button in SafariMykhailo Lendel in the Hunt to Pick Up First WSOP Bracelet Heading into Day 3 of Event #78: $600 Deepstack Championship No-Limit Hold'em
Day 2 of Event #78: $600 Deepstack Championship No-Limit Hold'em is in the bag. After an action-packed day at the 2026 World Series of Poker, hosted by Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, play concluded with 50 players remaining.
Day 2 kicked off with 556 players who bagged up from a massive opening Day 1 field of 5,177 entries, creating a total prize pool of $2,609,208.
Top of the pile at the end of Day 2 is Seong Han, who bagged up a whopping 6,285,000 in chips.
Hot on Han’s heels is Lisa Tan, who bagged an impressive 6,230,000, and rounding out the podium in third spot is Adriaan Jacobs with 6,140,000.
All of the top three are looking to claim their first WSOP gold bracelet, and Tan is the only one with a major title to their name.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seong Han | Korea, Republic of | 6,285,000 | 63 |
| 2 | Lisa Tan | United States | 6,230,000 | 62 |
| 3 | Adriaan Jacobs | South Africa | 6,140,000 | 61 |
| 4 | Mykhailo Lendel | United States | 5,980,000 | 60 |
| 5 | Wes Heryford | United States | 5,900,000 | 59 |
| 6 | Abu Naser Bikas | United States | 5,640,000 | 56 |
| 7 | Michael Starek | United States | 5,580,000 | 56 |
| 8 | Xingwei Chen | China | 5,380,000 | 54 |
| 9 | Yoann Saubot | Canada | 5,175,000 | 52 |
| 10 | Itai Levy | Israel | 5,100,000 | 51 |
Mykhailo Lendel is sitting pretty in fourth place with 5,980,000 and, with his vast final table experience, will be looking for a deep run to cross the $1,500,000 in lifetime earnings mark, as per The Hendon Mob, and get his first WSOP gold bracelet around his wrist.
Michael Starek (5,580,000) is another player with a huge amount of final table experience and a plethora of titles to his name, and is surely one to keep an eye on going into Day 3. Starek will be looking to maximise his edges and build his stack to make a run at the final table and add to his just over $300,000 in lifetime earnings, as per The Hendon Mob.
Not all could be so lucky as the 50 survivors, as numerous multiple WSOP bracelet holders and 25K Fantasy players fell by the wayside. Names such as Men Nguyen, Bryan Piccioli, Xuming Qi, Robert Schulz, Frank Marasco, Georgios Sotiropoulos, Karapet Galstyan, Jeremy Becker and Jon Shoreman were all sent packing before the end of Day 2.
All returning players have locked up $6,194, but will be eyeing up the mouthwatering $282,817 first-place prize, which, of course, comes along with the coveted WSOP gold bracelet.
Remaining Prize Pool
Event #78: $600 Deepstack Championship No-Limit Hold'em will continue on July 3 at 11:00 a.m. local time. Play will restart at Level 28, where the blinds will be 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 big blind ante.
Levels will be 60 minutes with a 15-minute break after every two levels. Play will continue until just five players remain. There is a scheduled 60-minute dinner break after the completion of Level 33 at approximately 5:30 p.m. local time.
PokerNews will be back on the floor tomorrow, July 3, for Day 3 of the event. Stay tuned for all the action from the floor as it unfolds.