WSOP 2026: Philip Sternheimer and Chris Frank at the $100k PLO Day 2

The $1,000 PLO of the World Series of Poker 2026 at Horseshoe & Paris Las Vegas moves forward with 19 players. Sign-ups are still open.The $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller (Event #76) kicked off yesterday at the WSOP 2026 in Horseshoe & Paris Las Vegas. This High Roller offers two optional re-entries, and registration is still available during the first two blind levels of Day 2.50 entries were recorded on Day 1, creating a pot of $1.8 million. Players who lost their stacks included Jesse Lonis, David Prociak, Gruffudd Pugh-Jones, Josh Arieh, Naoya Kihara, Nick Schulman, Alex Foxen, Jason Koon, and Eelis Parssinen.Also heading to the rails was Phillipp Mellon. The American made headlines by qualifying for the $1k event through Steps. Mellon started his journey with just $1, then entered an $1 satellite, securing his seat in a $1,500 qualifier.19 players are advancing to Day 2. Artur Martirosian leads with 5.82 million in chips. Daniel Negreanu (5th with 1.99 million) and Philip Sternheimer (6th with 1.82 million) are also well positioned. Chris Frank moves forward with 1.08 million.

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World Series of Poker 2026

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WSOP Event #76: Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller

Buy-In: $1,000 Entries: tba Prize Pool: tba Paid Places: tbaRemaining Players: 19 Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Chip Counts from Day 1

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count
1	Artur Martirosian	Russian Federation	5,815,000
2	Sean Winter	United States	3,695,000
3	Joni Jouhkimainen	Finland	2,160,000
4	Alex Foxen	United States	2,040,000
5	Daniel Negreanu	Canada	1,990,000
6	Philip Sternheimer	United Kingdom	1,820,000
7	Lautaro Guerra	Spain	1,510,000
8	Sergio Martinez Gonzalez	Spain	1,485,000
9	Santhosh Suvarna	India	1,390,000
10	Robert Cowen	United Kingdom	1,300,000
11	Stephen Chidwick	United Kingdom	1,080,000
12	Chris Frank	Germany	1,080,000
13	Jonathan Depa	United States	845,000
14	Ian Matakis	United States	840,000
15	Dylan Weisman	United States	770,000
16	Nino Pansier	Netherlands	680,000
17	Gergo Nagy	Hungary	610,000
18	Richard Gryko	United Kingdom	580,000
19	Jeremy Ausmus	United States	420,000