WSOP 2026 Day 4 Recap: Gheba and Daly Win Bracelets as Mizrachi Beats Hellmuth in $25K Heads-Up

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Day 4 of the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas delivered two gold bracelets, a $25,000 Heads-Up bracket full of marquee match-ups, and the Mini Mystery Millions smashing the 10,000-entry barrier with two flights still to go.

Event #2: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold’em — Winner

Daniyal Gheba claimed his first WSOP gold bracelet, topping the $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold’em field to take home $502,985. The event was also notable for being the first played in the new WSOP Mothership Arena.

Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo — Winner

Jason Daly
Jason Daly

Jason Daly completed the hat-trick, winning his third WSOP bracelet in the $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better event. Daly, who previously won the $3,000 Limit Hold’em 6-Handed in 2023 and the $2,500 Omaha Hi-Lo/Stud Hi-Lo in 2025, added another mixed game title to a growing collection.

Event #7: $25,000 Heads-Up Championship — Day 1a

Michael Mizrachi and Phil Hellmuth.

The $25,000 Heads-Up Championship delivered some of the most compelling poker of the festival so far. Day 1a ran three rounds of a 64-player bracket, with eight players advancing. The standout clash came in round 3, where Michael Mizrachi defeated Phil Hellmuth in what PokerNews described as a “knock-down, drag-out battle.” Earlier rounds also featured Daniel Negreanu beating Brock Wilson and Alex Foxen defeating Alex Keating. Mizrachi, Negreanu, and Foxen are among the eight players who advanced. Day 1b begins at noon on May 30.

Event #1: $550 Mini Mystery Millions — Day 1d

Matthew Stout

Day 1d added another 4,579 entries, pushing the overall total past 10,226 with two flights still remaining. Paul Interrante led the flight with 2,100,000, though Day 1b leader Tal Avivi still holds the overall chip lead with 2,800,000. A total of 382 players have now bagged for Day 2, which resumes on May 31 after Day 1e (10:00 a.m.) and Day 1f (6:00 p.m.) play out. Notable survivors from Day 1d include Jason Wheeler (1,000,000), Roberto Romanello (775,000), and Kevin Song (505,000).

Event #1: $550 Mini Mystery Millions — Day 1d Top 10 Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Paul InterranteUnited States2,100,00053
2Leeroy FranciscoUnited States1,900,00048
Rama ChanchaliUnited States1,900,00048
Matthew StoutUnited States1,900,00048
5Joshua Sherman1,800,00045
6Stanley LeeUnited States1,600,00040
Brownie GarrettUnited States1,600,00040
Joe FooteUnited States1,600,00040
9Soichiro HayashiJapan1,500,00038
Cristiano FerrariUnited States1,500,00038

Event #5: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha — Final Table

Jesse Lonis

Jesse Lonis goes into the PLO final table as a runaway chip leader, holding 17,610,000 — nearly half the chips in play and more than three times the second-place stack of Stephen Hubbard (4,980,000). The winner takes home $595,388 from a $3,293,600 prize pool. Dylan Weisman (2,775,000) is also among the seven returning players. The final table resumes at noon on May 30.

Event #5: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha — Final Table Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1 Jesse Lonis United States17,610,000294
2Stephen HubbardUnited States4,980,00083
3Evan KrentzmanUnited States4,200,00070
4Dylan WeismanUnited States2,775,00046
5Jarred GrahamAustralia2,420,00040
6Yang WangUnited States1,650,00028
7Justin ScottUnited States1,400,00023

Event #6: $1,500 Seven Card Stud — Final Table

Thomas Savitsky

Thomas Savitsky leads the seven-handed Stud final table with 3,000,000, ahead of James Cheung (2,400,000) and Gregory Josephson (1,900,000). Brian Yoon (1,200,000) and Bradley Jansen (375,000) are also still in contention. Scott Seiver finished 24th for $3,542. Play resumes at 1:00 p.m. on May 30.

Event #6: $1,500 Seven Card Stud — Final Table Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBig Bets
1Thomas SavitskyUnited States3,000,00025
2James CheungUnited Kingdom2,400,00020
3Gregory JosephsonUnited States1,900,00016
4 Brian Yoon United States1,200,00010
5Bradley JansenUnited States375,0003
6Jonathan GlendinningUnited States135,0001

Event #8: $1,500 Badugi — Day 1

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Chris Moneymaker

The Badugi drew 554 players and a $735,435 prize pool, with 84 survivors returning for Day 2 — 31 of whom are already bracelet winners. Brian Tate leads with 428,000, with Lok Chan (348,000) second. Former Main Event champions Chris Moneymaker (162,000) and Max Neugebauer (140,000) both advanced, as did Ryan Riess (193,000), Jean-Robert Bellande (169,000), and Nick Schulman (104,000). Day 2 resumes at 1:00 p.m. on May 30.

Event #8: $1,500 Badugi — Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Brian TateUnited States428,00086
2Lok ChanHong Kong348,00070
3Satoshi TanakaUnited States329,00066
4Kevin XuUnited States307,00061
5Ryan HoenigUnited States297,00059
6Matthew WantmanUnited States292,00058
7Dominick SarleUnited States285,00057
8Frank MuirUnited States277,00055
9Alexander BitsakisCanada275,00055
10Jampana AppalarajuUnited States255,00051

What’s Coming on Day 5 of WSOP 2026

Two bracelet events are expected to conclude on May 30 — the $5,000 PLO final table at noon and the $1,500 Seven Card Stud at 1:00 p.m. The Mini Mystery Millions runs its final two flights (10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.), while the $1,500 Badugi plays through Day 2 from 1:00 p.m. A new event also enters the schedule: Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship at 2:00 p.m.
All figures and data courtesy of PokerNews and the WSOP.

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