button in SafariPatrick Leonard Is Among the Leaders After Day 1 of the $1,500 NL 2-7 Event
Event #12: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw proved a popular event at the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP), with 626 players buying in while late registration was open, an increase on the 532 who entered in 2025. Only 96 of that bumper crowd punched their Day 2 tickets, and British star Patrick Leonard was one of them.
Leonard bagged up 379,000 chips at the close of play, enough for seventh place at the restart. Leonard already has a bracelet to his name, having triumphed in the $1,000 Tag Team event alongside Espen Jorstad in 2022. He has come close to adding to his bracelet collection since then, with two third-place finishes, including in the $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em Heads-Up Championship last summer.
Andrew Park (765,000) is the official end-of-day chip leader. He's joined at the top of the chip counts by Brian Breck (638,000), Jorge Ufano (590,000), and Jerry Wong (470,000).
Event #12: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Park | United States | 765,000 |
| 2 | Brian Breck | United States | 638,000 |
| 3 | Jorge Ufano | Spain | 590,000 |
| 4 | Jerry Wong | United States | 470,000 |
| 5 | Philip Jaffe | United States | 429,000 |
| 6 | Tal Avivi | Israel | 400,000 |
| 7 | Patrick Leonard | United Kingdom | 379,000 |
| 8 | Stephen Hubbard | United States | 377,000 |
| 9 | Per Hildebrand | Sweden | 373,000 |
| 10 | Ross Neumann | United States | 368,000 |
Lower down the chip counts but still in with a shout of taking down this event are such luminaries as Jason Mercier (355,000), Justin Liberto (336,000), Jon Kyte (301,000), Dario Sammartino (283,000), David "ODB" Baker (268,000), Farzad Bonyadi (243,000), Naoya Kihara (187,000), Chris Brewer (113,000), and John Monnette (93,000).
Day 2 of this star-studded event starts at 1:00 p.m. local time on June 1, which is also when PokerNews' traditional coverage begins. The plan is to play down to five players, so join us on Day 2 for all the action from this $1,500 NL Deuce-to-Seven event.