With late registration now closed for the World Series of Poker Main Event, the entry numbers and prize pool have been confirmed. It’s official. The 2026 edition is the fourth largest in the series’ illustrious history.
After 820 new entries were made during late registration on Day 2d, the total number of entries for the Main Event reached 9,208, a touch shy of last year’s tournament, but still up there with the biggest and richest of all time.
There were 4,458 players who sat down for Day 2d and, of those, 2,034 found the bag at the end of the night.
Michael Rossitto topped the counts with 770,500 and has taken the overall chip lead. The US player has over $5.4 million in live tournament winnings, according to The Hendon Mob, including a career-best score of $604,637 for finishing first in the 2023 Wynn Millions Main Event. Rossitto has already come close to WSOP glory in the past, most notably in 2025, when he came within a whisker twice, finishing second in the $1,500 Shootout and third in the $1,500 Freezeout events.
In second place sits entrepreneur Jeff Fenster of the US with 747,000, while Yannick Schumacher of Germany rounds out the podium spots. Terrance Reid, who came fourth in the 2025 WSOP Paradise Main Event last year for an impressive $4,000,000, finished within the top ten counts for the day with 597,500 chips.
Top Ten Day 2d Chip Counts
| Position | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Michael Rossitto | United States | 770,500 |
| 2 | Jeff Fenster | United States | 747,000 |
| 3 |  Yannick Schumacher | Germany | 738,000 |
| 4 | Robert Gill | United States | 728,500 |
| 5 | Joseph Baghdalian | United States | 705,000 |
| 6 |  Farid Jattin | Colombia | 630,000 |
| 7 |  Dhiraj Sharma | Canada | 623,500 |
| 8 | Victor Dong | United States | 620,000 |
| 9 |  Patrik Jaros | Czechia | 614,500 |
| 10 | Terrance Reid | United States | 597,500 |
Two-time bracelet winner Taylor Paur (530,000), along with four-time bracelet winner Alex Foxen (493,000) bagged with big stacks that put them within the top 20, while plenty of notables and multi-time bracelet winners also made it through the flight. They included Shaun Deeb (368,500), David Peters (365,000), Ren Lin (322,000), Brad Ruben (299,500), Jesse Lonis (266,000), Chance Kornuth (240,000), and Benny Glaser (193,000), along plenty of others.
By the end of Day 2d, several previous Main Event champions were still in contention, including 2018 winner John Cynn (403,000), followed closely by 2013 winner Ryan Reiss (395,000). Hassem Ensan (235,000), Chris Moneymaker (221,000), Joe Hachem (135,000), and Joe Mckeehen (102,000) are the other champions who made it through to join reigning champ Michael Mizrachi and the rest of the field on Day 3.
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2026 WSOP Main Event Prize Pool and Payouts
The moment players had been waiting for came two levels into Day 1d, when late registration closed and the TD announced the final numbers for the 2026 World Series of Poker Main Event.
The total number of entries reached 9,208, making for a prize pool of $85,634,400. Although this represents a slight dip from last year’s numbers, the 2026 Main Event is officially the fourth biggest in history.
The top 1,382 players are set to make at least a min-cash of $15,000, with all eyes on the top end, as the nine final tablists will all earn seven-figures. The top prize? Exactly the same as last year. A cool, lifechanging $10 million is set aside for the outright winner, with the runner-up earning $6,000,000 for their efforts.
| 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 |
What’s Next at the 2026 World Series of Poker?
The players who bagged at the end of Day 2d will join those who made it through Day 2abc, making for 3,294 players who are still in contention for the Main Event bracelet when the field merges for Day 3 on July 8, at 11 a.m. Vegas time.
Action resumes at 1,000/2,500 with a 2,500 big blind ante. Nearly two-thirds of the field still need to bust before play reaches the money, with the bubble expected to burst early on Day 4.
| Date | Time (Vegas) | Day |
| Wednesday, July 8 | 11:00 AM | Day 3 |
| Thursday, July 9 | 11:00 AM | Day 4 |
| Friday, July 10 | 11:00 AM | Day 5 |
| Saturday, July 11 | 11:00 AM | Day 6 |
| Sunday, July 12 | 11:00 AM | Day 7 |
| Monday, July 13 | 11:00 AM | Day 8 |
| Monday, August 3 | 6:00 PM | Final Table Day 1 |
| Tuesday, August 4 | 6:00 PM | Final Table Day 2 |
| Wednesday, August 5 | 6:00 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 set to return
Total entries – 9,208
Confirmed prize pool – $85,634,400
Top Prize – $10,000,000
Ten Largest WSOP Main Events in History
| Year | Entries | Prize Pool | Top Prize | Champion |
| 2024 | 10,112 | $94,041,600 | $10,000,000 | Jonathan Tamayo |
| 2023 | 10,043 | $93,399,900 | $12,100,000 | Daniel Weinman |
| 2025 | 9,735 | $90,535,500 | $10,000,000 | Michael Mizrachi |
| 2026 | 9,208 | $85,634,400 | $10,000,000 | TBD |
| 2006 | 8,773 | $82,512,162 | $12,000,000 | Jamie Gold |
| 2022 | 8,663 | $80,782,475 | $10,000,000 | Espen Jorstad |
| 2019 | 8,569 | $80,548,600 | $10,000,000 | Hossein Ensan |
| 2018 | 7,874 | $74,015,600 | $8,800,000 | John Cynn |
| 2010 | 7,319 | $68,798,600 | $8,944,310 | Jonathan Duhamel |
| 2017 | 7,221 | $67,877,400 | $8,150,000 | Scott Blumstein |
