WSOP 2026: Tom Fuchs as Big Stack in the Summer Celebration Finale

Day 1A of the $1 Summer Celebration of the World Series of Poker 2026 at Horseshoe & Paris Las Vegas ended with 124 remaining players. Tom Fuchs from Germany finished in 15th place.The WSOP 2026 kicked off yesterday with the $1 No-Limit Hold’em Summer Celebration (Event #81). The tournament offers two starting days and an optional re-entry per flight. Day 1A attracted 2,584 entries.Cash was awarded starting from 388th place. Audric Ordinas ($1,600), Felix Kürmayr ($1,600), Manuel Janas ($1,600), Ioannis Nanos ($1,670), Sascha Pregler ($1,670), Julian Menhardt ($1,670), and Robert Ashelm ($1,670) all made the money.124 players survived the cut and will compete on the final day. Tom Fuchs (1.35 million) leads the DACH contingent. Sandro Carucci (825,000), Nils Pudel (470,000), Felix Rahden (285,000), and Denis Oney (240,000) still have a chance at the bracelet.

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WSOP Event #81: No-Limit Hold’em Summer Celebration

Buy-In: $1 Entries: TBA (2,584/-) Prize Pool: TBA Paid Places: TBARemaining Players: TBA (124/-) Blinds: 20,000/40,000; BB Ante: 40,000

Top Chip Counts from Day 1A

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count
1	Nino Papava	Georgia	3,095,000
2	Frederick Robitaille	Canada	2,745,000
3	Sander Ressler	United States	2,365,000
4	Vladyslav Shovkovyi	Ukraine	2,180,000
5	Eric Ladny	United States	1,830,000
6	Joseph Cutler	United States	1,820,000
7	Bruno Kreusch De Souza		1,690,000
8	Graham Cowan	Australia	1,595,000
9	Matt Solano	United States	1,590,000
10	Noah Curhan	United States	1,575,000
11	Alex Heyman	United States	1,470,000
12	Kevin Schulz	United States	1,435,000
13	John Valkenaar	United States	1,420,000
14	John Ypma	United States	1,410,000
15	Tom Fuchs	Germany	1,350,000
16	Josh Arieh	United States	1,295,000
17	Louis Seguin	France	1,290,000
18	Josiel Dacruz	Brazil	1,260,000
19	Manuel Fernandez	Canada	1,245,000
20	Justo Avalos	United States	1,235,000
21	Richard Alsup	United States	1,210,000
22	Craig Varnell	United States	1,200,000
23	Bas De Laat	Netherlands	1,150,000
24	Konstantin Shukhman	Canada	1,090,000
25	Darin Parker	United States	1,018,000

Resulting Chip Counts see WSOP LIVE App