2026 WSOP Day 21: Calvin Anderson Looking For Second $10K Razz Title

It was another action-packed day at the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) on Day 21 of the series, with another three bracelets awarded and several other events whittling down their fields. The Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas hosted nine bracelet-awarding events on June 15; here’s what went down.

The 21st day of the 2026 WSOP started with a record broken, as Adrian Mateos emerged victorious from Event #41: $250,000 Super High Roller No-Limit Hold’em. The superstar Spaniard got his hands on the $4,334,411 top prize and his sixth WSOP bracelet. Mateos was the youngest player ever to win a trio of bracelets; he’s now the youngest to win six, at only 31 years old.

At the other end of the age spectrum, Juan Rodriguez took down Event #39: $5,000 Seniors High Roller No-Limit Hold’em for his first bracelet and a career-best $673,011. Rodriguez revealed he used to play poker for fun and to collect trophies, but he’s now trying to win as much money as possible for his son.

The third bracelet of the night was won by Matthew Moss, who triumphed in Event #43: $800 8-Handed Deepstack No-Limit Hold’em. Moss came out on top of a 3,903-strong field to take home $318,556 and his first piece of WSOP hardware.

Calvin Anderson Looking to Win the $10,000 Razz For a Second Time

Day 1 of Event #48: $10,000 Razz Championship saw the 118 starters reduced to 54 over the course of 10 levels. Those numbers will increase because late registration remains open into Day 2.

Regardless of how many late entrants there are, Calvin Anderson (343,500) will still be the chip leader. Anderson won this event in 2018 and is looking to be crowned King of Razz for the second time in his illustrious career.

Anderson leads from Maximilian Schindler (281,000) and Jay Kwon (269,000) going into Day 2. That trio may be the early front-runners, but a whole host of stars are chasing them down.

Josh Arieh (240,000), Yuri Dzivielevski (239,000), Ray Henson (203,500), Owais Ahmed (202,000), Matt Grapenthien (181,500), and Max Kruse (180,000) each have top 10 stacks. Also still in contention are Chris Brewer (162,000), John Monnette (153,000), Jesse Lonis (148,000), Chad Eveslage (145,000), Chris Hunichen (131,500), Eli Elezra (98,500), Scott Seiver (96,000), Ben Yu (60,000), and Robert Mizrachi (27,000).

The Day 1 survivors return to their seats from 1:00 p.m. local time on June 16.

Event #48: $10,000 Razz Championship Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts

Yuefan Wang Leads the Final Nine in the $500 COLOSSUS

Only nine players remain in contention to become the champion of Event #34: $500 COLOSSUS No-Limit Hold’em and claim its $550,000 top prize.

Yuefan Wang (175,000,000) is the man to catch going into the nine-handed final table. Wang is already guaranteed to bank a career-best score regardless of where he finishes and is only three eliminations away from enjoying his first six-figure score.

There is only one player at the final table who has captured WSOP gold before. Eric Baldwin has a pair of bracelets, both in $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em events. The second of those bracelets came at the 2018 WSOP, so you may say Baldwin is due for another win. He returns to the felt with 49,000,000 chips, enough for sixth place at the restart.

Cards are in the air at this final table from 3:30 p.m. local time on June 16.

Event #34: $500 COLOSSUS No-Limit Hold’em Day 3 Chip Counts

Daniel Aharoni Takes a Commanding Lead Into Final Day of the $10,000 Big O Championship

Day 3 of Event #42: $10,000 Big O Championship ended with just four players, each guaranteed $276,471 for their efforts thus far. However, with $861,287 up top and six-figure pay jumps until that sum is paid, there is still a lot to play for.

Daniel Aharoni (13,050,000) leads the way at the start of the fourth and final day. He needs a second-place finish or better to beat his previous best score of $396,396, which he banked after a seventh-place finish in the $100,000 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller at the 2024 WSOP.

$25K Fantasy Draft pick Aaron Kupin (5,350,000) is hopeful of overturning a big chip deficit and becoming a two-time bracelet winner, while Omaha specialist Bruno Furth (4,575,000) is only three eliminations away from winning his third bracelet in different Omaha variants.

Start of the day chip leader Doug Lorgeree (4,460,000) is also present and correct. Lorgeree may be the shortest stack at the start of the final day, but he still has 30 big blinds at his disposal.

The final four are back in action from 1:00 p.m. local time on June 16.

