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The third stud variant tournament of the 2026 WSOP sees its players return at 1:00 pm today in the Paris Hotel and Casino. A total of 519 entrants came out yesterday to generate a prize pool of $688,972, ensuring 78 players will see a piece of that purse and the eventual winner of the bracelet will receive $135,564. As the dust settled yesterday, just 104 players remained in the hunt with their bracelet hopes still alive.
Leading the way is three-time WSOP bracelet winner Dennis Weiss (354,500), being the only player to clear 300k of the field. It was just five days ago that the german player took down his third bracelet in Event #30: $1,500 Limit Hold’em for $133,704. On top of his third title, he has already cashed in five other events this time around, including a fifth place finish in the $1,500 PLO8 this summer, proving a knowledge of a variety of game types. With two Omaha bracelets, one in Hold’em, a stud variant bracelet would fit nicely on his trophy rack.
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Bets |
| 1 | Dennis Weiss | Germany | 354,500 | 29 |
| 2 | Matthew Grapenthien | United States | 288,000 | 24 |
| 3 | Adam Owen | United Kingdom | 286,000 | 23 |
| 4 | Brian Rast | United States | 273,500 | 22 |
| 5 | Rafael Baptista Flose | Brazil | 251,000 | 20 |
| 6 | Stephen Hubbard | United States | 243,000 | 20 |
| 7 | Oscar Johansson | Sweden | 243,000 | 20 |
| 8 | Jon Turner | United States | 242,500 | 20 |
| 9 | Michael Krescanko Jr | United States | 241,500 | 20 |
| 10 | Tobias Leknes | Norway | 237,000 | 19 |
WSOP bracelet winner Matthew Grapenthien (288,000) and Adam Owen (286,000) sit neck and neck, rounding out the top three counts. Both of them finished in third place in this particular event in 2021 and 2018 respectively. Many of the game's greats are still in contention like; Brian Rast (273,500), Jon Turner (242,500), Marco Johnson (194,000), Robert Mizrachi (178,500), and Brad Ruben (159,500).
Play will resume at 1:00 pm with players returning to Level 16. Antes will be 1,500 with a 2,000 bring in. Limits start at 6,000/12,000 and levels will last one hour each, with a 15-minute break occurring at the end of every two levels. A 60-minute dinner break will begin at the conclusion of Level 21, with play scheduled to finish after Level 25 completes.
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