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WSOP 2026 Results: Every Bracelet Winner, Payouts and Daily Recap

The 57th World Series of Poker ran from May 26 to July 15 at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas with 100 bracelet events on the schedule. This is our complete WSOP 2026 results tracker with every bracelet winner, field size, chip count and payout from the series.
WSOP 2026 live results tracker showing bracelet winners and daily recaps at the Horseshoe Las Vegas

Bracelet winners, field sizes, prize pools and weekly recaps are all logged below, through to the Main Event finale. For the full schedule and reference guides, visit our WSOP 2026 schedule and reference pages.

Lucas Jumalon won the $10,000 Main Event on August 5, beating Lauri Saaskilahti heads-up for $10,000,000. Full final table coverage sits on our dedicated WSOP 2026 Main Event page.

Champion: Lucas Jumalon, $10,000,000 | 100 of 100 bracelets awarded | 251,901 entries across 100 events | Series complete | Last updated: August 6, 2026

Main Event Final Table: Full Results

EventBuy-inStatusEntriesResult
#82 NLH Main Event$10,000Complete9,208Winner: Lucas Jumalon, $10,000,000

Final Table Day 3: Jumalon Wins the 2026 Main Event

Lucas Jumalon won the 2026 WSOP Main Event, beating Lauri Saaskilahti heads-up for $10,000,000 and the last bracelet of the summer. The 22-year-old from Spokane, Washington needed 17 hands to finish the job on Wednesday night.

Jumalon is the second-youngest world champion in WSOP history, one year older than Joe Cada was in 2009. He is also the fourth American in a row to take the title, following Daniel Weinman, Jonathan Tamayo and Michael Mizrachi.

He held the chip lead on every hand of the final table. Jumalon arrived on 194,000,000, more than double the next stack, and never surrendered the lead across three nights on ESPN.

The fourth-largest field in Main Event history built a prize pool of $85,634,400. Saaskilahti banked $6,000,000, the deepest run and biggest score by a Finnish player in the event's history. Our breakdown of how much of that prize money survives tax covers all nine finalists.

2026 Main Event Final Table Results

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1Lucas JumalonUnited States$10,000,000
2Lauri SaaskilahtiFinland$6,000,000
3Greg MuellerCanada$3,750,000
4Michael GaglianoUnited States$2,750,000
5Han FengUnited States$2,250,000
6Rami HammoudCanada$1,750,000
7Jamie ShaevelUnited States$1,500,000
8Mario BoosFrance$1,250,000
9Evagoras EvagorouCyprus$1,000,000

Saaskilahti Doubles, Then Calls Off

Saaskilahti got close once. On hand 166 he called off with A♥ 10♦ against the A♠ 9♣ of Jumalon, watched the chip leader pair his nine on the 9♦ turn, then hit the 6♦ river for a flush to pull almost level at 266,000,000 to 287,000,000.

The very next hand settled it. Jumalon made a spade flush with Q♠ 5♦ on a 4♣ K♠ A♠ J♠ 6♠ board and bet 180,000,000 on the river. Saaskilahti tanked, called with J♦ 3♦ and dropped to 34,000,000.

The Final Hand

Two hands later Jumalon jammed the button with K♠ 6♦ and Saaskilahti called with A♠ 7♦. The 6♠ 8♦ J♠ flop paired Jumalon, the 6♣ turn made trips, and the Finn was drawing dead before the 4♦ river.

Series complete. All 100 bracelets of the 57th World Series of Poker have been awarded, with full payouts confirmed on the official WSOP release. The Player of the Year race resumes at WSOP Paradise in the Bahamas in December.

Final Table Day 2: Five Fall as Jumalon and Saaskilahti Reach Heads-Up

Five players busted across the second night of the final table, cutting the field from seven to a heads-up match for the final bracelet of the series. Four-time NBA champion Draymond Green gave the shuffle up and deal, and for the second night running no bracelet was decided.

Lauri Saaskilahti played the hand of the tournament, calling off 61,000,000 on the turn with pocket tens against the four-three of Lucas Jumalon. The 188,500,000 pot was the biggest of the Main Event and took him from 17% of the chips in play to 34%.

Jumalon still leads with 328,000,000 to Saaskilahti's 225,000,000, 109 big blinds against 75. He held two-thirds of the chips in play at one stage and has not surrendered the lead since the final table began. The runner-up banks $6,000,000.

Heads-up: Jumalon carried 328,000,000 to Saaskilahti's 225,000,000 into the final night at Horseshoe Las Vegas, a 3-2 chip lead with the bracelet and $10,000,000 on the line.

Jumalon Sends Shaevel and Hammoud Home

Jamie Shaevel went first in seventh for $1,500,000, the Los Angeles cash game pro getting king-six in against the king-ten of Jumalon and missing his flopped straight draw. Jumalon took him out inside the first hour of play.

Rami Hammoud followed in sixth for $1,750,000, his queen-jack unable to run down the ace-five of Jumalon. The Canadian had crippled himself a few hands earlier by doubling up the pocket nines of Greg Mueller with ace-king.

