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Event #5: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day 2 Completed
2026 World Series of Poker
Event #5: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 2
Players Left 7 / 716
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Level 25
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
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.
Stay tuned to Pokernews for continuing coverage and all the action from the 2026 World Series of Poker.
Level 25
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | Evan Krentzman | United States | 4,200,000 | 53 |
| 5 | 2 | ||||
| 5 | 3 | Dylan Weisman | United States | 2,775,000 | 35 |
| 5 | 4 | Jesse Lonis | United States | 17,610,000 | 220 |
| 5 | 5 | Yang Wang | China | 1,650,000 | 21 |
| 5 | 6 | Stephen Hubbard | United States | 4,980,000 | 62 |
| 5 | 7 | Jared Graham | Australia | 2,420,000 | 30 |
| 5 | 8 | ||||
| 5 | 9 | Justin Scott | United States | 1,400,000 | 18 |
Level 25
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
The tenth level of the day has been completed, and the seven remaining players have bagged up for the night. They will return tomorrow, May 30, at noon local time for the final day of the tournament.
The end-of-day chip counts can be found below; a recap of the day will follow shortly.
Level 25
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Shaun Deeb has a chance to make history in two ways at the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) — a real good chance.
The reigning WSOP Player of the Year, in an interview with PokerNews during a break in Event #2: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em, appeared confident he will become the first to win POY in consecutive years and three times overall. But he predicts a close friend of his will give him a run for his money.
Level 25
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Jesse Lonis opened his button to 210,000. Yang Wang defended his big blind, but quickly check-folded when Lonis placed a continuation-bet on the 7♥A♦2♦ flop.
A couple of hands later, Lonis made it 210,000 in the cutoff. Wang called again, this time on the button, but again folded when Lonis placed 265,000 on the K♠K♥J♠ flop.
Some time later, Lonis again tossed in a pot-sized raise to 210,000 in middle position. Justin Scott was interested in a flop from the small blind and called, but once again Lonis earned the pot when he continued on the A♠J♣9♦ flop.
Level 25
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Jesse Lonis as he has been doing for the last level made it pot to play and raised to 210,000 from under the gun. Action folded to Dylan Weisman in the big blind who made the call.
The flop came K♠Q♣J♦ and Weisman check-called Lonis' 260,000 continuation bet for the players to see the 5♥ peel off on the turn.
The action went check check as it did when the dealer peeled off the 7♣ as the river.
Weisman tabled A♥J♥J♣2♦ and was pushed the pot when Lonis mucked his hand.
Level 25
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
In a multi-way limped pot to the 3♥7♦2♦ flop, the action checked to Yang Wang under the gun. He placed a bet of 250,000, seeing only big blind Jesse Lonis toss in calling chips.
The remaining duo then both checked the 9♥ turn, after which the 6♣ river completed the board. Lonis quickly fired a pot-sized bet of 800,000, and Wang made a swift call.
Lonis tabled 8♣7♥5♦2♣ for a straight. Wang playfully showed the 2♠ before mucking the rest of his cards in defeat as yet another pot was shipped to the chipleader.
Level 25
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Zackary Estes raised under the gun to 210,000, Jesse Lonis called in middle position.
The flop came J♦8♥3♠, Estes bet the flop but got quickly raised by Lonis which put Estes all in and he called.
Zackary Estes: A♥K♦K♥Q♣ 
Jesse Lonis: A♦J♥3♦8♠
The 3♥ on the turn improved Lonis to a full house, the 2♦ on the river eliminated Estes from the tournament in 8th place.
Level: 25
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
