button in SafariJoseph Tatarski Sits Second Heading Into Day 3 of $5,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
The penultimate day of Event #73: $5,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em gets underway at noon local time at the 2026 World Series of Poker, with just 60 players remaining from a field of 1,402 entries, inside the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. Waiting for the eventual winner is the coveted WSOP bracelet and the $979,655 top prize from the $6,449,200 prize pool.
Starting Day 3 as the player to catch is the Netherlands' Roeland Peeks, who bagged 3,350,000 at the end of Day 2 and is one of only two players to eclipse the three-million-chip mark. American Joseph Tatarski is the other with 3,000,000, while the United Kingdom's Joshua Boulton rounds out the top three with 2,660,000.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roeland Peeks | Netherlands | 3,350,000 | 134 |
| 2 | Joseph Tatarski | United States | 3,000,000 | 120 |
| 3 | Joshua Boulton | United Kingdom | 2,660,000 | 106 |
| 4 | Paulius Vaitiekunas | Lithuania | 2,600,000 | 104 |
| 5 | Jordan Glazer | United States | 2,595,000 | 104 |
| 6 | Luis Faria | Portugal | 2,275,000 | 91 |
| 7 | Kim Wittendorff | Denmark | 2,200,000 | 88 |
| 8 | Boris Angelov | Bulgaria | 2,065,000 | 83 |
| 9 | Andrew Lichtenberger | United States | 1,840,000 | 74 |
| 10 | Brek Schutten | United States | 1,780,000 | 71 |
The remaining field is still packed with decorated players. Bracelet winners Paulius Vaitiekunas (2,600,000), Andrew Lichtenberger (1,840,000), Brek Schutten (1,780,000), Daniel Rezaei (1,760,000), Dario Sammartino (1,665,000), Oliver Weis (1,545,000), Josh Arieh (1,020,000), Drew O'Connell (915,000), and JC Tran (840,000) are all still in the hunt for another WSOP title.
There are plenty of returnees without a bracelet looking to change that by the end of Day 4. Jordan Glazer (2,595,000), Boris Angelov (2,065,000), Eric Bonin (1,700,000), Jeremy Dan (1,635,000), Gabriel Andrade (1,480,000), and Jon Kyte (1,370,000) all return with healthy stacks. Meanwhile, Jesse Lonis (575,000), Upeshka De Silva (560,000), Christian Harder (255,000) and Jean Lhuillier (220,000) return among the shorter stacks and have plenty of work ahead of them if they are to survive the day.
Play resumes on Level 21 with blinds of 10,000/25,000 and a 25,000 big blind ante. All 60 remaining players have already locked up $13,795, but the payouts begin to grow significantly from now. Play is scheduled to continue until only five players remain. A place at the final table is worth over six figures, while the eventual champion will walk away with $979,655.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $979,655 | 12-17 | $58,729 |
| 2 | $653,037 | 18-23 | $46,385 |
| 3 | $460,256 | 24-29 | $37,196 |
| 4 | $328,810 | 30-35 | $30,292 |
| 5 | $238,152 | 36-41 | $25,058 |
| 6 | $174,909 | 42-47 | $21,062 |
| 7 | $130,287 | 48-53 | $17,991 |
| 8-9 | $98,449 | 54-59 | $16,623 |
| 10-11 | $75,480 | 60 | $13,795 |
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Stay tuned to PokerNews for continuing coverage of Event #73: $5,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em as the race to the final five unfolds, and another WSOP champion moves one step closer to glory