WSOP 2026: Thomas Mühlöcker misses the round of 16 in the $25k NLH Heads-up

Day 1B of the $1,000 No Limit Hold’em Heads-up Championship at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2026 at Horseshoe & Paris Las Vegas also saw 64 entrants, totaling 128 and creating a prize pool of $1,008,000. The remaining 16 players are in the money – Thomas Mühlöcker was knocked out in round 3.Of course, many well-known players participated in Day 1B, including Austria representatives Thomas Mühlöcker, Klemens Roiter, and Samuel Mullur. However, both Klemens Roiter and Samuel Mullur were eliminated in the first round, alongside first-round casualties such as Shaun Deeb, Aliaksei Boika, Adrian Mateos, Viktor Blom, and several others.In round 2, Doug Polk, Phil Ivey, and Patrick Leonard were all eliminated. Thomas Mühlöcker, on the other hand, defeated Viktor Blom in round 1 and eliminated Ivan Deyra in round 2 before facing Brandon Wilson in round 3. That’s where Thomas’ run ended, losing his last chips with against . The flop gave him some hope for the flush, but the turn , river , meant the end of the line for Thomas Mühlöcker before reaching the money.The last 16 players are guaranteed a min-cash of $1,000, with the winner set to take home the bracelet and $1,000. Today’s matches can be watched live, as well as tomorrow’s final decisions.

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WSOP Event #7: No-Limit Hold’em Heads Up Championship

Buy-In: $1,000 Entries: 128 (64/64) Prize Pool: $1,008,000 Paid Places: 16Remaining Players: 16 (8/8) Blinds: 3,000/6,000Reports: Day 1A

Payouts

Position	Player	Country	Payout
1			$1,000
2			$1,000
3			$1,000
4			$1,000
5			$1,000
6			$1,000
7			$1,000
8			$1,000
9			$1,000
10			$1,000
11			$1,000
12			$1,000
13			$1,000
14			$1,000
15			$1,000
16			$1,000

Players from Day 1B

Nikolai Mamut Thomas Boivin Nikita Kuznetsov Ryuta Nakai Brian Battistone Brandon Wilson Julien Sitbon Florian Pesce

Players from Day 1A

Cary Katz Justin Saliba Michael Mizrachi Barak Wisbrod Dimitar Danchev Henri Puustinen Daniel Negreanu Alex Foxen