PokerNews live coverage of this event will begin on Day 2 (July 3). Until then, we will keep readers informed with updates on chip counts and core event statistics, including entries and the prize pool. Scroll down to see more.
Event #83: $1,500 Double Board Bomb Pot Pot-Limit Omaha
Day 1 Completed
One of the most unique tournaments on the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) schedule, Event #83: $1,500 Double Board Bomb Pot PLO, began on July 2. It saw 1,673 entries processed, but only 227 of those who started the day with high hopes advanced to Day 2.
The action was relentless throughout the opening day, with a steady stream of eliminations. Paul Fehlig (799,000) is listed in the WSOP LIVE app as the Day 1 chip leader, although a stack of 79,900 is more likely to be accurate.
Danny Wong (490,000) was one of the players who bagged a top 10 stack, as was fellow bracelet winner Igor Zektser (449,000).
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Fehlig | United States | 799,000 |
| 2 | Kamil Dobosz | Poland | 595,000 |
| 3 | Jean-Marc Thomas | France | 544,000 |
| 4 | Julio Trimmer | Mexico | 520,000 |
| 5 | Danny Wong | United States | 490,000 |
| 6 | Igor Zektser | United States | 449,000 |
| 7 | Mohamed Kerkeni | France | 446,000 |
| 8 | Alon Huberman | Israel | 439,000 |
| 9 | Jared Koppel | United States | 435,000 |
| 10 | Eric Garma | United States | 430,000 |
Japan's Naoya Kihara (426,000) looks to have continued his rich vein of form by bagging a big stack in this event's Day 1. Jun Weng (389,500), Jesse Lonis (335,000), Rafael Lebron (328,000), and Amnon Filippi (320,000) all return in the top 30.
Also still in contention are the likes of Joao Simao (285,000), Brad Ruben (253,000), Luke Schwartz (235,000), Michael Moncek (232,000), James Obst (228,000), Anthony Zinno (177,000), Davidi Kitai (175,000), Jason Daly (159,000), Ari Engel (128,000), Steve Zolotow (110,000), Josh Reichard (105,000), and Mike Matusow (100,000).
Day 2 commences at 1:00 p.m. local time on July 3, with the plan to whittle the field down to only five players. Stay tuned to PokerNews for live updates from the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
According to the WSOP LIVE app, these are the chip counts of the 227 players who advanced to Day 2.
Day 1 of Event #83: $1,500 PLO Double Board Bomb Pot has concluded. Of the 1,673 entrants, 227 have bagged to return for Day 2.
Standby for the full chip counts and recap.
The least and most surprising World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champion ever is arguably the same person.
Confused? You won't be in a bit. Poker's most prestigious annual event, with the purpose of crowning a 2026 world champion, kicks off today at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. Michael Mizrachi, the newest Poker Hall of Famer, won this $10,000 buy-in tournament last summer for $10,000,000.
"The Grinder's" win brought some excitement around the poker community, but it wasn't a huge surprise like some past champs. Mizrachi didn't come out of nowhere before winning the Main Event. He wasn't an accountant who won a cheap online satellite to enter the tournament or some random amateur low-stakes cash game player.
Texas Hold'em may be far and away the most popular variant of poker, but true grinders know the joy of switching it up with variants like Omaha, Stud and 2-7.
Some of poker's most decorated players have made mixed games their bread and butter. This includes Poker Hall of Famer Phil Ivey, who won three bracelets in a single summer way back in 2002, as well as Scott Seiver and Benny Glaser, who pulled off the same feat the last two summers.
From four-time $50,000 Poker Players Championship winner Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi to back-to-back-to-back Dealers Choice Championship winner Adam Friedman, here are some of the top mixed game players to look out for at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) this summer — and you can conveniently track them using the new PokerNews MyPlayers feed.
According to the WSOP LIVE app.
The prize pool for this event is $2,220,907. The top 251 players will make the money, with $322,564 set aside for the eventual champion.
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $322,564 | 24 -31 | $10,936 |
| 2 | $214,946 | 32 -39 | $9,041 |
| 3 | $153,802 | 40 -47 | $7,582 |
| 4 | $111,414 | 48 -55 | $6,451 |
| 5 | $81,720 | 56 -63 | $5,570 |
| 6 | $60,701 | 64 -71 | $4,881 |
| 7 | $45,669 | 72 -79 | $4,343 |
| 8 | $34,806 | 80 -99 | $3,923 |
| 9 | $26,878 | 100 -117 | $3,600 |
| 10 -11 | $21,033 | 118 -144 | $3,356 |
| 12 -15 | $16,683 | 145 -171 | $3,179 |
| 16 -23 | $13,414 | 172 -251 | $3,027 |
The 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) kicked off back on May 26, and now it is in the home stretch as June has come to an end and the $10,000 Main Event underway. More than 70 tournaments have awarded bracelets thus far, and the PokerNews Live Reporting team has been on-site all summer long, capturing the action.
During that time, they've reported on some entertaining hands, bad beats, and more, which we're happy to feature in the latest edition of "Hands of the Week" presented by GTOWizard.
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