The last desk is ready within the 2026 World Series of Poker $50,000 Poker Players Championship.
The most prestigious mixed-game poker event of the yr is all the way down to its last six contenders, and the remaining half dozen gamers embody a number of the most embellished names within the recreation. The champion will add theirs to the Chip Reese Memorial trophy, along with incomes a WSOP bracelet and the highest prize of $1,343,764.
Chief amongst them is 11-time bracelet winner Phil Ivey. The 49-year-old Poker Hall of Famer is in fifth chip place, with stacks tightly bunched in the course of the pack. Ivey has greater than $54.9 million in prior earnings and has locked up not less than $226,172 by making it all the way down to the ultimate six from a area of 108 entries on this yr’s PPC. He’s cashed on this occasion six instances earlier than, together with his earlier finest being a third-place end in 2006, when this occasion debuted because the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. championship.
The chip chief is eight-time bracelet winner Benny Glaser, who added three wins to his tally in 2025. Glaser has additionally come near successful this occasion earlier than, ending fourth in 2022.
Seven-time bracelet winner Josh Arieh and three-time bracelet winner Paul Volpe are each at their third PPC last tables. Arieh completed second in 2019, whereas Volpe positioned third in 2021. Kristopher Tong, who received the 2025 $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. championship, completed fifth within the 2023 PPC.
Maxx Coleman is the one participant remaining with out a final-table look on this event. The two-time bracelet winner has cashed twice, although, putting thirteenth and 14th in 2023 and 2024, respectively.
Here is a have a look at the chip counts heading into the ultimate day:
| Rank | Player | Chip Count |
| 1 | Benny Glaser | 8,610,000 |
| 2 | Maxx Coleman | 5,565,000 |
| 3 | Josh Arieh | 5,265,000 |
| 4 | Kristopher Tong | 5,180,000 |
| 5 | Phil Ivey | 5,135,000 |
| 6 | Paul Volpe | 2,725,000 |
The 108-entry turnout this yr made for a $5,130,000 prize pool. The prime 17 finishers made the cash, with large names like all-time bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth (14th), Chris Brewer (thirteenth), Chris Hunichen (eleventh), Jesse Lonis (tenth), Alex Livingston (ninth), Nick Guagenti (eighth), and Jason Mercier (seventh) operating deep.
Glaser knocked out Mercier throughout a spherical of stud. The six-time bracelet winner received all in with a pair of tens dealing with eights and deuces on fifth avenue. Mercier failed to enhance from there and settled for $176,732.
The last six will return at 1:30 PM native time to play all the way down to a winner.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Payout |
| 1 | $1,343,764 |
| 2 | $895,837 |
| 3 | $600,698 |
| 4 | $417,607 |
| 5 | $301,405 |
| 6 | $226,172 |
Photo credit: WSOP / Jazmyn Le
