On Day 12 of the 2026 WSOP, Kristen Foxen made it to the final table of the $25,000 High Roller event, aiming for her sixth gold bracelet. Michael Mizrachi leads the $10,000 Seven-Card Stud event, while Nick Schulman leads the $25k Six-Max event.
June 6th marked the 12th day of the 2026 World Series of Poker, held in Paris, Las Vegas, and Horseshoe. Although only one gold bracelet was awarded, top players accumulated significant chip stacks and made deep runs in more than half of the events.
The gold bracelet awarded on Day 12 of this series was won by experienced PLO player Frederic Normand. Entering his first High-Lo event, he signed up for the #21:$1, 500 Pot Limit Omaha High-Lo 8 or better event and ultimately won.
Josh Arieh finished third, just a few places away from his seventh gold bracelet, but Normand held on to the end, taking home the gold bracelet and the champion's prize of $235,377.
In other events of the series, Kristen Foxen made it to the six-man final table of the $25k High Roller, Nick Schulman leads the six-man event of the $25k, and Michael Mizrachi holds the lead in the final 11 of the $10,000 Seven-Card Stud event.
Foxen chases his sixth gold bracelet at the High Roller final table.
A total of 22 players returned to Day 3 of the #19:$25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em event. Six hours later, the final six players counted their chips and bagged them up.
Galen Hall leads the pack with 16,050,000 chips. He is up against several strong competitors, including Biao Ding (6,875,000), Ignacio Moron (7,900,000), and Joey Weissman (7,200,000).
However, most people's attention will be focused on Kristen Foxen (9,325,000) as she pursues her sixth WSOP gold bracelet.
All six players are guaranteed a return of at least $300,942 from their $25,000 buy-in. However, the ultimate champion will win $1,773,083.
These six players will return on Sunday, June 7th at 3:30 PM local time to battle it out for the championship. PokerNews' coverage will be delayed by 150 minutes, just like the live stream, to avoid leaking the results. The live stream is scheduled to begin at 6:00 PM local time.
Event #19: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em Final Day Chip Count and Seating
| seat | player | country | Chip quantity | Big Blind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biao Ding | China | 6,875,000 | 23 |
| 2 | Ignacio Moron | Spain | 7,900,000 | 26 |
| 3 | Kristen Foxen | Canada | 9,325,000 | 31 |
| 4 | Galen Hall | United States | 16,050,000 | 54 |
| 5 | Zdenek Zizka | Czech Republic | 4,375,000 | 15 |
| 6 | Joey Weissman | United States | 7,200,000 | 24 |
More information about Kristen Foxen
Kristen Foxen (formerly Kristen Bicknell before marrying fellow poker pro Alex Foxen) is one of the most accomplished poker players of all time. She is also the greatest female poker player of all time (GOAT) at the WSOP. We asked poker historian Robert Jen to conduct an in-depth study of Foxen to explore how her current performance will leave its mark on WSOP history.
The female athlete has the most gold bracelets: 5, ahead of Barbara Enright, Nani Dollison and Vanessa Selbst, who each have two.
Most Open Championship gold bracelets: 4, ahead of Vanessa Selbst by one, and ahead of Jen Harman and Loni Hui by two.
Most Open Championship gold bracelets in a decade: 3 in the 2020s.
The longest consecutive ten-year span of holding an Open Championship gold bracelet: 2 decades (2023-24).
The longest interval between Open Championship gold bracelets: 8 years (2016-24).
The longest gap between Open Championship gold bracelets: 4 years (2016-2020; tied with Vanessa Selbst).
The couple owns a total of 8 gold bracelets (Alex Foxen owns 3).
Most final table appearances in a year: 5 in 2023.
Longest consecutive Open Championship final table appearances: 2 – 1st place in the 2023 $888 Crazy 8s and 4th place in the $5,300 Super High Roller No-Limit Hold'em.
Highest cumulative prize money: $3,630,680 (Open Tournament $3,456,758).
Her 95 prize wins rank fourth all-time, behind Kathy Liebert, JJ Liu, and Maria Ho.
