WSOP Day 38: It's here. The WSOP Main Event kicks off today with action in Day 1A – but there's plenty of other events to keep an eye on as well. 

The $1,000 Mini Main Event is down to just 9 remaining players from a field of 12,560. Amin Mostafavi leads the pack in the hunt for the $1M first-place prize. 

Daniel Negreanu is one of five remaining players in the $100K PLO High Roller and sits second in the chip counts, trailing only slightly to Chris Frank. 

Is today the day Daniel Negreanu gets #8?

Hayley Hochstetler

In the $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball, only 18 players remain – including chip leader Danny Tang, Eli Elezra, and Allen Kessler. They'll play down to a winner today. 

The $600 Deepstack Championship NLH rolls into Day 2 action today. 556 players remain from a field of 5,177. 

Day 2 play in the $3,000 Freezeout NLH kicks off today. With 226 players remaining, there's a long way to go. Chris Moorman and Andrew Moreno take Top 10 stacks into the day. 

The field in the $10K 8-Game Mixed Championship was whittled down to 73 players throughout Day 1. Chris Vitch, Naoya Kihara, and Bryce Yockey are all in the Top 10 in the chip counts. 

Alongside the Main Event, we've got two other tournaments kicking off today: the $800 Summer Celebration and the $1,500 Double Board Bomb Pot PLO. 

Who will you choose for your free WSOP Main Event Pick 3 team? Here are 5 players we think are worth looking at.

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Five players who could make the difference in your WSOP Pick 3 team The deadline for entries to the PokerOrg WSOP Main Event Pick 3 contest is July 6, so check these suggestions for some tips on who has the chops to earn you big points.

Adam Hampton / July 2, 2026

Mixed Triple Draw returns with 18. The $2,500 buy-in will enter its final day with Chi Tang at the top. They'll play to a winner on Thursday. 

A few leaders:

1. Chi Tang - 2.6M
2. AJ Kelsall - 2.3M
3. Eli Elezra - 1.6M
4. Mark Gregorich - 1.6M
5. Arthur Morris - 1.5M
6. Ryan Ko - 1.1M

A few others:

• Allen Kessler - 830K
• Brian Yoon - 500K

Mini Main turns for home. 12,560 entries are now down to the final nine. Can anyone catch Jeffrey Evans?

1. Jeffrey Evans - 140M
2. Akira Ide - 84M
3. Yunye Liu - 42M
4. Ohad Enzel - 41M
5. Richard Harris - 31.5M
6. Daisuke Ogita - 31M
7. Jaehwa Son - 26M
8. Jaime Haletky - 23.5M
9. Amin Mostafavi - 7.5M

Five left for big $100K PLO finale. Check out our full story, with Daniel Negreanu's shot at an 8th WSOP bracelet. 

Negreanu charges to final table of odd $100K PLO, nears 8th WSOP title Daniel Negreanu is second in chips for the final day of the $100K PLO High Roller at the 2026 WSOP.

Matt Hansen / July 2, 2026

A dozen years later: Chicago's own Matt 'Grapes' Grapenthien is finally a champion again after a 12-year wait in the $10K Stud Championship. He won his first bracelet in this event in 2014.

1. Matt Grapenthien - $415,648
2. Jack Germaine - $277,087
3. Maxx Coleman - $191,165
4. Walter Chambers - $135,065
5. Caitlin Comeskey - $97,785
6. Chris Brewer - $72,587
7. Mark Rubbathan - $55,282

Six-Max Winner: Markus Gonsalves beat Xiaoyao 'Jasper' Ma to wrap up the $5K Six-Max. A flopped ace allowed Gonsalves to beat pocket kings and take a stranglehold on the match in the biggest pot of the night. 

1. Markus Gonsalves - $979,655
2. Xiaoyao Ma - $653,037
3. Jeremy Izquierdo - $460,256
4. Daniel Rezaei - $328,810
5. Dominykas Mikolaitis - $238,152
6. Joshua Bolton - $174,909

Heads-up in $10K Seven Card Stud: There are two players left here, too, with Matthew Grapenthien (7M) and Jack Germaine (4.4M) currently playing for the bracelet. Caitlin Comeskey went out in 5th for $97,785.