Friday at the WSOP. We are locked and loaded for another session.
On tap:
Daniel Negreanu has blessed us with a lengthy vlog today: Over 45 minutes of WSOP action – get the popcorn ready.
It's Day 32 at the WSOP: Happy Friday, let's get to it.
From a field of 1,375 partnerships, the $1,000 Tag Team NLH is down to just 27 duos remaining – Day 3 play continues today.
The $10,000 Limit 2-7 Championship restarts at 1:00PM with 11 players still in the bracelet hunt. Amongst them: Todd Brunson, Nick Schulman, Billy Baxter, Naoya Kihara, and Brandon Shack-Harris.
Maria Konnikova bagged up a top ten stack in the $1,000 Ladies Championship. Day 2 play resumes at 12:00PM with 338 players remaining.
The $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better is down to 146 players following Day 1 play. Daniel Negreanu bagged up one of the biggest stacks in play and will be well-supplied when Day 2 resumes later today.
Finally, the $10,000 PLO Championship – often seen as the four-card version of the Main Event – starts at 2:00PM. Michael Wang stands as the reigning champion after taking home the $1,394,579 first-place prize in 2025.
Ladies Event caps Day 1. Who will make a run at the money on Day 2? Our story:
Eelis Parssinen wins $25K PLO/NLH! In the late-night hours of the WSOP, Parssinen won his second high roller bracelet of the summer after an earlier win in the $25K PLO event.
Results:
France takes the Super Seniors! Our full story:
Glaser wins the PPC! Check out our full interview:
Ivey out. The 11-time champ busted in third place, leaving only Josh Arieh and Benny Glaser to play for the PPC title.
Our story on Ivey's demise:
Negreanu out. Dylan Linde bounced from the $25K PLO/NLH in eighth, and Negreanu followed in seventh. But not before a big straight flush.
Our full story, with video:
Hello out there, we're on the air! The PPC final table is now LIVE on the WSOP YouTube channel.
Negreanu reaches $25K final table. The final nine players are in place for the $25K High Roller PLO/NLH mix.
Tonight on The Big Show. The PPC will jump to a livestreamed final table once they eliminate the first player of today's final day.
Super Duper Seniors.
The final 10:
Blinds continue at 120K/240K/240K.
Stay dry in the Paris Ballroom hallway.
Daniel Negreanu takes us on a journey through the $25K High Roller PLO/NLH Mixed in today's vlog: And shares his honest take on the 2026 Poker Hall of Fame nominee list.
Here we go, WSOP Day 31: It's a big one.
The $50,000 Poker Players Championship will play down to a winner later today. The UK's Benny Glaser leads the final 6 six players and is in search of his 9th WSOP bracelet.
The $1,000 Super Seniors is down to 15 remaining players and will crown a winner today. Timothy Garner leads the pack chasing the $355,263 top prize. 2004 WSOP Main Event winner Greg Raymer is still in the hunt as well – and he's got chips to play with.
Reigning champion Lou Garza bagged up a monster stack in the $25,000 High Roller PLO/NLH Mixed. With only 14 players remaining, Garza has a title defense in his sights. He'll have to battle through a stacked field to earn it. Daniel Negreanu is still in the mix, nursing a short stack.
Valentin Oberhauser leads the 33 remaining hopefuls in the $1,500 Freezeout NLH. Will he lift the bracelet later today?
The $1,000 Tag Team NLH resumes with Day 2 action today. Team Chen, comprised of Andy Chen and Jie Chen, leads the way.
Brian Tate will lead the 57 remaining players into Day 2 play in the $10,000 Limit 2-7 Championship.
And, last but certainly not least, the $1,000 Ladies NLH Championship and the $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better both kick off today. Will Japan's Shiina Okamoto pull off the three-peat?
Final six bag in $50K Poker Players Championship: The plan was to get to five or play five full levels. The levels won and six will return tomorrow to play for one of the summer's most prestigious bracelets. Benny Glaser is the chip leader. Phil Ivey is in midfield. Play resumes at 1:30pm on Thursday.
Mike Matusow found a late double in the Tag Team: Can they make a run tomorrow?
14 return for final day of $25K PLO/NLH: Daniel Negreanu bagged but he'll come back with the shortest of the stacks tomorrow at 1pm. Maurice Hawkins and Naoya Kihara busted late on.
Jeff Platt – Every hand of the PPC will be streamed on Thursday: There's been criticism that the $50K Poker Players Championship has been overlooked on the livestream. Platt promises that will change tomorrow, and that next year will bring a "more customizable viewing experience".
Josh Reichard wins his first bracelet in the $2,500 NLH: He's done it! Reichard beat Caleb Harris heads-up to finally claim gold and win $555,198 – and 92 points for his fantasy teams.
Tag Team event bagged for the night: 269 teams have made it through to Day 2 of one of the most fun tournaments of the summer. Team Chen lead the way, while Team Kitai bagged 193.5K, good for 26th on the leaderboard. Tags restart at 12pm.