Han Feng exited fifth for $2,250,000 in the cruellest hand of the night. His pocket aces got the chips in against the pocket nines of Saaskilahti, who turned an open-ended draw and rivered a queen for the straight.

Aces Cracked and Kings Trapped

Michael Gagliano went out fourth for $2,750,000. The three-time bracelet winner shoved king-queen from the button into the king-jack of Jumalon, only for a jack on the turn to make the chip leader kings and jacks.

Greg Mueller took third and $3,750,000 two hands into three-handed play, calling off on the river with a pair of fours against the pocket kings of Saaskilahti. He had started the day as the short stack on 12 big blinds and doubled twice before falling.

Heads-Up Chip Counts

Jumalon takes 59.3% of the 553,000,000 in play into heads-up, up from 38% at the end of Day 1.

Saaskilahti already owned the deepest run and biggest score by a Finnish player in Main Event history.

RankPlayerCountryChipsBB
1Lucas JumalonUnited States328,000,000109
2Lauri SaaskilahtiFinland225,000,00075

Final Table Day 1: Evagorou and Boos Fall as Jumalon Holds

No bracelet was decided on the opening night of the Main Event final table, leaving the last gold of the summer to be won on Wednesday. Two players busted across a six-hour session, cutting the field from nine to seven.

Han Feng produced the move of the night, climbing from eighth in chips to second. Dressed in full cosplay as the One Piece character Donquixote Doflamingo, he survived an all-in against Mario Boos, then closed the session by taking a huge pot off Lauri Saaskilahti with pocket queens.

Lucas Jumalon still leads on 212,000,000, double the stack of his nearest rival and 38% of the 553,000,000 in play. He barely moved from the 194,000,000 he arrived with, but nobody landed a blow on him either. Four of the seven return with under 20 big blinds.

Evagorou and Boos Out-Flopped on Night One

Evagoras Evagorou was first to go, almost three hours in, his pocket jacks losing a race to the ace-queen of Jamie Shaevel when an ace landed on the flop. The first Cypriot to reach a Main Event final table collected $1,000,000.

Mario Boos followed in eighth for $1,250,000, the Frenchman's pocket eights out-flopped by the king-nine of Lauri Saaskilahti. Saaskilahti had started the day seventh in chips and finished it third.

End of Day 1 Chip Counts

The WSOP removed the shot clock for the finale after introducing it on Day 7. Greg Mueller, a three-time bracelet winner, bagged the short stack at 29,500,000.

RankPlayerCountryChipsBB
1Lucas JumalonUnited States212,000,00085
2Han FengUnited States106,500,00043
3Lauri SaaskilahtiFinland84,500,00034
4Rami HammoudCanada45,500,00018
5Michael GaglianoUnited States42,000,00017
6Jamie ShaevelUnited States33,000,00013
7Greg MuellerCanada29,500,00012

WSOP 2026 Results Week by Week

Week 8: July 13 to 15

#EventBuy-inEntriesPrize PoolWinnerPrize
88NLH Gladiators of Poker$30011,185$2,751,510Johnny Oshana (1st bracelet)$250,000
89NLH Mid-Stakes Championship$3,0003,668$9,793,560Yanting Jiang (1st bracelet)$1,159,182
93NLH The Closer$1,5003,724$4,526,376Ori Hasson (1st bracelet)$582,800
94NLH 6-Handed Championship$10,000558$5,189,400David Peters (5th bracelet)$1,001,391
95NLH Summer Saver$5004,622$1,918,130Garrett Dwire (1st bracelet)$210,000
96PLO 6-Handed$3,000892$2,381,640Joshua Wang (1st bracelet)$407,137
97H.O.R.S.E. High Roller$25,000148$3,478,000Alexander Kostritsyn (1st bracelet)$872,052
98NLH Deepstack$8002,036$1,425,200Nishant Sharma (1st bracelet)$196,659
99NLH 8-Handed$5,000884$4,066,400Darren Rabinowitz (2nd bracelet)$695,256
100NLH Super Turbo$1,0001,699$1,495,120She Wong (1st bracelet)$216,286

Week 8 Recap: July 13 to 15

The shortened final week delivered 10 bracelets in three days to close the Las Vegas series. Yanting Jiang banked its biggest prize, beating 3,668 entries in the $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship for $1,159,182.

David Peters won the $10,000 6-Handed Championship for $1,001,391 and a fifth bracelet, joining Stu Ungar, Scotty Nguyen and Eli Elezra. Erik Seidel fell one spot short of an 11th in the $3,000 PLO 6-Handed, his flopped nut straight running into Joshua Wang's top set at his 43rd WSOP final table.

On the final day, Darren Rabinowitz denied Phil Hellmuth an 18th bracelet, leaving the record chaser with $464,286 for second. Cash game specialist Alexander Kostritsyn took the last $25,000 event of the summer in his first recorded live cash for eight years.

