2026 World Series of Poker

Event #88: $300 Gladiators of Poker
Event #82: $10,000 WSOP Main Event NLH World Championship Event #86: $600 Ultra Stack No-Limit Hold'em Event #87: $1,000 Mystery Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha Event #88: $300 Gladiators of Poker Event #89: $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship No-Limit Hold'em Event #90: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em Event #91: $1,500 Pick Your PLO Show All Events
Day: 1a
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Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$300
Prize Pool
$445,260
Total Entries
1,810
Players Left
66
Average Chip Stack
822,727
Total Chips
54,300,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
1,810
Players Left
66
Players Left 66 / 1,810
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Who is the Most Improbable WSOP Main Event Champion Ever?

Kevin Taylor
Kevin Taylor
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The least and most surprising World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champion ever is arguably the same person.

Confused? You won't be in a bit. Poker's most prestigious annual event, with the purpose of crowning a 2026 world champion, kicks off today at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. Michael Mizrachi, the newest Poker Hall of Famer, won this $10,000 buy-in tournament last summer for $10,000,000.

"The Grinder's" win brought some excitement around the poker community, but it wasn't a huge surprise like some past champs. Mizrachi didn't come out of nowhere before winning the Main Event. He wasn't an accountant who won a cheap online satellite to enter the tournament or some random amateur low-stakes cash game player.

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