PokerOrg's Pick 3 fantasy contest for the Main Event is open now and it's free to play.
Just pick a team of three players to score points for you in the 2026 WSOP Main Event. Your team's score will be the sum of their cashes.
If your team finishes with the highest score at the end of the Main Event, you'll win a $5K package to play the Moneymaker Tour Main Event in Aruba this September.
The Pick 3 deadline is July 6 at 11am, so why not take advantage of knowing which players have already progressed to Day 2 with healthy stacks?
Here are our top Pick 3 targets from Day 1B.
(Check out the players with big stacks from Day 1A here.)
1. Ali Eslami (256,200)
You might not have heard of Eslami, but he’s a WSOP bracelet winner with $2,581,492 in tournament winnings over a 22-year career.
He’s better known for his mixed games but his biggest cash was a $10K WSOPC NLH win in 2011 for $282,242. He also finished fourth in the $10K WSOP 6-Handed NLH Championship for $234,396 in 2022.
But the real reason you should consider drafting him is that he bagged a monster stack of 256,200 on Day 1B – more than 4x his 60K starting stack.
2. Joao Simao (134,000)
Brazilian pro Simao is a four-time bracelet winner and has over $20 million in tournament winnings. His third bracelet came at WSOP Paradise last year, where he won the Triton $150K NLH event for $3,067,000. He won his fourth this summer when he took down the $50K PLO for $1,368,700.
Simao has experience at the very highest level, knows how to turn a stack into a deep run, and won’t be fazed by anything. With 134,000 chips, he’ll be a danger on Day 2.
3. Josh Reichard (81,400)
Reichard has already cashed 10 times at this summer’s WSOP and won his first bracelet in the $2,500 NLH event. That will now sit alongside his massive haul of 17 WSOPC rings.
He’s currently seventh on the 2026 Player of the Year leaderboard, and he’s a master at navigating big field events.
4. Nicholas Rigby (75,700)
Rigby has made two deep runs in the WSOP Main Event in 2021 (52nd) and 2023 (131st), and he featured heavily on the stream with his aggressive play and desire to play 
– the hand he calls the ‘Dirty Diaper’.
He’s cashed twice this summer, going deep in two of the big-field NLH events, the Colossus and SALUTE to Warriors. He knows how to use a stack and he’ll be one of the most entertaining players to sweat this summer.
5. Michael Mizrachi (73,200)
Mizrachi won the 2025 WSOP Main Event for $10 million last summer, so surely lightning won’t strike twice?
Well, the Hall of Famer has already confounded expectations by winning the $50K Poker Players Championship and the Main Event last year. He’s confident he can win the whole thing again. He certainly knows how to do it.
Starting flights for the WSOP Main Event continue through to Day 2 on July 6.
That's also the deadline for selecting your Pick 3 team, and you can edit your choices right up to the 11am PT cutoff.
Be sure to keep checking back with PokerOrg for updates on the Main Event and tips on who can add value to your team. You can find more Pick 3 tips here.
