June 13 at the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was the 19th day of action at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
Dong Chen cleared out an incredible final table line up in the $10,000 Limit Hold’em Championship event. He beat Benny Glaser heads up for the gold after outlasting a murderers row that also included Gus Hansen, Jesse Lonis, and Jeremy Ausmus.
Chen earned $285,200 and a WSOP bracelet for his first place finish.
Meanwhile, Jason Zipfel was finding his way toward his first bracelet in Event #35: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed, winning $441,560 in the process.
Elsewhere at the series the titans of poker gathered for the biggest buy-in event of the series, the $250,000 Super High Roller as the Colossus passed 16,000 entries.
Negreanu In Top Four Of Super High Roller Event
It has been a big weekend for OG poker legends. Gus Hansen made his first WSOP final table in 15 years in the $10k limit hold’em event and in Event #41: $250,000 Super High Roller No-Limit Hold’em, Daniel Negreanu (2,970,000) was sitting behind the fourth biggest stack after the Day 1 action came to a close.
The event has attracted 41 entries so far in the eight levels of play that fit into Day 1. This put $10,045,000 in the prize pool, with more late registrations to come on Day 2.
For now, Samuel Mullur leads the field with 4,315,000 in his stack. Behind him in second and third are two high roller regulars, Brandon Wilson (4,295,000) and Christoph Vogelsang (4,220,000).
Unsurprisingly, for a game that costs $250,000 per seat, there are some huge names in the running. Some big names in the top ten are Sean Winter (2,870,000), Artur Martirosian (2,445,000), and Biao Ding (2,050,000), who has already made two high roller final tables at this year’s WSOP.
Further down the rankings Martin Kabrhel (2,045,000), Jesse Lonis (2,035,000), Jason Koon (2,000,000), Stephen Chidwick (1,735,000), and Kristen Foxen (1,425,000), who is currently enjoying the recent acquisition of another WSOP bracelet, her sixth.
The 31 remaining players will be back at noon local time on Sunday, June 14. The day will consist of ten more one-hour blind levels starting at 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 big blind ante, during which the bubble is expected to burst.
Event #41: $250,000 Super High Roller No-Limit Hold’em Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel Mullur | Austria | 4,315,000 | 173 |
| 2 | Brandon Wilson | United States | 4,295,000 | 172 |
| 3 | Christoph Vogelsang | Germany | 4,220,000 | 169 |
| 4 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 2,970,000 | 119 |
| 5 | Sean Winter | United States | 2,870,000 | 115 |
| 6 | Aleksejs Ponakovs | Latvia | 2,730,000 | 109 |
| 7 | Dejan Kaladjurdjevic | Montenegro | 2,650,000 | 106 |
| 8 | Artur Martirosian | Russian Federation | 2,445,000 | 98 |
| 9 | Johannes Straver | Netherlands | 2,325,000 | 93 |
| 10 | Biao Ding | China | 2,050,000 | 82 |
Chip counts according to WSOPLive app.
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Seniors Event Down To 44 Players
Day 2 of Event #39: $5,000 Super Seniors High Roller No-Limit Hold’em whittled the 345 survivors down to 44, breaking the money bubble and ending with Manish Madan at the top of the chip counts with a nice round 3,000,000 in chips.
Madan’s closest competition is Buck Bucceri with 2,600,000 in his stack chips. Arie Kliper rounds out the top three sitting behind 2,200,000 in chips. JJ Liu, a Women in Poker Hall of Famer, also made Day 3 of the event with a 315,000 bag.
Several notables cashed during the day including Eli Elezra (91st – $9,976), John Juanda (94th – $9,976), Andrew Frankenberger (60th – $12,405), and Marsha Wolak (73rd – $10,509).
Play resumes at noon local time with blinds at 10,000/25,000 and the ante at 25,000. The goal will be to play down to five.
