Day 2 of the $1k T.O.R.S.E. at the World Series of Poker 2026 in Horseshoe & Paris Las Vegas continues with 20 players remaining. Sebastian Pauli from Germany is still in the race.157 players returned for Day 2 of the $1,000 T.O.R.S.E. (Event #92) at WSOP 2026. Starting from place 69, there was a cash payout as the Money Bubble burst in the fifth Blind Level of the day.At one table, Yannick Jobin was eliminated in Razz against Ryan Moriarty. At the same time, at another table, Derek McMaster was knocked out in Omaha 8. The two shared the Min Cash of $1,039. Max Kruse (65th / $1,039) and Lucas Zwingmann-Gocht (55th / $1,039) also finished in the money.20 players packed up at the end and will return today for the Final Day. Alex Livingston leads the field with 1.84 million. Sebastian Pauli (470,000) is going into the decision as the Short Stack in 17th place.
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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: 457
Prize Pool: $1,220,190
Paid Places: 69Remaining Players: 20
Limits: 40,000/80,000Reports:
Day 1Chip Counts from Day 2
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|
| 1 | Alex Livingston | Canada | 1,840,000 |
| 2 | Qinghai Pan | United States | 1,810,000 |
| 3 | Jesse Lonis | United States | 1,570,000 |
| 4 | David Bach | United States | 1,395,000 |
| 5 | Daniel Blum | United States | 1,330,000 |
| 6 | Gary Bolden | United States | 1,105,000 |
| 7 | Yik Chiu | Hong Kong | 1,075,000 |
| 8 | Nick Guagenti | United States | 1,030,000 |
| 9 | Michael Reed | United States | 910,000 |
| 10 | Naoya Kihara | Japan | 900,000 |
| 11 | Christopher Claassen | United States | 805,000 |
| 12 | Larry Tull | United States | 805,000 |
| 13 | Viktor Blom | Sweden | 800,000 |
| 14 | Sterling Lopez | United States | 640,000 |
| 15 | Thomas Taylor | Canada | 635,000 |
| 16 | Menikos Panagiotou | Cyprus | 545,000 |
| 17 | Sebastian Pauli | Germany | 470,000 |
| 18 | Marco Johnson | United States | 460,000 |
| 19 | Brandon Shack-Harris | United States | 170,000 |
| 20 | Joseph Bowers | United States | 110,000 |
Payouts
| Rank | Player | Country | Prize Money |
|---|
| 1 | | | $1,842 |
| 2 | | | $1,862 |
| 3 | | | $1,912 |
| 4 | | | $1,791 |
| 5 | | | $1,801 |
| 6 | | | $1,363 |
| 7 | | | $1,715 |
| 8 | | | $1,158 |
| 9 | | | $1,158 |
| 10 | | | $1,633 |
| 11 | | | $1,633 |
| 12 | | | $1,471 |
| 13 | | | $1,471 |
| 14 | | | $1,471 |
| 15 | | | $1,471 |
| 16 | | | $1,471 |
| 17 | | | $1,471 |
| 18 | | | $1,241 |
| 19 | | | $1,241 |
| 20 | | | $1,241 |
| 21 | Kristan Lord | United States | $1,241 |
| 22 | Roberto Najera | United States | $1,241 |
| 23 | Ryan Moriarty | United States | $1,241 |
| 24 | Renan Bruschi | Brazil | $1,666 |
| 25 | Jeanne David | United States | $1,666 |
| 26 | Omar Mehmood | United States | $1,666 |
| 27 | Mike Wattel | United States | $1,666 |
| 28 | Bryce Yockey | United States | $1,666 |
| 29 | Benny Glaser | United Kingdom | $1,666 |
| 30 | Chris Hunichen | United States | $1,562 |
| 31 | Daniel Strelitz | United States | $1,562 |
| 32 | Amnon Filippi | United States | $1,562 |
| 33 | Andrey Zhigalov | Russian Federation | $1,562 |
| 34 | Robert Mizrachi | United States | $1,562 |
| 35 | Thomas Koral | United States | $1,562 |
| 36 | Angelo Mancini | Italy | $1,812 |
| 37 | Frank Brannan | United States | $1,812 |
| 38 | Timothy Frazin | United States | $1,812 |
| 39 | Dylan Weisman | United States | $1,812 |
| 40 | Brett Richey | United States | $1,812 |
| 41 | Navin Kamal | United States | $1,812 |
| 42 | Marcel Vonk | Netherlands | $1,341 |
| 43 | Eoghan O’Dea | Ireland | $1,341 |
| 44 | Allen Kessler | United States | $1,341 |
| 45 | Mark Gregorich | United States | $1,341 |
| 46 | Sandy Sanchez | United States | $1,341 |
| 47 | Simeon Tsonev | Bulgaria | $1,341 |
| 48 | Ron Ware | United States | $1,190 |
| 49 | Allan Le | United States | $1,190 |
| 50 | Richard Bai | United States | $1,190 |
| 51 | Ryuta Nakai | Japan | $1,190 |
| 52 | Lynda Tran | United States | $1,190 |
| 53 | Kimberly Sullivan | United States | $1,190 |
| 54 | Brian Nichols | United States | $1,039 |
| 55 | Lucas Zwingmanngocht | Germany | $1,039 |
| 56 | Hans Bosman | Netherlands | $1,039 |
| 57 | Thomas Rawles | United States | $1,039 |
| 58 | Ken Aldridge | United States | $1,039 |
| 59 | Jake Schwartz | United States | $1,039 |
| 60 | Ray Fishman | United States | $1,039 |
| 61 | Laith Sheena | United Kingdom | $1,039 |
| 62 | Zachary Reinbold | United States | $1,039 |
| 63 | George Rechnitzer | United States | $1,039 |
| 64 | Aaron Kupin | United States | $1,039 |
| 65 | Max Kruse | Germany | $1,039 |
| 66 | Matthew Beinner | United States | $1,039 |
| 67 | Anderson Ireland | United States | $1,039 |
| 68 | Ari Engel | Canada | $1,039 |
| 69 | Yannick Jobin | Switzerland | $1,020 |
| 70 | Derek McMaster | United States | $1,019 |
