PokerNews live coverage of this event will begin on Day 2 (June 29). Until then, we will keep readers informed with updates on chip counts and core event statistics, including entries and the prize pool. Scroll down to see more.
Event #74: $1,500 8-Game Mixed
Day 1 Completed
There's a familiar name lurking at the top end of the chip counts after Day 1 of Event #74: $1,500 8-Game Mixed.
Daniel Negreanu may not have had it all his own way so far this summer, but his 378,500 in chips is good enough for fourth, behind chip leader Pedro Barossi, Devon Sampson and Dean Joe.
Just 147 players remain from a field of 766, with 115 players guaranteed a min-cash of $3,010. The winner will walk away with $181,625 and the WSOP gold bracelet.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pedro Barossi | Brazil | 554,000 |
| 2 | Devon Sampson | Canada | 515,000 |
| 3 | Dean Joe | United States | 399,000 |
| 4 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 378,500 |
| 5 | Ali Eslami | United States | 373,000 |
| 6 | Tobias Hausen | Germany | 365,500 |
| 7 | Jorge Ufano | Spain | 340,500 |
| 8 | Richard Freitas | Brazil | 285,000 |
| 9 | Felix Truelle | United States | 273,500 |
| 10 | Charles Tucker | United States | 264,500 |
Just missing out on the top 10 is Poker Hall of Fame nominee Scott Seiver. Also advancing is nine-time WSOP bracelet winner Benny Glaser (221,000), Phil Hui (202,000), Calvin Anderson (149,000), Mike Matusow (110,000) and Allen Kessler (108,000).
The event resumes at 1 p.m. on Monday, June 29 with PokerNews live reporting commencing from then. Stay tuned for full updates from this event and the rest of the 2026 World Series of Poker, hosted by the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
Day 1 of Event #74: $1,500 8-Game Mixed has concluded. Of the 766 entries, 147 have bagged and tagged to return for Day 2.
Brian 'Smitty' Smith would stand out in the $1,000 WSOP Mystery Millions anyway. A tall guy with a broad smile, fully decked out in purple, he jokes that he's a "walking billboard" for the pancreatic cancer charity Purple Pansies.
But he stood out even more on Sunday, as the grinder from Atlanta, Georgia, pulled a gold chest for $100,000 and immediately announced it was all going to the charity so close to his heart.
The rail around the feature table in the Paris Ballroom is packed. One of poker's all-time greats, Nick Schulman, is chasing a ninth World Series of Poker bracelet, but most of the crowd isn't there to watch him. They're there for Koji Fujimoto.
When Fujimoto closes out the heads-up battle to defeat the Hall of Famer and capture his maiden WSOP bracelet, the room erupts. The cheers come from dozens of students who have traveled from Japan, where Fujimoto teaches poker free of charge.
According to the WSOP LIVE app.
With late registration firmly closed, the total prize pool for this event is $1,016,865. The top 115 players are set to make the money, with $181,625 set aside for the outright winner.
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $181,625 | 18 -23 | $7,500 |
| 2 | $120,570 | 24 -29 | $6,150 |
| 3 | $81,530 | 30 -35 | $5,170 |
| 4 | $56,230 | 36 -41 | $4,450 |
| 5 | $39,570 | 42 -47 | $3,930 |
| 6 | $28,420 | 48 -53 | $3,560 |
| 7 | $20,840 | 54 -65 | $3,310 |
| 8 -9 | $15,620 | 66 -77 | $3,170 |
| 10 -11 | $11,960 | 78 -115 | $3,010 |
| 12 -17 | $9,370 |
The WSOP Player of the Year race is being dominated by players you probably aren't too surprised to see at the top, while Shaun Deeb, the pre-series favorite, is still lurking.
Deeb came into the summer with a significant head start after booking two runner-up finishes and a ninth-place score at the WSOP Europe in April. But he's only recorded two cashes this summer.
The good news for the reigning and two-time Player of the Year is he's made the most of those cashes, finishing second and fifth. Deeb, however, has dropped down a bit in the standings since the WSOP began on May 26, while some other crushers have moved into the top few spots.
Per the WSOP LIVE app.
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