The $1,500 Stud Hi-Lo at the World Series of Poker 2026 in Horseshoe & Paris Las Vegas has reached its final decision with ten players remaining.A total of 146 players returned for Day 2 of the $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better (Event #69) of the WSOP 2026. 98 participants were set to reach the money, but in the end, three players were caught on the bubble.The bubble burst during the second blind level of the day. There were all-ins at five tables, and at three tables, the short stacks had to head to the rails. Ultimately, Pearce Arnold, Patricia Yannuzzi, and Liam Jehu split two cashes worth a total of $1,034.Among those who made the money were Andreas Krause (75th place / $1,017), Daniel Negreanu (63rd place / $1,167), and Ilija Savevski (52nd place / $1,436). Max Kruse finished in 19th place for $1,016. The German was all-in against Lonnie Heimowitz and had a pocket pair of sevens until the 6th street; Heimowitz made jacks on the 7th street and Kruse was out.After ten blind levels, the day came to an end. Ten players bagged their chips and can still dream of the bracelet. Daniel Geeng (3.6 million) heads into the final with the most chips. Also making the final table is David Bach, the three-time bracelet winner, who sits in 6th place with 1.1 million in chips. The finalists have secured $1,093 and are playing for a top prize of $1,276.
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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: $1,500
Entries: 647
Prize Pool: $1,892
Paid Places: 98Remaining Players: 10
Limits: 60,000/120,000Reports:
Day 1Chip Counts from Day 2
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|
| 1 | Daniel Geeng | United States | 3,625,000 |
| 2 | Dave Stann | United States | 3,020,000 |
| 3 | Daniil Fedunov | United States | 2,950,000 |
| 4 | Taylor Atchison | United States | 1,455,000 |
| 5 | Adam Owen | United Kingdom | 1,240,000 |
| 6 | David Bach | United States | 1,025,000 |
| 7 | Jeff Myers | United States | 885,000 |
| 8 | Alan Ledford | United States | 640,000 |
| 9 | Kane Kalas | United States | 275,000 |
| 10 | Thomas Bessoir | United States | 170,000 |
Payouts
| Rank | Player | Country | Payout |
|---|
| 1 | | | $1,276 |
| 2 | | | $1,162 |
| 3 | | | $1,068 |
| 4 | | | $1,217 |
| 5 | | | $1,574 |
| 6 | | | $1,618 |
| 7 | | | $1,749 |
| 8 | | | $1,945 |
| 9 | | | $1,538 |
| 10 | | | $1,093 |
| 11 | Kao Chieng Saechao | United States | $1,093 |
| 12 | Lonnie Heimowitz | United States | $1,317 |
| 13 | Michael Casella | United States | $1,317 |
| 14 | Philip Shing | United States | $1,317 |
| 15 | Ryan Hoenig | United States | $1,317 |
| 16 | Mary Jones | United States | $1,016 |
| 17 | Thor Morstoel | Norway | $1,016 |
| 18 | Brian Rast | United States | $1,016 |
| 19 | Max Kruse | Germany | $1,016 |
| 20 | Ben Yu | United States | $1,016 |
| 21 | Jason Daly | United States | $1,016 |
| 22 | Daniel Walmsley | Australia | $1,016 |
| 23 | Hani Awad | United States | $1,016 |
| 24 | Richard Bai | United States | $1,055 |
| 25 | Ryan Buonsante | United States | $1,055 |
| 26 | Tyler Phillips | United States | $1,055 |
| 27 | Andrew Ostapchenko | United States | $1,055 |
| 28 | Gregory Josephson | United States | $1,055 |
| 29 | Jon Kyte | Norway | $1,055 |
