Is someone cutting onions?: These are the Main Event stories we love to report on – even if they're serious tear-jerkers.
MONDAY, JULY 6
Main Event satellite flips still running throughout the day: If you're not in the mix already and you're feeling lucky, this could be your way into the Main Event for just $160.
Negreanu in the Main: It was a long and slow road for 'Kid Poker' on Day 1D of the Main Event – but he bagged up chips and that's all that matters. Roll the tape below to see how it went.
After a day off today, Negreanu will return to battle it out on Day 2D on Tuesday.
ACR Poker is 25 years old: To celebrate the milestone there's $15M GTD across two Venom tournaments this summer, PLO and NLH, including $12M in the hold'em event alone.
Both are mystery bounty tourneys with some juicy goodies in there. The starting gun fires on August 13 - more below.
WSOP Day 42: Here's a quick rundown of what's on the docket for today as the summer series approaches its end.
Following a massive turnout on Day 1D, the Main Event now rolls on to action in Day 2ABC. With late registration still open, the entry numbers should continue to rise over the next two days. We'll bring you all the latest as soon as cards are in the air at 11:00am local time.
While everyone's focus is on the Main Event – rightfully so – the $600 Ultra Stack NLH also continues today with action in Day 1B, starting at 10:00am local time.
Sorted your free Pick 3 team for the WSOP Main Event? Make sure you save your team by 11am PT on Monday! You could win a $5K trip to play the Moneymaker Poker Tour in Aruba this September.
Need some last minute tips? Here are 5 players from Day 1D who not only have the skills to go all the way, but also the chips.
Curtains for Day 1D. It was a big one. A very big one. And this one had it all. Negreanu, Deeb, and more than 4,600 players.
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The WSOP will return on Monday with Day 2ABC.
One level more. Another day, another destiny. Day 1D of the WSOP Main Event is about to walk off on its final break of the night. There are 4,648 entries on the tournament clock, and around 3,964 players remain.
Spotted near the top of the counts? Chris 'Big Huni' Hunichen with around 235K.
SUNDAY, JULY 5
Day 1D in 4K. The fourth and final flight of the WSOP Main Event crossed the 4,000-player mark prior to the second break of the day. We'll play three more two-hour levels before it's all done.
Keep an eye out for our guy Lefty:
Day 1D swelling. The first level of the day clicked by and more than 1,000 people added themselves to the Main Event in that two-hour stretch.
The breaktime total peaked above 3,440, and it will grow all day.
Polk pops in. The list will be long today with many players of note, but a special standout is Doug Polk. He has never cracked 500th place.
Negreanu in for Main Event Day 1D from the start: There aren't many tournaments that Negreanu is in his seat from the very first shuffle – the Main Event is one of them. We're expecting a very busy day today and 2,596 players are already registered, with 15 minutes on the clock. How big will it get?
Shuffle up and deal. Day 1D is big. Very big. It's going to fill every corner of Paris and Horseshoe, so bring your patience. 0% chance you end up in an old bowling alley.
2,444 players were set to go when the countdown clock struck 00:00, and it's going to get a lot bigger than that.
Playing Day 1 of the Main? Here's some timely advice from some top pros on how to make Day 2.
New rules? Forget Dua Lipa; Justin Hammer and the Tournament Directors Association have been busy working through the nuts and bolts of poker tournaments at the TDA Summit.
And a few things are changing, like:
- Chips must be stacked in piles of 20.
- All-in? Put in all your chips or none, nothing in between.
- Passive action out-of-turn can't become aggressive if action changes.
- Smart glasses likely to be banned.
Justin breaks it all down for you, below.
Telling a poker player to 'work on your mindset' is like telling an athlete, 'get fitter'. Vague, generic and impractical.
Instead, as psychologist Paul Gibbons writes in the latest edition of 'The Modern Psychology of Poker', you should be identifying which areas of your mental game need work, and focusing up.
Full article below.
One more Day 1 to go in the Main: Sunday is Day 1D of the WSOP $10K Main Event and your last chance to get in on the ground floor.
