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Jesse Lonis Bags Monster Stack Heading Into Final Day
Today concluded Day 2 of Event #5 $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha 8-handed at the 2026 World Series of Poker. What started as a field of 716 entries on Day 1, which generated a prize pool of $3,293,600, was reduced to 120 players at the start of Day 2, and now just seven players remain after ten levels of play inside Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. These seven players will be competing for the $595,388 first-place prize and the coveted WSOP gold bracelet.
Leading the way heading into the final day is Jesse Lonis, who finished the day with 17,600,000 chips. Lonis was active throughout all stages of the tournament, even taking the responsibility of becoming a hero by eliminating Miguel Capriles on the final table bubble. Even before this situation occurred, Lonis was terminating plenty of his tablemates which included Andrew Pham, Ka Kwan Lau and Edward Leonard.
Although Lonis has a monster stack coming into Day 3, he still has a mammoth task ahead to close out the tournament. Stephen Hubbard (5,000,000), Evan Krentzman (4,200,000), and Dylan Weisman (2,800,000) all bagged healthy stacks and will enter the final day among the leading contenders.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jesse Lonis | United States | 17,610,000 | 294 |
| 2 | Stephen Hubbard | United States | 4,980,000 | 83 |
| 3 | Evan Krentzman | United States | 4,200,000 | 70 |
| 4 | Dylan Weisman | United States | 2,775,000 | 46 |
| 5 | Jarred Graham | Australia | 2,420,000 | 40 |
| 6 | Yang Wang | United States | 1,650,000 | 28 |
| 7 | Justin Scott | United States | 1,400,000 | 23 |
Several notable names saw their tournament runs come to an end throughout the day, including Robert Mizrachi, Renji Mao, James Chen, Patrick Leonard, and Yuri Dzivielevski.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $595,388 |
| 2 | $396,892 |
| 3 | $277,537 |
| 4 | $197,139 |
| 5 | $142,279 |
| 6 | $104,359 |
| 7 | $77,815 |
Action resumes on Day 3 at 12 p.m. local time, with blind levels at 40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 big blind ante. Play will continue until a winner is crowned.
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