PokerNews live coverage of this event will begin on Day 2 (July 13). 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.
Event #96: $3,000 6-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha
Day 1 Completed
Event #96: $3,000 6-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha drew in an all-star cast on Day 1, with 892 players entering. Only 158 of those starters progressed to Day 2, including the 888poker ambassador Vivian Saliba (788,000).
Brazil's Saliba captured a bracelet at the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe festival, taking down the €2,000 Pot-Limit Omaha event for €91,400. Now she has a legitimate shot at WSOP glory once again in her favored poker variant. Saliba returns on Day 2 with 197 big blinds at her disposal.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanislav Halatenko | Ukraine | 950,000 | 238 |
| 2 | Vivian Saliba | Brazil | 788,000 | 197 |
| 3 | Hen Rosilio | Israel | 704,000 | 176 |
| 4 | Krasimir Yankov | Bulgaria | 637,000 | 159 |
| 5 | Alex Foxen | United States | 588,000 | 147 |
| 6 | Michael Hahn | United States | 550,000 | 138 |
| 7 | Tony Diehl | United States | 512,000 | 128 |
| 8 | Brevin Andreadis | United States | 475,000 | 119 |
| 9 | Robert Cowen | United Kingdom | 472,000 | 118 |
| 10 | Michael Zulker | United States | 471,000 | 118 |
Although she has the second-largest stack, it won't be plain sailing for Saliba because the field is stacked with some incredible poker players.
Alex Foxen (588,000), Brevin Andreadis (475,000), and Robert Cowen (472,000) return with top 10 stacks.
Others who advanced included Ryan Riess (374,000), Tyler Brown (348,000), Sam Soverel (344,000), Christopher Vitch (323,000), Thomas Taylor (272,000), Frank Brannan (221,000), Robert Mizrachi (216,000), Klemens Roiter (191,000), Matt Vengrin (182,000), Alex Livingston (170,000), and Nicholas Seward (151,000).
Two Poker Hall of Famers are also still in the mix, albeit with shorter stacks. Daniel Negreanu (111,000) is hunting his second bracelet of the summer and his ninth overall, while Erik Seidel (98,000) is also grinding as he looks to become an 11-time bracelet winner.
Day 2 commences at 1:00 p.m. local time on July 13. Another 10 levels are scheduled, with blinds starting at 2,000/4,000. Stay tuned to PokerNews from updates from the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
Check out the chip counts of the 158 players who progressed from Day 1 of this event, according to the WSOP LIVE app.
Day 1 of Event #96: $3,000 6-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha has now concluded. Of the 892 entries, 158 players have bagged to return for Day 2.
Standby for the full chip counts and recap.
As football's most legendary coach, Vince Lombardi, once said, "Winning isn’t everything; it’s the only thing."
Forget the bad beats, one-outers, and misclicks—at the World Series of Poker, success is measured in green (and gold). From its inception in 1970 to the record-breaking 2024 edition, the series has seen some of poker's most unforgettable victories and created hundreds of millionaires.
Thanks to the poker boom (among other factors), it’s no shock that all of the WSOP’s biggest payouts have come in the last 25 years. The Main Event fields have exploded, and the rise of high-stakes tournaments has sent prize pools soaring to new heights.
The prize pool for this event is $2,381,640. The top 134 players make the money, with $407,137 set aside for the outright winner.
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $407,137 | 18 -23 | $17,319 |
| 2 | $271,371 | 24 -29 | $14,107 |
| 3 | $185,282 | 30 -35 | $11,742 |
| 4 | $128,819 | 36 -41 | $9,993 |
| 5 | $91,232 | 42 -47 | $8,699 |
| 6 | $65,840 | 48 -53 | $7,750 |
| 7 | $48,436 | 54 -59 | $7,071 |
| 8 -9 | $36,336 | 60 -71 | $6,610 |
| 10 -11 | $27,808 | 72 -89 | $6,335 |
| 12 -17 | $21,719 | 90 -134 | $6,033 |
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.
According to the WSOP LIVE app.
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.
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