Adrian Mateos Won $4,842,540 at the 2026 WSOP

This was the best result of the entire series. The Spanish poker pro recorded three cashes, including a victory in the most expensive tournament of the series, the $250K Super High Roller NLHE, for $4,334,411.

Bryn Kenney finished second with $3,891,288 in cashes. Kenney did not win a bracelet, but finished runner-up in the $250K Super High Roller NLHE for $2,776,634 and third in the $50K High Roller NLHE 8-Handed for $1,041,908.

Two-time 2026 WSOP champion Eelis Paerssinen took third place with $3,833,298 in cashes. He won two $25K events: the $25K PLO for $2,161,056 and the $25K PLO/NLHE Mixed for $1,172,296.

Here are the top 10 players by total cashes at the series:

Place	Country	Player	Cashes
1		Adrian Mateos	$4,842,540
2		Bryn Kenney	$3,891,288
3		Eelis Paerssinen	$3,833,298
4		Benjamin Tollerene	$3,766,000
5		Sean Winter	$3,230,627
6		Yuri Dzivielevski	$3,134,283
7		Daniel Negreanu	$2,977,868
8		Artur Martirosian	$2,977,747
9		Santhosh Suvarna	$2,900,247
10		Philip Sternheimer	$2,535,000

Shaun Deeb Leads the 2026 WSOP POY Race

The WSOP POY race traditionally concluded in Las Vegas, with the winner receiving a $10K WSOP Main Event Entry, a trophy, the title, and a banner at the Horseshoe Las Vegas Event Center.

This year, the prize pool for the leaderboard has been increased to $1,000,000. The top 100 players will receive payouts. The top three will each receive a $100K WSOP Paradise Package, while the winner will also receive the trophy, title, and banner at the Horseshoe Las Vegas Event Center.

The winner will be crowned in December, once WSOP Paradise concludes.

Leading the race is 2018 and 2025 WSOP Player of the Year Shaun Deeb.

Here are his best results in Las Vegas:

• 1st in the $1,500 8-Game Mixed
• 2nd in the $3K Nine Game Mixed
• 15th in the $10K Main Event
• 5th in the $10K NL 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship
• 8th in the $25K High Roller HORSE

Top 10 in the 2026 WSOP POY Race

Place	Country	Player	Points
1		Shaun Deeb	3,410
2		Naoya Kihara	3,388
3		William Foxen	3,381
4		Justin Liberto	2,827
5		Joshua Arieh	2,750
6		Daniel Negreanu	2,698
7		Jesse Lonis	2,674
8		Eelis Paerssinen	2,638
9		Michael Moncek	2,592
10		Joshua Reichard	2,575

Most likely, the battle in the Bahamas will come down to Deeb and Foxen.

Naoya Kihara, who sits second in the standings, commented on X (Twitter) that he does not have high hopes for WSOP Paradise, as most of the schedule consists of high roller events.

The 2026 WSOP Paradise schedule has not yet been released. Last year, WSOP Paradise was held alongside Triton. The schedule featured 15 tournaments, 12 of which had buy-ins of $10K or more.

This year, organizers changed the format and scoring system:

• The top 15 results will count, up from 10 previously.
• WSOP Online results will no longer count.

The Most Memorable 2026 WSOP Bracelets: The Summer Poker Legends Took Over

The Nine-Bracelet Club Welcomes New Members: Shaun Deeb, Michael Mizrachi and Benny Glaser

Shaun Deeb won the $1,500 8-Game Mixed. He could have won his 10th bracelet as well, but finished runner-up in the $3K Nine Game Mixed.

Michael Mizrachi has no intention of stepping away from professional poker. He added another trophy to his collection by winning the $10K PLO Championship.

Benny “RunGodlike” Glaser once again proved that nobody plays mixed games and limit poker better than him, becoming the champion of one of the most prestigious poker tournaments in the world, the $50K Poker Players Championship.

Daniel Negreanu Finally Gets Bracelet No. 8 in the $100K PLO High Roller

In heads-up play, he defeated one of the strongest NLHE players in the world, 2026 $25K WSOP High Roller 6-Handed champion Artur Martirosian.

This was one of the most successful WSOP series of Daniel Negreanu’s career. His net profit came to $1,693,518.

Naoya Kihara and Calvin Anderson Won Two Bracelets Each

The Japanese player won the $10K NL 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship after building his stack from a single chip. Three days later, he won the $10K Stud Championship as well. He had gone 14 years without a WSOP victory and was already considering stepping away from poker.

Calvin Anderson needed slightly more time to win his two bracelets. He became the champion of the $10K Razz Championship and the $10K HORSE Championship.

Women Won 4 Out of 100 Bracelets

That accounts for just 4% of all bracelets. To be fair, very few women play poker tournaments in 2026 as well — probably no more than 4%.

Kristen Foxen won the $25K High Roller, defeating Galen Hall heads-up. It was the sixth bracelet of her career and a career-best score ($1,773,083).

Michelle Chin won her first bracelet in the $1,500 2-7 Triple Draw ($161,313), becoming the first female champion of a WSOP limit event since 2015.

Yanting Jiang won the $3K Mid-Stakes Championship NLHE ($1,159,182) on her birthday. Before this tournament, she had $38K in career cashes.

Skye Chen won the $1K WSOP Ladies Championship ($194.6K). The tournament set a new attendance record with 1,475 entries.

The WSOP Main Event Is the Fourth-Largest in Series History

The tournament attracted 9,208 entries. Only three Main Events had larger fields: 2025 (9,753), 2023 (10,043), and 2024 (10,112).

Nine players remain. Each is guaranteed at least $1M, while the winner will take home $10M. Play will resume on August 3, with the winner to be crowned on August 5.

Place	Country	Player	Stack
1		Lucas Jumalon	129 BB
2		Rami Hammoud	53 BB
3		Jamie Shaevel	37 BB
4		Greg Mueller	32 BB
5		Michael Gagliano	31 BB
6		Mario Boos	29 BB
7		Lauri Sääskilahti	25 BB
8		Han Feng	17 BB
9		Evagoras Evagorou	15 BB