button in Safari$5,000 Six-Handed Event Features 348 Returnees
Day 2 of Event #73: $5,000 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold’em is upon the remaining 348 players as they stare down 10 levels that separate them from advancing to Day 3 at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas at the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP).
Sergei Kislinksii (936,500) led the field after one day of play, followed by Louis Le Boisselier (730,000) and Ori Elul (565,000).
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergei Kislinskii | United States | 936,500 | 375 |
| 2 | Louis Le Boisselier | France | 730,000 | 292 |
| 3 | Ori Elul | Israel | 565,000 | 226 |
| 4 | Franz Holzner | Germany | 544,000 | 218 |
| 5 | Bernardo Neves | Portugal | 431,000 | 172 |
| 6 | Daniyal Gheba | United States | 429,000 | 172 |
| 7 | Nazar Buhaiov | Ukraine | 424,000 | 170 |
| 8 | Ihor Popyk | Ukraine | 404,500 | 162 |
| 9 | Chenxiang Miao | China | 398,500 | 159 |
| 10 | Jun Obara | Japan | 395,500 | 158 |
Kislinksii is chasing his third cash of the summer, with his most recent coming in the $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold’em event. Kislinksii is in search of the first WSOP bracelet and first six-figure score of his career as he sits down to make progress towards that on Day 2.
Leboisselier is also in search of his third cash of this summer and his first piece of WSOP hardware. Leboisselier most recently cashed just five days ago in the $2,500 No Limit Hold’em event. Leboisselier has made one final table at a WSOP Online event in 2025, but has yet to achieve that feat in a live setting. There are several benchmarks the Frenchman can achieve should he make a deep run in this event.
Unlike the aforementioned players, Bernardo Neves (431,000) and Daniyal Gheba (429,000) already have a WSOP bracelet on their resumes and represent the two players in the top ten heading into Day 2 to have that designation. Neves earned his bracelet at the 2023 WSOP Paradise. Gheba’s gold is much fresher, as he did so by winning it earlier this summer when he took first in the $5,000 Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold’em event for a smidge over half a million dollars.
Jun Obara, a 25K Fantasy player, is still chasing his first bracelet despite having over $8 million in earnings. Obara has racked up three cashes thus far this summer, with a 17th-place finish coming nearly a month ago in the $25,000 High Roller Six-Handed event. The Triton Poker regular will have an opportunity to keep the pursuit of his first bracelet alive with a strong showing on Day 2.
Poker Hall of Famer John Juanda (132,000) is still in the running as he pursues the sixth bracelet of his storied career. Juanda has been keeping busy this summer with four cashes thus far. Two of his cashes were in other poker variants, while the other two were in no-limit hold’em. Juanda’s highest finish at the 2026 WSOP came in the $10,000 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball Championship when he finished in 16th place.
Other notable players still in the field include Chi Tang (260,000), Jeremy Becker (194,000), Andrew Ostapchenko (185,000), Justin Zaki (171,500), Stephen Song (157,000), Gabriel Andrade (148,000), Dario Sammartino (143,000), Faraz Jaka (142,500), Jeremy Ausmus (122,500), David Peters (109,000), Nick Pupillo (103,500), Anthony Zinno (92,000), and Nicholas Seward (74,000).
Play is scheduled to begin at 12 p.m. local time. The schedule calls for 10 levels, with 60 minutes allotted for each, with 15-minute breaks after every two levels. A 60-minute dinner break is scheduled for approximately 6:30 p.m. local time. The blinds will resume at the 1,000/2,500 level. Registration is open until the end of Level 12 with one reentry permitted per player. Entrants are given a starting stack of 50,000.
Stay tuned here at PokerNews for coverage of Day 2 action of Event #73: $5,000 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold’em held at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.