PokerNews live coverage of this event will begin on Day 2 (June 7). 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 #22: $1,500 Big O
Day 1b Completed
Day 1b of Event #22: $1,500 Big O saw another 1,155 players head to the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, taking the total attendance to 2,150. Of those Day 1b starters, only 161 made it through to Day 2, and nobody bagged more chips than Nicolas Milgrom.
Frenchman Milgrom (816,000) not only finished top of the Day 1b chip counts but leads overall. This will please Team Dinkers in the $25K Fantasy Draft, who paid $16 for Milgrom's services. He already has a pair of cashes this summer, both in Omaha events, and is now on course for a hat trick.
Bracelet winners Michael Khan (580,000) and Bruno Furth (557,000) round off the podium places.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicolas Milgrom | France | 816,000 | 163 |
| 2 | Michael Khan | Canada | 580,000 | 116 |
| 3 | Bruno Furth | United States | 557,000 | 111 |
| 4 | Richard Green | United States | 545,000 | 109 |
| 5 | Joseph Ramos | United States | 533,000 | 107 |
| 6 | Anthony Reategui | United States | 519,000 | 104 |
| 7 | Jon Shoreman | United Kingdom | 465,000 | 93 |
| 8 | Sergio Martinez | United States | 435,000 | 87 |
| 9 | Shawn Rice | United States | 425,000 | 85 |
| 10 | Sang Shin | United States | 424,000 | 85 |
Others who progressed from this flight include Anthony Reategui (519,000) and Dario Sammartino (424,000), Qiang Xu (410,000), Zachary Gruneberg (362,000), Brett Shaffer (332,000), and Steve Zolotow (289,000) who all bagged a top 30 stack.
Lower down the counts but still very much in contention are the likes of Esther Taylor (249,000), Matthew Beinner (212,000), Bryce Yockey (195,000), Daniel Weinman (190,000), John Monnette (189,000), Jim Collopy (160,000), Allan Le (150,000), and Hall of Famer Brian Rast (48,000).
Day 2 shuffles up and deals at 1:00 p.m. local time on June 7. A total of 294 players will return to their seat with the aim to complete another 10 levels. Join PokerNews then for all the Big O action you can handle.
The money bubble burst during the final minutes of Day 1b after which more than one dozen players were eliminated. This included the UK's Oliver White, Kyle Miholich, Sebastian Schulz, and Louis Hillman. Furthermore, Lonnie Proby secured the min-cash on both Day 1 flights but failed to reach Day 2 as one of the casualties during the final stages of the night.
Below are the chip counts of all 161 Day 1b survivors according to the WSOP LIVE app.
There are 100 bracelet-awarding events on the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) schedule, but every poker player dreams of becoming the champion of just one of those tournaments: the $10,000 WSOP Main Event. Unfortunately for some, the $10,000 buy-in puts the 2026 WSOP Main Event out of reach, which is where satellites come into their own.
In 2003, the aptly-named Chris Moneymaker, then an accountant from Atlanta, Georgia, won a $10,000 WSOP Main Event seat via an $86 buy-in satellite online at PokerStars. Moneymaker outlasted 838 opponents, including defeating seasoned pro Sammy Farha heads-up, to win the WSOP Main Event and kickstart the phenomenon that would be called the Moneymaker Effect.
Fast forward to today, and hundreds, if not thousands, of players will head to the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas hoping to win their way into the 2026 WSOP Main Event for a fraction of the $10,000 asking price. The 2026 WSOP Main Event satellites run from July 1-7 and come in buy-ins of $150, $260, $585, $1,100, and $2,200.
According to the WSOP LIVE app, there are only around 237 players remaining out of 1,155 entries and the top 174 spots will get paid $3,019 for their efforts. Day 1b will continue until the end of level 15 and the money bubble is expected to burst in the late stages.
Texas Hold'em may be far and away the most popular variant of poker, but true grinders know the joy of switching it up with variants like Omaha, Stud and 2-7.
Some of poker's most decorated players have made mixed games their bread and butter. This includes Poker Hall of Famer Phil Ivey, who won three bracelets in a single summer way back in 2002, as well as Scott Seiver and Benny Glaser, who pulled off the same feat the last two summers.
From four-time $50,000 Poker Players Championship winner Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi to back-to-back-to-back Dealers Choice Championship winner Adam Friedman, here are some of the top mixed game players to look out for at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) this summer — and you can conveniently track them using the new PokerNews MyPlayers feed.
The poker world moves fast and during massive events, it’s nearly impossible to keep track of everyone. Whether you’re following a high-stakes pro, a local hero from your home game, or a family member chasing a bracelet, PokerNews makes it even easier with the new MyPlayers feed — your personalized updates feed for tracking the players you care about in one place.
Build your custom watchlist by clicking the star icon next to a player in the live reporting feed, and they’ll be pinned to the top of chip counts and tracked in a single, real-time feed as the action unfolds.
According to the WSOP LIVE app.
There was no shortage of big moments and big hands during the first week of the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP).
Daniel Negreanu lost a 10:1 chip lead thanks to a three-outer in the Sweet 16 of Event #7: $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship. Phil Hellmuth made an 18th bracelet run that fell short when he ran into the nut flush. And one player avoided complete disaster when he suffered a brutal cooler with quads.
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