Toddler run-good?: When we interviewed Ricardo Cermeno-Sandoval last summer, he had a new baby and the biggest score of his career. Now he's in the Main Event and going deep. Is toddler run-good a thing?

poker.org From a chip and a chair to Day 6 for Ricardo Cermeno-Sandoval Montreal's Ricardo Cermeno Sandoval is channeling Jack Strauss in the Main Event. After being down to one chip, he's in the hunt on Day 6

Matt Salsberg eliminated: It was another deep run for the screenwriting poker pro. 

"I've got a real hand," he declared when his pocket jacks got a call. from ace-queen. That real hand held up for ten seconds before seeing an ace on the turn and the end of his Main Event. He earned $65,000. 

Matt Salsberg

Hayley Hochstetler

Take a breather. Day 6 of the 2026 WSOP Main Event is now on its first break. The field of 144 remaining players will return in 20 minutes. 

The break will be a chance to relax for Terrance Reid, who just scored a double on one of the outer tables.

Sarah Herring's Day 6 preview: Need to catch-up quickly on where things stand on Day 6? Sarah Herring has you covered.

William Givens watch: We've got eyes on William Givens this morning. He's late but in his seat and a little quieter than last night. 

We'll keep an eye on him for you into the afternoon, but by that point you will probably be able to hear him from wherever you are.

We've got cards in the air: It's time for Main Event Day 6 action in Las Vegas – let's get ready to rumble. 

There's 174 players still in the hunt and they're all dreaming about the bracelet below. 

2026 WSOP Main Event Bracelet

Hayley Hochstetler

Hustler Casino Live representing well at the Main Event: There's only 174 players still in the hunt for the Main Event bracelet – and three of them are well familiar with each other. 

Andy 'Stacks' Tsai, Wesley Fei, and Francisco Fragoso are all regular players on the Hustler Casino Live cash game streams – Tsai and Fei less so as of late, but all three have put in serious volume on the Los Angeles livestream. 

Andy Tsai

Omar Sader

The Fab Four: After Leo Margets' final table run in 2025, a record-setting 431 women entered the Main Event this year. 

Of that number, only four now remain as Day 6 play gets underway shortly. 

• Congya Zhang (4.3M)
• Lara Eisenberg (1.8M)
• Sarah Lee (1.6M)
• Caitlin Comeskey (1.4M)

Lara Eisenberg

Hayley Hochstetler