2026 World Series of Poker

Event #82: $10,000 WSOP Main Event NLH World Championship
Event #82: $10,000 WSOP Main Event NLH World Championship Event #88: $300 Gladiators of Poker Event #89: $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship No-Limit Hold'em Event #93: $1,500 The Closer No-Limit Hold’em Event #94: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Championship Event #95: $500 Summer Saver No-Limit Hold'em Event #96: $3,000 6-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha Event #97: $25,000 High Roller H.O.R.S.E. Show All Events
Day: 7
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Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$85,634,400
Total Entries
9,208
Players Left
15
Average Chip Stack
36,832,000
Total Chips
552,480,000
Next Payout
Place 15
$410,475
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Players Info - Day 7
Entries
62
Players Left
21
Players Left 15 / 9,208
New Updates

Shot Clocks Implemented Deep in WSOP Main Event for First Time

Jon Sofen
Jon Sofen
Level 30 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Shot Clocks
Shot Clocks

If you've tuned into the livestream yet for Day 7 of the WSOP Main Event, you've certainly noticed a major change that is already impacting the game.

For the first time ever in the 57-year history of poker's World Championship tournament, a shot clock has been implemented. The shot clock, or "Action Clock," isn't new to tournament poker. PGT and World Poker Tour (WPT) have been using it to speed up play and eliminate tanking for years.

But it's a drastic change deep in the biggest event of the year, which should benefit viewers on the ESPN+ livestream who are bothered by tanking, an issue that has come up many times in previous Main Event broadcasts. Others, however, don't like the shot clock implementation, including WSOP commentator and 2004 WSOP Main Event runner-up David Williams.

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