Registration stays open until the end of level 7 in Day 2, though. With Day 2s running on both Monday and Tuesday, that means the latest possible moment to enter should be around 3:40pm PT on Tuesday afternoon.
If you do, you'll start with a stack of 60,000 and blinds of 600/1200 with a 1200 big blind ante.
Still, plenty of time to shake off any July 4 hangovers.
Here's what's taking place at the WSOP on Sunday, July 5.
- 10am: $600 Ultra Stack NLH Day 1A
- 11am: $1,000 NLH final day
- 11am: $10,000 Main Event Day 1D
Justin Fawcett closes out the $1,500 PLO Double Board Bomb Pot: In a late finish on Saturday night, Fawcett defeated Abdul Amer heads-up to win the $322,564 first prize.
- Justin Fawcett: $322,564
- Abdul Amer: $214,946
- Hok Lee: $153,802
- Julio Trimmer: $111,414
- Antoine Labat: $81,720
- Daniel Walmsley: $60,701
- Paul Fehlig: $45,669
- Jesse Lonis: $34,806
Omar Sader
How do you have a great Main Event when you've been running bad all summer?
There's no magic bullet, but psychologist Alan Longo has some ideas that can help.
Sunday might be... busy. No need to bring your own chair - yet.
AA vs. KK vs. QQ on Day 1 of the WSOP Main Event! Live poker is rigged ;)
Toby Price wins $800 Summer Celebration ($500,000): Deniz Oeney couldn't find a way back to parity heads-up and Price has won his first WSOP bracelet.
53 players survive Day 1 of $1K NLH: Former Main Event champ Greg Merson will come back tomorrow to play for the bracelet and $219,391 first prize.
$800 Summer Celebration – Michael Moncek eliminated in 3rd ($240,000): Winning $240K from an $800 buy-in would be the stuff of celebration for almost everyone, but Texas Mike will have had his heart set on the bracelet here. Toby Price is now the big chip leader heads-up vs. Deniz Oeney.
Hayley Hochstetler
Perfect 10: There are 10 left in the BetMGM Championship and Nicky P has 10 million in chips. He's having fun. Check out our live updates here .
Dinner break on Day 1C of the Main Event: The field is up to 1,530, with 1,389 still playing. The players will return at 6:45pm to play the final two levels of the night. Chris Brewer has broken the six-figure mark with 102K.
Monique Marestein
Unofficial final table set in $1,500 PLO Double Board Bomb Pot: Timothy Frazin was eliminated in 10th ($21,033).
- Abdul Amer: 10.4M
- Julio Trimmer: 8M
- Paul Fehlig: 5.3M
- Daniel Walmsley: 5.3M
- Hok Lee: 4.3M
- Antoine Labat: 2.9M
- Justin Fawcett: 2.6M
- Jesse Lonis: 1.4M
- Jean-Marc Thomas: 650K
Myles Mullaly wins $5K Super Turbo Bounty: It didn't take long but it didn't go the way we thought it would. Mullaly came back from a huge chip deficit heads-up to claim his first gold bracelet and $593,601. Pete Chen is second for $395,664.
SATURDAY, JULY 4
Heads-up in the $5K Super Turbo Bounty: Pete Chen has a monster chip lead, with 52.2 million against Myles Mullaly's 8.5 million. Blinds are 500K/1M so this may not last long.
ESPN stream starts at 5pm: Action from Day 1C of the Main Event starts in 20 minutes. If you're outside of the US you can watch in certain locations (including UK and Canada) on the WSOP YouTube channel for free.
Hayley Hochstetler
The sign of a good Main Event table: Josh Arieh busted the $800 Summer Celebration and has hopped into Day 1C of the Main Event. He's happy with his table (so far).
Registration closed in Event 85, $1,000 NLH: There are 582 players left from a total field of 1,735, with a total prize pool of $1,526,800. Antonio Subire is the chip leader.
Nicholas Palma going deep in BetMGM Championship: Over at Aria, Nicky P is currently fourth with just 18 left and $801,000 up top. Get all the live updates on Instant Live .
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Adriaan Jacobs wins $600 Deepstack Championship ($282,817): He only had $11,589 in total cashes before winning his first WSOP bracelet today. Read more below.
