2026 World Series of Poker
Chip Counts
Level: 2
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
One question always gets asked in the build-up to the World Series of Poker (WSOP): who are the best players still chasing their first bracelet? It's something PokerNews looks at every year.
But here's another angle worth exploring. Which players have actually won the most money at the WSOP without ever getting their hands on one of poker's most coveted prizes?
Some players have racked up millions in WSOP earnings, building their totals on one monster score, while others have chipped away year after year grinding the series.
Players are on a 20-minute break. Play will resume at the 200/300 level. A total of 809 players remain thus far on Day 1b.
With 6,500 in the middle to the A♣J♠7♥5♣ turn, Joshua Terebelo checked and Richard Kellett bet 4,600. Terebelo check-raised to 14,600, and Kellett stuck around within a few seconds.
Terebelo then checked the 4♦ on the river and Kellett bet 18,500. That sent his table neighbor into the tank before Terebelo reluctantly folded.
Tyler Gentry opened to 500 from under the gun. Randall Cummins three-bet to 1,500 from early position. Hernan Novick and Vincento Dulepa came along from the small and big blind, respectively. Gentry also put in the call.
It checked to Cummins on the Q♥5♣10♥ flop before he bet 2,000. Novick folded, but Dulepa and Gentry stuck around with a call.
Cummins bet 3,500 on the Q♣ turn after it was checked to him. The bet shed an additional player as Dulepa called while Gentry folded.
Dulepa took the initiative with a bet of 15,000 on the 8♠ river. Cummins quickly called to go to a showdown.
Dulepa showed A♠Q♠ for trip queens, but the river proved to be consequential as Cummins tabled 8♣8♦ for a rivered full house.
Byungeun Shin was in an early position and in a huge pot with Michael Cannon, who was sitting in the small blind. The pair were already on the 9♠8♥5♦ flop with a pot of around 20,000.
Cannon checked Shin bet 6,000 and Cannon made the call to see the 8♦ turn.
Cannon checked, Shin opted to jam for his remaining 25,000, and Cannon called for his tournament life, sitting just short of Shin.
Michael Cannon: K♦K♥
Byungeun Shin: K♣K♠
The pair were destined for a chop once the cards were flipped, with no way of differentiating their pocket kings, so the river was irrelevant.
Anthony Bogard opened to 600 from the hijack and was called by David Urban in the cutoff, Tom Koral on the button, and Dudley Hallaway in the big blind.
Action checked through on the Q♣J♠7♣ flop and J♦ turn, but Bogard bet 700 after being checked to on the 5♠ river. Urban folded, but both Koral and Hallaway called.
Bogard showed 6♠6♣ and Hallaway tabled 8♠7♦ for a pair of sevens. Koral mucked and Hallaway was sent the pot.