2026 World Series of Poker

Event #91: $1,500 Pick Your PLO
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Day: 1
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Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,137,667
Total Entries
857
Players Left
10
Average Chip Stack
2,142,500
Total Chips
21,425,000
Next Payout
Place 10
$11,441
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
50,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
857
Players Left
104
Players Left 10 / 857
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Who is the Most Improbable WSOP Main Event Champion Ever?

Matthew Warburton
Matthew Warburton
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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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