button in SafariSeong Han Leads Final 50 Going Into Day 3 of $600 Deepstack Championship No-Limit Hold'em
The penultimate day of Event #78: $600 Deepstack Championship No-Limit Hold'em gets underway at 11 a.m. local time at the 2026 World Series of Poker, with just 50 players remaining from a massive field of 5,177 entries inside the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. The surviving players have already locked up $6,194, but all eyes are on the coveted WSOP gold bracelet and the $282,817 top prize from the $2,609,208 prize pool.
Starting Day 3 as the player to catch is Korea's Seong Han, who bagged 6,285,000 at the end of Day 2. Right on his heels is Lisa Tan with 6,230,000, while South Africa's Adriaan Jacobs rounds out the top three with 6,140,000. Fewer than twelve big blinds separate the top ten stacks, meaning the chip lead is likely to change as the day progresses.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seong Han | Korea, Republic of | 6,285,000 | 63 |
| 2 | Lisa Tan | United States | 6,230,000 | 62 |
| 3 | Adriaan Jacobs | South Africa | 6,140,000 | 61 |
| 4 | Mykhailo Lendel | United States | 5,980,000 | 60 |
| 5 | Wes Heryford | United States | 5,900,000 | 59 |
| 6 | Abu Naser Bikas | United States | 5,640,000 | 56 |
| 7 | Michael Starek | United States | 5,580,000 | 56 |
| 8 | Xingwei Chen | China | 5,380,000 | 54 |
| 9 | Yoann Saubot | Canada | 5,175,000 | 52 |
| 10 | Itai Levy | Israel | 5,100,000 | 51 |
The race for the title remains open, with plenty of players still in the mix. Mykhailo Lendel (5,980,000), Wes Heryford (5,900,000), Abu Naser Bikas (5,640,000), Michael Starek (5,580,000), Xingwei Chen (5,380,000), Yoann Saubot (5,175,000), and Itai Levy (5,100,000) all return with stacks well above the five-million mark and have positioned themselves for a deep run.
Also returning today re Christopher Summers-James (5,045,000), Rohit Kwatra (4,630,000), Zixuan Liu (4,385,000), Terence Etim (4,370,000), Daniele Miniello (3,965,000), and Daniel Allen (3,960,000), all of whom begin the day within striking distance of the overnight leader. At the other end of the counts, Kevin Rustice returns with 560,000 and faces the toughest climb if he is to keep his bracelet hopes alive.
Play resumes on Level 28 with blinds of 50,000/100,000 and a 100,000 big blind ante. Levels remain 60 minutes in length, with a 15-minute break after every two levels and a scheduled 60-minute dinner break following Level 33. The plan is to play down to the final five, with every pot carrying added significance as the remaining players edge closer to the final table.
Remaining Prize Pool
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