PokerNews live coverage of this event will begin on Day 2 (June 21). 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.
Event #58: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw
Day 1 Completed
Event #58: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw kicked off today, attracting 657 entries from fans of five-card action.
Only 125 players made it through to Day 2, led by Stephen Hubbard who bagged 405,000, according to the WSOPLive App.
The rest of the podium currently has Patrick Moulder (373,000) standing on the second rung and Casey Hayes (370,000) on the third.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Bets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Hubbard | United States | 405,000 | 41 |
| 2 | Patrick Moulder | United States | 373,000 | 37 |
| 3 | Casey Hayes | United States | 370,000 | 37 |
| 4 | John Cressend | United States | 311,000 | 31 |
| 5 | David Avina | United States | 310,000 | 31 |
| 6 | Jerry Wong | United States | 283,000 | 28 |
| 7 | Michael Rodrigues | Portugal | 275,000 | 28 |
| 8 | Jon Kyte | Norway | 275,000 | 28 |
| 9 | Horacio Chaves | Paraguay | 272,000 | 27 |
| 10 | Zachary Reinbold | United States | 256,000 | 26 |
Chip counts according to WSOPLive App
Among those who found a bag are some recognizable names like Jerry Wong (283,000), Michael Rodrigues (275,000) and Jon Kyte (275,000) in the top ten.
Then further down the rolls are other notables like Nick Guagenti (212,000), Alan Engel (211,00), Dylan Smith (192,000), Nick Pupillo (93,000), and 2023 WSOPE Main Event Champion Max Neugebauer (173,000).
These players will return for Day 2 on Sunday, June 21, at 1:00 p.m. local time. The blinds will be 3,000/5,000 and the betting limits 5,000-10,000.
Day 1 of Event #58: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw has come to a close, drawing a total of 657 entries. Of those, 125 players found a bag and will return for Day 2.
Chip counts as per WSOP LIVE app.
The total prize pool for the event is $1,872,167. The top 99 players will finish in the money, with $161,313 reserved for the eventual champion.
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $161,313 | 12-17 | $8,211 |
| 2 | $107,504 | 18-23 | $6,616 |
| 3 | $72,152 | 24-29 | $5,469 |
| 4 | $49,458 | 30-35 | $4,639 |
| 5 | $34,641 | 36-41 | $4,042 |
| 6 | $24,804 | 42-47 | $3,621 |
| 7 | $18,165 | 48-53 | $3,336 |
| 8-9 | $13,613 | 54-65 | $3,164 |
| 10-11 | $10,445 | 66-99 | $3,013 |
Since 2023, Santhosh Suvarna has battled against the best players in the world. His fearless attitude, combined with his affable nature, has propelled him to over $20 million in career earnings, with the vast majority coming in just the last three years.
Fast forward to 2026, and Suvarna is now the first Indian to win three live WSOP bracelets. Here, PokerNews takes a look back at his WSOP history and how he's come to be a recurring fixture in these big buy-in events.
As per the WSOP LIVE app.
In the 977th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which is sponsored by FanDuel Poker, Chad Holloway and Mike Holtz are joined at Level 9 Studio in Las Vegas by a pair from the UK in Grosvenor Poker's Katie Swift and Philip "The Tower" Heald.
The quartet discusses the recent high-profile bet between Phil Hellmuth and Shaun Deeb, one involving the former's son, Phillip "P3" Hellmuth III, and the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. Deeb stands to win $14,000 max, while Hellmuth could potentially win $10,000,000! It's an extremely long shot, but what do you think?
From there, the crew looks at a pair of game-changing hands. In the first, Dario Sammartino shared on social media that an automatic shuffler has apparently sorted the cards, which resulted in two very similar hands, and in the other, a dealer error resulted in the final two players in the COLOSSUS being dealt the wrong cards in the first hand of heads-up play. No one noticed in real time, and the tournament ended as a result.
Other topics include changes to the Poker Hall of Fame, The Tower advocating for Barny Boatman and John Duthie to be inducted, and a look ahead to Grosvenor Poker's famed GOLIATH, which will run July 23-August 2. Finally, don't forget to order your Think Jerky here!
Find out all about those stories and more in this week's episode of the PokerNews Podcast! Oh, and be sure to check out the audio version of the PokerNews Podcast that is available on all major podcasting platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and SoundCloud.
According to the WSOP live app.
Shaun Deeb came up one spot short yet again for a 2026 World Series of Poker bracelet, falling to Joey Couden in Event #52: $3,000 Nine Game Mix after a grueling three-and-a-half-hour heads-up battle. The defeat was Deeb's ninth in a bracelet match and dropped his all-time heads-up record to 8-9.
The latest near miss added to a frustrating run of runner-up finishes for the eight-time bracelet winner. Deeb had already finished second twice at WSOP Europe earlier this year to take an early lead in the Player of the Year race, but after arriving in Las Vegas with just one cash through the opening weeks of the series, another silver medal may prove crucial as he chases back-to-back POY titles.
As painful as Deeb's 8-9 record may be, it doesn't rank among the unluckiest in WSOP history. Several poker crushers have reached heads-up for a bracelet time and again, only to walk away empty-handed. Here are the players with the most WSOP runner-up finishes without ever sealing the deal.
button in Safari
