Day 42 of the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas was dominated by the Main Event, with Day 2abc bringing 2,468 returning players together alongside 312 late entrants - and defending champion Michael Mizrachi reminding everyone he intends to be around for a while.

Event #82: $10,000 Main Event - Day 2abc

Argentina’s Gaspar Fernandez leads the 1,260 survivors with 754,000 (302 BBs) after a dominant Day 2abc performance. The 312 late entrants who joined on Day 2 pushed the overall field to 8,389 and the prize pool to a staggering $78,017,700, with late registration still open into Day 2d. That number will only grow - the Main Event is on course for one of the largest fields in its history.

The storyline everyone is watching is Mizrachi’s bid to become the first back-to-back Main Event champion since Johnny Chan won back-to-back titles in 1987 and 1988. Mizrachi started Day 2abc with just 73,000 chips, a stack that would have had most players simply trying to survive, but he finished the day with 202,500, more than tripling up through careful, measured play.

“I started the day with 72 or 73 and ended with 202, so it’s looking like a repeat!” Mizrachi told PokerNews shortly after bagging.

Of the eight previous Main Event champions who returned for Day 2abc, Greg Raymer fared best. The 2004 champion bagged 291,000 after a well-timed last-minute double-up vaulted him to a comfortable above-average stack heading into Day 3.

Phil Hellmuth ended up all in against Sanjeev Sisodiya during Day 2, in a classic set-over-set confrontation:

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Day 2d - bringing back the 3,638 Day 1d survivors - begins at 11:00 a.m. on July 7. Late registration closes at the start of Level 8 on Day 2d, at approximately 3:15 p.m. The entire field - both Day 2 flights combined - meets for Day 3 on July 8 at 11:00 a.m. Whatever the final entry count, this is shaping up to be a Main Event to remember.

Event #82: $10,000 Main Event - Day 2abc Top 10 Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Gaspar Fernandez	Argentina	754,000	302
2	Mason Vieth	United States	730,000	292
3	Arturas Astrauskas	Lithuania	646,500	259
4	Michael Banducci	United States	630,000	252
5	Daan Mulders	Netherlands	629,500	252
6	Miguel Riera	Spain	592,000	237
7	Chiori Gannon	United States	589,500	236
8	Kevin Ordet	United States	584,000	234
9	Haruna Fujita	Japan	551,500	221
10	Peter Patricio	Brazil	543,500	217

Event #86: $600 Ultra Stack - Day 1b

Day 1b of the Ultra Stack drew another 2,424 entries, with 184 players bagging for Day 2. Neng Lee (3,040,000) leads all survivors from both flights combined - the only player above three million chips - ahead of John Berreman (2,460,000) in second. The final Day 1 flight - Day 1c - fires at 10:00 a.m. on July 7, before all three flights combine for Day 2 at 1:00 p.m. on July 8, when PokerNews’ traditional live reporting of this event begins.

Event #86: $600 Ultra Stack - Day 1b Top 10 Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Neng Lee	United States	3,040,000	76
2	John Berreman	United States	2,460,000	62
3	Alvin Qin	United States	2,254,000	56
4	Ajeet Temburni	United States	2,125,000	53
5	Hunter Jakus	United States	2,110,000	53
6	Takuto Okawa	Japan	2,025,000	51
7	Tal Rofe	Israel	2,005,000	50
8	William Steinmetz	United States	1,925,000	48
9	Vincenzo Abate	Canada	1,800,000	45
10	Derek Wang	United States	1,800,000	45

What’s Coming on Day 43 of WSOP 2026

July 7 is a two-event day. Main Event Day 2d fires at 11:00 a.m., with the 3,638 Day 1d survivors returning for what will be the final flight before the entire field unites for Day 3 on July 8. Late registration closes during Day 2d - so the final entry count and prize pool will be confirmed tomorrow. The Ultra Stack runs its last Day 1 flight, Day 1c, from 10:00 a.m.

All figures and data courtesy of PokerNews and the WSOP.