Event #42: $10,000 Big O Championship Day 4 Chip Counts

Day 2 of the $2,500 Mixed Omaha/Stud Hi-Lo Ends With Only 24 Players

Andrew Yeh (1,720,000) is the chip leader going into the final day of Event #45: $2,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo/Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better, where only 24 players remain.

Although he cashed in eight events in 2025, Yeh had yet to record an in-the-money finish this summer. He’s not only cashed in this event, but he is pretty close to winning the bracelet and adding it to the one he scooped in the $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship at the 2022 WSOP.

Eddie Blumenthal (1,410,000) and Tyler Phillips (1,310,000) round off the podium places, while Nikolai Fal (1,295,000), Justin Liberto (885,000), Cyndy Violette (740,000), and Yueqi Zhu (655,000) are looking to add to their bracelet collections.

Action resumes at 1:00 p.m. local time on June 16, continuing until a champion emerges from a talented field.

Event #45: $2,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo/Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts

Day 1a of the $1,000 Seniors Attracts 3,539 Entrants

A massive field of 3,539 seasoned grinders bought into Day 1a of Event #46: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold’em Championship, with 795 navigating through that field to reach Day 2a.

Dozens of bracelet winners, $25K Fantasy Draft picks, and combinations of both made it through this busy flight. They include John Esposito (395,000), Steven Genovese (262,500), Xixiang Luo (194,000), Farzad Bonyadi (136,000), Mike Leah (100,500), Men “The Master” Nguyen (70,500), Dan Shak (63,000), Matt Glantz (62,500), Billy Baxter (41,500), and Greg Raymer (41,500).

Day 1b of this event starts at 10:00 a.m. local time on June 16, with these 795 survivors battling it out from 11:00 a.m. local time on June 16 in Day 2a.

Event #46: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold’em Championship Day 1a Top 10 Chip Counts

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Joni Jouhkimainen Bags Largest Day 1a Stack in the $25,000 PLO High Roller

Finland’s Joni Jouhkimainen (1,598,000) got off to a flying start on Day 1a of Event #47: $25,000 High Roller Pot Limit Omaha, bagging up the most chips of the 27 surviving players from a 105-strong field.

The Finn is a feared PLO player, whose two largest scores stem from this variance. Jouhkimainen collected $930,000 and $1,381,000 in high-stakes PLO events at Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Jeju in 2025, and is now looking for a similar score in this WSOP tournament.

Second place at the end of Day 1a went to Ka Kwan Lau (1,205,000), with Alex Foxen (1,150,000) in third.

Other luminaries through to Day 2 include Artur Martirosian (870,000, Ian Matakis (740,000), Christopher Frank (692,000), Juha Helppi (637,000), Jason Mercier (552,000), Bryce Yockey (548,000), Viktor Blom (505,000), Santhosh Suvarna (450,000), and Chance Kornuth (268,000).

Day 1b shuffles up and deals at 12:00 p.m. local time on June 16.

Event #47: $25,000 High Roller Pot Limit Omaha Day 1a Top 10 Chip Counts

What to Expect on Day 21 of the 2026 WSOP

It is another super busy day on June 16, starting at 10:00 a.m. local time with Day 1b of Event #46: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold’em. With Day 1a attracting more than 3,500 entrants, Day 1b could and should see a crowd of more than 4,000 entrants.

An hour later, at 11:00 a.m. local time, Day 2a of Event #46: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold’em bursts into action with 795 players returning to the tables.

Day 1b of Event #47: $25,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha shuffles up and deals at 12:00 p.m. local time before the final four in Event #42: $10,000 Big O Championship sit down at 1:00 p.m. local time.

It is a 1:00 p.m. local time restart for two more bracelet-awarding tournaments: Day 2 of Event #45: $2,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo/Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better, and Day 2 of Event #48: $10,000 Razz Championship.

Last but certainly not least if the final day of Event #34: $500 COLOSSUS No-Limit Hold’em, which sees the final nine grinders hit the felt from 3:30 p.m. local time.

Only one new event gets underway on June 16, Event #49: $2,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em. Cards are in the air from 2:00 p.m. local time. PokerGO founder Cary Katz is the reigning champion, having left 1,298 opponents in his wake on his way to securing $449,245 and his first bracelet.

Matthew Pitt hails from Leeds, West Yorkshire, in the United Kingdom, and has worked in the poker industry since 2008, and worked for PokerNews since 2010. In September 2010, he became the editor of PokerNews. Matthew stepped away from live reporting duties in 2015, and now concentrates on his role of Senior Editor for the PokerNews.

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