2026 World Series of Poker

Event #87: $1,000 Mystery Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha
Event #82: $10,000 WSOP Main Event NLH World Championship Event #88: $300 Gladiators of Poker Event #89: $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship No-Limit Hold'em Event #92: $3,000 T.O.R.S.E. Event #93: $1,500 The Closer No-Limit Hold’em Event #94: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Championship Event #95: $500 Summer Saver No-Limit Hold'em Event #96: $3,000 6-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha Show All Events
Day: 1b
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Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j♠9♠6♠4♥
Prize
$305,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$4,192,320
Total Entries
4,764
Level Info
Level
41
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
2,000,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
2,842
Players Left
426
Players Left 1 / 4,764

Who is the Most Improbable WSOP Main Event Champion Ever?

Kevin Taylor
Kevin Taylor
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The least and most surprising World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champion ever is arguably the same person.

Confused? You won't be in a bit. Poker's most prestigious annual event, with the purpose of crowning a 2026 world champion, kicks off today at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. Michael Mizrachi, the newest Poker Hall of Famer, won this $10,000 buy-in tournament last summer for $10,000,000.

"The Grinder's" win brought some excitement around the poker community, but it wasn't a huge surprise like some past champs. Mizrachi didn't come out of nowhere before winning the Main Event. He wasn't an accountant who won a cheap online satellite to enter the tournament or some random amateur low-stakes cash game player.

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