2026 World Series of Poker

Event #72: $1,000 Mini Main Event
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: 1c
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Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♠10♠
Prize
$1,000,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$11,052,800
Total Entries
12,560
Level Info
Level
48
Blinds
10,000,000 / 15,000,000
Ante
15,000,000
Players Info - Day 1c
Entries
5,908
Players Left
446
Players Left 1 / 12,560

How Unknown Poker Player Entered WSOP $100k High Roller Nearly for Free

Matthew Warburton
Matthew Warburton
Phillipp Mellon
Phillipp Mellon

A poker player with no recorded live poker tournament results entered the $100,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha event at the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) nearly for free.

Phillipp Mellon, who doesn't even have a page on The Hendon Mob, showed up with just five other players when the high-stakes tournament began. He sat down at the table to play against crushers such as Alex Foxen and Eelis Parssinen, both 2026 bracelet winners.

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