2026 World Series of Poker

Event #99: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
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Day: 1
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Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$4,066,400
Total Entries
884
Players Left
5
Average Chip Stack
8,840,000
Total Chips
44,200,000
Next Payout
Place 5
$168,402
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
884
Players Left
72
Players Left 5 / 884
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Who is the Most Improbable WSOP Main Event Champion Ever?

Matthew Warburton
Matthew Warburton
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The least and most surprising World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champion ever is arguably the same person.

Confused? You won't be in a bit. Poker's most prestigious annual event, with the purpose of crowning a 2026 world champion, is underway at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. Michael Mizrachi, the newest Poker Hall of Famer, won this $10,000 buy-in tournament last summer for $10,000,000.

"The Grinder's" win brought some excitement around the poker community, but it wasn't a huge surprise like some past champs. Mizrachi didn't come out of nowhere before winning the Main Event. He wasn't an accountant who won a cheap online satellite to enter the tournament or some random amateur low-stakes cash game player.

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