WSOP 2026 Day 15 Recap: Four Bracelets Awarded as Suvarna Leads $50K High Roller Final 12

Callum Jury
Callum JuryLive Content & Social Media Specialist

Day 15 of the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas delivered four gold bracelets and a host of compelling storylines heading into the final days of the series' opening fortnight.

Bracelet Winners on Day 15

MIke Holtz
MIke Holtz

Braxton Dunaway became a two-time bracelet winner in Event #26: $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em, adding to his 2023 Monster Stack title and his 2025 WSOP Main Event third-place finish. Bryce Yockey claimed his third bracelet in Event #27: $10,000 Dealers Choice Championship, earning $371,664 — his third bracelet in three different variants. Brent Gregory, a relative unknown, outlasted a star-studded final table in Event #28: $600 Mixed NLH/PLO — including Daniel Negreanu and Alex Foxen — to bank a career-best $204,140. And PokerNews podcast co-host Mike Holtz won Event #31: $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty for $238,097 and his second bracelet.

Event #29: $50,000 High Roller — Final 12

India's Santhosh Suvarna leads the 12 returning players with 7,700,000, and arrives as a two-time bracelet winner having previously won the €50,000 Diamond High Roller at WSOP Europe 2023 and the $250,000 Super High Roller at WSOP 2024 for over $5.4 million. The winner here collects $1,922,870. Chang Lee (5,900,000) sits second, ahead of Brandon Wilson (5,200,000) and Chris Brewer (5,100,000). The final day begins at noon on June 10, with streaming expected to cause a 2.5-hour delay on written coverage.

Event #29: $50,000 High Roller — Final 12 Chip Counts

Rank

Player

Country

Chip Count

Big Blinds

1

Santhosh Suvarna

India

7,700,000

51

2

Chang Lee

South Korea

5,900,000

39

3

Brandon Wilson

United States

5,200,000

35

4

Chris Brewer

United States

5,100,000

34

5

Jans Arends

Netherlands

4,700,000

31

6

Colin Robinson

United States

4,700,000

31

7

Anatoly Zlotnikov

Russia

4,200,000

28

8

Pieter Aerts

Belgium

3,800,000

25

9

Sergio Aido

Spain

3,600,000

24

10

Ben Heath

United Kingdom

2,300,000

15

11

Brian Breck

United States

1,600,000

11

12

Turbo Nguyen

United States

1,400,000

9

Event #18: $1,500 Monster Stack — Final Eight

Kevin Eyster
Kevin Eyster

The penultimate day trimmed the field to eight players rather than the planned five. Kevin Eyster (126,700,000) leads comfortably, more than 20 big blinds clear of Salvatore Dicarlo (103,200,000) in second. Bracelet winner Richard Alsup (52,300,000) is also still in contention. All eight are guaranteed at least $190,000, with $1,302,125 for the winner. The final day begins at 3:30 p.m. on June 10 and will be live-streamed.

Event #18: $1,500 Monster Stack — Final Eight Chip Counts

Rank

Player

Country

Chip Count

Big Blinds

1

Kevin Eyster

United States

126,700,000

52

2

Salvatore Dicarlo

United States

103,200,000

43

3

Matthew Miller

United States

98,500,000

41

4

Pierce Mckellar

United States

72,600,000

30

5

John Ripnick

United States

54,600,000

22

6

Richard Alsup

United States

52,300,000

21

7

Aaron Massey

United States

38,300,000

15

8

Nikolaos Angelou

Greece

31,600,000

13

Event #30: $1,500 Limit Hold'em — Final Eight

Vo Ngo (2,660,000) leads the final eight, just ahead of Ronnie Bardah (2,175,000), who is chasing a second Limit Hold'em bracelet. Patrick Leonard (2,100,000) sits third. The final day begins at 1:00 p.m. on June 10.

Event #32: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em — Day 1

A field of 979 was cut to 295. Niall Farrell (409,500) bagged a top-ten stack, with bracelet winners Dong Chen (460,000), Antonio Vargas (442,500), and Jean-Robert Bellande (422,000) also well-placed. Main Event champions Stoyan Madanzhiev (259,000) and Joe McKeehen (214,500) are also through. Day 2 begins at noon on June 10.

Event #33: $10,000 PLO Hi-Lo Championship — Day 1

Mike Matusow
Mike Matusow

Christopher Carlson (462,500) and Marco Johnson (461,500) lead 104 survivors from a 268-entry field by just 1,000 chips. Notable Day 2 returners include Dylan Weisman (365,000), Josh Arieh (313,500), Benny Glaser (228,500), Jason Mercier (216,000), and Daniel Negreanu (207,000). Day 2 begins at 1:00 p.m. on June 10.

What's Coming on Day 16 of WSOP 2026

Three bracelets are on the line on June 10 — the $50,000 High Roller final (noon), the $1,500 Limit Hold'em final (1:00 p.m.), and the Monster Stack final eight (3:30 p.m., live-streamed). Four new events also debut: the $500 Colossus Day 1a (10:00 a.m.), $1,500 PLO 8-Handed Day 1a (noon), the $100,000 High Roller (1:00 p.m.), and the $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. (1:00 p.m.).

All figures and data courtesy of PokerNews and the WSOP.

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Callum Jury

Callum Jury is SoMuchPoker's Live Content and Social Media Specialist, reporting live from WSOP and Asia Pacific poker festivals including the APT and PokerStars LIVE series. Originally from the Lake District in the UK, he has covered the Southeast Asian poker circuit since 2025, combining day-by-day tournament reporting with the social and digital content that brings the action to fans.