button in SafariReturn to Glory Looms for David Bach as Ten Return for Final Day of $1,500 Stud Hi-Lo
In 2009, David Bach made himself known as one of the best fixed-limit players in the world by winning the prestigious $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship for his maiden bracelet. Another two bracelets followed during a stellar 2017, but, despite appearing on seven final tables and getting heads up twice since then, a WSOP victory has eluded him ever since.
Today, at the 2026 World Series of Poker, that might all change. Bach is one of only ten players returning to the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas at 1 p.m. local time for the final day of Event #69: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better. Bach sits in the middle of the pack when play resumes, his stack of 1,025,000 being worth just under nine big bets.
Another player who is among the last of the record-breaking 647-entry field is Adam Owen. Like Bach, Owen is a long-time mixed-game crusher. He made his first live WSOP final table in 2015, and seven more have followed since then. With two runner-up finishes in 2024, Owen will be more motivated than ever to go one better today and convert his stack of 1,240,000 into the $159,276 top prize when all is said and done.
Meanwhile, the chip lead is in the hands of Daniel Geeng, with 3,625,000. Geeng, who only entered the $1,500 Stud Hi-Lo to kill time before one of his favorite events, the $10,000 PLO Championship, started, now finds himself on the cusp of WSOP glory in an unexpected way.
Other players returning to battle for the biggest pieces of the $858,892 prize pool include mixed-game regular Dave Stann and high roller Kane Kalas, although they are on opposite ends of the leaderboard as Stann's 3,020,000 is more than ten time as much as Kalas' 275,000.
Final Day Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Bets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Geeng | United States | 3,625,000 | 30 |
| 2 | Dave Stann | United States | 3,020,000 | 25 |
| 3 | Daniil Fedunov | United States | 2,950,000 | 25 |
| 4 | Taylor Atchison | United States | 1,455,000 | 12 |
| 5 | Adam Owen | United Kingdom | 1,240,000 | 10 |
| 6 | David Bach | United States | 1,025,000 | 9 |
| 7 | Jeff Myers | United States | 885,000 | 7 |
| 8 | Alan Ledford | United States | 640,000 | 5 |
| 9 | Kane Kalas | United States | 275,000 | 2 |
| 10 | Thomas Bessoir | United States | 170,000 | 1 |
The finale of the $1,500 Stud Hi-Lo will start with limits of 60,000/120,000. The players are one elimination away from making the unofficial final table of nine. All levels will remain 60 minutes long, with a break scheduled after every two levels, and the day will conclude only when a winner has been crowned.
The ten returning players have already locked up $9,093 for making it this far. A pay jump to at least $11,538 will be awarded to all but one of them, while the eye-watering six-figure prizes are reserved for the eventual heads-up duo.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $159,276 | ||
| 2 | $106,162 | ||
| 3 | $73,068 | ||
| 4 | $51,217 | ||
| 5 | $36,574 | ||
| 6 | $26,618 | ||
| 7 | $19,749 | ||
| 8 | $14,945 | ||
| 9 | $11,538 | ||
| 10 | $9,093 |
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