Overview
- Registration closed at 9,737 entries, making this the third-largest Main Event in WSOP history and producing a $92.6 million prize pool.
- Day 3 will resume at noon local time with survivors from Day 2abc and Day 2d filling the Horseshoe & Paris Las Vegas.
- Oleksii Kravchuk leads the combined leaderboard after bagging 937,500 chips in Day 2abc, while San Kim heads into Day 3 with the top stack of 799,000 from Day 2d.
- Defending champion Jonathan Tamayo advanced through Day 2d with 158,500 chips and remains in contention for a back-to-back title.
- Cary Katz and Zdenek Zizka each won their first WSOP bracelets in side events, and Shaun Deeb extended his Player of the Year lead with deep runs in high-stakes tournaments.