2026 World Series of Poker

Event #74: $1,500 8-Game Mixed
Event #78: $600 Deepstack Championship No-Limit Hold'em Event #81: $800 Summer Celebration Event #82: $10,000 WSOP Main Event NLH World Championship Event #83: $1,500 Double Board Bomb Pot Pot-Limit Omaha Event #84: $5,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em Event #85: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Event #86: $600 Ultra Stack No-limit Hold'em Show All Events
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Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♥k♣k♥3♠
Prize
$181,625
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,016,865
Total Entries
766
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
13
Players Left
1
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How Unknown Poker Player Entered WSOP $100k High Roller Nearly for Free

Jon Sofen
Jon Sofen
Level 29
Phillipp Mellon
Phillipp Mellon

A poker player with no recorded live poker tournament results has entered the $100,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha event at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) nearly for free.

Phillipp Mellon, who doesn't even have a page on The Hendon Mob, showed up Tuesday with just five other players when the high-stakes tournament began at 1 p.m. PT. He sat down at the table to play against crushers such as Alex Foxen and Eelis Parssinen, both 2026 bracelet winners. Jason Koon, who is up for Poker Hall of Fame, was among those who registered shortly after the tournament started.

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