Event #39: $5,000 Super Seniors High Roller No-Limit Hold’em Top Ten Chip Count
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manish Madan | United States | 3,000,000 | 150 |
| 2 | Buck Bucceri | United States | 2,600,000 | 130 |
| 3 | Arie Kliper | Israel | 2,200,000 | 110 |
| 4 | Marc Wolpert | United States | 1,900,000 | 95 |
| 5 | Quoc Le | United States | 1,800,000 | 90 |
| 6 | Gary Herstein | United States | 1,700,000 | 85 |
| 7 | Marc Rivera | Philippines | 1,700,000 | 85 |
| 8 | Stephen Austin | United States | 1,700,000 | 85 |
| 9 | Luke Graham | United States | 1,600,000 | 80 |
| 10 | Andres Korn | Argentina | 1,600,000 | 80 |
Chip counts according to WSOPLive app.
Chad Eveslage Headed For Another Deep Run In $10k Big O
Event #44: $10,000 Big O Championship launched with 362 entries on Day 1, with more to come during late registration on Day 2.
There were 132 players who found bags for Day 2 and who are still in the running for a cut of the prize pool. That prize pool is currently at $3,375,900, but will increase with further entries.
Chad Eveslage has already secured seven in-the-money finishes at this year’s WSOP and finished Day 1 of the event with 489,000 in his stack. That puts him second in the chip counts behind William Kerkaert with 500,500.
Four-time bracelet winner Sam Soverel is in the top ten with a stack of 437,000. Bruno Furth is sixth with 436,500 and Naoya Kihara bagged 405,500, allowing him to continue his hunt for his third bracelet of this series.
Other players who are carrying a bag into Day 2 included Bobby James (324,000) who was playing for an online WSOP Circuit ring at the same time; Dylan Weisman (295,000); and Hall of Famers Nick Schulman (196,000), Jennifer Harman (189,000), and Eli Elezra (70,000).
The tournament will be back on for Day at 1:00 p.m. local time on June 14. The blinds will be at 1,000/2,500 with a 2,500 big blind ante with ten more levels on the scheduled. Late registration closes after the second level.
Event #44: $10,000 Big O Championship End of Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Day 2 Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Kerkaert | United States | 500,500 | 200 |
| 2 | Chad Eveslage | United States | 489,000 | 196 |
| 3 | Daniel Aharoni | United States | 458,500 | 183 |
| 4 | Philip Long | United Kingdom | 445,000 | 178 |
| 5 | Sam Soverel | United States | 437,000 | 175 |
| 6 | Bruno Furth | United States | 436,500 | 175 |
| 7 | Gary Bolden | United States | 415,000 | 166 |
| 8 | Naoya Kihara | Japan | 405,500 | 162 |
| 9 | John Racener | United States | 375,000 | 150 |
| 10 | Dylan Linde | United States | 342,000 | 137 |
Chip counts according to WSOPLive app.
Down To Final Six In $1,500 Razz
Day 2 of Event #40: $1,500 Razz was a fast one. The 104 returning players took their seats and ten hours of poker action later, just six remained.
The final six are guaranteed at least a minimum cash of $21,850 but they will all be hoping for the $135,564 first place prize and the gold bracelet.
Jon Turner is in the best position to take home that bracelet for now. He ended the day with the chip lead and 4,335,000 in his stack. With 36 big bets, he will have a lot of room to manoeuvre when play begins again.
The second biggest chip stack is in front of Dennis Weiss who bagged 3,005,000, while the third biggest stack belongs to Sebastian Pauli with 1,565,000.
Among those to bust before the bubble broke were Eric Baldwin, Chris Hunichen, and Brandon Shack-Harris. Some players who made it past the bubble but didn’t make the final six were Brad Ruben, Naoya Kihara, and Robert Mizrachi.
The razz tourney will return at 1:00 p.m. local time to play down to a winner. Action will resume with betting limits of 60,000-120,000.
Event #40: $1,500 Razz Final Six Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Bets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jon Turner | United States | 4,335,000 | 36 |
| 2 | Dennis Weiss | Germany | 3,005,000 | 25 |
| 3 | Sebastian Pauli | Germany | 1,565,000 | 13 |
| 4 | Adam Owen | United Kingdom | 1,455,000 | 12 |
| 5 | Stephen Hubbard | United States | 1,370,000 | 11 |
| 6 | Oscar Johansson | Sweden | 1,220,000 | 10 |
Chip counts according to WSOPLive app.
Ryan Leng and Patrick Leonard Bag Big In Seperate Colossus Flights
The Event #34: $500 Colossus had two seperate flights running on Day 19 of the 2026 WSOP — Days 1D and 2C.