Ryuta Nakai came closest to a title without taking one. The Japanese pro busted the $800 Deepstack in 71st, reached the $1,000 Super Turbo final table hours later, then fell heads-up to She Wong for $144,101.

Eight of the week's 10 titles were maiden wins, with Johnny Oshana, Ori Hasson, Garrett Dwire, Joshua Wang, Nishant Sharma and She Wong joining Jiang and Kostritsyn as first-time champions.

Shaun Deeb ended the Vegas leg atop the Player of the Year standings at 3,410 points, 22 ahead of Naoya Kihara, with Alex Foxen third and the top three separated by 29 points.

Week 7: July 6 to 12

#EventBuy-inEntriesPrize PoolWinnerPrize
86NLH Ultra Stack$6008,007$4,035,528Eric Weber (1st bracelet)$400,000
87PLO Mystery Bounty$1,0004,764$4,192,320Matthew Shepsky (1st bracelet)$305,000
90NLH High Roller$50,000202$9,595,000Jamie Dwan (1st bracelet)$2,276,691
91PLO Pick Your PLO$1,500857$1,137,667Sergio Benso (1st bracelet)$196,431
92T.O.R.S.E.$3,000457$1,220,190Sterling Lopez (1st bracelet)$247,842

Week 7 Recap: July 6 to 12

Week 7 produced five bracelets, every one a first-time winner. Jamie Dwan claimed the biggest score, overturning a 5-to-1 heads-up deficit in the $50,000 High Roller for $2,276,691. All-time money leader Bryn Kenney took third for $1,041,908.

Eric Weber outlasted 8,007 entries in the $600 Ultra Stack for $400,000, and Matthew Shepsky took the $1,000 Mystery Bounty PLO for $305,000 after eliminating seven of the final ten players himself.

Sergio Benso won the first-ever Pick Your PLO for $196,431, while Sterling Lopez claimed the T.O.R.S.E. one year after finishing sixth at the same final table.

The $10,000 Main Event dominated the week, finalising its field at 9,208 entries, the fourth-largest in history, before playing down to its last 21 by Sunday night. Fan favourite Wesley Fei fell along the way when his kings lost to ace-seven suited.

Week 6: June 29 to July 5

#EventBuy-inEntriesPrize PoolWinnerPrize
63NLH Mystery Millions$1,00022,811$16,919,343Matthew Higgins (1st bracelet)$1,000,000
70PLO Championship$10,000836$7,774,800Michael Mizrachi (9th bracelet)$1,350,203
71Mixed Big Bet$2,500388$858,850Dylan Smith (1st bracelet)$182,591
72NLH Mini Main Event$1,00012,560$11,052,800Daisuke Ogita (1st bracelet)$1,000,000
73NLH 6-Handed$5,0001,402$6,449,200Markus Gonsalves (1st bracelet)$979,655
748-Game Mixed$1,500766$1,016,865Shaun Deeb (9th bracelet)$181,625
75Stud Hi-Lo Championship$10,000190$1,767,000Matt Grapenthien (2nd bracelet)$415,648
76PLO High Roller$100,00083$7,968,000Daniel Negreanu (8th bracelet)$2,257,718
77Mixed Triple Draw Lowball$2,500508$1,130,300Patrick Stacey (1st bracelet)$223,177
78NLH Deepstack Championship$6005,177$2,609,208Adriaan Jacobs (1st bracelet)$282,817
79NLH Freezeout$3,0001,792$4,784,640Asi Moshe (5th bracelet)$683,830
808-Game Mixed Championship$10,000199$1,850,700Dzmitry Urbanovich (1st bracelet)$431,260
81NLH Summer Celebration$8006,803$4,762,100Toby Price (1st bracelet)$500,000
83PLO Double Board Bomb Pot$1,5001,673$2,220,907Justin Fawcett (2nd bracelet)$322,564
84NLH Super Turbo Bounty$5,0001,213$5,579,800Myles Mullaly (1st bracelet)$593,601
85NLH$1,0001,732$1,524,160Zixuan Liu (1st bracelet)$219,391

Week 6 Recap: June 29 to July 5

Week 6 produced 16 bracelets across seven days, matching Week 4 as the second-highest total of the summer. Daniel Negreanu claimed the week's biggest score with his $100,000 PLO High Roller victory ($2,257,718), earning his eighth bracelet after two clutch river bluffs against Artur Martirosian in heads-up play.

Michael Mizrachi won the $10,000 PLO Championship ($1,350,203) for his ninth bracelet, becoming the eighth player in WSOP history to reach nine golds. He then entered the Main Event as defending champion and advanced through Day 1.

Shaun Deeb matched Mizrachi's total by rallying from 300,000 chips to win the $1,500 8-Game Mixed ($181,625). Martin Kabrhel took his sixth bracelet in Online Event #20 ($195,195). That win came in the separate 30-event online series, so it sits outside the 100-bracelet Las Vegas count.

