PokerNews live coverage of this event will begin on Day 3 (June 22). 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.
The poker community asked, and the WSOP listened.
In a major shake-up to the Poker Hall of Fame, the induction process is shifting away from its traditional "winner-takes-all" format. A brand-new voting system has been introduced, paving the way for up to six of the eight nominees to be inducted in a single year.
Nominations are now open for the 2026 Poker Hall of Fame. Once the public determines the top eight nominees, the final decision will rest with the 33 living Hall of Fame members.
As per the WSOP LIVE app.
Phil Hellmuth tries to keep it positive on social media. But a bad beat elimination from a recent 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) event caused the "Poker Brat" to rant.
The 17-time bracelet winner posted a three-minute video shortly after busting on Day 2 from Event #33: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship. In that clip, he expressed frustration two weeks into a long WSOP.
According to the WSOP live app.
When Kristen Foxen won the 2026 WSOP $25,000 High Roller, it was her first outright victory in a major nosebleed event. It was also the exclamation point on one of the most sustained periods of elite tournament poker anyone has produced in recent memory.
Since finishing 13th in the 2024 WSOP Main Event for $600,000, the six-time bracelet winner has been making final tables so regularly they might as well reserve her a seat. Few, if any, have come close to matching her record in that time. And with the WSOP just two weeks in, there's no indication she's stopping any time soon.
Four seven-figure scores. Twenty-three final tables. Nearly $11 million in prize money. Almost all of it earned against the best players in the world, in the toughest tournaments.
According to the WSOP live app.
The third starting flight in Event #50: $1,500 Millionaire Maker gets underway today. Everyone will be eyeing up the $1,000,000 guaranteed first-place prize in this one, with cards in the air for Day 1c at 10 a.m.
So far this event has seen 4,122 entries, with yesterday's Day 1b flight the biggest with 2,370 entries. Today, players will again receive 25,000 chips and play ten 60-minute levels, with late registration and a single reentry per flight available through eight levels and the following dinner break.
After registration closes (approx. 8:15 p.m.), there will be two more levels before players bag for Day 2.
| Date | Day(s) |
|---|---|
| Friday, June 19 | Day 1c + Day 2b |
| Saturday, June 20 | Day 1d + Day 2c |
| Sunday, June 21 | Day 2d |
| Monday, June 22 | Day 3 (field combines) |
| Tuesday, June 23 | Day 4 (play down to five players) |
| Wednesday, June 24 | Day 5 (play to winner) |
All Day 1 flights start at 10 a.m., with Day 2 restarts beginning at 11 a.m. the following day. PokerNews will begin live updates on Monday, June 22, when the field combines for Day 3, with play also starting at 11 a.m.
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Event #50: $1,500 Millionaire Maker
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