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Chip Leader Allen Chang Eyes Third Bracelet in $800 Deepstack No-Limit Hold'em
Action continues at the 2026 World Series of Poker with Day 2 of Event #43: $800 8-Handed Deepstack No-Limit Hold'em kicking off at 11 a.m. local time inside the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
Only 230 players are returning from a massive field that started with 3,903 entries, all of whom have their eyes set on the first-place prize of $318,556, as well as the coveted gold bracelet. The event generated a prize pool of $2,732,100, with all remaining competitors already having locked up at least $2,297.
Allen Chang (2,300,000) enters Day 2 as the only player in the field to eclipse the two million chip mark. Chang, a two-time WSOP online bracelet winner, will look to carry his momentum into Day 2 as he hunts for his first live bracelet.
Right on his heels is Cristian Gutierrez (1,950,000), who captured a piece of WSOP gold last year in the $600 Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack, and rounding out the podium is Mehrdad Vahabi with 1,755,000.
Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allen Chang | United States | 2,300,000 | 77 |
| 2 | Cristian Gutierrez | United States | 1,950,000 | 65 |
| 3 | Mehrdad Vahabi | United States | 1,755,000 | 59 |
| 4 | David Erquiaga | Philippines | 1,745,000 | 58 |
| 5 | Amit Kaushik | India | 1,705,000 | 57 |
| 6 | Navil Desai | United States | 1,670,000 | 56 |
| 7 | Jacob Gruny | United States | 1,670,000 | 56 |
| 8 | Gustavo Mendez Laporta | Italy | 1,640,000 | 55 |
| 9 | Jill Bryant | United States | 1,640,000 | 55 |
| 10 | Shalom Elharar | United States | 1,595,000 | 53 |
Other players to keep an eye on include bracelet winners Lok Chan (1,350,000) and Darren Rabinowitz (1,130,000), 25K Fantasy draftee Chongxian Yang (705,000), 2018 WSOP Ladies Champion Jessica Dawley (515,000), and PLO specialist Pei Li (300,000).
Action will resume at 11 a.m. local time, and the tournament is scheduled to play down to a winner. Play will resume in Level 23 with blinds at 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 big blind ante, and there will be a 15-minute break every two levels. A one-hour dinner break will take place after Level 34 is completed, at approximately 5:30 p.m.
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