Negreanu's $50K PLO journey: Today's vlog is out, and you can follow his Day 2, which ultimately ended with an 11th-place finish. "Very emotional day, but it ended on a high," Negreanu says. "I made the money... I hung in there."
SUNDAY, JUNE 21
Daniel Negreanu now has the most WSOP cashes in history. After making the money three times in the past 10 days, Negreanu has overtaken Phil Hellmuth at the top of The Hendon Mob's chart.
And don't forget the Daily Deepstacks. Three to choose from today:
- 1pm: $250
- 4pm: $400
- 8pm: $200
A day of rest? Not if you don't want one.
Here's what's happening at the WSOP on Sunday, June 21.
- 10am: $500 Salute to Warriors (Day 1)
- 11am: $1,500 Millionaire Maker (Day 2D)
- 12pm: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (Day 1B)
- 1pm: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw (Day 2)
- 2pm: $50,000 Pot-Liimit Omaha (Day 3)
- 2pm: $50,000 Poker Players Championship (Day 1)
Is it time for a shot clock in every tourney? 3-time WSOP bracelet winner David Bach thinks so.
How many entries will the Poker Players Championship get this year? It's one of the most prestigious events in poker, and attracts a select band of the best players in the world.
Here's what the winners, entries and first-place prize money look like over the past 5 years:
- 2025: Michael Mizrachi – 107 entries / $1,331,322
- 2024: Daniel Negreanu – 89 entries / $1,178,703
- 2023: Brian Rast – 99 entries / $1,324,747
- 2022: Dan Cates – 112 entries / $1,449,103
- 2021: Dan Cates – 63 entries / $954,020
And here's a look ahead to this year's event, starting today at 2pm.
Are you grinding the WSOP, or is it grinding you? Run through this checklist to keep your motor running all the way through to the last hand.
Happy Fathers Day - to those who celebrate.
Is Kabrhel's trash talking a stalling tactic? Naoya Kihara thinks so.
$50K PLO High Roller goes late, can't get down to 5: The plan was to play down to 5. Instead, 8 players remain for what should be the final day of play, with $1.3 million awaiting the winner. Here's what went down on Day 2.
"I don't really feel intimidation from anybody": We speak with Calvin Anderson after his back-to-back bracelet bonanza in the $10K Razz Championship and the $10K HORSE Championship.
Not enough hours in the day: The $50K PLO High Roller was due to play down to 5, but after a gruelling and long day the decision has been made to wrap things up with 8 remaining.
Robert Cowen of Wales has a stack of around 90bb to lead the final 8, which also includes Brazilians Joao Simao and Yuri Dzivielevski, the $50K NLH High Roller winner Santhosh Suvarna, and Japan's Naoya Kihara who is searching for a third bracelet of the summer.
Full story on the way.
Negreanu falls short of $50K PLO final table: Kid Poker laddered up to a $107K payday, finishing 11th of 110. They're playing on in the hopes of reaching a final five. Stay tuned for a full story on Day 2 of this high roller.
Calvin Anderson wins $10K H.O.R.S.E. Championship for $413,580. It's his second bracelet of the summer after he won the $10 Limit Razz Championship last week. He beat Josh Arieh heads-up.
Another bracelet for Canada: Abhishek Mhatre has won the $3K 6-Handed NLH event for $492,050. He saw off Martin Jacobson heads-up after former big chip leader Paulina Loeliger was eliminated in 4th. It's his first WSOP bracelet.
Hellmuth back in the land of the living? He tested positive for Covid last week and said he wouldn't play again until he tested negative. Does this mean he's back, just in time for the $50K Poker Players Championship on Sunday?
$10K H.O.R.S.E. – John Veltri eliminated in 3rd ($190,150): 5 hours! That's how long we've been three-handed but Veltri has just hit the rail and we're down to two big names for all the marbles. Is Calvin Anderson on for his second $10K bracelet of the summer?
- Calvin Anderson – 8.7M
- Josh Arieh – 2.6M
Remember the $50K PPC starts tomorrow: And if having 100% of yourself isn’t enough, we know a man who can help.
Rampage heater continues: He won another $242K on tonight’s High Stakes Live stream, leaving him up over $1.5m across the four streams. Not bad.
Bubble bursts in $50K PLO: And it's UK pro Richard Gryko who gets an extended dinner break. With 17 players left, Naoya Kihara is the new (joint) chip leader with Youness Barakat. Negreanu is 15/17 and the stream is now on a one-hour break.
- Naoya Kihara – 5,800,000
- Youness Barakat – 5,800,000
- Joao Simao – 3,430,000
- Sean Winter – 3,075,000
- Yuri Dzivielevski – 2,845,000
Alicia Skillman
Mark-up for Jennifer Tilly? The Queen of Poker was asked what she thought would be a fair mark-up for her action in the Main Event. "You know what? I would say 1.1 mark-up would be fair for me." She also delivers her verdict on the Hellmuth clan – and their more controversial 1.4 mark-up. "He knows how to get publicity," she says.
Ongoing bubble in the $50K PLO: With 18 players left and 17 places paid, this is one of the biggest bubbles of the summer – and no one wants to be that guy. They've been hand-for-hand for close to two hours now, and David Benyamine just found a double-up to keep it going. Daniel Negreanu, meanwhile, has been heading in the wrong direction – thanks in part to hands like the one below against Sean Winter.
Calvin Anderson leads the $10K H.O.R.S.E: This has been going back and forth, but Anderson has a slim lead again over Josh Arieh, with stacks of 5.1 million and 4.6 million respectively. John Veltri is the short stack with 1.4 million, and they've been three-handed for almost three hours now. This one could go a while.
The $50K PLO is now live: And they’re fast approaching the bubble.
