2026 World Series of Poker

Event #25: $500 Freezeout No-Limit Holdem
Event #18: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em Event #22: $1,500 Big O 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: 1
12
Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$1,701,500
Total Entries
4,100
Players Left
65
Average Chip Stack
1,576,923
Total Chips
102,500,000
Next Payout
Place 65
$2,995
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
60,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
4,100
Players Left
162
Players Left 65 / 4,100
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No, Really, Allen Kessler Could Win a WSOP Bracelet Today

Jon Sofen
Jon Sofen
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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