2026 World Series of Poker
Event #81: $800 Summer Celebration
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
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Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Players Info - Day 1b
Buy-in
$800
Prize Pool
$4,271,400
Total Entries
6,102
Players Left
2,172
Average Chip Stack
112,376
Total Chips
244,080,000
Entries
3,518
Players Left
2,048
Players Left 2,172 / 6,102
Mike Holtz's Epic Bracelet Celebration! | PokerNews Podcast Episode #974
In a special 974th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which is sponsored by FanDuel Poker, Mike Holtz and Ben Ludlow come to you from the floor of the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) and are joined by a special guest in 2006 WSOP Player of the Year Jeff Madsen.
With co-host Chad Holloway away for the week, the three discuss Holtz winning his second bracelet in Event #31: $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold’em. The two-time WSOP.com POY topped a field of 2,103 entries and defeated heads-up opponent Mei Seow to win a career-best $238,097 and his first live bracelet.