button in SafariLichtenberger Among Chip Leaders Heading Into Day 3
The field has been trimmed down to 64 players who will return on Day 3 of Event #11: $10,000 GGMillion$ High Roller No-Limit Hold’em at the 2026 World Series of Poker held at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. The field of 627 players helped create a prize pool of $5,831,100, with first place taking home a cool $1,089,964.
The field is full of poker crushers and stars as Anatoly Nikitin headlined the remaining players, bagging the most chips, and will return on Day 3 with 2,825,000. Joey Weissman followed in second with 2,800,000, and Andrew Lichtenberger was not far behind after bagging a total of 2,770,000. Roman Hrabec rounds out the top four stacks at 2,300,000.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anatoly Nikitin | Russian Federation | 2,825,000 |
| 2 | Joey Weissman | United States | 2,800,000 |
| 3 | Andrew Lichtenberger | United States | 2,770,000 |
| 4 | Roman Hrabec | Czechia | 2,340,000 |
| 5 | Sean Perry | United States | 2,245,000 |
| 6 | Chad Lipton | United States | 2,015,000 |
| 7 | Luciano Macchiarelli | Argentina | 1,915,000 |
| 8 | Andrew Moreno | United States | 1,865,000 |
| 9 | Barak Wisbrod | Israel | 1,560,000 |
| 10 | Michael Moncek | United States | 1,480,000 |
Nikitin is still chasing his first WSOP bracelet despite nearly a million in earnings at WSOP events, according to the WSOP LIVE app. Nikitin has already secured a final table appearance at the 2026 WSOP when he placed seventh in Event #2: $5,000 Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold’em and will look to improve on that finish as he moves forward in this tournament.
Weissman is chasing the second bracelet of his career. He has nearly four million in earnings at WSOP-sponsored events and will have an opportunity to add to that tally in a big way with a strong Day 3.
WSOP bracelet winner Lichtenberger is no stranger to WSOP success. His most recent score came at the 2025 WSOP when he finished second in Event #32: $50,000 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller Eight-Handed.
Hrabec also lists one bracelet on his resume and will be looking to keep the dream of adding number two alive. Hrabec’s most recent live finish came at the 2023 WSOP when he took fifth in Event #16: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em Eight Handed. Hrabec won his bracelet during the 2024 WSOP Online series in Event #5: No-Limit Hold’em Triple Treys.
WSOP bracelet winner Barak Wisbrod also made the top ten in chips going into Day 3 with 1,560,000. Two-time bracelet holder Michael Moncek will come in tenth in chips with 1,500,000.
Remaining Payouts
Two-time WSOP bracelet winner Stephen Chidwick is still in the hunt. Chidwick had the honor of helping to burst the bubble when he eliminated Barry Woods to send the field into the money. He will return on Day 3 with a stack of 1,300,000.
Other notables to advance to Day 3 include Terrance Reid (1,200,000), Thomas Eychenne (870,000), Aliaksei Boika (1,200,000), Christian Roberts (795,000), Chris Brewer (710,000), and Jesse Lonis (260,000).
Day 3 is scheduled to begin at 12 p.m. local time. Play will resume at the 10,000/25,000 level and will continue on Day 3 until only five players remain.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for continued coverage of Event #11: $10,000 GGMillion$ High Roller No-Limit Hold’em at the 2026 World Series of Poker.