Two events broke five figures in entries. The Mystery Millions drew a record 22,811 entries with Matthew Higgins claiming $1,000,000, and the Mini Main Event attracted 12,560 entries with Daisuke Ogita taking the same flat-million top prize.

Asi Moshe won his fifth bracelet in the $3,000 Freezeout ($683,830). Dzmitry Urbanovich finally earned his maiden gold in the $10,000 8-Game Mixed Championship ($431,260).

The $10,000 Main Event launched during the week drawing 8,077 entries through Day 1d, before late registration on Day 2 pushed the final field to 9,208. Ryuta Nakai led the Day 1a field at 323,000. Five former champions advanced from the opening flight, while Scotty Nguyen and Doug Polk were among the high-profile casualties.

Alex Foxen overtook Deeb for the Player of the Year lead at 3,004 points. Naoya Kihara held second at 2,863, with Deeb third at 2,817. The top three all secure $100,000 WSOP Paradise packages, with 15 events remaining.

Week 5: June 22 to 28

#EventBuy-inEntriesPrize PoolWinnerPrize
50NLH Millionaire Maker$1,50011,769$15,623,347Joseph Liberta (1st bracelet)$1,250,000
57PLO$1,0003,763$2,558,182Harry Rubin (1st bracelet)$390,300
58Limit 2-7 Triple Draw$1,500657$872,167Michelle Chin (1st bracelet)$161,313
59NLH Salute to Warriors$5004,478$1,835,980Prashanth Nataraj (1st bracelet)$208,800
60Poker Players Championship$50,000108$5,130,000Benny Glaser (9th bracelet)$1,343,764
61NLH Super Seniors$1,0003,323$2,924,240Lionel Barracano (1st bracelet)$355,263
62NLH$2,5001,736$3,864,825Josh Reichard (1st bracelet)$555,198
64PLO/NLH Mixed High Roller$25,000214$5,029,000Eelis Parssinen (3rd bracelet)$1,172,296
65NLH Freezeout$1,5002,617$3,474,067Ciro Gonzalez (1st bracelet)$449,067
66NLH Tag Team$1,0001,375$1,210,000Drumond / Lessa (1st bracelet)$184,769
67Limit 2-7 Championship$10,000176$1,636,800Koji Fujimoto (1st bracelet)$392,478
68NLH Ladies Championship$1,0001,475$1,298,000Skye Chen (1st bracelet)$194,630
69Stud Hi-Lo$1,500647$858,892Taylor Atchison (1st bracelet)$159,276

Week 5 Recap: June 22 to 28

Week 5 produced 13 bracelets across seven days. The headline belonged to Benny Glaser, whose $50,000 Poker Players Championship win ($1,343,764) earned the Chip Reese Memorial Trophy and a ninth bracelet, tying Johnny Moss.

Joseph Liberta conquered the 11,769-entry Millionaire Maker for $1,250,000. Eelis Parssinen took the $25,000 PLO/NLH Mixed High Roller ($1,172,296) for his third bracelet, beating Juha Helppi in the first all-Finnish heads-up in WSOP history.

Koji Fujimoto denied Nick Schulman a ninth bracelet in the $10,000 2-7 Triple Draw Championship ($392,478), becoming the 11th Japanese bracelet winner. Josh Reichard finally broke through in the $2,500 NLH ($555,198) after years of near-misses, including a runner-up finish in the 2023 Mini Main Event and third in the 2025 Millionaire Maker.

Women claimed two open titles. Michelle Chin won the $1,500 2-7 Triple Draw ($161,313), the first woman to take a mixed-game variant since Carol Fuchs in 2015. Skye Chen won the Ladies Championship ($194,630) in her first-ever tournament.

Maiden bracelets also went to Harry Rubin, Prashanth Nataraj, Lionel Barracano, Ciro Gonzalez and the Brazilian tag team of Breno Drumond and Henrique Lessa.

Off the felt, the 2026 Poker Hall of Fame nominees were revealed, with Shaun Deeb, Jason Koon, Isaac Haxton, Chris Moorman and Justin Bonomo among the first-time names.

Alex Foxen carried the Player of the Year lead out of the week at 2,721 points, while Michael Mizrachi bagged 80% of the chips in the PLO Championship to set up a Week 6 shot at bracelet number nine.

