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Pete Chen Leads Final Table Headed into Super Turbo Bounty Extra Day
The fourth and final super turbo bounty event at the 2026 World Series of Poker provided plenty of excitement at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, as play concluded with the remaining eight players bagging up ahead of the final table.
An extra day will be needed in Event #84: $5,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em, after 1,213 entries were recorded to create a total prize pool of $5,579,800.
Action was fast and furious as expected, with several notable names taking a shot to fast-track their way to a WSOP bracelet. Leading the way among the final eight players is Pete Chen, who dominated the final few hours of the day to bag up 23,825,000. Chen is the only player above 25 big blinds, sitting in prime position to add a third bracelet to his impressive poker resume.
Sitting a distant second is Najeem Ajez (10,175,000), who will return with the only other seven-figure stack in play. Yohwan Lim (9,000,000) rounds out the top three, sitting with almost double the chips as Myles Mullaly (4,900,000) in fourth spot.
Final Table Seat Draw
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pete Chen | Taiwan | 23,825,000 | 60 |
| 2 | Christian Harder | United States | 2,750,000 | 7 |
| 3 | Daniel Tafur | Spain | 2,725,000 | 7 |
| 5 | Gansukh Sandagsuren | Mongolia | 1,500,000 | 4 |
| 6 | Najeem Ajez | Australia | 10,175,000 | 25 |
| 7 | Endrit Geci | United Kingdom | 3,750,000 | 9 |
| 8 | Yohwan Lim | South Korea | 9,000,000 | 23 |
| 9 | Myles Mullaly | United States | 4,900,000 | 12 |
The black and yellow sections were filled with contenders looking to run up a big stack, including the likes of Daniel Negreanu and Phil Hellmuth. Negreanu was bounced shortly after late registration finished, while Hellmuth returned for a second bullet before hitting the rail for good.
Among the names to survive into the money were Erik Seidel (165th - $6,772), Martin Kabrhel (142nd - $6,772), Jennifer Harman (120th - $6,772) and Artur Martirosian (110th - $7,111)
Five-time bracelet winner and Poker Hall of Fame member John Juanda (106th - $7,111) moved all in after looking at only one of his cards, falling to a straight on the river for Gansukh Sandagsuren (1,500,000).
Ryan Riess (97th - $7,633) and Kristen Foxen (91st - $7,633) both battled their way inside the top 100 before bowing out, while Santhosh Suvarna (54 - $11,988) lost a pivotal hand that saw his pocket kings cracked. Suvarna was unable to recover from losing most of his stack and finished just outside the top 50.
WSOP Player of the Year contender Naoya Kihara (10th - $37,921) made a deep run, falling just before the unofficial final table in a bid for his third bracelet of the series.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $593,601 |
| 2 | $395,664 |
| 3 | $281,425 |
| 4 | $202,835 |
| 5 | $148,164 |
| 6 | $109,708 |
| 7 | $82,360 |
| 8 | $62,699 |
All returning players have locked up $62,699, along with their bounties, while the focus will be on the $593,601 first-place prize.
Action will resume at 3 p.m. local time, where 6:54 remains in Level 33 with blinds of 200,000/400,000. Play will continue with 20-minute levels, and players will battle on the extra day until a winner is determined.
Don't miss the exciting conclusion, as the PokerNews live reporting team will bring you all of the action from the final table to award the next WSOP bracelet.