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Day 46 of the 2026 World Series of Poker saw an unexpected bracelet awarded at Paris and Horseshoe Las Vegas. No bracelets were scheduled for the day, but an extra day in the PLO Mystery Bounty meant there was a little gold action nontheless.
Pot-limit Omaha continued to prove its popularity with Event #87: $1,000 Mystery Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha spilling over into Day 46 thanks to its 4,764-strong turnout.
The high attendance also meant that there was a $305,000 prize up top when cash-game specialist Matthew Shepsky took the event down at a final table with Christopher Vitch and Nick Pupillo.
While Shepskey was earning his gold, the Main Event continued to give us some truly epic poker.
Day 5 of the Main Event saw Michael Mizrachi end his title defense, hitting the rail in 241st place while players like Shaun Deeb and Todd Brunson continue into Day 6.
Meanwhile, five other events played out in a rumble of table talk and shuffled chips, including the massive $50,000 High Roller.
Daniel Negreanu And Erik Seidel In Final Thirteen
Day 2 of Event #90: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em ground the field down to a final, lucky thirteen before play ended for the day.
The day’s action put Daniel Negreanu within reach of his second bracelet of the series as he currently sits in sixth with 4,845,000.
Daniel Rezaei leads the field with 7,345,000, but nothing is decided yet. Not only does Rezaei have to navigate the last day of play, he has to do so against one of the toughest fields of this year’s WSOP so far.
Directly on Rezaei’s tail are Daniel Smiljkovic (6,605,000) in second and Bryn Kenney (6,250,000) in third.
As if those two weren’t enough to keep Resaei on his toes, they are followed further down the table by poker legend Erik Seidel (5,235,000) and a school of sharks that includes Kristen Foxen (4,750,000), Timur Margolin (4,444,000), and Chris Brewer (1,090,000).
With $9,595,000 in the prize pool, $2,276,691 up top, and two other seven-figure prizes to be won, everyone will be bringing their A-game when the tournament restarts to play down to a winner at 1:00 p.m. later today.
Event #90: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em End of Day 2 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Rezaei | Austria | 7,345,000 | 61 |
| 2 | Daniel Smiljkovic | Germany | 6,605,000 | 55 |
| 3 | Bryn Kenney | United States | 6,250,000 | 52 |
| 4 | Eric Yanovsky | United States | 6,095,000 | 51 |
| 5 | Erik Seidel | United States | 5,235,000 | 44 |
| 6 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 4,845,000 | 40 |
| 7 | Kristen Foxen | Canada | 4,750,000 | 40 |
| 8 | Timur Margolin | Israel | 4,444,000 | 37 |
| 9 | Jamie Dwan | United Kingdom | 4,100,000 | 34 |
| 10 | Josef Schusteritsch | Austria | 3,965,000 | 33 |
| 11 | Paulius Vaitiekunas | Lithuania | 3,350,000 | 28 |
| 12 | Sebastian Gaehl | Germany | 2,650,000 | 22 |
| 13 | Chris Brewer | United States | 1,090,000 | 9 |
Farhad Jamasi Picks His PLOs
Farhad Jamasi leads Event #91: $1,500 Pick Your PLO after two days of play.
This unique tournament is a dealer’s choice game in which the choice of poker games is limited to pot limit Omaha variants.
Jamasi clearly chose his PLO variants well, as his stack of 7,005,000 is more than double the size of the next biggest in the event. That second stack is held by Sergio Benso (3,665,000).
The pair lead a field of ten players who remain from a field of 857 entries.
They will return at 1:00 p.m. to play down the bracelet and their cut of a $1,137,667 prize pool. The top spot will pay $196,431.
Event #91: $1,500 Pick Your PLO End of Day 2 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farhad Jamasi | United States | 7,005,000 | 140 |
| 2 | Sergio Benso | Italy | 3,665,000 | 73 |
| 3 | Steven Liu | United States | 2,620,000 | 52 |
| 4 | Justin Liberto | United States | 2,455,000 | 49 |
| 5 | Jon Turner | United States | 2,020,000 | 40 |
| 6 | Joshua Stewart | United Kingdom | 1,280,000 | 26 |
| 7 | Brevin Andreadis | United States | 790,000 | 16 |
| 8 | Zachary Fischer | United States | 650,000 | 13 |
| 9 | Michael Lenz | United States | 460,000 | 9 |
| 10 | Maxx Coleman | United States | 390,000 | 8 |
$3k T.O.R.S.E. Field Includes Matusow and Hellmuth
An impressive field of poker greats players gathered for the hold’em-free Event #92: $3,000 T.O.R.S.E.
The event garnered 457 entries for a prize pool of $1,220,190. Among the 157 who made it to the end of the day, Chris Hunichen came out on top with the biggest stack by far, according to the WSOPLive App. Hunichen’s stack was 432,500, far bigger than the 310,000 which gave Menikos Panagiotou the second-biggest pile.
Nick Guagenti was in third with 273,000 and was followed in the top ten by notables like Christina Hill (249,500), Allen “the Chainsaw” Kessler (239,000), Bryce Yockey (237,000), and Brandon Shack-Harris (235,000).
