PokerNews live coverage of this event will begin on Day 2 (July 9). Until then, we will keep readers informed with updates on chip counts and core event statistics, including entries and the prize pool. Scroll down to see more.
As per the WSOP LIVE app.
One poker player has been doing the 2026 World Series of Poker Main Event a little differently than everyone else.
Recreational player Amit Agarwal has become one of Poker Twitter's unexpected stars over the last few days, documenting a Main Event run that's featured more trips to the movie theater than hours at the poker table.
Rather than grinding every level of poker's world championship, Agarwal has repeatedly left with chips still in play to watch Obsession — a film he'd already seen several times — jump into low-stakes cash games, hit the gym, grab dinner and document it all on X. Somehow, despite repeatedly cutting his days short, he's managed to turn his 60,000-chip starting stack into more than 200,000.
The 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) kicked off back on May 26, and now it is in the home stretch as June has come to an end and the $10,000 Main Event is underway. More than 70 tournaments have awarded bracelets thus far, and the PokerNews Live Reporting team has been on-site all summer long, capturing the action.
During that time, they've reported on some entertaining hands, bad beats, and more, which we're happy to feature in the latest edition of "Hands of the Week" presented by GTOWizard.
According to the WSOP LIVE app.
This year's nominees for the Poker Hall of Fame have been announced, with the eight individuals now heading to the living members of the Hall for voting.
Each member can vote for up to four nominees, and anyone receiving votes from 22 or more members earns an automatic induction. This change, from a previous "winner-takes-all" format allowing for only one induction per year, was announced earlier this month.
Five of the eight nominees are first-time nominees, having met the minimum age requirement of 40. Eight-time WSOP bracelet winner Shaun Deeb headlines these players; he is joined by Jason Koon, Isaac Haxton, Chris Moorman, and Justin Bonomo.
According to the WSOP LIVE app.
According to the WSOP LIVE app.
The 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas is gearing up for Event #87: $1,000 Mystery Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha. This two-day tournament starts at 10:00 a.m. local time in Las Vegas on July 57, and we’ll have a bracelet winner on July 9.
Pot-limit Omaha is the second most popular poker variant, right behind no-limit Texas hold’em. Poker fans love the mystery bounty component, which gives players an opportunity to win a massive surprise bounty after eliminating a player.
The $1,000 Mystery Bounty Pot—Limit Omaha event starts at 10:00 a.m. local time on July 7, with the first of two Day 1 starting flights (Day 1b will take place at 10:00 a.m. on July 8). Each entrant will receive 40,000 chips at the start of play. Late registration remains open for 12 levels, which should be right around 8:00 p.m. local time.
Day 1 will run until the field has reached its final 15%. There will be 40-minute levels through the entirety of the tournament. Breaks (15 minutes) on Day 1 will occur every three levels, and a 60-minute dinner break is planned for after Level 12 (approximately 6:00 p.m.).
Day 2 restart is set for at 11:00 a.m. on July 9. Levels remain at 40 minutes, and the day won't conclude until a winner is determined.
At the 2025 WSOP, Ferenc Deak beat a field of 5,284 entrants to win $329,890, plus bounties, out of the $3,064,720 prize pool, and of course the bracelet.
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Event #87: $1,000 Mystery Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha
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