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The most exciting time in live poker is almost upon us, with the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event No-Limit Hold'em World Championship shuffling up and dealing at 11:00 a.m. local time on July 2.
The WSOP Main Event is considered the most prestigious live poker tournament, drawing thousands of entrants from far and wide, each hoping to become poker's world champion.
In 2023, the WSOP Main Event broke through 10,000 entrants for the first time, when 10,043 players bought in. Daniel Weinman outlasted them all and collected a record $12.1 million top prize.
A crowd of 10,112 players broke the WSOP Main Event record again in 2024, with Jonathan Tamayo leaving them in his wake as he scooped a $10 million payout.
Last year saw Michael Mizrachi bulldoze his way through a 9,735-strong field and get his hands on a cool $10 million.
As you can see, the field sizes of the Main Event are massive, despite the five-figure buy-in. With so many of poker's top players heading to the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas for the 2026 WSOP Main Event, you're spoiled for choice regarding who to add to your MyPlayers Feed.
With the help of some statistics from our renowned WSOP historian, Robert Jen, we have selected some standout performers for you to follow during PokerNews 2026 WSOP Main Event live updates.
Consecutive WSOP Main Event Champions
Only Johnny Moss, Doyle Brunson, Stu Ungar, and Johnny Chan have won multiple WSOP Main Events, and each won their second title in back-to-back years. If that doesn't make a case for adding Michael Mizrachi to your MyPlayers feed, we don't know what does!
Mizrachi has been on a tear for at least 12 months, winning the $50,00 Poker Players Championship and the WSOP Main Event in 2025. He recently won his ninth bracelet, so he goes into the 2026 WSOP Main Event full of confidence and with Lady Luck on his side.
Consecutive Final Table Appearances
Jen's analysis shows that, when the WSOP Main Event paid out at least nine places, only 10 players have navigated back-to-back final tables. Of course, those four back-to-back champions are among them.
The most recent case of this happening was when Mark Newhouse finished ninth in 2013 and then ninth in 2014. You may recall that Newhouse joked about "I'm not finishing ninth again" in the build-up to the 2014 WSOP Main Event final table, but that's where his run ended.
With that in mind, why not add the 2025 WSOP Main Event finalists to your MyPlayers and see if they can become part of an elite group to achieve consecutive WSOP Main Event final table appearances?
Runner-up John Wasnock, Braxton Dunaway, Kenny Hallaert, Luka Bojovic, Adam Hendrix, Leo Margets, Jarod Minghini, and Daehyung Lee are all likely to take another bite at the Main Event cherry.
Consecutive and Serial Cashers
Reaching the money in the WSOP Main Event is challenging, not least because of the recent massive fields. Robert Turner was the first player to cash in four straight Main Events, doing so between 1991-1994.
That record was tied by Bo Sehlstedt (2004-07), Theodore Park (2006-08), Chris Overgard (2007-10), the late Chris Bjorin (2008-11), Diogo Borges (2008-11), then Christian Harder (2010-13).
At the 2024 WSOP, Ronnie Bardah cashed in his fifth consecutive WSOP Main Event, setting a new record. Bardah is nailed on to enter the 2026 WSOP Main Event, and having won another bracelet earlier in the series, will be confident of notching up another in-the-money finish.
Amazingly, Andrew Ostapchenko has cashed in seven straight live WSOP Main Events, discounting the hybrid online/live Main Event from 2020. He cashed every year from 2016-19 and then 2021-23.
A trio of players have the chance to tie the record for five straight Main Event cashes. They are Derek Schroeder, Florian Ribouchon, and Joshua Payne, while Andrew Hedley, Boris Kolev, Brett McCollum, Dylan Linde, Jean Lhuillier, Jeffrey Deegan, Joe Kuether, Joseph Ermatinger, Josh Kay, Michael Ung, Mike Vanier, Nils Pudel, and Taylor Black could asll reach four-in-a-row.
While not consecutive, Allen Cunningham and Johnny Chan both have 11 in-the-money finishes in WSOP Main Events. Berry Johnston, Chris Bjorin, Humberto Brenes, JC Tran, John Esposito, and Roland Israelashvili are each tied on nine cashes.
Consecutive and Serial Female Main Event Cashers
There have been plenty of remarkable WSOP Main Event performances from female players, too. Argentina's Veronica Dabul was the first woman to reach the money in consecutive WSOP Main Events, cashing in 2007 and 2008. However, Dabul hasn't cashed at the WSOP since 2011, the year her and fellow Argentinian Leo Fernandez were arrested for allegedly cheating at craps at the Wynn.
Liv Boeree and Melanie Weisner both cashed and completed impressive three-in-a-row WSOP Main Event cashes between 2016-18, while Loni Hui and Yingge Yan will join them if they advance past the bubble this year.
Women in Poker Hall of Fame's Kathy Liebert has seven WSOP Main Event cashes, one more than fellow Women POF member Maria Ho, and two more than Liv Boeree.
Annie Duke, J.J. Liu, Jackie Glazier, Loni Hui, May Siu, Melanie Weisner, Sara Hall, and Thi Xoa Nguyen are all tied on four cashes.
Who Are You Using MyPlayers For During the 2026 WSOP Main Event?
There are plenty of names in this article to fill your MyPlayers feed, but you don't have to follow them. MyPlayers allows you to personalise your poker feed so you can see how the players you love, or even loathe, are getting on at the tables.
Regardless of who you are and aren't adding to your MyPlayers, make sure you keep your browsers locked to PokerNews' live reporting pages throughout the 2026 WSOP Main Event, as we bring you all of the action from the pitching of the first cards to our amazing game's world champion being crownd.
