button in SafariCan Daniel Negreanu Get Bracelet #8 on Final Day of $100K High Roller PLO?
Daniel Negreanu is one step away from turning a frustrating summer into one of the defining stories of the 2026 World Series of Poker.
The Poker Hall of Famer returns for the final day of Event #76: $100,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha sitting second in chips with just five players remaining, all chasing the $2,257,718 top prize and one of the most coveted PLO titles in poker.
Despite reaching three final tables during the series, Negreanu revealed last week that he was still down more than $500,000 at the 2026 WSOP. His previous deep runs resulted in eighth place in the $600 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack for $24,347 and seventh in the $25,000 High Roller PLO/NLH Mixed for $152,954, but neither was enough to offset a busy high-stakes schedule.
$100K High Roller PLO Seat Draw
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philip Sternheimer | Germany | 9,455,000 | 39 |
| 2 | Chris Frank | Austria | 13,660,000 | 57 |
| 3 | Artur Martirosian | Russian Federation | 4,680,000 | 20 |
| 4 | Yosuke Miki | Japan | 9,710,000 | 40 |
| 5 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 12,320,000 | 51 |
Now, he has his best chance yet to change that. Even a fifth-place finish worth $516,160 would leave him close to breaking even for the summer, while fourth place or better would push him back into profit. A victory would do far more than that. Along with bracelet number eight and the $2,257,718 first-place prize, Negreanu would record the fourth-largest live tournament score of his career, surpass $60 million in lifetime live tournament earnings, and bank his biggest WSOP payday since finishing runner-up in the $1 million Big One for One Drop in 2014 for $8,288,001.
Earlier this summer, Negreanu also announced that he and his wife Amanda are expecting their first child. Poker players often talk about "baby run-good," and there would be few better examples than capturing one of the biggest titles on the WSOP schedule.
Standing in his way is a stacked final five. Austria's Chris Frank starts with the chip lead on 13,660,000, while Negreanu is close behind with 12,320,000. Philip Sternheimer and Yosuke Miki both have around 40 big blinds, while four-time bracelet winner Artur Martirosian will look to spin up the shortest stack.
Final Table Results and Payouts
| Place | Winner | Country | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,257,718 | ||
| 2 | $1,477,434 | ||
| 3 | $1,002,107 | ||
| 4 | $705,448 | ||
| 5 | $516,160 | ||
| 6 | Sean Winter | United States | $393,139 |
| 7 | Sergio Martinez Gonzalez | Spain | $312,233 |
| 8 | Jeremy Ausmus | United States | $259,047 |
Play resumes at 1 p.m. local time with Level 21, featuring blinds of 120,000/240,000 and a 240,000 big blind ante. Levels will remain 60 minutes long throughout the day, with the tournament playing down to a winner inside Paris Ballroom
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