PokerNews live coverage of this event will begin on Day 2 (June 1). Until then, we will be keeping readers informed with updates on chip counts and core event statistics, including entries and prize pool. Scroll down to see more.
Event #12: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw
Day 1 Completed
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).
| 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.
Here are the stacks of the 96 Day 1 survivors, according to the WSOP LIVE app.
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $155,819 | 12-14 | $8,146 |
| 2 | $102,957 | 15-20 | $6,586 |
| 3 | $69,456 | 21-27 | $5,460 |
| 4 | $47,846 | 28-34 | $4,645 |
| 5 | $33,672 | 35-41 | $4,057 |
| 6 | $24,219 | 42-48 | $3,642 |
| 7 | $17,814 | 49-55 | $3,361 |
| 8-9 | $13,405 | 56-62 | $3,193 |
| 10-11 | $10,325 | 63-94 | $3,041 |
It took some time, but the $1 million mystery bounty eventually surfaced.
Just under six hours after Day 2 of the inaugural Mini Mystery Millions got underway at the 2026 World Series of Poker, one fortunate player peeled back the tournament's most wanted prize.
It took 43 players drawing from the Gold Chest, which contained any bounty prize worth $25,000 or more, before the $1,000,000 bounty was pulled.
According to the WSOP LIVE app.
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Scott Seiver and Nick Schulman are both just two eliminations away from adding another chapter to their already glittering World Series of Poker careers after advancing to the final three players in Event #8: $1,500 Badugi.
By the time play concludes inside the Paris Ballroom tonight, either Seiver or Schulman could become an eight-time WSOP bracelet winner, joining Shaun Deeb, Michael Mizrachi and Benny Glaser in one of poker's most exclusive clubs.
The tournament attracted 554 entries and generated a prize pool of $735,435. With only three players remaining, each finalist has already secured $62,920, while $94,607 awaits the runner-up and $141,963 is set aside for the champion.
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