WSOP 2026: Hafner, Wintersberger, and Carucci Advance to Day 2

178 more players have secured a seat for Day 2 in the Mini Mystery Millions of the World Series of Poker 2026 at Horseshoe & Paris Las Vegas. Among them are Lukas Hafner, David Wintersberger, and Sandro Carucci.In the $1 No-Limit Hold’em Mini Mystery Millions (Event #1) of WSOP 2026, the fourth of a total of six flights took place. With 4,579 entries, the previous starting days (1,635/1,562/2,450) were significantly surpassed.As a result, an additional $1.17 million was added to the prize pool. Starting from rank 687, participants were able to secure a cash payout. 178 players made the cut and will return for Day 2.Paul Interrante from the USA leads with 2.1 million chips ahead of his fellow countrymen Leeroy Francisco, Rama Chanchali, and Matthew Stout, who each bagged 1.9 million chips. Also advancing are Lukas Hafner (850,000), David Wintersberger (835,000), and Sandro Carucci (163,000).

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World Series of Poker 2026

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WSOP Event #1: No-Limit Hold’em Mini Mystery Millions

Buy-In: $1 Entries: tba (1,635/1,562/2,450/4,579/-/-) Prize Pool: tba Paid Places: tbaRemaining Players: tba (60/57/87/178/-/-) Blinds: 20,000/40,000; BB Ante: 40,000Reports: Day 1A – Day 1B – Day 1C

Top Chip Counts from Day 1D

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count
1	Paul Interrante	United States	2,100,000
2	Leeroy Francisco	United States	1,900,000
3	Rama Chanchali	United States	1,900,000
4	Matthew Stout	United States	1,900,000
5	Joshua Sherman		1,800,000
6	Stanley Lee	United States	1,600,000
7	Brownie Garrett	United States	1,600,000
8	Joseph Foote	United States	1,600,000
9	Soichiro Hayashi	Japan	1,500,000
10	Cristiano Ferrari	United States	1,500,000
11	Brady Bowman	United States	1,400,000
12	Amy Davidson	United States	1,400,000
13	James Hurley	United States	1,200,000
14	Barham Kakahama	Sweden	1,200,000
15	Travis Peng	United States	1,200,000
16	Fengyan Zhang	United States	1,200,000
17	Andrew Shelton	United States	1,100,000
18	Yixi Tang	China	1,000,000
19	David Page	United States	1,000,000
20	Jason Wheeler	United States	1,000,000
21	Bartlomiej Swieboda	Poland	1,000,000
22	Dan-Florin Ciltan	Romania	985,000
23	Nicholas Zivolich	United States	980,000
24	Nghia Nguyen	United States	960,000
25	Matthew Peng	United States	945,000