Overview
- The $600 Deepstack Mixed No‑Limit Hold’em/Pot‑Limit Omaha drew 3,332 entries and carried a $204,140 first prize.
- WSOP added the final table to a delayed livestream because the lineup paired top high‑stakes pros with leading circuit grinders.
- On Wednesday, Hawkins eliminated Daniel Negreanu in eighth place when a turn paired Hawkins for a full house in a Pot‑Limit Omaha pot.
- Joshua Reichard began final‑table play with the largest stack at about 21.0 million chips, and Alex Foxen was listed among the chip leaders in published counts.
- Hawkins, the all‑time WSOP Circuit leader with 25 rings, remains in contention for his first bracelet, highlighting a series trend of low‑buyin, large‑field events producing rare crossovers between hobbyists, circuit grinders, and top pros.