button in SafariDaniel Negreanu Among Chipleaders After Day 1 of $10K No-Limit 2-7 Championship
Shortly after busting the $10k GGMillion$ High Roller at the 2026 World Series of Poker, Daniel Negreanu gave himself a new shot at a bracelet run as he registered for Event #17: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship, becoming one of the 136 entries made on Day 1. He immediately got up to some antics at his table, and doubled his starting stack at lightning speed.
Negreanu quieted down a bit once the night progressed further, but his ability to rake in chips did not diminish whatsoever. Once play had concluded at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, Negreanu had turned the 60,000 chips he had sat down with into a massive 311,000, sharing a second place on the end-of-night leaderboard with Chad Eveslage. The two poker legends bagged over 100 big blinds for Day 2, only a few chips less than Carlo van Ravenswoud, who topped the counts with 319,000 to lead the 56 remaining players.
The stacked top ten also includes high-stakes hold'em crusher Alex Foxen, Negreanu's fellow Hall of Famer John Hennigan, reigning Player of the Year Shaun Deeb, and seven-time bracelet winner Scott Seiver, who won this event during his historic 2024 WSOP Player of the Year run.
They have all set themselves up well to get a piece of the prize pool, which currently stands at $1,264,800 but will have plenty of room to grow as late registration will remain open for one more level on Day 2.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlo van Ravenswoud | Netherlands | 319,000 | 106 |
| 2 | Chad Eveslage | United States | 311,000 | 104 |
| 2 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 311,000 | 104 |
| 4 | Alex Foxen | United States | 299,000 | 100 |
| 5 | Paul Volpe | United States | 290,500 | 97 |
| 6 | Robert French | United States | 276,500 | 92 |
| 7 | John Hennigan | United States | 268,500 | 90 |
| 8 | Frank Kassela | United States | 254,500 | 85 |
| 9 | Shaun Deeb | United States | 244,500 | 82 |
| 10 | Scott Seiver | United States | 206,500 | 69 |
The No-Limit 2-7 Championship remains one of the most prestigious tournaments on the WSOP schedule, and poker legends came out in droves to take their shot at glory. Farzad Bonyadi won this event in 2021 and bagged 171,500 as he hunts his fifth bracelet. Starter of the poker boom Chris Moneymaker ended with an above-average stack of 149,500, while Jennifer Harman sits just slightly below with 140,000.
Benny Glaser will try to turn his 131,500 into bracelet number nine, and defending champion Nick Schulman ended Day 1 with 86,500 in chips. Notably, John Cynn made a rare appearance, and he put 41,500 in his bag as he eyes only his second WSOP cash since he conquered the Main Event in 2018.
The No-Limit 2-7 Championship will restart June 3 at 1 p.m. local time, with blinds at 1,500/3,000 with a 4,500 big blind ante. The 58 survivors will likely be joined by many more contenders, as late registration will remain open for one more full level, with two reentries allowed per player. Day 2 is planned to play down to five players, when the tournament will have reached the business end of things.
PokerNews will be back on the tournament floor to report the entirety of Day 2, so make sure to tune back in for the continuation of the $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Championship.