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Event #78: $600 Deepstack Championship No-Limit Hold'em
Day 2 Completed
2026 World Series of Poker
Event #78: $600 Deepstack Championship No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Players Left 18 / 5,177
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Level 27
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Day 2 of Event #78: $600 Deepstack Championship No-Limit Hold'em is in the bag. After an action-packed day at the 2026 World Series of Poker, hosted by Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, play concluded with 50 players remaining.
Day 2 kicked off with 556 players who bagged up from a massive opening Day 1 field of 5,177 entries, creating a total prize pool of $2,609,208.
Top of the pile at the end of Day 2 is Seong Han, who bagged up a whopping 6,285,000 in chips.
Hot on Han’s heels is Lisa Tan, who bagged an impressive 6,230,000, and rounding out the podium in third spot is Adriaan Jacobs with 6,140,000.
All of the top three are looking to claim their first WSOP gold bracelet, and Tan is the only one with a major title to their name.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seong Han | Korea, Republic of | 6,285,000 | 63 |
| 2 | Lisa Tan | United States | 6,230,000 | 62 |
| 3 | Adriaan Jacobs | South Africa | 6,140,000 | 61 |
| 4 | Mykhailo Lendel | United States | 5,980,000 | 60 |
| 5 | Wes Heryford | United States | 5,900,000 | 59 |
| 6 | Abu Naser Bikas | United States | 5,640,000 | 56 |
| 7 | Michael Starek | United States | 5,580,000 | 56 |
| 8 | Xingwei Chen | China | 5,380,000 | 54 |
| 9 | Yoann Saubot | Canada | 5,175,000 | 52 |
| 10 | Itai Levy | Israel | 5,100,000 | 51 |
Mykhailo Lendel is sitting pretty in fourth place with 5,980,000 and, with his vast final table experience, will be looking for a deep run to cross the $1,500,000 in lifetime earnings mark, as per The Hendon Mob, and get his first WSOP gold bracelet around his wrist.
Michael Starek (5,580,000) is another player with a huge amount of final table experience and a plethora of titles to his name, and is surely one to keep an eye on going into Day 3. Starek will be looking to maximise his edges and build his stack to make a run at the final table and add to his just over $300,000 in lifetime earnings, as per The Hendon Mob.
Not all could be so lucky as the 50 survivors, as numerous multiple WSOP bracelet holders and 25K Fantasy players fell by the wayside. Names such as Men Nguyen, Bryan Piccioli, Xuming Qi, Robert Schulz, Frank Marasco, Georgios Sotiropoulos, Karapet Galstyan, Jeremy Becker and Jon Shoreman were all sent packing before the end of Day 2.
All returning players have locked up $6,194, but will be eyeing up the mouthwatering $282,817 first-place prize, which, of course, comes along with the coveted WSOP gold bracelet.
Remaining Prize Pool
Event #78: $600 Deepstack Championship No-Limit Hold'em will continue on July 3 at 11:00 a.m. local time. Play will restart at Level 28, where the blinds will be 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 big blind ante.
Levels will be 60 minutes with a 15-minute break after every two levels. Play will continue until just five players remain. There is a scheduled 60-minute dinner break after the completion of Level 33 at approximately 5:30 p.m. local time.
PokerNews will be back on the floor tomorrow, July 3, for Day 3 of the event. Stay tuned for all the action from the floor as it unfolds.
Level 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Level 27
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Level 27
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Play has now ended for the night and the 50 remaining players have bagged up their chips to return for Day 3 tomorrow, July 3.
Stay tuned for a recap of the day and full chip counts.
Level 27
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Nicholas Burris moved all in from middle position and was called by Anthony Irwin in the next seat for less. The rest of the table folded.
Anthony Irwin: A♥J♣ 
Nicholas Burris: K♦Q♦
It was looking good for Irwin on the 3♣5♥6♠ flop and 10♠ turn, but when the Q♥ peeled off on the river, Burris paired his hand to send Irwin to the rail.
Level 27
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Action was picked up in a heads up pot on the flop between Jane Bahk in middle position and Shawn Pilot in the big blind.
The flop read Q♥8♠6♥ and Pilot checked over to Bahk, who bet 300,000. Pilot moved all in for 1,385,000 and Bahk called with the covering stack.
Shawn Pilot: Q♦J♥
Jane Bahk: A♦Q♣
A J♣ peeled off on the turn to give Pilot queens up, and he held up on the 3♦ river to secure his double up.
Level 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Rajagopal Sankaranarayanan opened to 180,000 from middle position. Christopher Elkins re-raised to 600,000 in the cutoff with only 125,000 behind. Bryan Obregon moved all in from the big blind to isolate.
Sankaranarayanan opted to fold and Elkins went into the tank. Obregon put some more pressure by calling the clock. Ultimately, Elkins decided to put his last remaining chips into the pot.
Christopher Elkins: A♠J♣
Bryan Obregon: A♦Q♦
The dealer rolled out the board: 8♦3♦5♦K♦10♠.
Obregon had already flopped a flush, and there was no way out for Elkins. Obregon took down the pot.
Level 27
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
The players are playing four more hands before bagging for the night.
Stay tuned for full chip counts and an end of day recap.
Level 27
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Michael Persky moved all in for 530,000 from first position to see Evagoras Evagorou call in late position. On the button, Taha Sen moved all in for 2,930,000 and everyone folded.
Michael Persky: A♣5♠
Evagoras Evagorou: A♥K♣
The board ran out 9♣4♣3♣8♣J♠ and the ace-high flush was good to see the 2-time WSOPC circuit main event champion secure survival.