Week 4: June 15 to 21

#EventBuy-inEntriesPrize PoolWinnerPrize
34NLH Colossus$50016,269$6,751,635Justin Smith (1st bracelet)$550,000
39Seniors NLH High Roller$5,000844$3,882,400Juan Rodriguez (1st bracelet)$673,011
41NLH Super High Roller$250,00056$13,720,000Adrian Mateos (6th bracelet)$4,334,411
43NLH Deepstack 8-Handed$8003,903$2,732,100Matthew Moss (1st bracelet)$318,556
42Big O Championship$10,000456$4,240,800Daniel Aharoni (1st bracelet)$861,287
45Mixed Omaha/Stud Hi-Lo$2,500587$1,306,075Eddie Blumenthal (1st bracelet)$248,545
48Razz Championship$10,000155$1,441,500Calvin Anderson (6th bracelet)$357,026
49NLH Freezeout$2,5001,561$3,473,225Marco Johnson (3rd bracelet)$513,885
46Seniors NLH Championship$1,0007,538$6,633,440Homan Mohammadi (1st bracelet)$660,000
47PLO High Roller$25,000451$10,598,500Eelis Parssinen (2nd bracelet)$2,161,056
51NLH Mystery Bounty$10,000558$3,515,400Alex Anton (1st bracelet)$678,300
52Nine Game Mix$3,000472$1,260,240Joey Couden (3rd bracelet)$254,470
53Five Card PLO$1,5001,319$1,750,973Zachary Gruneberg (3rd bracelet)$271,552
54H.O.R.S.E. Championship$10,000189$1,757,700Calvin Anderson (7th bracelet)$413,580
55PLO High Roller$50,000110$5,225,000Joao Simao (4th bracelet)$1,368,700
56NLH 6-Handed$3,0001,150$3,075,500Abhishek Mhatre (1st bracelet)$492,050

Week 4 Recap: June 15 to 21

Week 4 produced 16 bracelets across seven days. Calvin Anderson won his sixth and seventh in the same week: the $10,000 Razz Championship ($357,026) and the $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship ($413,580), becoming the 18th player in WSOP history to reach seven golds.

Adrian Mateos became the youngest player to reach six bracelets at 31 with his $250,000 Super High Roller victory ($4,334,411). Eelis Parssinen took the $25,000 PLO High Roller ($2,161,056).

Joao Simao closed the week by winning the $50,000 PLO High Roller ($1,368,700) for his fourth bracelet. The Seniors Championship drew a record 7,538 entries with Homan Mohammadi ($660,000) taking the title.

Marco Johnson earned his third bracelet in the $2,500 Freezeout ($513,885). Joey Couden denied Shaun Deeb a ninth bracelet in the Nine Game Mix, and the Five Card PLO made its WSOP debut with Zachary Gruneberg ($271,552) claiming the inaugural gold.

The Player of the Year race saw Alex Foxen extend his lead at 2,720 points. Chris Hunichen climbed into the top 10 at 1,753 on the back of consistent deep runs.

Week 3: June 8 to 14

#EventBuy-inEntriesPrize PoolWinnerPrize
18NLH Monster Stack$1,50011,933$15,841,057Richard Alsup (2nd bracelet)$1,302,125
22Big O$1,5002,150$2,763,538Christopher Alcindor (1st bracelet)$387,110
24NLH High Roller 6-Handed$25,000242$5,687,000Artur Martirosian (4th bracelet)$1,286,285
25NLH Freezeout$5004,100$1,701,500Brayden Lou (1st bracelet)$196,066
26NLH$2,000968$1,723,040Braxton Dunaway (2nd bracelet)$288,064
27Dealers Choice Championship$10,000163$1,515,900Bryce Yockey (3rd bracelet)$371,664
28NLH/PLO Mixed Deepstack$6003,332$1,679,328Brent Gregory (1st bracelet)$204,140
29NLH High Roller$50,000167$7,932,500Santhosh Suvarna (3rd bracelet)$1,922,870
30Limit Hold'em 7-Handed$1,500510$677,025Dennis Weiss (3rd bracelet)$133,704
31Super Turbo Bounty NLH$1,5002,103$1,740,233Mike Holtz (2nd bracelet)$238,097
32NLH$3,0001,300$3,471,000Omar Zazay (1st bracelet)$538,158
33PLO Hi-Lo Championship$10,000390$3,627,000Nathan Gamble (3rd bracelet)$767,395
35PLO$1,5002,581$3,426,277Jason Zipfel (1st bracelet)$441,560
36NLH High Roller$100,000115$11,040,000Yuri Dzivielevski (6th bracelet)$2,841,432
37H.O.R.S.E.$1,500780$1,035,450Nick Schulman (8th bracelet)$183,366
38Limit Hold'em Championship$10,000121$1,125,300Dong Chen (2nd bracelet)$285,200
40Razz$1,500519$688,972Sebastian Pauli (1st bracelet)$135,564
44NLH Super Turbo Bounty$10,000466$2,935,800Alex Foxen (4th bracelet)$594,246

Week 3 Recap: June 8 to 14

Week 3 produced 18 bracelets across seven days, the most prolific week of the summer. The headliner was Yuri Dzivielevski, whose $100,000 High Roller victory ($2,841,432) was the largest single score of the summer to that point and his sixth career bracelet.

Artur Martirosian took the $25,000 High Roller ($1,286,285) for his fourth bracelet at 28. Richard Alsup conquered the 11,933-entry Monster Stack for $1,302,125 and Santhosh Suvarna won the $50,000 High Roller for $1,922,870.

Nathan Gamble became the only player in WSOP history to win three PLO Hi-Lo bracelets ($767,395). Nick Schulman captured his eighth bracelet in the H.O.R.S.E. for the fourth consecutive summer.

