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It's a 2 p.m. local time start on July 11 for the final championship event of the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. Event #94 of the 2026 WSOP is the prestigious $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Championship,
This is a three-day event that will crown its champion on July 13. If past editions of this tournament are anything to go by, that champion will likely take home in the region of $1 million for their efforts plus, of course, a coveted gold WSOP bracelet.
📌 Event Snapshot
- Event: #94 – Event $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Championship
- Date(s): July 11-13
- Time: 2 p.m.
- Buy-In: $10,000
- Format: No-Limit Hold'em
- Late Registration: Open until the end of Level 12 (approx. 3:15 p.m. on Day 2)
- Reentries: none
- Starting Stack: 60,000 chips
- Levels: 60 minutes
- 2025 Winner: Sam Soverel ($986,337)
- 2025 Field Size: 546 entries
- 2025 Prize Pool: $5,077,800
Structure and Schedule
The $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Championship entrants start their quest for glory at 2 p.m. local time today armed with a 60,000 starting stack. Day 1 is scheduled to last 10 levels, each spanning 60 minutes, with 15-minute breaks planned every two levels; there is no dinner break on Day 1. Late registration remains open for 12 levels, closing at around 3:15 p.m. local time on Day 2 (July 12).
Those who progress to Day 2 return to the action at 1 p.m. local time on July 12 to play another 10 levels. Fifteen-minute breaks every two levels and a 60-minute dinner break after Level 16 (approx.7:30 p.m. local time) give players a well-deserved rest.
Day 3 runs on July 13, with the restart time yet to be determined. Players will take 15-minute breaks every two levels, and a dinner break will be announced during play. Day 3 is scheduled to play down to a champion.
Past Champions & History
Sam Soverel is the reigning champion of this event, having topped a field of 546 in 2025. Soverel turned his $10,000 investment into $986,337 and won his third WSOP bracelet.
Soverel told PokerNews: “I feel like I’ve been running hot all summer. Day 2 of this one went well, but I kept losing all-ins toward the end. Then on Day 3, I just started winning the most ridiculous ones. I kept shoving on people with absolute dust, and they’d call with jacks or something, and I’d just drill a queen or king or ace. It’s nice to win every all-in for once.”
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