2026 World Series of Poker

Event #18: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em
Event #78: $600 Deepstack Championship No-Limit Hold'em Event #79: $3,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em Event #80: $10,000 8-Game Mixed Championship Event #81: $800 Summer Celebration Event #82: $10,000 WSOP Main Event NLH World Championship Event #83: $1,500 Double Board Bomb Pot Pot-Limit Omaha Event #84: $5,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em Show All Events
Day: 2d
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Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♣7♥
Prize
$1,302,125
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$15,841,057
Total Entries
11,933
Level Info
Level
46
Blinds
4,000,000 / 8,000,000
Ante
8,000,000
Players Info - Day 2d
Entries
2,153
Players Left
269
Players Left 1 / 11,933

No, Really, Allen Kessler Could Win a WSOP Bracelet Today

Jon Sofen
Jon Sofen
Allen Kessler
Allen Kessler

Allen Kessler, the min-cash extraordinaire, is potentially hours away from, after all these years, winning his first World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet.

"The Chainsaw" called his shot in April, predicting he'd finally get off the schneid this summer and capture a coveted gold bracelet.

Kessler first cashed at the WSOP in 2001, a 16th-place finish for $5,710 in $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split, a tournament won by Poker Hall of Famer Scotty Nguyen. Since then, he's been a mainstay at the Series, racking up cashes left and right. But, on Sunday, he just might get over the hump and finish one of these tournaments as the last player standing.

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