Dennis Weiss earned his third bracelet in Limit Hold'em and Dong Chen took the Limit Hold'em Championship ($285,200).

Breakout stories included Omar Zazay ($538,158), Jason Zipfel ($441,560) and Sebastian Pauli ($135,564) all winning maiden bracelets. Brayden Lou, a 21-year-old college student, took the $500 Freezeout ($196,066) in his fourth ever live tournament.

Alex Foxen closed the week with his fourth bracelet in the $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty, matching wife Kristen Foxen's $25,000 High Roller gold from earlier in the series.

Week 2: June 1 to 7

#EventBuy-inEntriesPrize PoolWinnerPrize
1Mini Mystery Millions$55020,488$5,255,172Philip Chun (1st bracelet)$400,000
7Heads Up NLH Championship$25,000128$3,008,000Dimitar Danchev (2nd bracelet)$800,000
9Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship$10,000204$1,897,200Scott Clements (4th bracelet)$450,176
10Deepstack NLH$6004,622$2,329,488Karapet Galstyan (1st bracelet)$259,829
11GGMillion$ NLH High Roller$10,000627$5,831,100Naseem Salem (1st bracelet)$1,089,964
12No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw$1,500626$831,015Stephen Hubbard (1st bracelet)$155,819
136-Handed NLH$1,5001,840$2,442,600Honghao Zhang (1st bracelet)$346,108
14Mixed Omaha (PLO Hi-Lo, Omaha Hi-Lo, Big O)$1,5001,287$1,708,492Justin Liberto (2nd bracelet)$265,297
15Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack$6002,636$1,328,544Philip Ardire (1st bracelet)$171,589
16NLH U.S. Circuit Championship$1,7002,148$3,231,666Antonio Vargas (1st bracelet)$439,605
17NL 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship$10,000198$1,841,400Naoya Kihara (2nd bracelet)$428,923
19NLH High Roller$25,000345$8,107,500Kristen Foxen (6th bracelet)$1,773,083
20Dealers Choice$1,500656$870,840Jeff Madsen (5th bracelet)$161,057
21PLO Hi-Lo 8 or Better$1,5001,093$1,450,957Frederic Normand (1st bracelet)$235,377
23Seven Card Stud Championship$10,000130$1,209,000Naoya Kihara (3rd bracelet)$301,970

Week 2 Recap: June 1 to 7

Week 2 produced 15 bracelets across seven days, pushing the series to 21 golds. The headlining win belonged to Kristen Foxen, whose $25,000 High Roller victory ($1,773,083) was both her sixth bracelet and the largest live score of her career.

Naoya Kihara wrote WSOP history by winning back-to-back championship events: the $10,000 2-7 Championship ($428,923) on Thursday and the $10,000 Stud Championship ($301,970) on Sunday. He became only the sixth player to achieve the feat, joining Doyle Brunson, Stu Ungar, Greg Merson, George Danzer and Jason Mercier.

Naseem Salem ($1,089,964) won the first GGPoker-branded bracelet event ever held in Las Vegas, the $10,000 GGMillion$ High Roller. Other multi-bracelet winners included Scott Clements (fourth, Omaha Hi-Lo Championship), Jeff Madsen (fifth, Dealers Choice) and Justin Liberto (second, Mixed Omaha).

Philip Chun conquered the record 20,488-entry Mini Mystery Millions and Dimitar Danchev ran through the $25,000 Heads-Up bracket.

The Monster Stack grew to 11,933 entries during the week, the biggest single-event field of the summer. The Player of the Year race heated up with Shaun Deeb holding the lead at 1,648 points. Kihara surged to second at 1,591 and Foxen held 10th.

Week 1: May 26 to 31

#EventBuy-inEntriesPrize PoolWinnerPrize
28-Handed NLH$5,000570$2,622,000Daniyal Gheba (1st bracelet)$502,985
3Industry Employees NLH$500906$375,990Jerome Neppl (1st bracelet)$64,083
4Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better$1,500828$1,099,170Jason Daly (3rd bracelet)$191,362
5Pot-Limit Omaha$5,000716$3,293,600Yang Wang (1st bracelet)$595,388
6Seven Card Stud$1,500359$476,572James Cheung (1st bracelet)$103,185
8Badugi$1,500554$735,435Michael Casella (1st bracelet)$141,963

Week 1 Recap: May 26 to 31

The 57th WSOP opened on May 26 with the $550 Mini Mystery Millions, which built across six starting flights to a record 20,488 entries, the seventh-largest live event in WSOP history.

The first bracelet of the summer went to Jerome Neppl in the $500 Industry Employees event on Day 3. Daniyal Gheba ($5,000 8-Handed) and three-time winner Jason Daly ($1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo) followed on Day 4, the first golds awarded on the new Mothership stage.

