WSOP 2026: Fabian Quoss leads DACH players into Day 2

In the $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed (Event #13) of the WSOP 2026 at Horseshoe & Paris Las Vegas, 135 participants survived the first day. Among them is Fabian Quoss from Germany.The $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed tournament offered registration or an optional re-entry during the first nine blind levels. A total of 1,840 entries were made, securing 276 participants a share of the $1.44 million prize pool.Jessica Vierling (276th/$1,009), Stephane Tortorella (246th/$1,009), Claudio Müller (221st/$1,009), Alexander Hackl (214th/$1,009), Sihao Zhang (155th/$1,160), and David Sommer (137th/$1,317) were among the players who made the money.After 17 blind levels, Day 1 ended, and 135 remaining participants packed up. American player David Rees (1.25 million) and Canadian Bastien Ravalet (1.20 million) lead the field. Fabian Quoss (58th/333,000), Lukas Hafner (102nd/167,000), and Hans Schmidt (125th/107,000) will also continue to Day 2.

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WSOP Event #13: No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed

Buy-In: $1,500 Entries: 1,840 Prize Pool: $1,442,600 Paid Places: 276Remaining Players: 135 Blinds: 5,000/10,000; BB Ante: 10,000

Payouts

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Top Chip Counts from Day 1

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count
1	David Rees	United States	1,247,000
2	Bastien Ravalet	France	1,200,000
3	Julius Jung	United States	1,170,000
4	Taylor Hart	United States	985,000
5	Justin Arnwine	United States	953,000
6	Michel Molenaar	Netherlands	850,000
7	Yuchen Jiang	United States	812,000
8	Justin Lapka	United States	792,000
9	Nobuaki Sasaki	Japan	788,000
10	Boshuang Gao	United States	749,000
11	Claude Gaudet		748,000
12	Spencer Champlin	United States	717,000
13	Vincent Masino	United States	675,000
14	Daisuke Ogita	Japan	659,000
15	Michael Rossitto	United States	655,000
16	Eloy Dominguez Castro	Mexico	596,000
17	Leo Lombardozzi	France	580,000
18	Javier Zarco	Spain	579,000
19	Daniel Hill	United States	574,000
20	Loris Gauthier	France	569,000
21	Nick Yunis	Chile	565,000
22	Shundan Xiao	China	555,000
23	Julien Duveau	France	549,000
24	Chris Hunichen	United States	541,000
25	Lucas Giayetto		533,000