Final table set in the $3K NLH: Martin Jacobson headlines, Naseem Salem going for his second of the summer, and Paulina Loeliger in second.
The WSOP POY leaderboard has been updated: Alex Foxen has a commanding lead of more than 600 points at the top, but Shaun Deeb is back in the mix after his runner-up finish in the Nine Game Mix last night. He's in third with Nick Schulman sandwiched in the middle.
Poker Bunny has huge chip lead in $3K 6-Handed: We're down to the final table of nine and Paulina Loeliger has a monstrous stack of 12.7 million – almost three times what Kevin Rand has in second. Martin Jacobson and Chris Vitch are in third and fourth.
Josh Arieh leads the final six in $10K H.O.R.S.E. Championship. Calvin Anderson has slipped to third with Robert Mizrachi bringing up the rear.
Zachary Gruneberg wins the $1,500 Five Card PLO: Gruneberg beat Hok Lee heads-up to claim the bracelet and $271,552 first prize. It's his third WSOP bracelet but his first live one.
$50K PLO onto the TV stage: The last three tables have been moved onto the mothership and you know what that means – a two-and-a-half hour delay on any reporting. The livestream starts at 7.30pm with the Countdown show, before the $50K PLO takes over at 8pm. Daniel Negreanu is still leading the way.
Jaka out of the $3K 6-Handed: But there's a BBQ for any JAKA Coaching members in town.
Countdown to Jennifer Tilly: Things are always better when Jen is involved. The stream starts at 8pm tonight.
SATURDAY, JUNE 20
Down to 4 in the $1,500 Five Card PLO: Erick Mossinger (Brazil) has a narrow lead over Zachary Gruneberg (USA). Mossinger's biggest cash is $31K, while Gruneberg is looking for his first live bracelet to go with the two he's won online.
- Erick Mossinger – 10.1M
- Zachary Gruneberg – 10M
- Kamel Mokhammad – 9.7M
- Hok Lee – 3.4M
Double bracelet winner down on Kabrhel: He's always been polarizing but this summer it's become a thing. Are you team Kabrhel or not?
Public service announcement from Nicky P: "One of my biggest pet peeves in poker... seems simple, but everything in life ain't so simple."
Casino not-so Royale: Here's how Martin Kabrhel dusted off $50K in the PLO High Roller earlier this afternoon.
Faraz has heaps in the $3K 6-Handed: After finishing 4th in the $2,500 Freezeout, Faraz Jaka has a beautiful-looking stack in the $3K 6-Handed. There are 20 left and they're looking to play to a winner tonight.
Negreanu leads the way in $50K PLO: The first break of the day is over and DNegs is on top with a huge stack of 3.1 million.
- Daniel Negreanu – 3.1M
- Venkat Chivukula – 2.2M
- Santhosh Suvarna – 2.1M
- David Benyamine – 1.9M
- Youness Barakat – 1.8M
- Sean Winter – 1.5M
- Carlo Van Ravenswood – 1.4M
- Ka Lau – 1.3M
- Jason Koon – 1.3M
- Yuri Dzivielevski – 1.3M
Not like that: Martin Kabrhel, Ren Lin and Nacho Barbero have also been eliminated from the $50K PLO. Updated chip stacks coming shortly.
Omar Sader
Late start for the WSOP livestream tonight: US viewers haven't exactly been thrilled with the late start times and hefty delay. They're not going to love this either – tonight's livestream starts at 8pm PT (11pm ET). The good news? It's the $50K PLO.
Patrick Leonard on buying action and mark-up: Phil Hellmuth kicked things off this summer by persuading his son(s) to charge 1.4 for the Main Event. Patrick Leonard knows more about this than likely anyone else, and he's written a great article explaining his thoughts.
Two satellites for the $50K Poker Players Championship today: The event starts tomorrow, and you can get in for $625 this afternoon.
Final High Stakes Live stream tonight: Rampage has already won $1.3 million in these games in Las Vegas. Will the heater continue? Despite the time listed in this tweet, the stream actually starts at 5pm on the HCL YouTube channel.
Slowroll gone wrong: Sometimes the universe conspires to give you the perfect opportunity to slowroll... and then delivers instant karma.
A short day for some. Players who failed to spin up in the $50K include Shaun Deeb, Phil Ivey and Lautaro Guerra. They did contribute to the $5,225,000 prizepool, though, which has created a first prize of $1,368,700.
Late reg for the $50K PLO is now closed. The start was delayed slightly to get all the late reggers in. Here's who joined the party. You ready? There are a lot of them.
- Naoya Kihara
- Youness Barakat
- Lautaro Guerra
- Nacho Barbero
- Texas Mike
- Shaun Deeb
- Chad Eveslage
- Chris Frank
- Nino Pansier
- Richard Gryko
- Dylan Smith
- Big Huni
- Jeremy Trojand
- Dylan Linde
- Veselin Karakitukov
- Ian Matakis
- John Riordan
- Aaron Mermelstein
- Daniel Perkusic
- Ren Lin
- Sergio Martinez Gonzalez
- Jesse Lonis
- Stephen Chidwick
- Brian Rast
- Phil Ivey
- Evan Krentzman
- Martin Kabrhel
- Matthew Wantman
- AP Garza
Another chance for a milly for Spraggy. For others, the Milly Maker offers multiple shots at redemption.
Too many Milly Makers? Days 1D and 2C are running today, with Day 2D tomorrow – and the staggered Day 2s aren’t for everyone.
ICYMI you can now get food at your table at the WSOP. No finger food please.
Fantasy Freeroll scores have been updated! After a night when Shaun Deeb just missed out on a bracelet and Josh Reichard finished third in the $10K Mystery Bounty, Kath's Call has broken 1,000 points at the top. Check the leaderboard.