Day 1D was the last and biggest Day 1 flight of the event, adding 6,028 entries to the field for a total turnout in this year’s Colossus of 16,269 total entries. This made for a prize pool of $6,751,635.
Eric Hardwick is the 1D flight chip leader for now with 1,187,000 in chips. Krishna Madhariwar (1,152,000) and Pedro Olaio (1,000,000) bagged the second and third biggest stacks respectively.
Ryan Leng (658,000) also found a bag, the biggest of any 25k Fantasy player on Day 1D. Other notable players who made it to Day 2D included Malcolm Trayner (538,000), Robert Nehorayan (466,000), Scott Ball (400,000), and Shawn Buchanan (146,000).
The Day 1D survivors will return for the Day 2D flight at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, June 14.
Event #34: $500 Colossus Day 1d Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Stack | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Hardwick | United States | 1,187,000 | |
| 2 | Krishna Madhariwar | India | 1,152,000 | |
| 3 | Pedro Olaio | Portugal | 1,000,000 | |
| 4 | Dimitrios Anastasakis | United States | 996,000 | |
| 5 | Yayun Liu | United States | 938,000 | |
| 6 | Steven Stillman | United States | 930,000 | |
| 7 | Shahe Bezdjian | United States | 879,000 | |
| 8 | Michael Helander | United States | 873,000 | |
| 9 | Adrian Tivadar | Romania | 869,000 | |
| 10 | Ran Yi | Canada | 863,000 |
Patrick “Pads” Leonard In Top Ten Counts For Colossus Day 2C
The 86 survivors from Day 2C of Event #34: $500 Colossus were led by Justin Smith (9,800,000).
Smith is tailed into Day 3, by Bennett McLaughlin (8,265,000) in second place and Kentaro Okawa (7,100,000) in third. Patrick “Pads” Leonard made the top ten, finishing the day with 4,200,000 in his stack.
The Day 1C field was 4,428 entries deep and Day 2C started with 828 players. Now, the remaining 86 players will be able to take a day off ahead of joining the combined Day 3 field on Monday, June 15.
Event #34: $500 Colossus Day 2c Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Smith | United States | 9,800,000 | 41 |
| 2 | Bennett McLaughlin | United States | 8,265,000 | 34 |
| 3 | Kentaro Okawa | Japan | 7,100,000 | 30 |
| 4 | Jiaqi Xu | United States | 6,380,000 | 27 |
| 5 | Zachary Baron | United States | 5,990,000 | 25 |
| 6 | Yuefan Wang | United States | 5,685,000 | 24 |
| 7 | Matthew Gross | United States | 4,560,000 | 19 |
| 8 | Harry Sandford | United Kingdom | 4,435,000 | 18 |
| 9 | Shane Raikes | United States | 4,400,000 | 18 |
| 10 | Patrick Leonard | United Kingdom | 4,200,000 | 18 |
Chip counts are according to the WSOPLive app.
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What to Expect on Day 20 of the 2026 WSOP
After a relatively quiet day on Saturday, this Sunday (June 14) is set to be a busy day at the 2026 World Series of Poker.
There are expected to be two bracelets awarded, one going to one of the final six players in Event #40: $1,500 Razz and one to the winner of Event #44: $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty. This one-day, high-stakes tourney is expected to kick off at midday and wrap up in less than 24 hours.
The biggest action will be at the tables of Event #41: $250,000 Super High Roller No-Limit Hold’em. This quarter-million dollar buy-in event will see two more levels of late registration before playing another eight-hours of sudden death action. The stacked field includes Daniel Negreanu and Kristen Foxen who are expected to return to their tables at midday local time.
There will also be continued action in Event #39: $5,000 Super Seniors High Roller No-Limit Hold’em which also returns at midday local time. Plus, The Colossus wraps up its last Day 2 flight, Day 2D, which starts at 11:00 a.m.
The $10k Big O Championship will be back at 1:00 p.m. with William Kerkaert leading the field.
There will be two other new events — Event #43: $800 8-Handed Deepstack and the efficiently named Event #45: $2,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better; Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better. The Deepstack will shuffle up and deal at 10:00 a.m., the Mixed Hi-Lo event at 2:00 p.m.
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