WSOP 2026 Day 3: 1st Bracelet Awarded; Big Names Flood Felt

Day 3 of the

2026 World Sequence of Poker (WSOP)

on the

Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas

delivered the primary gold bracelet of the summer season, one other huge Mini Thriller Tens of millions flight, and a number of acquainted faces deep in a number of occasions throughout a six-event day.

Occasion #3: $500 Business Workers — Winner

Jerome Neppl etched his title into the

WSOP

2026 historical past books by claiming the primary gold bracelet of the collection, topping a 906-strong discipline to take house $64,083. PokerNews’ Brett Slezak and Tyler Boyer each made the ultimate two tables earlier than bowing out in sixteenth and 18th place respectively.

Occasion #1: $550 Mini Thriller Tens of millions — Day 1c

The Mini Thriller Tens of millions reveals no indicators of slowing down. Day 1c drew one other 2,450 entries, bringing the operating complete to five,647 with three flights nonetheless to go — placing this occasion heading in the right direction for upwards of 15,000 entrants. The attract of a $1 million thriller bounty envelope is clearly doing its job. Matthew Todd led the flight with 2,300,000 chips, forward of bracelet winner Shawn Daniels (1,800,000) and Cero Zuccarello (1,700,000). Day 1d fires at 10:00 a.m. on Could 29.

Occasion #1: $550 Mini Thriller Tens of millions — Day 1c High 10 Chip Counts

Occasion #2: $5,000 8-Handed No-Restrict Maintain’em — Remaining 5

China’s

Chenxiang Miao

goes into the ultimate day of the $5,000 8-Handed occasion because the clear chip chief with 10,850,000 (90 BBs), having surged late together with flopping pocket aces to bust Ivan Ruban in sixth. Daniyal Gheba (8,600,000) sits second, with Xiaohu Liu (3,365,000),

Ren Lin

(3,000,000), and Peter Mugar (2,640,000) finishing the ultimate 5. The winner earns $502,985, with play resuming at 1:00 p.m. on Could 29.

Occasion #2: $5,000 8-Handed No-Restrict Maintain’em — Remaining 5 Chip Counts

Occasion #4: $1,500 Omaha Hello-Lo 8 or Higher — Remaining 17

Two-time bracelet winner Jason Daly holds the narrowest of leads going into the ultimate day, returning with 2,100,000 — simply 10,000 forward of Kelly Vandemheen (2,090,000).

Vanessa Selbst

(1,050,000) stays very a lot in rivalry among the many 17 survivors, alongside Renan Bruschi (1,675,000), Valentin Vornicu (1,470,000), and Ryan Bambrick (610,000). Play resumes at 1:00 p.m. on Could 29.

Occasion #4: $1,500 Omaha Hello-Lo — Remaining Day High 10 Chip Counts

Occasion #5: $5,000 Pot-Restrict Omaha — Day 1

Two-time PLO bracelet winner

Dylan Weisman

is in acquainted territory, main the sphere after Day 1 of the $5,000 PLO with 951,000 chips (119 BBs).

Jesse Lonis

(906,000), James Chen (856,000), Glen Tinney (801,000), and David Eller (801,000) are the opposite gamers returning with triple-figure large blind counts. Notable names additionally by means of to Day 2 embrace

Ari Engel

(576,000),

Robert Mizrachi

(414,000), Nick Schulman (336,000), and Ben Lamb (285,000). Day 2 begins at midday on Could 29.

Occasion #5: $5,000 Pot-Restrict Omaha — Day 1 High 10 Chip Counts

Occasion #6: $1,500 Seven Card Stud — Day 1

The primary Stud occasion of the summer season drew 359 entrants, whittled to 62 by the tip of Day 1. Combined sport specialist Bradley Jansen leads with 363,500, forward of five-time bracelet winner

Brian Yoon

(326,000) — a earlier Seven Card Stud Championship winner — in second.

Scott Seiver

(211,000) and Poker Corridor of Famer Todd Brunson (73,500) are among the many notables additionally returning. Day 2 begins at 1:00 p.m. on Could 29.

Occasion #6: $1,500 Seven Card Stud — Day 1 High 10 Chip Counts

What’s Approaching Day 4

Six occasions stay in play on Could 29. The Mini Thriller Tens of millions Day 1d fires at 10:00 a.m., adopted by Day 2 of the $5,000 PLO at midday. The $5,000 8-Handed last 5 and the $1,500 Seven Card Stud Day 2 each resume at 1:00 p.m. Two new occasions additionally debut: the $25,000 Heads-Up No-Restrict Maintain’em Championship — received final yr by Artur Martirosian — will get underway from midday, and the $1,500 Badugi begins at 2:00 p.m.

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