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Event #13: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em
Day 2 Completed
2026 World Series of Poker
Event #13: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 2
Players Left 9 / 1,840
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Level 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
An action-packed Day 2 of Event #13: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em concluded with just nine players remaining at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
Headlining them is Rania Nasreddine, who is the last lady standing in the event and in the hunt to claim her first WSOP bracelet, this one coming with a potential $346,108 payday.
Day 2 kicked off with 135 players who bagged up from an opening Day 1 field of 1,840 entries, generating a total prize pool of $2,442,600.
As would be expected in a 6-handed event, the action was fast and furious from the off, and the field was whittled down to less than 36 players before the dinner break at the end of level 23.
Play slowed down considerably when the players returned from dinner, as they tightened their belts to make a run at the final table.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michel Molenaar | Netherlands | 11,380,000 | 114 |
| 2 | Justin Arnwine | United States | 11,135,000 | 111 |
| 3 | Harlan Karnofsky | United States | 5,230,000 | 52 |
| 4 | Honghao Zhang | United States | 3,960,000 | 40 |
| 5 | Julien Duveau | France | 3,300,000 | 33 |
| 6 | David Rees | United States | 3,185,000 | 32 |
| 7 | Rania Nasreddine | United States | 2,950,000 | 30 |
| 8 | Daniel Hill | United States | 2,890,000 | 29 |
| 9 | Thai Dinh | United States | 1,970,000 | 20 |
Nasreddine comes into Day 3 in seventh place quite far behind chip leader Michel Molenaar, who has 11,380,000. Molenaar finished within the top ten at the end of Day 1 and grew his stack throughout Day 2, knocking out Chris Hunichen late on to take the lead. Molenaar is on the hunt for his first bracelet and is well positioned to get it as he returns for the final day.
Molenaar is closely followed by Justin Arnwine with 11,135,000, and rounding out the podium in third place is Harlan Karnofsky some way behind the two chip leaders with 5,230,000.
Not all could be so lucky as the nine survivors, as numerous two-time bracelet hunters fell by the wayside. Names such as Barry Shulman, Tommy Nguyen, Brian Green, Giuseppe Pantaleo, Jason Dewitt, Peter Park, Evan Sandberg, Sean Jazayeri, and Tyler Patterson all bit the dust before the end of Day 2.
Start of day chip leader David Rees also made it through the day with 3,185,000 but couldn’t hold onto the lead. However, he still had a strong day at the office and remains well positioned to make a run at final table and claim his first WSOP bracelet.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $346,108 | ||
| 2 | $230,626 | ||
| 3 | $163,172 | ||
| 4 | $116,951 | ||
| 5 | $84,929 | ||
| 6 | $62,501 | ||
| 7 | $46,619 | ||
| 8 | $35,250 | ||
| 9 | $35,250 |
Event #13: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em will continue on June 3 at 12 p.m. local time. The blinds will restart at 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 big blind ante. Levels will be 60 minutes with a 15-minute break after every two levels, and a dinner break will be decided by the floor on the day.
All returning players have locked up $35,250, but will be eyeing up the mouthwatering $346,108 first place prize, which of course, comes along with the coveted WSOP gold bracelet.
PokerNews will be back on the floor tomorrow, June 3, for the final day of the event. Stay tuned for all the action from the floor as it unfolds, and the bracelet is awarded to the eventual champion.
Level 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | 1 | Daniel Hill | United States | 2,890,000 | 29 |
| 80 | 3 | Julien Duveau | France | 3,300,000 | 33 |
| 80 | 4 | Thai Dinh | United States | 1,990,000 | 20 |
| 80 | 6 | Honghao Zhang | United States | 3,960,000 | 40 |
| 92 | 1 | David Rees | United States | 3,185,000 | 32 |
| 92 | 2 | Rania Nasreddine | United States | 2,950,000 | 30 |
| 92 | 3 | Harlan Karnofsky | United States | 5,230,000 | 52 |
| 92 | 4 | Michel Molenaar | Netherlands | 11,380,000 | 114 |
| 92 | 5 | Justin Arnwine | United States | 11,135,000 | 111 |
Level 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Level 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
The clock has now been paused for the day and the floor has announced that the players will be dealt three more hands.
All remaining players will then bag up their chips to take through to Day 3 tomorrow, June 3.
Level 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Daniel Hill raised from the button to 160,000, and Julien Duveau three-bet to 500,000. Hill wasted no time moving all in for 1,520,000, and Duveau called.
Daniel Hill: Q♥Q♦ 
Julien Duveau: 8♥8♦
The board stayed safe for Hill with A♦K♠2♣7♣6♣, and his pair of queens was good to double his stack and remain in the mix.
Level 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Justin Arnwine raised from the hijack to 160,000, Julien Duveau called from the cutoff, and Spencer Champlin three-bet squeezed from the big blind all in for 2,150,000. Arnwine called, and Duveau bowed out of the hand.
Spencer Champlin: A♠10♠
Justin Arnwine: A♦K♥
The board was Q♠K♣10♣2♠8♦, and Arnwine eliminated Champlin with his pair of kings.
Level 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Action folded to Honghao Zhang in the small blind, who moved all in and had Tjan Tepeh in the big blind covered, who snap-called for his tournament life.
Tjan Tepeh: 10♥8♥
Honghao Zhang: Q♥5♠
Tepeh got some help on the 5♥4♥A♣ flop, picking up a flush draw, and when the J♥ peeled off on the turn he stormed into the lead. The poker Gods thought differently though when the dealer flipped over the 6♥, as the river gave Zhang a four flush to send Tepeh to the rail in 11th spot.
Level 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Cherish Andrews opened to 1350,000 from under the gun and action folded around to Harlan Karnofsky, who three-bet to 700,000 from the big blind. Andrews four-bet jammed for her last 1,560,000, and she was quickly called and covered by Karnofsky.
Cherish Andrews: 8♦8♠
Harlan Karnofsky: Q♦Q♠
Andrews was looking to the board for help, but things went Karnofsky's way on the K♥Q♥7♥ flop. The 7♣ turn and 5♥ river saw to Andrews' elimination and she took home $21,013 having just missed the pay jump at ten players remaining.
Level 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Action folded around to Chris Hunichen who moved all in for his remaining 2,450,000 in the small blind. He was called by Michel Molenaar in the big blind who had him well covered.
Chris Hunichen: 5♣5♠
Michel Molenaar: A♦10♠
Hunichen needed to hold to stay alive, but the 9♠A♥6♦ flop immediately put Molenaar in the lead. A J♦ turn and 4♦ river weren't enough to change the fate for Hunichen, and he was eliminated in 13th place.
