WSOP 2026 Day 24 Recap: Deeb Dominates Nine Game Mix as Pärssinen Leads $25K PLO Final Five

Day 24 of the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas produced one bracelet, a dramatic chip-lead swing in the $25,000 PLO High Roller, and Shaun Deeb putting himself in pole position for a ninth bracelet.

Event #49: $2,500 Freezeout - Winner

Marco Johnson denied Chino Rheem a maiden bracelet and what would have been a Triple Crown heads-up, claiming the $513,885 top prize and his third piece of WSOP hardware.

Event #47: $25,000 PLO High Roller - Day 3

The biggest hand of the day saw Eelis Pärssinen and Alex Foxen get it all in pre-flop with two aces each. Pärssinen spiked a set of sevens on the flop and the nut flush on the turn to eliminate Foxen and vault into an overwhelming chip lead. The Finn enters the final day with 35,225,000 - nearly double the rest of the field combined - as he chases his second bracelet. Levon Khachatryan (20,100,000) sits second, with Aaron Mermelstein (5,300,000), Sergio Martinez Gonzalez (4,225,000), and Jeremy Druckman (2,850,000) making up the final five. Play resumes at 2:00 p.m. on June 19.

Event #47: $25,000 PLO High Roller - Final Five Chip Counts

Event #52: $3,000 Nine Game Mix - Day 2

Deeb (3,500,000) leads the 21 remaining players with more than double the stack of second-placed David Williams (1,742,000). It is Deeb’s first significant deep run at the 2026 WSOP and puts him back in the Player of the Year conversation. Eli Elezra (901,000) is also still in contention. The final day begins on June 19.

Event #52: $3,000 Nine Game Mix - Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts

Event #51: $10,000 Mystery Bounty - Final Nine

Alex Anton (6,600,000) and Josh Reichard (6,555,000) lead the final nine into the last day, each having cleared six million chips. Croatia’s Gregor Sverko enters short-stacked but already pocketed a $250,000 mystery bounty prize during Day 2. All nine are guaranteed at least $50,310, with $678,300 plus bounties on offer to the winner. The final day begins on June 19.

Event #54: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship - Day 1

Jason Daly (460,000) leads the 69 survivors from a 153-entry field - with late registration still open into Day 2. Jesse Lonis (298,000) and Scott Seiver (277,500) are also well-placed. Day 2 begins on June 19 with late registration open until approximately 2:15 p.m.

Event #46: $1,000 Seniors Championship - Day 3

Canada’s Homan Mohammadi (13,955,000) leads the 25 remaining players, ahead of Scott Ruegsegger (13,365,000). Farzad Bonyadi (5,775,000) is among the notable survivors. The field plays down further on June 19, targeting Saturday’s finale.

Event #53: $1,500 Five Card PLO - Day 1

Japan’s Suguru Nakajima (1,698,000) leads 76 survivors from a 1,319-entry debut field. Juha Helppi (847,000) is also in the top ten. Day 2 begins on June 19.

Event #50: $1,500 Millionaire Maker - Days 1b & 2a

Day 1b drew 2,370 entries with 625 players advancing to Day 2b. Day 2a cut the 460 Day 1a survivors to 67, led by Rob Kuhn (2,700,000). Day 1c and Day 2b both run on June 19.

What’s Coming on Day 25

Three bracelets on June 19 - Pärssinen’s $25K PLO final (2:00 p.m.), the $10K Mystery Bounty final nine, and Deeb’s Nine Game Mix final 21. The Seniors plays down its final 25, and the H.O.R.S.E. Championship runs its Day 2. The Millionaire Maker runs Day 1c and Day 2b concurrently. Two new events debut: the $50,000 High Roller PLO and the $3,000 6-Handed NLHE.

All figures and data courtesy of PokerNews and the WSOP.