Daniel Negreanu's latest vlog is all about the four-card streets: After battling throughout Day 2 of the $100K PLO High Roller, Negreanu bagged up a near chip lead stack and will return today to fight for his 8th bracelet as one of only five players left in the hunt.
Roll the tape below to see how he did it.
It's finally here: The WSOP Main Event, the crown jewel of the summer series, kicks off today.
While there's a long way to go until a winner is crowned, you won't want to miss out on any of the action – read below to find out where, when, and how you can watch along.
We've got another bonus final table on our hands today: The WSOP Online NLH High Roller is down to a final table which will play out live later today at 4:00pm in the Paris Ballroom – and fan favorite Martin Kabrhel is in the mix.
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.
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.
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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:
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Mini Main turns for home. 12,560 entries are now down to the final nine. Can anyone catch Jeffrey Evans?
Five left for big $100K PLO finale. Check out our full story, with Daniel Negreanu's shot at an 8th WSOP bracelet.
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.
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.
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.
$5K 6-Max heads-up: It's Markus Gonsalves (43 million) vs. Xiaoyao 'Jasper' Ma (26 million) for all the marbles. You can watch the conclusion to this on the WSOP livestream now.
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When dealers get startled: This has got to be worth a five-star rating.
Jeremy Ausmus eliminated from $100K PLO in 8th ($259,047): Artur Martirosian still leads with Daniel Negreanu on his shoulder.
Baby Shark making a Mini Main Event run: 30 players remain in the $1K Mini Main and Christina Gollins has a top-ten stack of 20 milllion. There's $1,000,000 up top. The final table plays tomorrow.
Unofficial final table set for $100K PLO: The remaining nine players are on their dinner break and will return for Level 17. Four more levels are scheduled to be played today.
What a smoke show: The 2026 WSOP Main Event starts tomorrow and officials are testing the lights and the smoke machine, which has made the Mothership look more like a rave than a poker space. Spare a thought for the players on the final table of the $10K Seven Card Stud.
Naoya Kihara bubbles the $100K PLO: He was one of the 21 players who max late-regged and almost nursed his short stack into the money. Artur Martirosian took the last of his chips after making trip nines on the river. Two more players have since gone – Joao Simao (13th) and Jonathan Depa (12th), with both getting $204,938.
Final seven set in $10K Seven Card Stud: Koji Fujimoto and Matt Vengrin have been been eliminated in ninth and eighth, respectively. Caitlin Comeskey is rocking the short stack, but she's still alive and at yet another WSOP final table.
Numbers way down in WSOP $100K PLO: Late registration has closed and, as expected, the numbers are well down on 2025. Last year, the event attracted 121 entries; this year it finished with 83.
That means first prize has dropped from $2,957,229, won by Shaun Deeb in 2025, to $2,257,718 in 2026. Artur Martirosian still leads the field, with 18 players remaining and 13 set to be paid.
Registration window slamming shut on $100K. The clock is paused while they get everything in order.
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PLO really is his jam: Watch Daniel Negreanu bag up a monster stack in the $100K PLO High Roller.
WSOP Day 37: The summer camp schedule keeps rolling – here's what's happening today.
Day 2 of the $1,000 Mini Main Event gets underway. Across the three Day 1 starting flights, 12,560 entrants ponied up the entry fee – now only 935 remain.
The $5K 6-Handed NLH will play down to a winner. Markus Gonsalves leads the 7 remaining players.
The $10K Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship will also crown a winner today. With 13 players still in the hunt, Maxx Coleman is in pole position in the chip counts.
After a slow start to registration, the $100K PLO High Roller attracted 50 entrants on Day 1. Of that number, only 19 remain – but late registration remains open for the first two levels of Day 2. Artur Martirosian holds a commanding lead over the field – with Alex Foxen and Daniel Negreanu not far off.
The $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball continues today with Day 2 action. Dong Chen leads the field while celebrity poker enthusiast James Woods bagged up a Top 5 stack.
We've got three events kicking off today: the $600 Deepstack Championship NLH, the $3,000 Freezeout NLH, and the $10K 8-Game Mixed Championship.
And then there were 7: Day 3 play in the $5K 6-Handed NLH saw 60 players become just 7.
Markus Gonsalves leads the pack headed into the final day of play – check out the full chip counts below.
$10K Stud Championship ends day with 13 remaining: Maxx Coleman will start the final day of play with the chip lead.
Artur Martirosian leads $100K PLO after Day 1: Daniel Negreanu held the lead after entering on the dinner break, but Martirosian found a sun run to end with almost 6 million chips. Negreanu bagged close to 2 million, with 19 players progressing from a field of 50. Check the full report below.
