedule –> WSOP.com Online Bracelet Schedule –>> Las Vegas Poker  –> Daily Deepstacks Schedule –> WSOP Live Satellites –> 2026 World Series of Poker Official Tournament Rules

WSOP Event #72: No-Limit Hold’em Mini Main Event

Buy-In: $1,000 Entries: tba (2,599/-/-) Prize Pool: tba Paid Places: tbaRemaining Players: tba (194/-/-) Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Top Chip Counts from Day 1A

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count
1	Travis Taylor	United States	3,285,000
2	Carlos Caldas	Portugal	2,655,000
3	Adam Croffut	United States	2,535,000
4	Robin Kleinbeck	Germany	2,210,000
5	Erik Smith		2,145,000
6	Union Lung	United States	2,045,000
7	Sivan Pauker		1,990,000
8	Jeffrey Evans	United States	1,905,000
9	Francisco Duart	Spain	1,875,000
10	Andony Wasaya	United States	1,830,000
11	Nishant Sharma	India	1,745,000
12	Mauricio Salazar Sanchez	Colombia	1,715,000
13	Vito Branciforte	Italy	1,675,000
14	Mario Niciforo	Italy	1,625,000
15	Jun Li	United Kingdom	1,610,000
16	Rajagopal Sankaranarayanan		1,605,000
17	Hayden Toole	Canada	1,570,000
18	Travis Preng	United States	1,490,000
19	Azim Popatia	Canada	1,454,000
20	Chengyue He	United States	1,445,000
21	Barry Friedman	United States	1,385,000
22	Harish Gadre	United States	1,310,000
23	Fahredin Mustafov	Bulgaria	1,300,000
24	Vinod Moorjani		1,290,000
25	Luigi Petrone	United States	1,260,000

See remaining chip counts in the WSOP LIVE App