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According to the WSOP LIVE app.
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When he wasn't milking cows on his family dairy farm in Windsor, Texas, Mason Vieth was playing poker at the nearest casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma.
"I grew up milking the cows and playing poker at WinStar World Casino," the former dairy farmer told PokerNews. "I would stay up all night playing poker, then go milk them, then go back. Three days in a row most of the time. No sleep."
Those hard-earned poker chops are now paying off for Vieth, better known as "Milkman," — as embroidered on his royal blue cap —who is one of 533 players who advanced to Day 5 of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event.
PokerNews caught up with Vieth during a break on Day 4 as he chased his first bracelet and life-changing money in an event that will award $10 million.
According to the WSOP LIVE app.
The 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas continues today with Day 1c of Event #88: $300 Gladiators of Poker No-Limit Hold’em.
The third of four starting flights begins at 10 a.m. local time on July 10, and they’ll have a bracelet winner on July 13.
The Gladiators of Poker is a No-Limit Hold’em tournament that attracts massive fields each year thanks to its low buy-in and juicy structure. A crowd of 20,000+ is expected to compete for this event's bracelet.
On Day 1b yesterday, some 2,174 players bought in, but only 65 advanced to Day 2. Among the leaders was Justin Arnwine, who bagged up 2,060,000 chips, enough for a place in that flight's top 10.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jolnar Teliani | Canada | 3,265,000 | 65 |
| 2 | Kevin Theodore | United States | 2,900,000 | 58 |
| 3 | Sumit Kumar | United States | 2,855,000 | 57 |
| 4 | Thomas Tran | United States | 2,265,000 | 45 |
| 5 | Sean Bloom | South Africa | 2,110,000 | 42 |
| 6 | Gaetan Balleur | France | 2,090,000 | 42 |
| 7 | Justin Arnwine | United States | 2,060,000 | 41 |
| 8 | Jean-Paul Drayton | United States | 1,825,000 | 37 |
| 9 | Noah Harthcock | United States | 1,815,000 | 36 |
| 10 | Mark Roland | United States | 1,810,000 | 36 |
The $300 Gladiators of Poker No-Limit Hold’em event starts at 10 a.m. local time, with Day 1c and 1d will take place July 11. Each entrant will receive 30,000 chips at the start of play. Late registration remains open for 11 levels, and should close right around 4:30 p.m.
Day 1 will run until the field has reached its final 15 percent or 22 levels have been completed, whichever comes later. There will be 30-minute levels on Day 1. Breaks (20 minutes) on Day 1 will occur every four levels or as needed for color-ups, and a 75-minute dinner break is planned for after Level 15 (approximately 6:30 p.m.).
Day 2 is set for 11 a.m. on Sunday, July 12. Levels will jump to 40 minutes, and the day won't conclude until 17 levels have been played. Day 3, on July 13, is the final day when a winner will be crowned.
At the 2025 WSOP, Ian Pelz beat an insanely massive field of 24,629 entries to win $420,680 out of the $6,054,734 prize pool, and of course the bracelet.
Stephen Winters was the 2024 Gladiators of Poker champion. He beat a field with 20,647 entrants for the bracelet and $401,240 first-place prize.
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Event #88: $300 Gladiators of Poker
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