Benjamin Miner bubbles $10K Seven Card Stud: Caitlin Comeskey has survived for at least a min-cash of $20,320. Can she find a spin-up?
$10K Seven Card Stud on stone bubble: 30 players are left, 29 get paid the min-cash of $20,320. Caitlin Comeskey is hanging in there but she's one of the shortest stacks in the room.
Daniel Negreanu at the top in $100K PLO High Roller: PLO is his game, and after entering at the dinner break today, he's wasted no time turning up the heat. He's more than tripled his starting stack and is sitting on over 2 million chips. Just 29 players remain from a field of 48.
Shaun Deeb wins his ninth WSOP bracelet! It was touch and go today. He almost went out in ninth but found a wheel in triple draw to survive. He was short in the heads-up against Dean Joe, but he battled back to win in a hand of PLO. "Too many seconds," he said as he was congratulated by his rail. Can he find another first this summer?
Shaun Deeb heads-up for a bracelet: He's got a slight lead over Dean Joe in the $1,500 8-Game Mixed and a win would be huge for him both in terms of the gold and the Player of the Year points.
WSOP livestream starts at 6:30pm: Phil Hellmuth is on the Countdown Show and if you like watching him fall over, you won't want to miss it. Then it's all the action from the $5K 6-Handed event from 7pm.
ICYMI: Rampage won his second bracelet last night in the hybrid online/live $5K 6-Max. He's very grateful.
Ultimate spin-up ends: Phillipp Mellon has been eliminated from the $100K PLO after getting it in with top two against Sergio Martinez Gonzalez' set.
Three eliminated from $100K PLO: Four full levels are in the bag, and the field has grown to 27 entries, with three players already eliminated. Gruffudd Pugh-Jones and Eelis Pärssinen hit the rail but have both re-entered. Jesse Lonis also busted his first bullet but has yet to re-enter. Jason Koon is the current chip leader with 1.2 million chips.
First break of the day done in $100K PLO: And our satellite qualifier Phillipp Mellon is leading the 14 players with just over 1 million in chips from a starting stack of 600K. Jesse Lonis and Jason Koon are also playing now.
How would you react to bounty pulls? Over at Aria where we're covering the $1,100 BetMGM PLO Mystery Bounty event today, we particularly liked the, "I'm late, let's just get this over with" technique.
TDA Summit Day 2: Matt Savage and the crew are still debating the rules that will impact you in the future. You can watch the livestream below.
Deeb going for ninth bracelet today: Talking of Deeb, cards are now in the air in the $1,500 8-Game Mixed event. 13 remain and Deeb is currently the chip leader. Can he stake a big claim for the 2026 POY?
The magnificent seven! The first 60-minute level of the day is complete in the $100K PLO and there are now seven players registered, which means play is starting. Arthur Morris, Gruffudd Pugh-Jones, Alex Foxen and Phillipp Mellon have joined. Last year, this event got 121 runners and Shaun Deeb beat Ike Haxton heads-up. Hear him talk after his win below.
Time incentives needed for WSOP high rollers? Jeremy Ausmus thinks so.
Don't be first to the party: 30 minutes gone in Level 1 of the WSOP $100K PLO and there are just three brave souls registered: Robert Cowen, Eelis Paerssinen and Chris Frank. Late reg is open until 2:15pm tomorrow. We are expecting more players.
Is this the spin-up of the summer?: From a $120 satellite to the $100,000 PLO High Roller – with a few more stops along the way.
Shoutout to Phillipp Mellon. Now go win the thing.
Jeremy Ausmus breaks down the 2026 Poker Hall of Fame nominees: Ausmus takes a look at each player's poker resume – and offers up his opinion on which of them will make the cut.
Another day, another deep run on the DNegs vlog: This time around, it's the $1,500 8-Game Mixed – check it out below.
WSOP Day 36: Here's what's on the docket.
The $1,000 Mini Main Event will play out its final Day 1 starting flight today – expect a big field.
The $5K 6-Handed NLH enters Day 3 play with 60 players remaining. Andrew Lichtenberger is in the hunt with a Top 10 stack.
Shaun Deeb's cold summer might come to an end as he leads the 13 remaining players in the $1,500 8-Game Mixed.
After Day 1 play in the $10K Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship, only 75 players remain.
We've also got two events kicking off today – the $100K High Roller PLO and the $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball.
Watch out for late-reg traffic jams: Especially if any Brits are driving on the wrong side of the road.
The UK's Patrick Leonard witnessed a last second influx of 187 Euros "scooping up max late reg ev" in the $5K NLH on Monday.
And yes, he did fess up to being one of the 187 himself.
