June 6 at the 2026 World Series of Poker was the twelfth day of poker action at Paris and Horseshoe Las Vegas. Only one bracelet was awarded, but more than half of the events saw huge names building stacks and running deep.
The bracelet awarded on Day 12 of the series went to Frederic Normand, an experienced PLO player who was trying out his first Hi-Lo tourney when he entered Event #21: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better.
Josh Arieh came within a few spots of his seventh bracelet when he took third place in the event, but Normand outlasted him and walked away with the bracelet and a slip for the $235,377 first-place prize.
Elsewhere at the series, Kristen Foxen made the final six in the full-ring $25k High Roller, Nick Schulman leds the six-handed $25k event, and Michael Mizrachi leads the final 11 of the $10,000 7-card stud event.
Foxen Chases Fifth Bracelet At High Roller Final Table
Twenty-two players returned for Day 3 of Event #19: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em. Six hours later, the six players counted their chips and sealed them into a bag each.
Galen Hall leads the field with 16,050,000 in chips. He is joined by several tough opponents, including Biao Ding (6,875,000), Ignacio Moron (7,900,000), and Joey Weissman (7,200,000).
However, most eyes will be on Kristen Foxen (9,325,000), who is chasing her fifth WSOP bracelet.
All six players are guaranteed a minimum return of $300,942 on their $25,000 buy-in. But whoever comes first will win $1,773,083.
All six players will be back at 3:30 p.m. local time on Sunday, June 7 to play down to a winner. PokerNews‘s coverage will be on the same 150-minute delay as the live stream to avoid spoiling the event. The stream is scheduled to begin at 6:00 p.m. local time.
Event #19: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em Final Day Chip Counts & Seating
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biao Ding | China | 6,875,000 | 23 |
| 2 | Ignacio Moron | Spain | 7,900,000 | 26 |
| 3 | Kristen Foxen | Canada | 9,325,000 | 31 |
| 4 | Galen Hall | United States | 16,050,000 | 54 |
| 5 | Zdenek Zizka | Czechia | 4,375,000 | 15 |
| 6 | Joey Weissman | United States | 7,200,000 | 24 |
Nick Schulman Rises To Top Of $25k 6-Max Event
An event like the Event #24: $25,000 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed is always expected to bring out the best players. This year’s edition of the event was no exception.
In the top ten chip counts alone, you can find Nick Schulman (1,215,000) leading the pack, Danny Tang (1,060,000) in second place, and Adam Hendrix (899,000), Erik Seidel (837,000), and Dylan Linde (801,000) further down.
These players lead the 45 survivors from a field of 166 entries. This turnout put the prize pool at $1,104,500 and counting. However, late registration on Day 2 will allow those numbers to tick up a bit.
Daniel Negreanu busted twice before the day was over, but some other big names that did manage to find a bag include Artur Martirosian (678,000), Adrian Mateos (625,000), Alex Foxen (529,000), Chance Kornuth (518,000), Darren Elias (505,000), and Sean Winter (449,000).
The field will return for Day 2 at noon local time. They are scheduled to play ten levels, starting with 5,000/10,000 blinds and a 10,000 big blind ante.
Event #24: $25,000 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Schulman | United States | 1,215,000 | 122 |
| 2 | Danny Tang | Hong Kong | 1,060,000 | 106 |
| 3 | Eli Berg | United States | 980,000 | 98 |
| 4 | Justin Arnwine | United States | 965,000 | 97 |
| 5 | Pavel Plesuv | Moldova, Republic of | 939,000 | 94 |
| 6 | Adam Hendrix | United States | 899,000 | 90 |
| 7 | Sergio Aido | Spain | 858,000 | 86 |
| 8 | Erik Seidel | United States | 837,000 | 84 |
| 9 | Dylan Linde | United States | 801,000 | 80 |
| 10 | Cedric Schwaederle | France | 797,000 | 80 |
Michael Mizrachi Leads Stacked Seven Card Stud Event
Eleven players remain in Event #23: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship.
All 11 make up a murderer’s row of poker sharks, led by Michael Mizrachi (1,429,000), who is hot off winning both the Main Event and Player’s Championship at last year’s WSOP.
Behind Mizrachi is Chris Brewer with 1,301,000 in his stack, then James Cheung (1,242,000) in third. They are followed in order by Ryan Miller (845,000), Naoya Kihara (702,000) who won a bracelet last week, Jeremy Ausmus (702,000), Maksim Pisarenko (644,000), Allen Kessler (582,000), Dan Sepiol (187,000), and Brad Ruben (132,000).
The only relative unknown remaining in the field is Jason Kluska (59,000), who will begin tomorrow’s session with just over one big bet in his stack.
The remaining 11 players will be back at 1:00 p.m. local time to play down to a winner. Whoever wins, it is going to be a huge final table.
