WSOP 2026 Day 5 Recap: Yang Wang and James Cheung Win Bracelets as Mini Mystery Millions Tops 20,000 Entries

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Updated: 2026.05.31

Day 5 of the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas delivered two more gold bracelets, a stunning entry milestone in the Mini Mystery Millions, and plenty of high-stakes drama in the $25,000 Heads-Up Championship.

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

Yang Wang came from behind to defeat Jesse Lonis heads-up and claim his first WSOP bracelet and the $595,388 top prize. Lonis, who entered the final table with nearly half the chips in play, had to settle for $396,892 in second — and the wait for a third bracelet goes on.

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

James Cheung took down the $1,500 Seven Card Stud, earning his first bracelet and $103,185. Cheung had entered the final table in second place and held on to go all the way.

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

Day 1b of the $25,000 Heads-Up Championship got off to an unusual start when Alan Keating failed to appear for his Round 1 match, eventually calling in to forfeit. The bracket otherwise ran smoothly, and the round of 16 is now set with a combined prize pool of $3,008,000 and $750,000 going to the winner. Everyone who survived Day 1 is guaranteed a min-cash.

The eight Day 1b advancers are Nikita Kuznetsov, Nikolai Mamut — who eliminated Doug Polk — Julien Sitbon, Brandon Wilson, Biao Ding, Thomas Boivin, Ryuta Nakai, and Florian Pesce. Also eliminated on Day 1b were Shaun Deeb and Viktor Blom . The round of 16 begins at noon on June 1.

Event #1: $550 Mini Mystery Millions — Days 1e & 1f

The Mini Mystery Millions has become a phenomenon. Days 1e and 1f brought in a combined 10,262 more entries — 6,805 and 3,457 respectively — pushing the overall total to a staggering 20,488 entries. The prize pool stands at $9,352,772, with $3,649,482 in prizes and $4,097,600 in bounties. One lucky player will have a $1,000,000 bounty on their head when Day 2 begins. Argentina’s Martin Pineiro leads all survivors with 4,205,000 chips from the turbo Day 1f flight. Day 2 begins at 1:00 p.m. on June 1.

Event #1: Mini Mystery Millions — Day 1e Top 10 Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Maxime Broutier	France	1,420,000	36
2	Dong Chen	China	1,415,000	35
3	Michael Berk	United States	1,205,000	30
4	Nirath Rean	United States	1,200,000	30
5	Thomas Brown	United States	1,180,000	30
6	Julien Vanpelt	France	1,175,000	29
7	Vito Abramov	United States	1,155,000	29
8	Yaniv Peretz	Latvia	1,145,000	29
9	Elliott Hayes	—	1,075,000	27
10	Gnana Duddukuru	United States	1,035,000	26

Event #1: Mini Mystery Millions — Day 1f Top 10 Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Martin Pineiro	Argentina	4,205,000	105
2	Anthony Reategui	United States	3,560,000	89
3	Alexander Kaviani	United States	2,190,000	55
4	Christopher Bissinger	United States	2,120,000	53
5	Steven Stillman	United States	2,110,000	53
6	Ugo Taurines	France	2,040,000	51
7	Jonathan Prince	United States	1,920,000	48
8	Leonard Sande	United States	1,800,000	45
9	Timothy Vu	United States	1,735,000	43
10	Peter Li	United States	1,650,000	41

Event #8: $1,500 Badugi — Final 10

Michael Casella leads the Badugi final ten with 4,065,000 (41 big bets), ahead of Scott Seiver (2,120,000) and Gary Benson (2,045,000). Nick Schulman (1,985,000) and Yuri Dzivielevski (295,000) are also still in contention. The bracelet and $141,963 top prize are on the line when play resumes at 1:00 p.m. on June 1.

Event #8: $1,500 Badugi — Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Bets
1	Michael Casella	United States	4,065,000	41
2	Scott Seiver	United States	2,120,000	21
3	Gary Benson	Australia	2,045,000	20
4	Nick Schulman	United States	1,985,000	20
5	Stephan Nussrallah	United States	1,385,000	14
6	Kyle Arora	United States	905,000	9
7	Walter Chambers	United States	685,000	7
8	Jon Turner	United States	300,000	3
9	Yuri Dzivielevski	Brazil	295,000	3
10	Brant Hale	United States	115,000	1

Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Championship — Day 1

An impressive field assembled for the $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Championship, with 162 entries building a $1,506,600 prize pool. James Chen leads the 78 survivors with 359,000. Notable names through to Day 2 include Robert Mizrachi (330,000), Todd Brunson (182,000), Josh Arieh (164,000), Mike Matusow (126,000), Jennifer Harman (112,000), and Gus Hansen (75,000). Day 2 resumes at 1:00 p.m. on June 1.

Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Championship — Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	James Chen	United States	359,000	45
2	Qinghai Pan	United States	342,000	43
3	James Obst	Australia	332,000	42
4	Robert Mizrachi	United States	330,000	41
5	Dylan Lambe	United States	318,000	40
6	Nicolas Milgrom	France	265,000	33
7	Jason Daly	United States	252,000	32
8	Yong Wang	China	239,000	30
9	Yehuda Buchalter	United States	223,000	28
10	Maksim Pisarenko	Russia	212,000	27

What’s Coming on Day 6 of WSOP 2026

One bracelet is on the line on June 1 when the $1,500 Badugi plays to a conclusion at 1:00 p.m. Three new events debut: the $600 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack (10:00 a.m.), the $10,000 GGMillion No-Limit Hold’em High Roller (noon), and the $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw. The Mini Mystery Millions Day 2 also gets underway at 1:00 p.m., with the mystery bounties — including a $1,000,000 envelope — going live for the first time.

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