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Event #62: $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em
Day 3 Completed
2026 World Series of Poker
Event #62: $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 3
Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$3,862,600
Total Entries
1,736
Level
35
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
34
Players Left
1
Players Left 1 / 1,736
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Level 35
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
After years of chasing a World Series of Poker gold bracelet – getting close, but never seizing it – Josh Reichard can finally say he has won one.
Reichard conquered a field of 1,736 entries in Event #62: $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em to claim a first-place prize of $555,198 from a prize pool of $3,862,600.
Reichard bettered Caleb Harris in a half-hour heads-up match for the title, tabling a straight for the winning hand, then quickly making it to the rail for high-fives with his large group of supporters.
Then there was an emotional hug with his wife, Ashley, followed by a lengthy chat on the phone with his father Brett back in Wisconsin, who brought a slightly different tone to the accomplishment.
So, what did dad say?
“It’s about f***ing time,” Reichard said with a laugh.
Event #62: $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Reichard | United States | $555,198 |
| 2 | Caleb Harris | United States | $370,037 |
| 3 | Spyridon Apartoglou | Greece | $267,938 |
| 4 | Orson Young | United States | $196,225 |
| 5 | Myles Mullaly | United States | $145,365 |
| 6 | John Ciccarelli | United States | $108,946 |
| 7 | Maher Achour | Tunisia | $82,616 |
| 8 | Robbie Bull | United Kingdom | $63,399 |
| 9 | Corentin Soulier | France | $49,241 |
| 10 | Eoghan O'Dea | Ireland | $38,713 |
His Time to Win
Reichard was the most noted player among the final group, having recorded two third-place finishes already this series, one in Event #28: $600 Mixed No-Limit Hold’em/Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack, and another in the $10,000 Mystery Bounty last week.
He believes experience made a difference, as he moved confidently through the group, avoiding major missteps.
“I could tell, nerves were high at the final table,” Reichard said. “There were some great players. But you could definitely tell there was some inexperience and some nerves going through.”
With his rail wreaking havoc on his every bet-and-call, Reichard described the atmosphere as a homefield advantage.
“I don't really consider poker a sport, but it relates in that way when these people are here making all this noise, cheering me on and stuff like that,” he said. “Just the vibes are incredible. It might even influence my opponents, you know, because it's, like, overwhelming.”
Final Table Action
The play was furious early at the final table. Five players were erased in 30 minutes.
It began with the elimination of Eoghan O'Dea on the very first hand of the initial 10-person setup.
Orson Young made a move and threatened the chip lead with over 11,000,000, but his stay at that altitude didn’t last long, and he went out in fourth place.
The final threesome of Reichard, Harris and Spyridon Apartoglou tangled for a time, with each holding the lead at some point.
A Harris double-up through Apartoglou, with his pocket tens holding, shot him past Reichard into the chip lead with some 31,000,000 chips.
Apartoglou, who hails from Greece, is a relative newcomer to big-time poker. He represented himself well, until he was caught with a whiff that cost him a whopping 13,400,000 chips.
The bluff left him with a single big blind, virtually ending his tournament. Reichard knocked him out with the next hand.
Still, it was an excellent run for Apartoglou, whose first recorded cash was only three years ago at a European Poker Tour event. This WSOP run was his largest take by far.
Heads-Up for the Bracelet
Harris entered the one-on-one with Reichard holding a 16,000,000-chip lead. He did well just to make the final table.
The Ohio native was down to six big blinds a couple of levels prior when he found a double-up with queens over jacks. Shortly thereafter, he did it again with kings over queens.
He couldn't pull any of that off in a Big Ten battle for the bracelet against Reichard, however.
After a few chips moved back-and-forth for the first 20 minutes of heads-up play, Reichard took control, winning consecutive hands to build the tournament's biggest stack to that point.
A few hands later, Harris bluffed off his final stack when Reichard hit a straight on the turn and waited patiently for Harris to move his chips into the pot.