Event #23: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship Day 2 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Bets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Mizrachi | United States | 1,429,000 | 29 |
| 2 | Chris Brewer | United States | 1,301,000 | 26 |
| 3 | James Cheung | United Kingdom | 1,242,000 | 25 |
| 4 | Ryan Miller | United States | 845,000 | 17 |
| 5 | Naoya Kihara | Japan | 702,000 | 14 |
| 6 | Jeremy Ausmus | United States | 702,000 | 14 |
| 7 | Maksim Pisarenko | Russian Federation | 644,000 | 13 |
| 8 | Allen Kessler | United States | 582,000 | 12 |
| 9 | Dan Sepiol | United States | 187,000 | 4 |
| 10 | Brad Ruben | United States | 132,000 | 3 |
| 11 | Jason Kluska | United States | 59,000 | 1 |
Monster Stack Prize Pool Just Short of $15m After Day 1d & Day 2c
Event #18: $1,500 Monster Stack continued to run parallel Day 1 and 2 flights with Day 1d and Day 2c kicking off on the twelfth day of the WSOP. Together, the new players of Day 1d and the late registrations on Day 2c brought the event’s total prize pool up to $14,951,633.
With one more day of late registration to go, the expectation is that the event will easily pass the $15m mark.
Sunday will see the survivors from Day 1d return to play another ten levels before combining with the other Day 2 survivors for Day 3 on Monday.
Among those returning later today for Day 2d are Satoshi Tanaka (454,000), Scott Ball (408,000), Andrew Moreno (267,000), Kathy Liebert (255,000), Anthony Zinno (218,000), Bryan Schultz (217,000), Julien Sitbon (163,500), Chris Moorman (132,500), and Olga Iermolcheva (76,400).
Event #18: $1,500 Monster Stack Day 1d Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linyang Song | Canada | 1,215,000 |
| 2 | Aleksei Dronov | – | 1,075,000 |
| 3 | Samoul Mang | – | 915,000 |
| 4 | Davide Culotta | – | 895,000 |
| 5 | Michael Jukich | United States | 845,000 |
| 6 | Rehman Kassam | United Kingdom | 680,000 |
| 7 | Alexander Ivarsson | Sweden | 595,000 |
| 8 | Ian Modder | Canada | 582,500 |
| 9 | Jose Mas | United States | 555,500 |
| 10 | Ruben Correia | Portuguese | 527,000 |
Event #18: $1,500 Monster Stack Day 2c Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vincent Albert | France | 3,185,000 | 127 |
| 2 | Salvatore Dicarlo | United States | 3,180,000 | 127 |
| 3 | Colton Blomberg | United States | 3,145,000 | 126 |
| 4 | Valentin Vornicu | United States | 3,015,000 | 121 |
| 5 | Joao Simao | Brasil | 2,945,000 | 118 |
| 6 | Andro Scarpa | Croatia | 2,750,000 | 110 |
| 7 | Daniel Kusnerak | United States | 2,660,000 | 106 |
| 8 | Riley Dieckhoff | United States | 2,615,000 | 105 |
| 9 | Kuanhan Lee | Taiwan | 2,540,000 | 102 |
| 10 | Andrew Dean | United States | 2,440,000 | 98 |
Nicolas Milgrom Dominates Day 1b of $1,500 Big O
Nicolas Milgrom (816,000) finished Day 1b of Event #22: $1,500 Big O with solid lead over the second biggest stack, Michael Khan (580,000). They were just the two most successful of 1,155 new entries to the event, which brought the total number of entries to 2,150 and the prize pool to $2,802,785.
Some other bags that will be returning for Day 2 are Dario Sammartino (424,000), Steve Zolotow (289,000), Bryce Yockey, (195,000), Daniel Weinman (190,000), and Hall of Famer Brian Rast (48,000).
Milgrom already has two cashes at this year’s WSOP and is headed for a third. Milgrom won’t have an easy time of it though, as there are three bracelet winners in the top ten. Two of those bracelet winners — Michael Khan (580,000) and Bruno Furth (557,000) — are in the other two podium positions.
So, competition will be fierce when the field reassembles at 1:00 p.m. local time for Day 2.
Event #22: $1,500 Big O Day 1b Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicolas Milgrom | France | 816,000 | 163 |
| 2 | Michael Khan | Canada | 580,000 | 116 |
| 3 | Bruno Furth | United States | 557,000 | 111 |
| 4 | Richard Green | United States | 545,000 | 109 |
| 5 | Joseph Ramos | United States | 533,000 | 107 |
| 6 | Anthony Reategui | United States | 519,000 | 104 |
| 7 | Jon Shoreman | United Kingdom | 465,000 | 93 |
| 8 | Sergio Martinez | United States | 435,000 | 87 |
| 9 | Shawn Rice | United States | 425,000 | 85 |
| 10 | Sang Shin | United States | 424,000 | 85 |
What to Expect on Day 12 of the 2026 WSOP
Day 13 at the 2026 World Series of Poker takes place on Sunday, June 7. It was set to be a busy day, even before the High Roller event overran into it.
There are three new events kicking off. The first event is Event #25: $500 No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout which starts at 10:00 a.m. With its low buy-in, you can expect a high turnout of players looking to win a bracelet on the cheap.
This event is then followed by Event #26: $2,000 No-Limit Holdem at midday and Event #27: $10,000 Dealers Choice Championship at 2:00 p.m.
There are three really big events to keep an eye on during Sunday. The live-streamed Event #19: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em with just six players left and Kristen Foxen still in the running is probably the biggest.
However, Nick Schulman will also be leading the Day 2 field of Event #24: $25,000 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed when it restarts at midday, putting a second high roller event on the docket.
Then there is Event #23: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship with eleven great players, all vying for the crown.
Then to fill out the schedule, there will also be Day 2d of Event #18: $1,500 Monster Stack and Day 2 of Event #22: $1,500 Big O running.
You can keep up with all the action in all these events right here on PokerNews.
