2026 World Series of Poker

Event #78: $600 Deepstack Championship No-Limit Hold'em
Event #72: $1,000 Mini Main Event Event #76: $100,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha Event #77: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball Event #78: $600 Deepstack Championship No-Limit Hold'em Event #79: $3,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em Event #80: $10,000 8-Game Mixed Championship Event #81: $800 Summer Celebration Event #82: $10,000 WSOP Main Event NLH World Championship Event #83: $1,500 Double Board Bomb Pot Pot-Limit Omaha Show All Events
Day: 1
12
Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$2,609,208
Total Entries
5,177
Players Left
253
Average Chip Stack
613,874
Total Chips
155,310,000
Next Payout
Place 253
$1,729
Level Info
Level
21
Blinds
10,000 / 20,000
Ante
20,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
5,177
Players Left
556
Players Left 253 / 5,177
New Updates

Japan Is Having an Incredible 2026 WSOP — Here's Why

Anthony Thompson
Anthony Thompson
Koji Fujimoto
Koji Fujimoto

The rail around the feature table in the Paris Ballroom is packed. One of poker's all-time greats, Nick Schulman, is chasing a ninth World Series of Poker bracelet, but most of the crowd isn't there to watch him. They're there for Koji Fujimoto.

When Fujimoto closes out the heads-up battle to defeat the Hall of Famer and capture his maiden WSOP bracelet, the room erupts. The cheers come from dozens of students who have traveled from Japan, where Fujimoto teaches poker free of charge.

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