WSOP 2026 Day 39 Recap: Mizrachi Defends Main Event Title on Day 1b as Moshe and Urbanovich Win Bracelets

Day 39 of the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas saw two more bracelets awarded, the defending Main Event champion make his entrance, and Jesse Lonis running deep in the Bomb Pot PLO.

Bracelet Winners on Day 39

Asi Moshe won his fifth WSOP bracelet in Event #79: $3,000 Freezeout NLHE — his first since retiring from professional poker. Alex Foxen fell just short in fifth. Dzmitry Urbanovich won Event #80: $10,000 8-Game Mixed Championship for $431,260 and his first bracelet, with Foxen again the unfortunate bubble of the final table.

Event #82: $10,000 Main Event — Day 1b

Day 1b drew another 1,038 entries, pushing the overall field to 1,810 and the prize pool to $16,833,000. 760 players bagged for Day 2. Osmar Rockenbach (286,900) led the flight. Michael Mizrachi collected his ninth bracelet at a ceremony during the first break before getting back to the grind, finishing the day on the feature table with 73,200. Antonio Esfandiari also made it through, albeit with just 34,300. Past Main Event champion Greg Raymer (122,300) is also through. Day 1c begins at 11:00 a.m. on July 4.

Event #82: $10,000 Main Event — Day 1b Top 10 Chip Counts

Event #83: $1,500 Double Board Bomb Pot PLO — Final 19

Paul Fehlig (5,885,000) leads the 19 remaining players — more than expected given the large field of 1,673 entries and a $2,220,907 prize pool. Lonis (3,145,000) sits fourth. The final day begins at 1:00 p.m. on July 4.

Event #83: $1,500 Double Board Bomb Pot PLO — Final 19 Top 10 Chip Counts

Event #78: $600 Deepstack Championship — Final Five

Adriaan Jacobs (67,200,000) leads the final five — the South African well clear of Seong Han (30,000,000) in second. Paul Merlette (27,700,000) is third. No prior bracelet winners remain. The final day begins at 11:00 a.m. on July 4.

Event #84: $5,000 Super Turbo Bounty — Final Table

The Super Turbo ran longer than its scheduled one-day format, with Pete Chen (23,825,000) leading the eight-handed final table. Najeem Ajez (10,175,000) and Yohwan Lim (9,000,000) are the nearest challengers. The winner earns $593,601 plus bounties. The final table resumes at 3:00 p.m. on July 4.

Event #81: $800 Summer Celebration — Day 1b

Day 1b added 4,219 entries, pushing the overall field to 6,804 and the prize pool to $4,762,100. Kamran Jamal (2,200,000) led the flight. The combined 341-player Day 2 field begins at 11:00 a.m. on July 4.

What's Coming on Day 40 of WSOP 2026

Four bracelets on July 4 — the Summer Celebration Day 2 (11:00 a.m.), the $600 Deepstack final five (11:00 a.m.), the Bomb Pot PLO final 19 (1:00 p.m.), and the Super Turbo final table (3:00 p.m.). Main Event Day 1c fires at 11:00 a.m. The new Event #85: $1,000 NLHE also debuts at 10:00 a.m.

All figures and data courtesy of PokerNews and the WSOP.