2026 WSOP Day 46: Daniel Negreanu Sixth, 13 Remain In $50k High Roller

Jon Pill
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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

Daniel Negreanu
Daniel Negreanu.

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.

Erik Seidel
Erik Seidel.

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.

Kristen Foxen
Kristen Foxen.

Event #90: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em End of Day 2 Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Daniel RezaeiAustria7,345,00061
2Daniel SmiljkovicGermany6,605,00055
3Bryn KenneyUnited States6,250,00052
4Eric YanovskyUnited States6,095,00051
5Erik SeidelUnited States5,235,00044
6Daniel NegreanuCanada4,845,00040
7Kristen FoxenCanada4,750,00040
8Timur MargolinIsrael4,444,00037
9Jamie DwanUnited Kingdom4,100,00034
10Josef SchusteritschAustria3,965,00033
11Paulius VaitiekunasLithuania3,350,00028
12Sebastian GaehlGermany2,650,00022
13Chris BrewerUnited States1,090,0009

Farhad Jamasi Picks His PLOs

Farhad Jamasi
Farhad Jamasi.

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

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Farhad JamasiUnited States7,005,000140
2Sergio BensoItaly3,665,00073
3Steven LiuUnited States2,620,00052
4Justin LibertoUnited States2,455,00049
5Jon TurnerUnited States2,020,00040
6Joshua StewartUnited Kingdom1,280,00026
7Brevin AndreadisUnited States790,00016
8Zachary FischerUnited States650,00013
9Michael LenzUnited States460,0009
10Maxx ColemanUnited States390,0008

$3k T.O.R.S.E. Field Includes Matusow and Hellmuth

Mike Matusow
Mike Matusow.

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).

Phil Hellmuth
Phil Hellmuth.

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

RankPlayerCountryChipsBig Bets
1Chris HunichenUnited States432,50054
2Menikos PanagiotouCyprus310,00039
3Nick GuagentiUnited States273,00034
4Richard BaiUnited States268,00034
5Andrei ZhigalovRussia252,00032
6Christina HillUnited States249,50031
7Koji FujimotoJapan240,50030
8Allen KesslerUnited States239,00030
9Bryce YockeyUnited States237,00030
10Brandon Shack-HarrisUnited States235,00029

Gladiators Day 1c Brings Hits $1.7m Prize Pool

Jay Harwood
Jay Harwood.

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

RankPlayerCountryChip StackBig Blinds
1David KennistonUnited States3,155,00079
2Julian MenhardtAustria2,790,00070
3Manuel LunaUnited States2,155,00054
4Alexander PerezUnited States2,025,00051
5Johnny OshanaUnited States2,006,50050
6Michael Teifel-1,775,00044
7Sacha BozouFrance1,760,00044
8Kenneth BaimeUnited States1,750,00044
9Matthew JohnsonUnited States1,665,00042
10Andrew LawUnited Kingdom1,595,00040

Torelli In Top Ten of Mid-Stakes Championship

Alec Torelli
Alec Torelli.

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

RankPlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
1Robert McadamUnited Kingdom488,000195
2Ryan PlantUnited Kingdom383,000153
3Rohit MariwallaUnited Kingdom382,000153
4Francis AlegadoUnited States373,500149
5Marius GierseAustria363,000145
6Joseph RobertsonUnited States347,000139
7Elliot SmithCanada345,500138
8Stephen WintersUnited States336,500135
9Michael SteinUnited States330,000132
10Alec TorelliUnited States318,500127

WSOP Schedule: Saturday, July 11

WSOP Branding 2026
WSOP chips.

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.

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