Then he delivered the knockout call.
Last Man Standing
It was Reichard's day, Reichard's tournament. And he seized it.
He even had the honor of silencing Martin Kabrhel, with a knockout late on Day 2, sending him off with ace-queen after Kabrhel had made fun of him for playing those two cards so aggressively earlier in the day.
"Ace-queen was good to me, and Kabrhel and I go back and forth," Reichard said. "Unlike some of the people in poker, I enjoy his antics."
An accomplished pro, having amassed more than $6.5 million in career earnings according to The Hendon Mob, Reichard is already a member of the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Hall of Fame, and he has won 17 WSOP circuit rings.
But there was one key item missing from his list of accomplishments. That is no longer the case.
“There are a lot of things you can do in poker, and bigger things in life,” Reichard said. “But in poker, this was on the top of my goals, the thing I’ve been wanting."
Reichard is now a WSOP bracelet holder.
“It feels incredible.”
This ends PokerNews coverage of the exciting Event #62: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em. Stay tuned for more action from the 2026 WSOP, with information on tournaments and the bracelet winners, exclusive interviews, and more.
Level 35
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Josh Reichard wins his very first World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet and the top prize of $555,198 Event #62: $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em.
Stay tuned for a full recap of the day!
Level 35
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
After Josh Reichard limped, Caleb Harris made it 1,800,000 to go. Reichard made the call.
The flop came 9♦5♥8♣, bringing a bet of 1,200,000 from Harris.
When the J♦ landed on the turn, Harris again bet, this time 3,600,000. Reichard paused for a second, then made the call.
The 10♣ hit on the river. Harris shoved all in. Reichard quickly called.
Harris turned his cards over first, A♦2♦. Reichard flipped over Q♠10♦ to show that he had made a straight on the turn.
Level 35
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Josh Reichard limped from the button and Caleb Harris checked his option.
The flop came 8♥7♥5♦. After action was passed to him, Reichard continued with 1,200,000 and Harris called again.
Harris continued to check-call Reichard's 3,100,000 bet to see the last card.
Finally, on the river 9♠, Harris led out with 8,000,000 and Reichard called. Harris showed K♠5♥ for bottom pair, while Reichard tabled 9♥8♦ for a rivered two-pair.
Level 35
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Caleb Harris on the button limped and Josh Reichard checked his option.
The dealer spread 4♥2♣6♦. Both players checked. Reichard led out with 900,000 on the K♦ turn. Harris raised to 2,200,000 and Reichard called.
On the river Q♥, after action was passed to him, Harris fired 3,000,000, making Reichard fold.
Level 35
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
After chips moved back-and-forth for a bit, Josh Reichard won two consecutive hands.
With he and Caleb Harris in for 1,200,000 preflop, the board came 10♥3♦A♠. Harris bet 2,100,000. Reichard called.
The turn brought the 10♣ to pair the board. This time, Reichard led out with 4,200,000. Harris called. The 4♥ landed on the river. Reichard bet 4,000,000 chips. Harris thought about it for a while, then made the call.
Reichard tabled 10♦8♣ to show trip tens. Harris mucked.
In the next hand Harris made it 1,200,000 to go from the small blind. Josh Reichard made the call.
The flop hit 2♠6♣4♠. Harris bet 6,000,000. Reichard raised all in. Harris folded.
Level 35
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Caleb Harris limped on the button and Josh Reichard checked his option.
The dealer fanned out 4♦2♥6♦ and both players checked all through to the 3♥ turn.
On the K♠ river, Reichard fired 2,400,000, which was enough to take the pot.
Level 35
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Josh Reichard limped from the button and Caleb Harris checked his option.
The flop came 2♥10♥6♣. Harris check-called Reinhard's bet of 800,000.
Both players checked the 6♠ turn and J♥ river. Harris showed A♣3♥ for ace-high, which was enough to take the pot.
Level 35
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
There is a small break taking place, as heads-up gets prepared.
