PokerNews live coverage of this event will begin on Day 3 (June 22). Until then, we will be keeping readers informed with updates on chip counts and core event statistics, including entries and prize pool. Scroll down to see more.
Event #50: $1,500 Millionaire Maker
Day 2c Completed
Hugo Jimenez finished Day 2c of Event #50: $1,500 Millionaire Maker with 2,220,000 in chips and the chip lead, according to the WSOP LIVE App.
The 105 survivors from Day 2c are all that is left of a 3,121-player Day 1c flight that started the day before.
Behind Jimenez in second and third are Ignacio Sole (1,925,000) and Joseph Mcgowan (1,780,000).
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hugo Jimenez | Argentina | 2,220,000 | 111 |
| 2 | Ignacio Sole | Spain | 1,925,000 | 96 |
| 3 | Joseph Mcgowan | United States | 1,780,000 | 89 |
| 4 | Trishelle Cannatella | United States | 1,780,000 | 89 |
| 5 | Sebastian Mortensen | Denmark | 1,705,000 | 85 |
| 6 | Joshua Steinberg | United States | 1,700,000 | 85 |
| 7 | Christos Argyriadis | Greece | 1,540,000 | 77 |
| 8 | Aaron Johnson | United States | 1,455,000 | 73 |
| 9 | Carlos Caldas | Portugal | 1,425,000 | 71 |
| 10 | Richard Vallario Jr | United States | 1,405,000 | 70 |
Chip counts according to WSOP LIVE App
Among the 105 players who are headed to Day 3 you can find notables like Malcolm Trayner (1,365,000), Dan Sepiol (860,000), Ryan Laplante (620,000), and Xixiang Luo (555,000).
The combined Day 3 field returns on Monday, June 22, at 11 a.m. local time. There are ten more levels scheduled, starting with blinds of 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante.
PokerNews' traditional live reporting begins on Day 3, so stay tuned to keep up with all the action.
According to the WSOP LIVE app.
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In the 977th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which is sponsored by FanDuel Poker, Chad Holloway and Mike Holtz are joined at Level 9 Studio in Las Vegas by a pair from the UK in Grosvenor Poker's Katie Swift and Philip "The Tower" Heald.
The quartet discusses the recent high-profile bet between Phil Hellmuth and Shaun Deeb, one involving the former's son, Phillip "P3" Hellmuth III, and the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. Deeb stands to win $14,000 max, while Hellmuth could potentially win $10,000,000! It's an extremely long shot, but what do you think?
From there, the crew looks at a pair of game-changing hands. In the first, Dario Sammartino shared on social media that an automatic shuffler has apparently sorted the cards, which resulted in two very similar hands, and in the other, a dealer error resulted in the final two players in the COLOSSUS being dealt the wrong cards in the first hand of heads-up play. No one noticed in real time, and the tournament ended as a result.
Other topics include changes to the Poker Hall of Fame, The Tower advocating for Barny Boatman and John Duthie to be inducted, and a look ahead to Grosvenor Poker's famed GOLIATH, which will run July 23-August 2. Finally, don't forget to order your Think Jerky here!
Find out all about those stories and more in this week's episode of the PokerNews Podcast! Oh, and be sure to check out the audio version of the PokerNews Podcast that is available on all major podcasting platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and SoundCloud.
As per the WSOP LIVE app.
In the 977th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which is sponsored by FanDuel Poker, Chad Holloway and Mike Holtz are joined at Level 9 Studio in Las Vegas by a pair from the UK in Grosvenor Poker's Katie Swift and Philip "The Tower" Heald.
The quartet discusses the recent high-profile bet between Phil Hellmuth and Shaun Deeb, one involving the former's son, Phillip "P3" Hellmuth III, and the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. Deeb stands to win $14,000 max, while Hellmuth could potentially win $10,000,000! It's an extremely long shot, but what do you think?
From there, the crew looks at a pair of game-changing hands. In the first, Dario Sammartino shared on social media that an automatic shuffler has apparently sorted the cards, which resulted in two very similar hands, and in the other, a dealer error resulted in the final two players in the COLOSSUS being dealt the wrong cards in the first hand of heads-up play. No one noticed in real time, and the tournament ended as a result.
Other topics include changes to the Poker Hall of Fame, The Tower advocating for Barny Boatman and John Duthie to be inducted, and a look ahead to Grosvenor Poker's famed GOLIATH, which will run July 23-August 2. Finally, don't forget to order your Think Jerky here!
Find out all about those stories and more in this week's episode of the PokerNews Podcast! Oh, and be sure to check out the audio version of the PokerNews Podcast that is available on all major podcasting platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and SoundCloud.
According to the WSOP live app.
Shaun Deeb came up one spot short yet again for a 2026 World Series of Poker bracelet, falling to Joey Couden in Event #52: $3,000 Nine Game Mix after a grueling three-and-a-half-hour heads-up battle. The defeat was Deeb's ninth in a bracelet match and dropped his all-time heads-up record to 8-9.
The latest near miss added to a frustrating run of runner-up finishes for the eight-time bracelet winner. Deeb had already finished second twice at WSOP Europe earlier this year to take an early lead in the Player of the Year race, but after arriving in Las Vegas with just one cash through the opening weeks of the series, another silver medal may prove crucial as he chases back-to-back POY titles.
As painful as Deeb's 8-9 record may be, it doesn't rank among the unluckiest in WSOP history. Several poker crushers have reached heads-up for a bracelet time and again, only to walk away empty-handed. Here are the players with the most WSOP runner-up finishes without ever sealing the deal.
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