June 12 was the 18th day of 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP). To make up for a bracelet-free day the day before, Day 18 had four bracelets awarded at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, and several of these bracelets went to big names.
Yuri Dzivielevski earned $2,841,432 when he turned his last minute entry to Event #36: $100,000 High Roller into a gold bracelet.
Then Nathan Gamble became the most decorated pot-limit Omaha hi-lo eight-or-better player when he won the $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship for $767,395.
Nick Schulman also added his name to the day’s list of bracelet winners. He earned himself another bracelet for his trophy cabinet and $183,366 for his bank account by taking down Event #37: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.
Jean-Robert Bellande took second place in Event #32: $3,000 No Limit Hold’em, coming within one spot of the bracelet. Bellande was beaten by Omar Zazay, who earned $538,158 for his win.
As if that weren’t enough, Day 18 at the series also saw an insane final table form for the $10k Limit Hold’em event, Bruno Fitoussi dominate in the Seniors event, and the Colossus pass 10,000 entries.
Huge Final Table In $10k Limit Hold’em
The final table of Event #38: $10,000 Limit Hold’em Championship has a big name in every seat.
Eight-time bracelet winner Benny Glaser leads the field by a small margin with 2,255,000 in chips. He is followed by Dong Chen (2,185,000) in second and Gus Hansen (1,305,000) in third.
When they return tomorrow, they will be up against Jeremy Ausmus (590,000), Jesse Lonis (440,000), Dylan Smith (305,000), and Jerry Wong (180,000). Every one of these players except Smith has at least one bracelet already; Ausmus has six.
Josh Arieh and Daniel Negreanu cashed, but did not make it to Day 3.
The remaining seven players will return at 1 p.m. local time to play down to a winner. The blinds will be 20,000/40,000 and limits of 40,000-80,000.
Event #38: $10,000 Limit Hold’em Championship Final Table Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Bets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benny Glaser | United Kingdom | 2,255,000 | 28 |
| 2 | Dong Chen | China | 2,185,000 | 27 |
| 3 | Gus Hansen | Denmark | 1,305,000 | 16 |
| 4 | Jeremy Ausmus | United States | 590,000 | 7 |
| 5 | Jesse Lonis | United States | 440,000 | 6 |
| 6 | Dylan Smith | United States | 305,000 | 4 |
| 7 | Jerry Wong | United States | 180,000 | 2 |
Fifteen Remain In $1,500 PLO8
Day 2 of Event #35: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Eight-Handed ended with 15 players remaining from an original field of 2,581 entries.
There is $441,560 up top culled from a prize pool of $3,426,277.
Jason Zipfel leads the field with 14,280,000 in chips. However, he’s ahead of Will Givens in second place with 10,100,000. After Givens, there is another big gap to Maxx Coleman in third, holding just 6,080,000 in chips.
Bracelet winners Hokyiu Lee (4,245,000) and Ray Dehkharghani (1,535,000) are both still in play. While some big names who exited the tournament today included Nicholas Seward, Zdenek Zizka, Brandon Shack-Harris, Allan Le, and Qiang Xu.
Action resumes at 12 p.m. local time with blinds of 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 big blind ante. Play will continue until a winner is crowned.
Event #35: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Eight-Handed End of Day 2 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Zipfel | United States | 14,280,000 | 179 |
| 2 | Will Givens | United States | 10,100,000 | 126 |
| 3 | Maxx Coleman | United States | 6,080,000 | 76 |
| 4 | Ido Aboudi | Israel | 5,240,000 | 66 |
| 5 | Hokyiu Lee | Hong Kong | 4,245,000 | 53 |
| 6 | Nick Yunis | Chile | 3,990,000 | 50 |
| 7 | Phillip Mighall | United Kingdom | 3,610,000 | 45 |
| 8 | Thanhlong Nguyen | United States | 3,065,000 | 38 |
| 9 | Michael Estes | United States | 2,920,000 | 37 |
| 10 | Jochen Pfeifer | Germany | 2,575,000 | 32 |
Bruno Fitoussi Is Chip Leader in $5,000 Seniors High Roller
Bruno Fitoussi headed up the leaderboard in Event #39: $5,000 Seniors High Roller No-Limit Hold’em after Day 1 came to a close. The tournament attracted 791 entries of whom 291 will return.
Fitoussi ended the first day with 895,000 in his stack. If Fitoussi can convert this lead into a bracelet, it will be his first. However, he has come close before with multiple final tables, including a second place finish the 2007 $50,000 H.O.R.S.E.
Paul Sokoloff is Fitoussi’s strongest opponent with 755,000 in the bag, while Paul Snead fills the last podium spot with 665,000 in chips.
Among the other bags for Day 2 are the chipstacks of Gary Benson (312,000), Dan Shak (159,000), and Eli Elezra (116,000).
Day 2 of the $5,000 Seniors event starts at noon local time on Saturday, June 13. The blinds will be 1,000/2,500 with a 2,500 big blind ante. The tournament is scheduled to run for three days in total.
