2026 World Series of Poker

Day: 2
123
Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$7,774,800
Total Entries
836
Players Left
8
Average Chip Stack
6,270,000
Total Chips
50,160,000
Next Payout
Place 8
$132,908
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
100,000 / 150,000
Ante
150,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
376
Players Left
37
Players Left 8 / 836

Transgender Woman Brushes Off Hate Amid Deep Run in WSOP Ladies Championship

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Aubrey Williams
Aubrey Williams

Aubrey Williams didn't enter the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Ladies Championship to make a political statement, she entered because she says she belongs there.

Williams, a transgender woman, entered today's Day 4 tied with the chip lead. And while her table mates greeted her with friendly smiles and open arms, her deep run created a stir in some anti-transgender social media circles.

But Williams was unfazed, telling PokerNews on break that she doesn't monitor social media and that no one that she's played with has had an issue with her. And when asked why she played in the Ladies Championship, her answer was simple.

"I'm a woman, so I play in the women's event," Williams told PokerNews. "It's not like making a statement or anything. I'm just playing a tournament."