2026 World Series of Poker

Event #79: $3,000 Freezeout 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
$3,000
Prize Pool
$4,784,640
Total Entries
1,792
Players Left
59
Average Chip Stack
1,214,915
Total Chips
71,680,000
Next Payout
Place 60
$12,540
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
40,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
1,792
Players Left
226
Players Left 59 / 1,792
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How Unknown Poker Player Entered WSOP $100k High Roller Nearly for Free

Matt O'Halloran
Matt O'Halloran
Phillipp Mellon
Phillipp Mellon

A poker player with no recorded live poker tournament results entered the $100,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha event at the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) nearly for free.

Phillipp Mellon, who doesn't even have a page on The Hendon Mob, showed up with just five other players when the high-stakes tournament began. He sat down at the table to play against crushers such as Alex Foxen and Eelis Parssinen, both 2026 bracelet winners.

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