2026 World Series of Poker

Event #35: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha
Event #32: $3,000 No-Limit Holdem Event #33: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship Event #34: $500 COLOSSUS Event #35: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Event #36: $100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em Event #37: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. Event #38: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship 7-Handed Show All Events
Day: 1a
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Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,279,710
Total Entries
976
Players Left
61
Average Chip Stack
400,000
Total Chips
24,400,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
976
Players Left
61
Players Left 61 / 976
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Who is the High Roller Newcomer Crushing the WSOP $50K Final Table?

Calum Grant
Calum Grant
Anatoly Zlotnikov
Anatoly Zlotnikov

As players gathered around the feature table for the restart of the $50,000 High Roller final table, Anatoly Zlotnikov had one last item on his pre-game checklist.

A few minutes before cards went in the air, the Russian wandered over to Phil Hellmuth and asked the WSOP's all-time bracelet winner for a good-luck fist bump.

Given the heater he's been on lately, it's hard to imagine Zlotnikov needing any extra luck.

The 32-year-old returns to the final six with more than half the chips in play and nearly three times as many as his closest challenger, Santhosh Suvarna. Yet despite sitting in one of the most commanding positions of the summer, plenty of poker fans are still asking the same question:

Who exactly is Anatoly Zlotnikov?

Read the full interview