2026 World Series of Poker

Day: 2
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Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,767,000
Total Entries
190
Players Left
13
Average Chip Stack
876,923
Total Chips
11,400,000
Next Payout
Place 13
$24,377
Level Info
Level
20
Limits
0 / 0
Ante
0
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
109
Players Left
13
Players Left 13 / 190
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Rubinstein Falls to Kerkaert

Level 12

Donny Rubinstein brought it in while William Kerkaert completed to see Christopher Vitch and Rubinstein call.

Donny Rubinstein: A9/459J/7 All in
William Kerkaert: 65/A473/3
Christopher Vitch: XxXx/4Q - folded on fourth street

Kerkaert bet and only Rubinstein continued fourth street.

Rubinstein called for his last bet on fifth street after Kerkaert checked and the hands were turned over.

Sixth street brought a seven-high straight and a seven-low for Kerkaert to leave Rubinstein drawing dead and he was eliminated from the tournament.

Tags: Christopher VitchDonny RubinsteinWilliam Kerkaert

No Scoop for Eveslage

Level 12

Christian Harder: 44 / KJAA / K
Chad Eveslage: A83 / 573A

Christian Harder bet sixth street for Chad Eveslage to call and then checked on seventh street. Eveslage checked his down cards and then literally rubbed his hands before he bet in excitement as a joke. Harder called and Eveslage announced aces and treys with a low.

It was not good enough for the scoop as Harder already had aces and fours which improved to aces and kings with the final card, so they chopped it up.

Tags: Chad EveslageChristian Harder

Registration Closed

Level 12

A total of 190 entries were tallied to generate a prize pool of $1,767,000, beating last year's mark of 186 players.

There are 94 players remaining as the action gets back underway.

Largest Stacks in the Field

Level 12

Here is a look at the largest stacks in the room as the players return from break, as per the WSOP LIVE app.

The Latest of the Entrants

Level 12

Level: 12

Ante: 1,000
Low Card: 2,000
Completion: 5,000
Limits: 5,000-10,000

How To Satellite Into the 2026 WSOP Main Event in Las Vegas

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Michael Mizrachi
Michael Mizrachi

There are 100 bracelet-awarding events on the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) schedule, but every poker player dreams of becoming the champion of just one of those tournaments: the $10,000 WSOP Main Event. Unfortunately for some, the $10,000 buy-in puts the 2026 WSOP Main Event out of reach, which is where satellites come into their own.

In 2003, the aptly-named Chris Moneymaker, then an accountant from Atlanta, Georgia, won a $10,000 WSOP Main Event seat via an $86 buy-in satellite online at PokerStars. Moneymaker outlasted 838 opponents, including defeating seasoned pro Sammy Farha heads-up, to win the WSOP Main Event and kickstart the phenomenon that would be called the Moneymaker Effect.

Fast forward to today, and hundreds, if not thousands, of players will head to the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas hoping to win their way into the 2026 WSOP Main Event for a fraction of the $10,000 asking price. The 2026 WSOP Main Event satellites run from July 1-7 and come in buy-ins of $150, $260, $585, $1,100, and $2,200.

Break

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The players have gone on their first break of the day.

This will be the final opportunity for players to enter this event

Jansen Scoops Four-Way Pot

Level 11

Richard Sklar: 95 / K724 / Xx
Bradley Jansen: AQ10 / 3882
Qinghai Pan: XxXx / 437J / Xx

The players stopped the dealer from proceeding on sixth street when Kevin Choi was still missing one more up card, and the floor was called to explain what happened. Apparently there were four burn cards already, and they tried to figure out if the order of up-cards needed to be changed.

Choi then pointed out that one of the mucked cards may have hit the burn, and that was confirmed after checking the number of cards in the muck and burn.

"Alright, give me a good card," Choi said, but his low board then hit the J instead. Bradley Jansen bet, Choi instantly folded before Qinghai Pan and Richard Sklar called.

"I want to see blood and someone scoop this pot," Eli Elezra joked in table chat.

No further action followed as they checked down seventh street, and Jansen only had the pair of eights. Sklar mucked his missed flush and low draws, and Pan also mucked for Jansen to scoop the pot.

Tags: Bradley JansenEli ElezraKevin ChoiQinghai PanRichard Sklar

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