PokerNews live coverage of this event will begin on Day 2 (June 15). 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.
In a special 974th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which is sponsored by FanDuel Poker, Mike Holtz and Ben Ludlow come to you from the floor of the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) and are joined by a special guest in 2006 WSOP Player of the Year Jeff Madsen.
With co-host Chad Holloway away for the week, the three discuss Holtz winning his second bracelet in Event #31: $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold’em. The two-time WSOP.com POY topped a field of 2,103 entries and defeated heads-up opponent Mei Seow to win a career-best $238,097 and his first live bracelet.
Holtz, who had a rowdy rail that included Ludlow and Madsen, also delivered one of the most epic bracelet win celebrations in recent memory.
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Women are entering the 2026 series in blistering, historic form. More and more players are sporting massive high-roller cashes from early-year stops like Triton Jeju and titles on the PokerGO Tour.
Event #45: $2,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better; Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better kicks off at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas at 2 p.m. local time on June 14. Split Pot games may not have the hype around them like Texas Hold'em, but a strong field is expected to turn up for this one.
Split Pot games will bring the mixed-games specialists out of the woodwork, and this event should be no different, despite its buy-in being at the more affordable end of the scale.
[H-2]📌 Event Snapshot[/H]
The $2,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better / Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better event begins at 2 p.m. local time on June 14, and is a three-day affair. Entrants sit down with a 35,000-chip stack, and play six 40-minute levels, then take it up to 60-minute levels starting at Level 7. Day 1 will end after 12 levels are completed, with a 15-minute break every two hours.
Day 2 starts at the slightly earlier time of 1 p.m. on Monday, June 15, and this is when PokerNews traditional coverage will begin. The clock continues at 60 minutes, and 10 levels are scheduled. Players will enjoy a 15-minute break every two levels, and a 60-minute dinner break after Level 18 (approx. 7:30 p.m. local time).
The third and final day's start time is yet to be determined, but it will be on Tuesday, June 16. Levels remain at 60 minutes; every two levels see a 15-minute break in the action, and the tournament staff will decide about a dinner break depending on how the tournament progresses.
Jason Daly won the $2,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better/Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better event in 2025, outlasting 574 opponents and taking home $244,674. The victory was Daly's second in a bracelet-awarding event, which he put down to his relentless aggression at the final table. That aggression also denied Phil Hellmuth his 18th career bracelet, as Daly stopped his deep run, busting Hellmuth in third place.
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Event #45: $2,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better; Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better
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