Day 22 of the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas delivered three bracelets and saw Daniel Negreanu put himself in contention in the $25,000 PLO High Roller after firing a second bullet.

Bracelet Winners on Day 22

Justin Smith outlasted a staggering 16,269-entry field to win the $500 Colossus and its $550,000 top prize . Daniel Aharoni claimed his first bracelet in the $10,000 Big O Championship, banking a career-best score in the process. Eddie Blumenthal won Event #45: $2,500 Mixed Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo, defeating Nikolai Fal heads-up.

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Justin Smith defeated Myles German heads-up to win the WSOP Colossus, topping a massive field of 16,269 entries and earning $550,000.

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Event #47: $25,000 PLO High Roller - Day 1b

Day 1b drew 224 entries - more than twice Day 1a - taking the overall field to 329. Youness Barakat (1,675,000) leads the combined 83 Day 1b survivors, with Negreanu (789,000) seventh after rebounding strongly from a first-hand bust on his initial bullet. Richard Gryko (800,000) and Biao Ding (754,000) are also in the top ten. Day 2 begins at noon on June 17, with the 110 combined survivors from both flights playing together for the first time. Late registration remains open until approximately 2:15 p.m.

Event #47: $25,000 PLO High Roller - Day 1b Top 10 Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Youness Barakat	Italy	1,675,000	419
2	Philip Marsico	United States	1,570,000	393
3	David Benyamine	France	1,209,000	302
4	Robert Cowen	United Kingdom	1,026,000	257
5	Richard Gryko	United Kingdom	800,000	200
6	Chenxiang Miao	China	795,000	199
7	Daniel Negreanu	Canada	789,000	197
8	Zachary Grech	United States	786,000	197
9	Maximilian Schindler	United States	761,000	190
10	Biao Ding	China	754,000	189

Event #48: $10,000 Razz Championship - Final Eight

Calvin Anderson (1,885,000) leads the final eight, once again topping the counts after leading on Day 1. Eric Rodawig (1,865,000) is right behind, with Max Kruse (1,505,000) and Philip Sternheimer (1,380,000) also in contention. All eight are guaranteed at least $36,395, with $357,026 going to the winner. The final day begins on June 17.

Event #48: $10,000 Razz Championship - Final Eight Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Bets
1	Calvin Anderson	United States	1,885,000	24
2	Eric Rodawig	United States	1,865,000	23
3	Max Kruse	Germany	1,505,000	19
4	Philip Sternheimer	United Kingdom	1,380,000	17
5	Tobias Leknes	Norway	1,125,000	14
6	Yuval Bronshtein	Israel	625,000	8
7	Todd Dakake	United States	590,000	7
8	Shane Littlefield	United States	325,000	4

Event #46: $1,000 Seniors Championship - Days 1b & 2a

Day 1b drew another massive crowd with bracelet winners Carol Fuchs (240,000), Farzad Bonyadi (229,000), and David Bach (115,000) among the survivors. Day 2a cut the 795 Day 1a returners to 105 players, led by Adam Agaev (2,190,000). Matt Glantz (625,000) and John Wasnock (410,000) are also through. The combined Day 3 fires on June 18 at 11:00 a.m.

Event #49: $2,500 Freezeout - Day 1

A field of 1,561 was cut to 274. James Goldblatt (780,000) leads, with bracelet winners Tom Hall (635,000) and Faraz Jaka (482,000) among the notable survivors. Day 2 begins at 1:00 p.m. on June 17.

What’s Coming on Day 23 of WSOP 2026

Just one bracelet on June 17 - the $10,000 Razz Championship final eight. The $25,000 PLO High Roller Day 2 combines both flights at noon, and the $2,500 Freezeout Day 2 fires at 1:00 p.m. The Seniors Championship Day 2b begins at 11:00 a.m. Two new events debut: Event #51: $10,000 Mystery Bounty (noon) and Event #52: $3,000 9-Game (2:00 p.m.). The Millionaire Maker also kicks off its first flight at 10:00 a.m.

All figures and data courtesy of PokerNews and the WSOP.