The mixed games delivered three more. Yang Wang won the $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha and James Cheung the $1,500 Seven Card Stud on Day 5, before Michael Casella beat seven-time winner Nick Schulman heads-up to take the $1,500 Badugi on Day 6.

Week 1 also thinned the field of stars. Former Main Event champion Chris Moneymaker bowed out of the Badugi during Day 5.

Three-time bracelet winner Vanessa Selbst made a short-stacked charge before exiting the Omaha Hi-Lo in ninth. Reigning Player of the Year Shaun Deeb was knocked out in Round 2 of the Heads Up Championship.

Player of the Year Standings

Shaun Deeb ends the Las Vegas series atop the Player of the Year standings at 3,410 points, just 22 ahead of Naoya Kihara after the $25,000 H.O.R.S.E. finale. Alex Foxen holds third at 3,381, leaving the top three separated by 29 points.

Kihara's podium finish in the final high roller nearly stole top spot, while Deeb's eighth place in the same event proved decisive. All three secure $100,000 WSOP Paradise packages.

These standings reflect the official WSOP leaderboard as of July 16 and do not yet include Main Event points. The race concludes at WSOP Paradise in the Bahamas later this year.

RankPlayerCountryPoints
1Shaun DeebUnited States3,410
2Naoya KiharaJapan3,388
3Alex FoxenUnited States3,381
4Justin LibertoUnited States2,828
5Josh AriehUnited States2,750
6Daniel NegreanuCanada2,698
7Jesse LonisUnited States2,674
8Eelis ParssinenFinland2,638
9Michael MoncekUnited States2,592
10Josh ReichardUnited States2,574

For the full points formula, historical winners and complete leaderboard, see our WSOP Player of the Year page. Only a player's top 15 scores count. Non-open events and online bracelets do not qualify.

POY prize structure: 1st to 3rd receive a $100,000 WSOP Paradise package. 4th to 15th receive a $30,000 Super Main Event package. 16th to 50th receive a $5,000 Circuit Championship ticket. 51st to 100th receive a $2,500 Circuit Championship ticket.

How to Follow the WSOP

ESPN carried the Main Event final table live across three nights from August 3 to 5, with heads-up play starting at 6pm PT on Wednesday and the broadcast from 7:30pm PT. Free daily streams ran on the official WSOP YouTube channel throughout the Las Vegas series.

For satellite paths into future WSOP events, see our guide to qualifying for the WSOP.

Every broadcast platform and schedule is covered in our where to watch the WSOP guide. First time at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas? Our venue and travel guide covers registration, hotels and first-timer tips.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the 2026 WSOP Main Event?

Lucas Jumalon won the 2026 Main Event on August 5, beating Lauri Saaskilahti heads-up for $10,000,000. The 22-year-old from Spokane, Washington is the second-youngest world champion in WSOP history. Saaskilahti took $6,000,000 for second.

How many events are at WSOP 2026?

The 57th WSOP features 100 bracelet events running from May 26 to July 15 at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. Buy-ins range from $300 (Gladiators of Poker, Event #88) to $250,000 (Super High Roller, Event #41).

When does the WSOP Main Event start?

The $10,000 Main Event (Event #82) began on July 2 with four Day 1 flights running through July 5. The final nine were set on July 13, with the live finale playing out on ESPN from August 3 to 5.

Who won the 2025 WSOP Main Event?

Michael Mizrachi won the 2025 Main Event for $10,000,000. He also won the $50,000 Poker Players Championship in the same summer and was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame at the final table.

Where can I watch WSOP 2026?

Free daily streams ran on the WSOP YouTube channel from May 29. The Main Event final table aired live on ESPN's networks: August 3 on ESPN2 from 9pm ET, August 4 on ESPN from 9pm ET, and August 5 on ESPN from 10:30pm ET.

How many bracelets have been awarded at WSOP 2026?

All 100 bracelets have been awarded. The Las Vegas series wrapped on July 15 with four final-day champions, the last being She Wong (Event #100, $1,000 Super Turbo, $216,286). The final bracelet went to Lucas Jumalon, who won the $10,000 Main Event on August 5.

Who has won a WSOP bracelet in 2026?

The 100 bracelet winners of WSOP 2026 are:

