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Welcome back to PokerNews' coverage of Event #72: $1,000 Mini Main Event here at the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP). At 12:00 p.m. local time, this event's nine finalists will return to the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas to bring this tournament to a thrilling conclusion. Whoever comes out on top will get their hands on their first WSOP bracelet and a cool $1 million top prize.
This event saw 12,560 entrants create an $11,052,800 prize pool, and the bulk of that pot is up for grabs at the final table. Each of the returning nine players is guaranteed to take home at least $100,000 for their efforts, with the champion securing a massive $1 million.
Final Day Seat Draw
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeffrey Evans | United States | 112,000,000 | 22 |
| 2 | Jaime Haletky | United States | 93,500,000 | 19 |
| 3 | Amin Mostafavi | United States | 162,000,000 | 32 |
| 4 | Akira Ide | Japan | 43,000,000 | 8.5 |
| 5 | Jaehwa Son | Canada | 64,500,000 | 13 |
| 6 | Yunye Lu | China | 44,000,000 | 9 |
| 7 | Ohad Enzel | United States | 43,500,000 | 8.5 |
| 8 | Richard Harris | United Kingdom | 101,000,000 | 20 |
| 10 | Daisuke Ogita | Japan | 92,500,000 | 19 |
None of the nine finalists is particularly deep-stacked at the start of play. Amin Mostafavi (162,000,000) is the chip leader when play resumes. While his nine-figure stack looks huge, it is still only the equivalent of 32 big blinds.
Jeffrey Evans (112,000,000) and Richard Harris (101,000,000) also have more than 100 million chips to play with.
Just outside the top three is where you find Jaime Haletky (93,500,000) and Japan's Daisuke Ogita (92,500,000), with Jaehwa Son (64,500,000) just below them.
Yunye Lu (44,000,000), Ohad Enzel (43,500,000), and Akira Ide (43,000,000) return to the action with sub-10 big blind stacks.
Play resumes on Level 33, with blinds of 200,000/400,000 and a 400,000 big blind ante. There will be 15-minute breaks every four levels, and the decision on whether to take a dinner break will be made during play.
Keep your browsers locked to PokerNews as we bring you all of the action, as it happens, from the $1,000 Mini Main Event final table.