'Insanely unfair' – Players blast late change to 2026 WSOP Main Eventplay'Insanely unfair' – Players blast late change to 2026 WSOP Main Event
Jeff Platt (@jeffplatt)

Sorry....it appears there are some YouTube Issues that only Google can correct. Hopefully it can return tomorrow. Very frustrating, I know

More time banks for everyone: After all the hubbub about a shot clock being instituted in the Main Event, it's clear things can change at any moment around here. 

To wit: when the remaining players in the Main return from dinner, they will all get four more time bank cards. Stay tuned for whatever is next!

Main Event chip leader Tom Clack got all of his chips from Ralph Perry. Clack flopped a set of fives and put Perry all-in on a runout. Perry had pocket eights and 8.7 million behind, but with 15.6 million already in the middle, he wasn't a believer and made the call.

Time for some food: The 42 remaining players in the Main Event are on their dinner break. Ralph 'On your bike' Perry was eliminated in 44th ($215,00). The chip leader is Tom Clack with 28,850,000, followed by Malcolm Trayner on 28,100,000. Will Givens also has a big stack of 25,475,000. Shaun Deeb has chipped up to 17,850,000.

Tom Clack. Tom Clack.

WSOP Main Event livestream down on YouTube: The ESPN+ stream is still working, as is the French-language Winamax YouTube stream. They're currently being badgered in the chat by viewers asking them to do the commentary in English instead. So far, their on-screen replies have been very polite.

Jeff Platt (@jeffplatt)

.@DutchBoyd reflects on the Main in the immediate aftermath of his elimination:

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PokerGO (@PokerGO)

Shaun Deeb speaks on the shot clocks on Day 7 of the WSOP Main Event! @shaundeeb

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Main Event: Sachin Joshi eliminated in 45th ($180,000). And with that elimination, the remaining 44 players are all guaranteed $215,000. The next pay jump is at 35th which is worth $265,000.

Sachin Joshi. Sachin Joshi.
Lennart Hennig

Naoya Kihara eliminated from $3K TORSE in 16th ($12,471): It's another cash for the 2026 POY contender, but he misses out on the final table. 

Naoya Kihara. Naoya Kihara.
Hayley Hochstetler
David Williams (@dwpoker)

I expressed to Ty how I felt this was a mistake and that the FT should definitely not have this in play. He seemed to understand so hopefully they listen about the FT

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