  • Philip Chun (Event #1, $400,000)
  • Daniyal Gheba (Event #2, $502,985)
  • Jerome Neppl (Event #3, $64,083)
  • Jason Daly (Event #4, $191,362)
  • Yang Wang (Event #5, $595,388)
  • James Cheung (Event #6, $103,185)
  • Dimitar Danchev (Event #7, $800,000)
  • Michael Casella (Event #8, $141,963)
  • Scott Clements (Event #9, $450,176)
  • Karapet Galstyan (Event #10, $259,829)
  • Naseem Salem (Event #11, $1,089,964)
  • Stephen Hubbard (Event #12, $155,819)
  • Honghao Zhang (Event #13, $346,108)
  • Justin Liberto (Event #14, $265,297)
  • Philip Ardire (Event #15, $171,589)
  • Antonio Vargas (Event #16, $439,605)
  • Naoya Kihara (Event #17, $428,923)
  • Richard Alsup (Event #18, $1,302,125)
  • Kristen Foxen (Event #19, $1,773,083)
  • Jeff Madsen (Event #20, $161,057)
  • Frederic Normand (Event #21, $235,377)
  • Christopher Alcindor (Event #22, $387,110)
  • Naoya Kihara (Event #23, $301,970)
  • Artur Martirosian (Event #24, $1,286,285)
  • Brayden Lou (Event #25, $196,066)
  • Braxton Dunaway (Event #26, $288,064)
  • Bryce Yockey (Event #27, $371,664)
  • Brent Gregory (Event #28, $204,140)
  • Santhosh Suvarna (Event #29, $1,922,870)
  • Dennis Weiss (Event #30, $133,704)
  • Mike Holtz (Event #31, $238,097)
  • Omar Zazay (Event #32, $538,158)
  • Nathan Gamble (Event #33, $767,395)
  • Justin Smith (Event #34, $550,000)
  • Jason Zipfel (Event #35, $441,560)
  • Yuri Dzivielevski (Event #36, $2,841,432)
  • Nick Schulman (Event #37, $183,366)
  • Dong Chen (Event #38, $285,200)
  • Juan Rodriguez (Event #39, $673,011)
  • Sebastian Pauli (Event #40, $135,564)
  • Adrian Mateos (Event #41, $4,334,411)
  • Daniel Aharoni (Event #42, $861,287)
  • Matthew Moss (Event #43, $318,556)
  • Alex Foxen (Event #44, $594,246)
  • Eddie Blumenthal (Event #45, $248,545)
  • Homan Mohammadi (Event #46, $660,000)
  • Eelis Parssinen (Event #47, $2,161,056)
  • Calvin Anderson (Event #48, $357,026)
  • Marco Johnson (Event #49, $513,885)
  • Joseph Liberta (Event #50, $1,250,000)
  • Alex Anton (Event #51, $678,300)
  • Joey Couden (Event #52, $254,470)
  • Zachary Gruneberg (Event #53, $271,552)
  • Calvin Anderson (Event #54, $413,580)
  • Joao Simao (Event #55, $1,368,700)
  • Abhishek Mhatre (Event #56, $492,050)
  • Harry Rubin (Event #57, $390,300)
  • Michelle Chin (Event #58, $161,313)
  • Prashanth Nataraj (Event #59, $208,800)
  • Benny Glaser (Event #60, $1,343,764)
  • Lionel Barracano (Event #61, $355,263)
  • Josh Reichard (Event #62, $555,198)
  • Matthew Higgins (Event #63, $1,000,000)
  • Eelis Parssinen (Event #64, $1,172,296)
  • Ciro Gonzalez (Event #65, $449,067)
  • Drumond / Lessa (Event #66, $184,769)
  • Koji Fujimoto (Event #67, $392,478)
  • Skye Chen (Event #68, $194,630)
  • Taylor Atchison (Event #69, $159,276)
  • Michael Mizrachi (Event #70, $1,350,203)
  • Dylan Smith (Event #71, $182,591)
  • Daisuke Ogita (Event #72, $1,000,000)
  • Markus Gonsalves (Event #73, $979,655)
  • Shaun Deeb (Event #74, $181,625)
  • Matt Grapenthien (Event #75, $415,648)
  • Daniel Negreanu (Event #76, $2,257,718)
  • Patrick Stacey (Event #77, $223,177)
  • Adriaan Jacobs (Event #78, $282,817)
  • Asi Moshe (Event #79, $683,830)
  • Dzmitry Urbanovich (Event #80, $431,260)
  • Toby Price (Event #81, $500,000)
  • Lucas Jumalon (Event #82, $10,000,000)
  • Justin Fawcett (Event #83, $322,564)
  • Myles Mullaly (Event #84, $593,601)
  • Zixuan Liu (Event #85, $219,391)
  • Eric Weber (Event #86, $400,000)
  • Matthew Shepsky (Event #87, $305,000)
  • Johnny Oshana (Event #88, $250,000)
  • Yanting Jiang (Event #89, $1,159,182)
  • Jamie Dwan (Event #90, $2,276,691)
  • Sergio Benso (Event #91, $196,431)
  • Sterling Lopez (Event #92, $247,842)
  • Ori Hasson (Event #93, $582,800)
  • David Peters (Event #94, $1,001,391)
  • Garrett Dwire (Event #95, $210,000)
  • Joshua Wang (Event #96, $407,137)
  • Alexander Kostritsyn (Event #97, $872,052)
  • Nishant Sharma (Event #98, $196,659)
  • Darren Rabinowitz (Event #99, $695,256)
  • She Wong (Event #100, $216,286)

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Mark Patrickson is the Head of Poker Content at VIP-Grinders, leading editorial direction and final sign-off on all poker coverage. A cash game specialist with over 20 years at the tables and millions of hands played, he has been writing for VIP-Grinders since 2018.
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