2026 World Series of Poker

Event #89: $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship No-Limit Hold'em
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 #90: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em Event #91: $1,500 Pick Your PLO 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 Show All Events
Day: 1a
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Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$9,798,900
Total Entries
3,670
Players Left
167
Average Chip Stack
879,042
Total Chips
146,800,000
Next Payout
Place 167
$8,779
Level Info
Level
20
Blinds
10,000 / 20,000
Ante
20,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
498
Players Left
140
Players Left 167 / 3,670
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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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