Jake Schwartz is leading the last eleven players in the $1,000 Dealers Choice Championship (#27) of the World Series of Poker 2026 at Horseshoe & Paris Las Vegas, with no German-speaking players making it to the money.Sebastian Schulz, Philip Sternheimer, and Hanh Tran were all in Day 2. Late registration was still open, and there were a total of 163 entries. This resulted in a $1,515,900 pot, with the top 25 players set to cash. $1,248 awaited as the minimum cash. None of the players from the DACH region made it to the money, and many big names also left empty-handed.However, the payout list reads quite prominently, with Scott Seiver, Benny Glaser, Dario Sammartino, and Matt Glantz among those who took home money but did not reach the final table.The day ended with eleven players remaining, with Jake Schwartz securing the clear lead with 1,890,000 chips ahead of Chad Eveslage (1,445,000). Polish player Tomasz Glusko is alongside Japanese player Koji Fujimoto as the only non-Americans in the final. Everyone is guaranteed $1,922, and the winner can look forward to $1,664.
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World Series of Poker 2026
Date: May 26 to July 15 /
Main Event Final Table August 3 – 5
Location: Horseshoe Las Vegas
Events: 100 live & 30 online
Buy-Ins: $1 to $1,000, online starting at $1
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Buy-In: $1,000
Entries: 163
Prize Pool: $1,515,900
Paid Places: 26Remaining Players: 11
Blinds: 10,000/20,000; Limits: 40,000/80,000Reports:
Day 1Chip Counts from Day 2
| Rank | Name | Nation | Chip Count |
| 1 | Jake Schwartz | USA | 1,890,000 |
| 2 | Chad Eveslage | USA | 1,445,000 |
| 3 | Tomasz Gluszko | Poland | 1,305,000 |
| 4 | Lawrence Brandt | USA | 1,015,000 |
| 5 | Bryce Yockey | USA | 750,000 |
| 6 | Jeremy Ausmus | USA | 685,000 |
| 7 | Owais Ahmed | USA | 605,000 |
| 8 | Ryan Miller | USA | 595,000 |
| 9 | Koji Fujimoto | Japan | 590,000 |
| 10 | Nick Schulman | USA | 555,000 |
| 11 | Duane Fontenot | USA | 345,000 |
Payouts
| Rank | Name | Nation | Payout |
| 1 | | | $1,664 |
| 2 | | | $1,152 |
| 3 | | | $1,292 |
| 4 | | | $1,305 |
| 5 | | | $1,331 |
| 6 | | | $1,460 |
| 7 | | | $1,592 |
| 8 | | | $1,253 |
| 9 | | | $1,253 |
| 10 | | | $1,922 |
| 11 | | | $1,922 |
| 12 | Brian Tate | USA | $1,659 |
| 13 | Andrew Kelsall | USA | $1,659 |
| 14 | Ofir Mor | USA | $1,659 |
| 15 | Joe Cassidy | USA | $1,659 |
| 16 | Matt Glantz | USA | $1,659 |
| 17 | Ryan Hoenig | USA | $1,659 |
| 18 | Ilkka Heikkila | Finland | $1,884 |
| 19 | Dario Sammartino | Italy | $1,884 |
| 20 | Marco Johnson | USA | $1,884 |
| 21 | Ben Diebold | USA | $1,884 |
| 22 | Andres Korn | Argentina | $1,884 |
| 23 | Benny Glaser | United Kingdom | $1,884 |
| 24 | Scott Seiver | USA | $1,248 |
| 25 | Tyler Meservy | USA | $1,124 |
| 26 | Masafumi Iijima | Japan | $1,124 |
