2026 World Series of Poker

Day: 1
Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$863,300
Total Entries
388
Players Left
99
Average Chip Stack
70,000
Total Chips
6,930,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
388
Players Left
99
Players Left 99 / 388

Big Bet Mix Ends Day 1 With Stacked Top 10

Joey Couden
Joey Couden

Six of the top ten chip stacks in Event #71: $2,500 Mixed Big Bet have previous bracelet wins, four are 25K Fantasy players, and one is an ODB Bonus Player.

Joseph Couden is in third with 365,000 in his stack behind Julio Belluscio (480,000) in second and Antonio Seremet (528,500) in first.

They are the three biggest stacks of the remaining 99 players in the event, who represent the survivors of the 386-strong field. This put $858,850 in the prize pool.

Event #71: $2,500 Mixed Big Bet Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
1Antonio SeremetAustralia528,500176
2Julio BelluscioArgentina480,000160
3Joseph CoudenUnited States365,500122
4Hanh TranAustria355,000118
5Matthew SchreiberUnited States272,00091
6Benjamin MinerUnited States270,50090
7Paul FehligUnited States266,00089
8Michael KuneyUnited States257,50086
9Travis PearsonUnited States247,50083
10Nacho BarberoArgentina244,50082

Other notables who found a bag further down the chip counts include Robert Mizrachi (196,500), Scott Abrams (195,500), Chi Tang (192,500), Naoya Kihara (183,500), Ryan Hoenig (178,000), James Obst (96,500), Bradley Owen (60,000), Cary Katz (52,500), Patrick Leonard (35,000), and Chance Kornuth (13,500).

These survivors will return at 1:00 p.m., local time tomorrow to play another ten levels of big bet action.

The blinds will start at 1,500/3,000 with a 4,500 ante for the draw games and 1,000/2,500 for the flop games with big blind antes of 2,500 for the Omaha and 3,500 for the Texas hold'ems.

Tags: Antonio SeremetBenjamin MinerBradley OwenCary KatzChance KornuthChi TangHanh TranJames ObstJoseph CoudenJulio BelluscioMatthew SchreiberMichael KuneyNacho BarberoNaoya KiharaPatrick LeonardPaul FehligRobert MizrachiRyan HoenigScott AbramsTravis Pearson