2026 World Series of Poker

Event #76: $100,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha
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
Day: 2
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Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k♦9♠3♥2♠
Prize
$2,257,718
Event Info
Buy-in
$100,000
Prize Pool
$7,968,000
Total Entries
83
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
52
Players Left
5
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How Unknown Poker Player Entered WSOP $100k High Roller Nearly for Free

Matt O'Halloran
Matt O'Halloran
Level 16 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Phillipp Mellon
Phillipp Mellon

A poker player with no recorded live poker tournament results entered the $100,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha event at the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) nearly for free.

Phillipp Mellon, who doesn't even have a page on The Hendon Mob, showed up with just five other players when the high-stakes tournament began. He sat down at the table to play against crushers such as Alex Foxen and Eelis Parssinen, both 2026 bracelet winners.

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