| 30 | Frank Athey | United States | $1,055 |
| 31 | Federico Ottenio | United States | $1,055 |
| 32 | Wilson Leung | United Kingdom | $1,344 |
| 33 | Timothy Dalessandro | United States | $1,344 |
| 34 | Steven Davis | United States | $1,344 |
| 35 | Mike Matusow | United States | $1,344 |
| 36 | Robert Mitchell | United States | $1,344 |
| 37 | Svjatoslavs Melnikovs | Latvia | $1,344 |
| 38 | Kurt Maier | United States | $1,344 |
| 39 | Christian Roberts | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | $1,344 |
| 40 | Anthony Willm | United States | $1,819 |
| 41 | Gustavo Campos | Brazil | $1,819 |
| 42 | Joey Couden | United States | $1,819 |
| 43 | Steven Earleywine | United States | $1,819 |
| 44 | Charles Thomas | United States | $1,819 |
| 45 | Blaz Zerjav | Slovenia | $1,819 |
| 46 | Kristan Lord | United States | $1,819 |
| 47 | Corey Bierria | United States | $1,819 |
| 48 | Renato Labadan | United States | $1,436 |
| 49 | Sean Lindsey | United States | $1,436 |
| 50 | Scott Niebling | United States | $1,436 |
| 51 | Stephen Calhoun | United States | $1,436 |
| 52 | Ilija Savevski | North Macedonia | $1,436 |
| 53 | Ronald Kelso | United States | $1,436 |
| 54 | Paul Lenkeit | United States | $1,436 |
| 55 | Christopher Amaral | United States | $1,436 |
| 56 | Phillip Kayden | United States | $1,167 |
| 57 | Nicholas Marchington | United Kingdom | $1,167 |
| 58 | Tony Ma | United States | $1,167 |
| 59 | Eric Buchman | United States | $1,167 |
| 60 | David May | United States | $1,167 |
| 61 | Myagmarsuren Rock | United States | $1,167 |
| 62 | Ross Mallor | United States | $1,167 |
| 63 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | $1,167 |
| 64 | Yosuke Miki | Japan | $1,017 |
| 65 | Alan Myerson | United States | $1,017 |
| 66 | Michael Candeloro | United States | $1,017 |
| 67 | Pedro Neves | Portugal | $1,017 |
| 68 | Matt Vengrin | United States | $1,017 |
| 69 | Kevin Chance | United States | $1,017 |
| 70 | Gary Booth | United States | $1,017 |
| 71 | Menikos Panagiotou | Cyprus | $1,017 |
| 72 | Judah Chambers | United States | $1,017 |
| 73 | Jiyang Gan | China | $1,017 |
| 74 | Thomas Schneider | United States | $1,017 |
| 75 | Andreas Krause | Germany | $1,017 |
| 76 | Dave Rogers | United States | $1,017 |
| 77 | Nikolay Ponomarev | United Kingdom | $1,017 |
| 78 | Yuval Bronshtein | Israel | $1,017 |
| 79 | Gregory Shuda | | $1,017 |
| 80 | David Bagheri | United States | $1,017 |
| 81 | Mami Taira | Japan | $1,017 |
| 82 | Eddie Blumenthal | United States | $1,017 |
| 83 | Walter Treccarichi | Italy | $1,017 |
| 84 | Ronald Kownacki | United States | $1,017 |
| 85 | Jerri Thomas | United States | $1,017 |
| 86 | Jorge Ufano | Spain | $1,017 |
| 87 | Tara Dunn | Canada | $1,017 |
| 88 | Benjamin Miner | United States | $1,017 |
| 89 | Alfie Adam | United Kingdom | $1,017 |
| 90 | Marshall Ragir | United States | $1,017 |
| 91 | Karl Tretter | United States | $1,017 |
| 92 | Joseph Weinberger | United States | $1,017 |
| 93 | Ann Bloom | United States | $1,017 |
| 94 | Ari Engel | Canada | $1,017 |
| 95 | Matheus Pereira | Brazil | $1,017 |
| 96 | Darrell Oldfield | United States | $1,017 |
| 97 | Pearce Arnold | United States | $1,011 |
| 98 | Patricia Yannuzzi | United States | $1,012 |
| 99 | Liam Jehu | Australia | $1,011 |
