2026 World Series of Poker

Event #82: $10,000 WSOP Main Event NLH World Championship
Event #82: $10,000 WSOP Main Event NLH World Championship Event #86: $600 Ultra Stack No-Limit Hold'em Show All Events
Day: 1c
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Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$78,017,700
Total Entries
8,389
Players Left
4,898
Average Chip Stack
102,764
Total Chips
503,340,000
Level Info
Level
10
Blinds
1,000 / 2,000
Ante
2,000
Players Info - Day 1c
Entries
1,573
Players Left
1,166
Players Left 4,898 / 8,389
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Player Rivers Straight Only to Bust Minutes into WSOP Main Event Day 1c

Jon Sofen
Jon Sofen
Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Dewitt Newkirk
Dewitt Newkirk

Jamie Gold, the 2006 World Champ, announced "shuffle up and deal" just after 11 a.m. on Saturday before the Day 1c session kicked off in the 2026 WSOP Main Event.

Moments later, a player dusted off all 300 big blinds worth of chips to bust the $10,000 buy-in tournament. That player was Dewitt Newkirk, a licensed general contractor from North Carolina with no Hendon Mob resullts. He was the first out of over 925 initial entrants from the session to be sent home. And it took almost no time for the elimination to happen.

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