Alex Foxen takes the lead in the Player of the Year race: Shaun Deeb slips to second.
Back-to-back for Negreanu? It's the morning after the huge $100K PLO win for Daniel Negreanu, and he's looking to ride the wave in his latest vlog.
It's not just about the Main on July 4:
- The $5K Super Turbo needed an extra day to finish. 8 players remain with Pete Chen leading the way with a stack of 23.8M – more than double what Najeem Ajez has in second. The restart is set for 2pm.
- Event #85: $1K NLH got underway at 10am. It's a two-day event with one re-entry, and late reg at the end of level 10 (around 4pm).
- It's the final day of the $800 Summer Celebration, with 341 players returning from a field of 6,803. There are still a few fantasy players looking for the 68 field bonus (which kicks in when the field is down to 72): Andreas Frohli, Michael Moncek, Josh Arieh, Matthew Beinner and Allan Le.
Hayley Hochstetler
- There are 5 left in the $600 Deepstack Championship, and they restart at 11am to play for the bracelet. Adriaan Jacobs is the big chip leader.
- The $1,500 PLO Double Board Bomb Pot resumes with 19 players at 1pm. Jesse Lonis headlines with the fourth-biggest stack.
Happy fourth! It's Day 1C of the $10K Main Event, but don't expect to see Daniel Negreanu today – he's announced for Day 1D. So far, Main Event numbers are tracking just behind 2025 (which ended with 9,735 players). Day 1C attracted 1,678 players last year. Cards are in the air at 11am.
Hayley Hochstetler
New 8-Game champion. Dzmitry Urbanovich took down the $10K 8-game, beating a tough final table for his first bracelet.
- Dzmitry Urbanovich - $431,0260
- Richard Bai - $283,660
- Derek Hanauer - $191,570
- Brian Rast - $132,880
- Alex Foxen - $94,730
- Matt Vengrin - $69,460
- Maksim Pisarenko - $52,430
Deepstack finale set. The $600 Championship will return with its final five on Saturday:
- Adriaan Jacobs - 67.2M
- Seong Han - 30M
- Paul Merlette - 27.4M
- Xingwei Chen - 17.5M
- Junichi Murakami - 13.2M
Jacobs has a commanding lead with 134bb.
That's a wrap on Day 1B. Check out the full story:
Last dance for Rast. The $10K 8-Game Championship is down to just three players, and they're leaving Brian Rast behind.
The rest:
- Derek Hanauer - 4.1M
- Richard Bai - 4.1M
- Dzmitry Urbanovich - 3M
Hayley Hochstetler
Back-to-Back Michael? The defending champ says he's feeling a successful title defense in the WSOP Main Event.
Day 1B has been just fine for Mizrachi, who has chipped up over 90K.
Ask Jeff: If you're struggling with which tier of ESPN, Jeff Platt has the answer. Don't spend too much.
Naoya Kihara has been putting the work in this summer.
Asi Moshe wins $3K Freezeout ($683,830): It keeps his perfect Hendon Mob record – Moshe has just five tournament wins and they're all for WSOP bracelets.
Tyler Abrams
Time for a bite. Day 1B of the WSOP Main Event has taken a 60-minute dinner break. They'll be back in Level 4 with blinds at 300/500. More than 870 players remain with two more levels to play.
Martin Kabrhel wants a second: In a message to his fans he says that one bracelet was the goal this summer – now he wants another.
$3K Freezeout – Chris Moorman eliminated in 7th ($101,900): It's another six-figure score for the 2026 Poker Hall of Fame nominee.
Omar Sader
FRIDAY, JULY 3
Andrew Moreno eliminated in 8th ($78,210): A disappointing day for Moreno in the $3K Freezeout after coming in as chip leader with 14 left. The final seven stacks are as follows:
- Asi Moshe: 28M
- Qiao Du: 8.8M
- Ihor Popyk: 8.7M
- David Miscikowski: 7.3M
- Methavee Taveekitvatee: 7M
- Chris Moorman: 6.5M
- Dustin Murphy: 4.7M
Omar Sader
