The 2026 WSOP $10,000 Main Event World Championship is down to 3,294 players after registration closed on Day 2d at Horseshoe and Paris in Las Vegas.
This year’s field reached 9,208 total entries, building a prize pool of more than $85 million. The top 1,382 finishers will be paid, while the eventual champion is set to receive $10,000,000 and the WSOP bracelet.
Rossitto Sets the Pace for Day 3
Michael Rossitto will enter Day 3 as the overall chip leader after bagging 770,500. Jeff Fenster sits close behind with 747,000, followed by Yannick Schumacher with 738,000, Robert Gill with 728,500, and Joseph Baghdalian with 705,000.
Farid Jattin also finished among the leading stacks, ending the day with 630,000 after eliminating Martin Kabrhel. “I had to take care of him,” Jattin told reporters.
The rest of the listed top ten includes Dhiraj Sharma with 623,500, Victor Dong with 620,000, Patrik Jaros with 614,500, and Terrance Reid with 597,500.
Late Registration Adds Another 820 Entries
Day 2d began with 3,638 players who had survived Day 1d. Another 820 players joined through late registration, each starting with 60,000 chips before the field was locked.
That path did not work for everyone. Phil Ivey was among the players eliminated on Day 2d, along with Liv Boeree and Jeremy Becker. Daniel Negreanu, who had entered from Day 1, also missed out on Day 3.
Niall Farrell, Gus Hansen, Dylan Weisman, Alejandro “Papo MC” Lococo, Luke Schwartz, Justin Saliba, Jason Mercier, Bryn Kenney, Matt Glantz, Nick Schulman, and 2025 finalist Jarod Minghini were also eliminated before the end of the day.
Foxen, Deeb and Former Champions Advance
Several major names kept their Main Event hopes alive. Alex Foxen bagged 493,500, while Shaun Deeb moved on with 368,500. Chris Hunichen finished with 302,500, Jesse Lonis with 266,500, Kathy Liebert with 255,000, Viktor Blom with 238,500, Benny Glaser with 193,000, Artur Martirosian with 179,000, and Kristen Foxen with 143,000.
Chris Moneymaker also reached Day 3 with 221,000 chips. His 2003 WSOP Main Event title came with a $2.5 million first prize; this year’s winner is set to receive four times that amount.
Former Main Event champions John Cynn, Ryan Riess, Hossein Ensan, and Joe McKeehen are still alive as well. Cynn bagged 403,000, Riess finished with 395,000, Ensan advanced with 235,000, and McKeehen moved on with 102,500.
Phil Hellmuth III survived with 75,000 chips after a swingy day. His father, 17-time WSOP bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth, had already advanced from the previous day with 173,000.
With the Main Event field now combined, Day 3 will send 3,294 players toward the money. The top 1,382 will cash, and Day 4 is likely to open with the bubble in play as the field continues chasing the $10,000,000 first prize.
