2026 World Series of Poker

Day: 2d
Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$15,841,057
Total Entries
11,933
Players Left
150
Average Chip Stack
3,497,667
Total Chips
524,650,000
Next Payout
Place 148
$11,700
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Players Info - Day 2d
Entries
2,153
Players Left
269
Players Left 150 / 11,933

Last Chance to Play The Monster Stack Is Here!

Linyang Song
Linyang Song

Day 2d of Event #18: $1,500 Monster Stack starts at 11 a.m. local time on Sunday, June 7. Late registration remains open until the end of level 11, marking the final chance to enter the Monster Stack.

As it stands, the prize pool is already at $14,952,960 and the field size is at 10,493.

Linyang Song bagged 1,215,000 to lead the Day 2d field as they start. Second is Aleksei Dronov with 1,075,000, and Samoul Mang is in third with 915,000.

Start of Day 2d Top 10 Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip Count
1Linyang SongCanada1,215,000
2Aleksei DronovRussian Federation1,075,000
3Samoul MangUnited States915,000
4Davide CulottaItaly895,000
5Michael JukichUnited States845,000
6Rehman KassamUnited Kingdom680,000
7Alexander IvarssonSweden595,000
8Ian ModderCanada582,500
9Jose MasUnited States555,500
10Ruben CorreiaPortuguese527,000
Kathy Liebert
Kathy Liebert.

Poker legend Kathy Liebert (255,000) and Poker Hall of Famer David Oppenheim (53,500) will also be back on Day 2d.

Among the players who will join them are Satoshi Tanaka (454,000), Scott Ball (408,000), Justin Fawcett (373,000), Upeshka Desilva (321,500), Andrew Moreno (267,000), Timur Margolin (266,500), Anthony Zinno (218,000), Bryan Schultz (217,000), and Bradley Jansen (206,500).

Olga Iermolcheva
Olga Iermolcheva.

With slightly shorter stacks are Renji Mao (172,000), Julien Sitbon (163,500), Martin Zamani (161,500), Matt Glantz (140,000), Chris Moorman (132,500), and Olga Iermolcheva (76,400).

Play will resume with Level 11, blinds 1,000/2,500 with 2,500 big blind ante. Levels remain 60-minutes long, and there will be 15-minute breaks after Level 11 (for the close of registration) and every two subsequent levels, plus a 60-minute dinner break after Level 17 (about 6:45 p.m.).

Day 2 will conclude after ten levels, at which time the remaining players will bag their chips. They will return at 11 a.m. on Monday, June 8, along with the survivors of all other Day 2s, for Day 3 and another 10 levels of play. PokerNews traditional coverage of this event will begin on Day 3.

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Tags: Aleksei DronovAlexander IvarssonDavid OppenheimDavide CulottaIan ModderJose MasKathy LiebertLinyang SongMichael JukichRehman KassamRuben CorreiaSamoul Mang