Other big names who are still in contention include Naoya Kihara (225,000), Renan Bruschi (214,500), Alex Livingston (202,000), Jesse Lonis (176,000), David Bach (153,000), Matthew Beinner (134,500), Viktor Blom (117,000), Robert Mizrachi (115,500), Mike Matusow (67,000), and Phil Hellmuth (63,300).
Day 2 and PokerNews‘s live reporting on this event both start at 1:00 p.m. with the betting limits at 4,000-8,000.
Event #92: $3,000 T.O.R.S.E. Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Bets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Hunichen | United States | 432,500 | 54 |
| 2 | Menikos Panagiotou | Cyprus | 310,000 | 39 |
| 3 | Nick Guagenti | United States | 273,000 | 34 |
| 4 | Richard Bai | United States | 268,000 | 34 |
| 5 | Andrei Zhigalov | Russia | 252,000 | 32 |
| 6 | Christina Hill | United States | 249,500 | 31 |
| 7 | Koji Fujimoto | Japan | 240,500 | 30 |
| 8 | Allen Kessler | United States | 239,000 | 30 |
| 9 | Bryce Yockey | United States | 237,000 | 30 |
| 10 | Brandon Shack-Harris | United States | 235,000 | 29 |
Gladiators Day 1c Brings Hits $1.7m Prize Pool
Event #88: $300 Gladiators of Poker 22 levels of poker combat across its Day 1c flight. In the course of that combat, a starting field of 2,934 entries was trimmed down down to just 103 survivors.
David Kenniston was the Day 1c chip leader, according to the WSOPLive App. He bagged a stack of 3,155,000.
Julian Menhardt (2,790,000) finished the day in second and Manuel Luna (2,155,000) finished in third.
Among the Day 1c survivors are Jay Harwood (855,000), Yenhan Chen (635,000), and Benjamin Ector (465,000).
These survivors will join the remaining Day 1 fields on Sunday for Day 2 of the event.
In the meantime, there is still Day 1d to play out, which means the field of 7,235 entries and the prize pool of $1,701,828 both still have time to grow. Day 1d kicks off later today at 10:00 a.m..
Event #88: $300 Gladiators of Poker Day 1c Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Stack | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Kenniston | United States | 3,155,000 | 79 |
| 2 | Julian Menhardt | Austria | 2,790,000 | 70 |
| 3 | Manuel Luna | United States | 2,155,000 | 54 |
| 4 | Alexander Perez | United States | 2,025,000 | 51 |
| 5 | Johnny Oshana | United States | 2,006,500 | 50 |
| 6 | Michael Teifel | – | 1,775,000 | 44 |
| 7 | Sacha Bozou | France | 1,760,000 | 44 |
| 8 | Kenneth Baime | United States | 1,750,000 | 44 |
| 9 | Matthew Johnson | United States | 1,665,000 | 42 |
| 10 | Andrew Law | United Kingdom | 1,595,000 | 40 |
Torelli In Top Ten of Mid-Stakes Championship
Day 1c of Event #89: $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship was a 1,634-entry day, according to the WSOPLive App.
Robert Mcadam (488,000) leads the 520 survivors from the day.
In second and third, with just a single yellow chip between them at Ryan Plant with 383,000 and Rohit Mariwalla with 382,000.
Among those who found a bag on Day 1c are Alec Torelli (318,500) who just made the top 10, poker author Michael Acevedo (307,000), Ryan Laplante (250,000), Vivian Saliba (204,500), Shannon Shorr (146,500), and Kenny Hallaert (40,000),
Day 2 begins at midday with blinds at 1,000/2,500 with a 2,500 ante.
Late registration remains available until the end of the first level. As a result, the current Day 2 field of 923 players could still increase.
Event #89: $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Mcadam | United Kingdom | 488,000 | 195 |
| 2 | Ryan Plant | United Kingdom | 383,000 | 153 |
| 3 | Rohit Mariwalla | United Kingdom | 382,000 | 153 |
| 4 | Francis Alegado | United States | 373,500 | 149 |
| 5 | Marius Gierse | Austria | 363,000 | 145 |
| 6 | Joseph Robertson | United States | 347,000 | 139 |
| 7 | Elliot Smith | Canada | 345,500 | 138 |
| 8 | Stephen Winters | United States | 336,500 | 135 |
| 9 | Michael Stein | United States | 330,000 | 132 |
| 10 | Alec Torelli | United States | 318,500 | 127 |
WSOP Schedule: Saturday, July 11
July 11 is Day 47 at the 2026 WSOP.
The headliner of the day will obviously be Day 6 of Event #82: $10,000 WSOP Main Event NLH World Championship, which starts back up at 11:00 a.m.
Two events are expected to finish up on the day. The stacked Event #90: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em final thirteen will play down to a winner as will the remaining field of Event #91: $1,500 Pick Your PLO.
Two new events kick off to replace the two outgoing events with Day 1a of Event #93: $1,500 The Closer No-Limit Hold’em and Day 1 of the prestigious Event #94: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em Championship.
Event #89: $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship No-Limit Hold’em moves from its Day 1 flights into Day 2 at midday. Meanwhile, Gladiators of Poker event still has one more Day 1 flight to finish up. It kicks off at 10:00 a.m.
Last but not least, Event #92: $3,000 T.O.R.S.E. has another impressive field which will return for Day 2 at 1:00 p.m.
PokerNews will have live reporting, highlights, and recaps of all these events as they happen.