Brian Tate takes overnight lead in $10K Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship: Viktor Blom sits just outside the top 10. Scott Seiver, Gus Hansen, Alex Foxen and Eli Elezra all bagged under 100K, with 57 players left. Play restarts on Thursday at 1pm when late reg shuts at 2:15pm.
Top 10 stacks
Harry Rubin wins $1K PLO ($390,300): He beat Narcis-Gabriel Nedelcu heads-up for his first WSOP bracelet.
15 Super Seniors bag for the night: They'll return at 11am on Thursday to play for the bracelet and the $355,263 first prize.
Joe Liberta wins Millionaire Maker for $1,250,000: Michael Monroig shoved his short stack with 
and Liberta decided to give him a spin with 
. Liberta was dominated but he went to his rail and said, "The worst hand normally wins anyway." Sure enough, he hit trips on the 
flop and the 
runout confirmed his first WSOP bracelet.
$50K PPC – Jason Mercier eliminated in 7th ($176,732): An incredible run from one of the all-time greats. The aim is to play down to the final five tonight.
The $1K Ladies Championship starts tomorrow: And Hayley Hanna is predicting big things.
Greg Raymer putting together a run: 18 left in the $1K Super Seniors and the 2004 Main Event winner is rolling back the years in third. Timothy Garner leads, Kenna James was eliminated in 23rd for $14,392.
Jeremy Ausmus – Surprised not to be nominated: Ausmus made the shortlist in 2025 but misses out on the Hall of Fame in 2026.
Justin Bonomo sends HOF thanks: In a later post he added, "It's an extremely accomplished class and I'm honored to even be considered with these juggernauts."
Reichard on brink of first bracelet? He's got the chip lead three-handed and could be set to finally claim his first gold at the WSOP. The three players are on a break.
Late reg is closed in the Tag Team event: And with a field of 1,375, we got two more teams than last year. Here are some images from the floor with 379 remaining.
$50K PPC final table stacks: Kristopher Tong leads the magnificent seven.
$50K PPC – Nick Guagenti eliminated in 8th ($144,054): The final table is now set after Guagenti ran into Maxx Coleman's aces in a hand of PLO. Updated chip counts coming up.
Martin Kabrhel clears up controversy: The WSOP released a video showing a dispute over the size of Kabrhel's raise in a hand with Nick Schulman in the $25K PLO/NLH event. Kabrhel insisted he had verbally declared a raise to 8,000 before sliding in two 5K chips – but no one heard him. Now he's produced the proof.
$50K PPC – Alex Livingston eliminated in 9th ($144,054): Benny Glaser has taken a hit as well. Here are the updated chip counts as the players get set to return from their dinner break.
Caleb Harris leads final table of $2,500 NLH: Josh Reichard is in his slipstream and on the hunt for his first WSOP bracelet.
More on the crazy ruling involving Patrick Leonard: Pads has said he has "no problem at all" with the player whose hand was ruled dead, only for the floor to then allow him to call. We'll have our resident TD, Justin Hammer, deliver his verdict on the incident tomorrow.
David 'ODB' Baker – Josh Arieh and Jeremy Ausmus should be Hall of Fame nominees: Neither made it to the eight-strong shortlist announced today. Ausmus did make the 2025 shortlist but wasn't inducted.
Team Koon down in Tag Tag: Sugar Sean O'Malley and Jason Koon teamed up at the WSOP only to see their hopes dashed on the river. There are 20 minutes of late reg left here.
WSOP Super Circuit Montreal schedule released: It runs at Playground August 26 to September 12, with a CAD$10,000,000 guaranteed Main Event. Daniel Negreanu has said that he plans to be there.
Old-schoolers go deep in Super Seniors: We're down to 24 players and both Greg Raymer and Kenna James are still in. Both are getting short with 1.5 million stacks each, or around 18 big blinds.
Jeese Lonis eliminated from $50K PPC In 10th ($122,709): Benny Glaser leads the final nine with a stack of 7 million.
Millionaire Maker final table is live: Two players will win a million tonight? You can watch it play out below.
2026 Hall of Fame shortlist announced: Could this finally be the year for Mike Matusow and Isai Scheinberg?
(Unofficial) final table set in $1K PLO: There's $390,300 up top, with all nine players now guaranteed $36,542. Christopher Hannel was eliminated in 10th ($28,610).
$50K PPC down to final 10: After the break, the final 10 players will move onto the TV stage. All updates will now be delayed by two-and-a-half hours. Chris Brewer (12th) and Chris Hunichen (11th) were the last two players eliminated. Benny Glaser has now got a huge chip lead.
Chip counts
Hellmuth talks after $50K PPC exit: He's back in his apartment and he's got a message for his fans.
$10K Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw open for business: 59 players have entered this freezeout so far, including Viktor Blom, Luke Schwartz, Calvin Anderson and Allen Kessler. Late reg is open until the end of Level 11 tomorrow afternoon.
