2026 World Series of Poker

Event #22: $1,500 Big O
Event #18: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em Event #19: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em Event #22: $1,500 Big O Event #23: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship Event #24: $25,000 High Roller Six Handed No-Limit Hold’em Event #25: $500 Freezeout No-Limit Holdem Event #26: $2,000 No-Limit Holdem Event #27: $10,000 Dealer's Choice Championship Event #28: $600 Deepstack Mixed No-Limit Hold'em; Pot-Limit Omaha Event #29: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em Event #30: $1,500 Limit Hold’em 7-Handed Show All Events
Day: 2
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Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$2,802,785
Total Entries
2,150
Players Left
29
Average Chip Stack
1,853,448
Total Chips
53,750,000
Next Payout
Place 29
$13,610
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
50,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
294
Players Left
29
Players Left 29 / 2,150
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No, Really, Allen Kessler Could Win a WSOP Bracelet Today

Jon Sofen
Jon Sofen
Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Allen Kessler
Allen Kessler

Allen Kessler, the min-cash extraordinaire, is potentially hours away from, after all these years, winning his first World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet.

"The Chainsaw" called his shot in April, predicting he'd finally get off the schneid this summer and capture a coveted gold bracelet.

Kessler first cashed at the WSOP in 2001, a 16th-place finish for $5,710 in $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split, a tournament won by Poker Hall of Famer Scotty Nguyen. Since then, he's been a mainstay at the Series, racking up cashes left and right. But, on Sunday, he just might get over the hump and finish one of these tournaments as the last player standing.

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