button in Safari469 Return for Day 2 with a Shot at $627k in the Arizona State Poker Championship
Over the past four days, a total of 4,018 entries made their way to the Talking Stick Resort for the 2026 Arizona State Poker Championship. This record-breaking turnout generated a prize pool of $4,018,000.
There were a total of 483 bags, but after the double bags are removed, there are 469 players who will return at 10:15 a.m. this morning for Day 2 action.
Toby Price holds a commanding lead atop the overall leaderboard with 1,868,000, while a total of 12 players enter the day over the seven-figure threshold.
Start of Day 2 Top 15 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toby Price | United States | 1,868,000 |
| 2 | Gregory Brown | United States | 1,354,000 |
| 3 | Andrew Crookston | United States | 1,278,000 |
| 4 | Jean Gaspard | United States | 1,200,000 |
| 5 | Erik Gault | United States | 1,169,000 |
| 6 | Jacob McDonald | United States | 1,150,000 |
| 7 | Nicholas Julia | United States | 1,138,000 |
| 8 | Hunter Campbell | United States | 1,116,000 |
| 9 | Peter Fox | United States | 1,106,000 |
| 10 | Vinny Tran | United States | 1,050,000 |
| 11 | Deepa Shah | Canada | 1,041,000 |
| 12 | Pedro Salomao | United States | 1,041,000 |
| 13 | Sahib Purewal | United States | 993,000 |
| 14 | Sang Ha | United States | 949,000 |
| 15 | Rashawn Curry | United States | 928,000 |
Gregory Brown (1,354,000) and Andrew Crookston (1,278,000) round out the podium while WSOP Bracelet winners Jean "Prince" Gaspard (1,200,000) and Nicholas Julia (1,138,000) also return with healthy stacks. Defending champion Brandon Mitchell (390,000) will be looking to continue his bid at a repeat win.
Full chip counts and seat draw are available below.
Action gets back underway in Level 16 with blinds of 4,000/8,000. Levels are 60 minutes in length on Day 2.
The plan for the day is to play 12 60-minute levels or until 12% of the returning field remains (57 players), whichever comes first.
Day 2 Structure
| Level | Blinds | Length (minutes) |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | 4,000/8,000 | 60 |
| 17 | 5,000/10,000 | 60 |
| Break | 15 | |
| 18 | 6,000/12,000 | 60 |
| 19 | 10,000/15,000 | 60 |
| Break | Color Up 1,000s | 15 |
| 20 | 10,000/20,000 | 60 |
| 21 | 15,000/25,000 | 60 |
| Break | 15 | |
| 22 | 15,000/30,000 | 60 |
| 23 | 20,000/40,000 | 60 |
| Break | 15 | |
| 24 | 25,000/50,000 | 60 |
| 25 | 30,000/60,000 | 60 |
| Break | 15 | |
| 26 | 40,000/80,000 | 60 |
| 27 | 50,000/100,000 | 60 |
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Stay tuned to PokerNews for updates from the 2026 Arizona State Poker Championship as we play down from 469 to 57 players in the quest for the $627,050 first-place prize.