Event #39: $5,000 Seniors High Roller No-Limit Hold’em Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruno Fitoussi | France | 895,000 | |
| 2 | Paul Sokoloff | United Kingdom | 755,000 | |
| 3 | Paul Snead | United States | 665,000 | |
| 4 | Ruslan Prydryk | Ukraine | 642,500 | |
| 5 | Luke Graham | United States | 501,000 | |
| 6 | Marc Rivera | Philippines | 411,000 | |
| 7 | Anthony Piacquadio | United States | 405,000 | |
| 8 | Richard Buckingham | United States | 385,500 | |
| 9 | Gary Herstein | United States | 365,000 | |
| 10 | Juan Rodriguez | United States | 353,500 |
Brian Rast In Top Ten Of $1,500 Razz Field For Day 1
Some 519 players ponied up their buy-in for Day 1 of Event #40: $1,500 Razz. By the end of 15 levels of play, just 104 of these players remained.
Dennis Weiss was the biggest of the 104 stacks, with 354,500 in his bag. Behind him was Matt Grapenthien (288,000) and Adam Owen (286,000).
Brian Rast was in fourth place with 273,500 in chips. Further down the chip counts were players like Jon Turner (242,500), Marco Johnson (194,000), Robert Mizrachi (178,500), Brad Ruben (159,500), Brandon Shack-Harris (139,000), and Naoya Kihara (136,500), who is chasing his third bracelet of the 2026 series.
Day 2 of this event begins at 1:00 p.m. local time on Saturday, June 13.
Event #40: $1,500 Razz Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dennis Weiss | 354,500 | 30 |
| 2 | Matt Grapenthien | 288,000 | 24 |
| 3 | Adam Owen | 286,000 | 24 |
| 4 | Brian Rast | 273,500 | 23 |
| 5 | Rafael Baptista Flose | 251,000 | 21 |
| 6 | Stephen Hubbard | 243,000 | 20 |
| 7 | Oscar Johansson | 243,000 | 20 |
| 8 | Jon Turner | 242,500 | 20 |
| 9 | Michael Krescanko Jr | 241,500 | 20 |
| 10 | Tobias Leknes | 237,000 | 20 |
Dan Sepiol Near Top of Field In Day 1c of Colossus
Event #34: $500 Colossus saw its biggest field with 4,428 entries to Day 1c.
When the bags were sealed, 828 players remained. Among the biggest surviving stacks (as listed on the WSOPLive app) was Dan Sepiol, who finished the day with the second-biggest stack at 1,570,000. Sung Kim, who bagged 2,310,000 in chips, led the field with Gal Naim (1,440,000) coming third.
The Day 1c survivors will return for Day 2c at 11:00 a.m. local time.
Event #34: $500 Colossus Day 1c Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sung Kim | 2,310,000 | 289 |
| 2 | Dan Sepiol | 1,570,000 | 196 |
| 3 | Gal Naim | 1,440,000 | 180 |
| 4 | Daniel Elias | 1,355,000 | 169 |
| 5 | Miki Vea | 1,200,000 | 150 |
| 6 | David Jackson | 1,100,000 | 138 |
| 7 | Mohamed Kerkeni | 1,000,000 | 125 |
| 8 | Sagar Khatri | 963,000 | 120 |
| 9 | Brendan Shiller | 950,000 | 119 |
| 10 | Abel Tewodros | 940,000 | 118 |
Meanwhile, Day 2b of the COLOSSUS was playing down from 613 survivors to 65.
Edouard Debrousse leads the field as the first player to hit an eight-figure chip stack with 12,500,000.
Nicholas Rigby (6,300,000) made the top ten, and several bracelet winners are also moving forward to Day 3, including Stephen Song (4,000,00), Kenneth Gregory (1,500,000), and Hassan Kamoei (600,000).
These players will all return on Monday, June 15, at 11:00 a.m. local time for a combined Day 3 field with the other Day 2 survivors.
Event #34: $500 Colossus Day 2b Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edouard Debrousse | France | 12,500,000 |
| 2 | Luke Purcell | United States | 8,200,000 |
| 3 | Quentin Guivarch | France | 6,600,000 |
| 4 | Nicholas Rigby | United States | 6,300,000 |
| 5 | Guozhi Li | China | 5,400,000 |
| 6 | Gary Wilkes | United States | 5,100,000 |
| 7 | Amit Sharma | India | 4,800,000 |
| 8 | Yi Li | United States | 4,300,000 |
| 9 | Brandon Navarrete | United States | 4,200,000 |
| 10 | Jhunairon Cornelia | Netherlands | 4,100,000 |
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What to Expect on Day 19 of the 2026 WSOP
Saturday, June 13, will be day 19 of the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP). Two bracelets are due to be awarded, two new events are due to kick off, and three other events will play out their middle games.
The biggest table will be the star-studded final table of Event #38: $10,000 Limit Hold’em Championship, where Gus Hansen and co. will be battling it out for a $285,200 first-place prize.
The second bracelet of the day will be awarded in Event #35: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Eight-Handed. This event will be playing out its Day 3.
The two new events on the docket will be the massive, Event #41: $250,000 Super High Roller No-Limit Hold’em, the biggest buy-in event of this year’s series, and Event #42: $10,000 Big O Championship. They are scheduled for midday and 2:00 p.m. respectively.
Event #34: $500 Colossus will have two flights on Day 19 — Day 1d and Day 2c are scheduled for 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. respectively. Day 1d is the last Day 1 flight of the event.
PokerNews live reporting begins for two events on Day 19. Both Event #39: $5,000 Seniors High Roller No-Limit Hold’em and Event #40: $1,500 Razz start their Day 2s. The razz event starts at 1:00 p.m. local time, the seniors event at 2:00 p.m.
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