There are 108 entrants in the $1,000 Poker Players Championship at the 2026 World Series of Poker at Horseshoe & Paris Las Vegas, with $1,343,764 including a bracelet and Chip Reese Trophy waiting for the winner.The Late Registration was still open on Day 2 and was utilized by 21 players. Cary Katz, Chris Hunichen, as well as Philip Sternheimer and Phil Hellmuth bought in. In total, there are finally 108 entrants (one more than last year), and the $1,130,000 prize pool has been distributed to the top 17 places. $1,934 is available for a min-cash, and $1,343,764 awaits the ultimate winner.Viktor Blom had an early exit, with many chips already going to Daniel Negreanu, and Dylan Weisman took the rest. Daniel Negreanu didn’t fare well either, as he was eliminated even before Late Registration ended. Other notable eliminations included Shaun Deeb, Nick Schulman, Eli Elezra, Mike Matusow, and Chance Kornuth. Max Kruse fell victim in NL 2-7 Single Draw with a 10-9 low against Marco Johnson’s 10-8, and Philip Sternheimer also had to vacate his seat during the day.39 players remain, with Brian Rast, Yuri Dzivielevski, and John Monnette being the prominent trio at the bottom of the chip count. Leading the pack is Kristopher Tong with 2,428,000 chips, ahead of Benny Glaser with 2,286,000. Among others, Phil Ivey, Phil Hellmuth, Gus Hansen, and Josh Arieh are still in play for Day 3.
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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 from $1
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Buy-In: $1,000
Entries: 108
Prize Pool: $1,130,000
Paid Places: 17Remaining Players: 39
Blinds: 5k/10k Limits: 20k/40kReports:
Day 1Payouts
| Rank | Name | Country | Payout |
| 1 | | | $1,343,764 |
| 2 | | | $1,837 |
| 3 | | | $1,698 |
| 4 | | | $1,607 |
| 5 | | | $1,405 |
| 6 | | | $1,172 |
| 7 | | | $1,732 |
| 8 | | | $1,054 |
| 9 | | | $1,054 |
| 10 | | | $1,709 |
| 11 | | | $1,709 |
| 12 | | | $1,459 |
| 13 | | | $1,459 |
| 14 | | | $1,459 |
| 15 | | | $1,474 |
| 16 | | | $1,474 |
| 17 | | | $1,934 |
Chip Counts from Day 2
| Rank | Name | Country | Chip Count | Table | Seat |
| 1 | Kristopher Tong | United States | 2,428,000 | 114 | 4 |
| 2 | Benny Glaser | United Kingdom | 2,286,000 | 115 | 5 |
| 3 | Maxx Coleman | United States | 1,917,000 | 115 | 2 |
| 4 | Chris Hunichen | United States | 1,670,000 | 118 | 6 |
| 5 | Matt Glantz | United States | 1,480,000 | 114 | 5 |
| 6 | Chris Brewer | United States | 1,253,000 | 119 | 5 |
| 7 | Yosuke Miki | Japan | 1,127,000 | 123 | 5 |
| 8 | Maksim Pisarenko | Russia | 1,083,000 | 115 | 1 |
| 9 | Alex Livingston | Canada | 1,060,000 | 114 | 1 |
| 10 | Ryan Miller | United States | 968,000 | 114 | 7 |
| 11 | Carlo Van Ravenswoud | Netherlands | 951,000 | 119 | 7 |
| 12 | Bryce Yockey | United States | 950,000 | 114 | 2 |
| 13 | Eric Wasserson | United States | 930,000 | 118 | 2 |
| 14 | Jesse Lonis | United States | 906,000 | 114 | 6 |
| 15 | Josh Arieh | United States | 902,000 | 122 | 5 |
| 16 | Phil Hellmuth | United States | 900,000 | 119 | 6 |
| 17 | Robert Wells | United States | 894,000 | 122 | 4 |
| 18 | Christopher Vitch | United States | 862,000 | 115 | 7 |
| 19 | David Lin | United States | 823,000 | 122 | 3 |
| 20 | Luke Schwartz | United Kingdom | 734,000 | 118 | 5 |
| 21 | Ray Dehkharghani | United States | 709,000 | 122 | 2 |
| 22 | Marco Johnson | United States | 709,000 | 123 | 4 |
| 23 | Phil Ivey | United States | 694,000 | 123 | 6 |
| 24 | Jason Mercier | United States | 634,000 | 118 | 1 |
| 25 | Gus Hansen | Denmark | 632,000 | 123 | 7 |
| 26 | Dara Taherpour | United States | 624,000 | 118 | 3 |
| 27 | Brian Tate | United States | 613,000 | 115 | 3 |
| 28 | John Racener | United States | 559,000 | 119 | 2 |
| 29 | Paul Volpe | United States | 543,000 | 119 | 4 |
| 30 | Nick Guagenti | United States | 522,000 | 122 | 6 |
| 31 | Roy Thung | United States | 522,000 | 123 | 2 |
| 32 | Alexander Kostritsyn | Russia | 417,000 | 123 | 1 |
| 33 | David Baker | United States | 376,000 | 122 | 7 |
| 34 | Bryn Kenney | United States | 335,000 | 118 | 7 |
| 35 | Jared Bleznick | United States | 290,000 | 119 | 3 |
| 36 | James Tilton | United States | 190,000 | 115 | 4 |
| 37 | John Monnette | United States | 172,000 | 123 | 3 |
| 38 | Yuri Dzivielevski | Brazil | 140,000 | 118 | 4 |
| 39 | Brian Rast | United States | 107,000 | 119 | 1 |
