The 2026 World Series of Poker Main Event really did reach the business end of the tournament on Day 7. By the time players bagged, only 21 players were left in contention, each of them with $325,000 already locked up and looking up towards the incredible $10,000,000 first prize and prestigious bracelet awaiting the winner.
Among the top stacks at the end of the day was nine-time bracelet winner Shaun Deeb, who bagged sixth in chips with 31,300,000. Deeb is on his deepest ever Main Event run, and as one of the most experienced players left in the field, is certainly one to watch as he looks to add to his $18 million in live tournament winnings and his PoY point tally, as well as etch his name in WSOP history.
Two other players are also looking to make history. The 2019 champion Hossein Ensan survived the day and bagged in 7th place with a respectable stack of 29,700,000. If Ensan goes on to win, he would join Doyle Brunson and Johnny Chan as one of the only players to ever win the Main Event twice.
Todd Brunson is still in the ever-shrinking field, albeit with a shorter stack of 7,800,000. Todd is a Hall of Famer with over $5,000,000 in live tournament winnings, according to The Hendon Mob, and a WSOP bracelet to his name. Todd is the son of the late Doyle Brunson, a legendary player who won the Main Event twice in a row in 1976 and 1977.
Trayner Takes the Chip Lead
It’s fair to say that Malcolm Trayner is on a bit of a heater. An extremely skilled player, he won his first WSOP bracelet in 2024 in the Mystery Millions for a cool $1,000,000. Early on in 2026, he scooped the Aussie Millions for in his home country for the equivalent of $990,759. Now, he has bagged the chip lead at the end of Day 7 of the WSOP Main Event with a whopping 63,200,000 chips.
- Read more: 2024 WSOP: Malcolm Trayner Wins First WSOP Bracelet and $1,000,000 in $1,000 Mystery Millions
In a hand that occurred on the WSOP stream, Trayner five-bet all in with A♠5♠ over the top of Allan Sannier’s four-bet. Sannier called with J♥J♦ and Trayner hit an ace on the flop, holding to win the pot. As tweeted by Mike Matasow, the hand demonstrates what it takes to win the Main Event; a stick-it-in-their-face style of aggression combined with a massive dose of run-good!
Trayner’s stack positions him firmly ahead of the pack. He has around 1.5x more than second place Rami Hammoud and third place Lucas Jumalon, two recreational players from Canada who have already locked up the biggest cashes of their lives by making it this far.
Top Ten End of Day 7 Chip Counts
| Position | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Malcolm Trayner | Australia | 63,200,000 |
| 2 |  Rami Hammoud | Canada | 41,500,000 |
| 3 | Lucas Jumalon | Canada | 40,800,000 |
| 4 |  Evagoras Evagorou | Cyprus | 38,200,000 |
| 5 |  Will Givens | United States | 31,700,000 |
| 6 | Shaun Deeb | United States | 31,300,000 |
| 7 |  Hossein Ensan | Germany | 29,700,000 |
| 8 |  Thomas Clack | United Kingdom | 27,500,000 |
| 9 |  Antonio Galiana | Spain | 27,200,000 |
| 10 |  Mario Boos | France | 24,300,000 |
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Will Givens Continues to Make Noise
Will Givens has been making noise, not shying away from table talk or aggressive action. He is among those to bag in the top ten, finishing in fifth position with 31,700,000, just a touch ahead of Deeb.
Notable players who bagged outside of the top ten included bracelet owners Michael Gagliano (19,300,000), Romain Lewis (15,800,000) and Dylan Smith (9,600,000), Brock Wilson (13,600,000), and three-time bracelet winner Greg Mueller (13,200,000).
Givens gained some notoriety when he rocked up late on Day 6 after taking some time to go for a stroll and eat a healthy breakfast. Below, he can be seen offering advice on the mental side of the game and the logic behind his decision.
Day 5 and 6 Chip Leaders Among Bustouts
The first player to fall on Day 7 was Gregory Brown, who was out in 62nd place for $150,000. Others who didn’t make it through included Day 6 chip leader Tyler Gaston, out in 37th place for $215,000, John Weiss (34th – $265,000), Patrick Leonard (32nd – $265,000), and Kyosuke Nagami (23rd – $325,000). Day 5 chip leader Zhao Liu was the last player to hit the rail before the end of the day, falling in 22nd place and earning himself a $325,000 payday.
Hendrik Terner will be among the happier players to bust so deep in the Main Event after he turned a $150 GGPoker qualifier into a 38th place finish worth $215,000.
What’s Next at the 2026 World Series of Poker?
Day 8 is set to be an incredibly exciting day at the World Series of Poker, because the remaining 21 players are due to play down to the final nine, who will all lock up a six-figure prize of at least $1,000,000. Action resumes on Monday July 13 at 11 a.m. Vegas time with blinds at 300,000/600,000 with a 600,000 big blind ante.
Those who make it through to the final table will return on August 3 to start three days of televised action, after which a 2026 Main Event champion will be crowned.
| Date | Time | Day |
| Monday, July 13 | 11:00 AM | Day 8 |
| Monday, August 3 | 06:00 PM | Final Table Day 1 |
| Tuesday, August 4 | 06:00 PM | Final Table Day 2 |
| Wednesday, August 5 | 06:00 PM | Final Table Day 3 |
2026 WSOP Main Event in Numbers
- Day 1a – 722 entries, 543 players advanced
- Day 1b – 1,038 entries, 759 advanced
- Day 1c – 1573 entries, 1166 advanced
- Day 1d – 4,694 entries, 3638 advanced
- Day 2abc – 2,780 returned or late regged, 1,260 advanced
- Day 2d – 4,458 returned or late regged, 2,034 advanced
- Day 3 – 3,294 returned, 1,389 advanced
- Day 4 – 1,389 returned, 533 advanced
- Day 5 – 533 returned, 174 advanced
- Day 6 – 174 returned, 62 advanced
- Day 7 – 62 to return, 21 advanced
- Day 8 – 21 set to return to play down to final 9
Total entries – 9,208
Prize pool – $85,634,400
Top Prize – $10,000,000
2026 WSOP Main Event Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize |
| 1 | $10,000,000 |
| 2 | $6,000,000 |
| 3 | $3,750,000 |
| 4 | $2,750,000 |
| 5 | $2,250,000 |
| 6 | $1,750,000 |
| 7 | $1,500,000 |
| 8 | $1,250,000 |
| 9 | $1,000,000 |
| 10 -11 | $750,000 |
| 12-13 | $510,000 |
| 14-17 | $410,475 |
| 18-21 | $325,000 |
