2026 World Series of Poker

Day: 1
Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500

Love Triple Draw Lowball? You're in For a Treat With Event #77: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw

Benny Glaser
Benny Glaser

The 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) continues at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas with Event #77: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball, starting at 2:00 p.m. local time on June 30. This three-day tournament mixes Lowball variants (2-7, A-5, and Badugi) in a rotating format, attracting some of the game’s top mixed-game specialists.

Offering a prize pool that got to over $1,000,000 last year, players will be faced with mastering a host of different strategies and non-Hold’em formats to lift the gold bracelet.

📌 Event Snapshot

  • Event: #77 – $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball
  • Date(s): June 30 to July 2, 2026
  • Time: 2:00 p.m. local time
  • Buy-In: $2,500 (1 re-entry allowed)
  • Format: Mixed Triple Draw Lowball (2-7, A-5, Badugi)
  • Late Registration: Open for 10 levels (≈ 11:00 p.m.)
  • Starting Stack: 35,000 chips
  • Levels: 40 minutes (Levels 1–6), 60 minutes (Levels 7+)
  • 2025 Winner: Benny Glaser ($208,552)
  • 2025 Field Size: 463
  • 2025 Prize Pool: $1,030,175

Structure and Schedule

Day 1 begins at 2:00 p.m. local time on June 30 with 12 levels planned. Players take a 15-minute break every two hours, and a 60-minute dinner break follows Level 6 (around 6:30 p.m.).

Day 2 restarts at 1:00 p.m. on July 1 with 10 levels, 15-minute breaks every two levels, and a dinner break after Level 18 (≈ 7:30 p.m.).

Day 3’s start time is TBD, with play continuing until a champion is crowned. Breaks are 15 minutes every two levels, with dinner breaks announced as needed.

Blinds start at 300/500 (Level 1) and escalate through 35 levels to 300,000/600,000 by the final stage.

Why This Event Matters

This is one of the more technical and mentally demanding events on the 2026 schedule. Mixed Triple Draw tests a player’s adaptability across three distinct lowball games, rewarding versatility, patience, and precise hand-reading skills. Past champion Benny Glaser is a testament to the caliber of players who thrive here, making it a must-watch for fans of high-level mixed-game action.

Past Champions & History

Benny Glaser captured the 2025 title, turning a $2,500 buy-in into $208,552. Glaser is known for his mixed-game expertise and strategic mastery across multiple Draw variants, and last year's win was his 3rd bracelet of the summer and 8th overall.

After his victory, Glaser told PokerNews “It feels outrageous, honestly...In a way it’s kind of funny that it’s happening in the lower stakes buy-ins where the fields area bigger as opposed to the 10k’s which are normally more winnable. Like the second bracelet had 1,239 runners. It’s honestly crazy. Such a grind, such a battle.”

In recent years, aside from Glaser, the event has been dominated by American players making up 5 of the last 6 winners, and including names such as Patrick Moulder, Nick Pupillo and Dominick Sarle.

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Tags: Benny GlaserDaniel NegreanuDominick SarleNick PupilloPatrick Moulder