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 #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: 2
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Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$9,793,560
Total Entries
3,668
Players Left
71
Average Chip Stack
2,066,479
Total Chips
146,720,000
Next Payout
Place 71
$18,249
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
60,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
923
Players Left
167
Players Left 71 / 3,668
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Poker Player Tanks Over 15 Minutes in WSOP Main Event For Pay Jump

Eliot Thomas
Eliot Thomas
Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Loren Klein
Loren Klein

With just 72 players remaining in this year's WSOP Main Event, one player took the meaning of "tanking" to a new extreme, deliberating for over 15 minutes in an unsuccessful bid to secure a $20,000 pay jump.

On Day 6 of poker's world championship event, Loren Klein found himself all-in with just one chip behind, and was allowed to stall for an exceptionally long time before floor staff finally intervened.

Tyler Gaston, the player who contested the pot with Klein, told his opponent he would let him take his time to try to reach the next pay jump as action continued at the other tables.

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