Overview
- The $10,000 Main Event closed registration with 9,737 entries, creating a $92,598,870 prize pool—the third largest in WSOP history.
- From 2,946 survivors of Day 2ABC, 1,320 have progressed to Day 3 alongside late registrants, led by Oleksii Kravchuk’s 937,500-chip haul.
- Shaun Deeb’s runner-up finish in the $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em event earned him 532 Player of the Year points, widening his lead over Martin Kabrhel and Benny Glaser.
- Cary Katz and Zdenek Zizka each claimed their first WSOP bracelets in Events #83 and #84, taking home $449,245 and $232,498 respectively.
- Phil Hellmuth flopped quads on the PokerGO livestream and bagged 187,000 chips for Day 3, delivering one of the tournament’s most memorable highlights.