Her 11 final table appearances tie her for fourth all-time with Jen Harman, behind Annie Duke (15), Cyndy Violette (13), and JJ Liu (12). Ten of those were Open tournament appearances, tying Liu for third, behind only Duke (15) and Harman (11).
She finished 13th in the 2024 Main Event, setting records for the percentage of players beaten (99.87%) and the highest prize ($600,000), both of which were broken last year by Leo Margets (99.93% and $1,500,000).
Foxen was GPI's Female Player of the Year in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023, and 2025 (no one else has won more than once).
Kristen Foxen's WSOP gold bracelet
| years | Tournament | bonus |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | $1,000 Women's Tournament | $173,922 |
| 2016 | $1,500 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Bounty Tournament | $290,768 |
| 2020 | Online $2,500 No-Limit Texas Hold'em 6-Max Table | $356,412 |
| 2023 | Online $888 Crazy 8's No-Limit Texas Hold'em | $92,142 |
| 2024 | Online $400 PLOssus 6-player table | $56,703 |
Nick Schulman takes the lead in the $25k six-handed event.
Events like #24:$25,000 No-Limit Texas Hold'em 6-Max are always expected to attract the best players. This year's event is no exception.
Among the top ten chip leaders alone, Nick Schulman (1,215,000) leads the pack, followed by Danny Tang (1,060,000), Adam Hendrix (899,000), Erik Seidel (837,000), and Dylan Linde (801,000).
These players lead the pool of 45 survivors from a field of 166 entries. This number of participants brings the total prize pool to $1,104,500, and it's still growing. However, late registration on the second day will slightly increase these numbers.
Daniel Negreanu was eliminated twice before the end of the day, but other big names who successfully pocketed chips included Artur Martirosian (678,000), Adrian Mateos (625,000), Alex Foxen (529,000), Chance Kornuth (518,000), Darren Elias (505,000) and Sean Winter (449,000).
The players will return for the second day of the tournament at noon local time. They are expected to play ten levels of matches, starting with blinds of 5,000/10,000 and a big blind ante of 10,000.
Event #24: $25,000 No-Limit Texas Hold'em 6-Max Day 1 Top 10 Chip Stacks
| Ranking | player | country | Chip quantity | Big Blind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Schulman | United States | 1,215,000 | 122 |
| 2 | Danny Tang | Hongkong | 1,060,000 | 106 |
| 3 | Eli Berg | United States | 980,000 | 98 |
| 4 | Justin Arnwine | United States | 965,000 | 97 |
| 5 | Pavel Plesuv | Moldova | 939,000 | 94 |
| 6 | Adam Hendrix | United States | 899,000 | 90 |
| 7 | Sergio Aido | Spain | 858,000 | 86 |
| 8 | Erik Seidel | United States | 837,000 | 84 |
| 9 | Dylan Linde | United States | 801,000 | 80 |
| 10 | Cedric Schwaederle | France | 797,000 | 80 |
Michael Mizrachi leads a star-studded Seven Card Stud tournament
Event #23:$10,000 Seven-Card Stud Tournament has only 11 players remaining.
These 11 players form a lineup of poker "sharks," led by Michael Mizrachi (1,429,000), who just won the Main Event and Players Championship at last year's WSOP.
Following Mizrachi is Chris Brewer (1,301,000), with James Cheung (1,242,000) in third place. Next are Ryan Miller (845,000), Naoya Kihara (702,000), who won a gold bracelet last week, Jeremy Ausmus (702,000), Maksim Pisarenko (644,000), Allen Kessler (582,000), Dan Sepiol (187,000), and Brad Ruben (132,000).
The only relatively unknown player on the field is Jason Kluska (59,000), who will start the day's schedule tomorrow with just over one large bet.
The remaining 11 players will return at 1:00 PM local time to battle it out for the title. Regardless of who wins, it will be a huge final table.
Event #23: $10,000 Seven-Card Stud Championship Day 2 Chip Count
| Ranking | player | country | Chip quantity | Big bet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Mizrachi | United States | 1,429,000 | 29 |
| 2 | Chris Brewer | United States | 1,301,000 | 26 |
| 3 | James Cheung | United Kingdom | 1,242,000 | 25 |
| 4 | Ryan Miller | United States | 845,000 | 17 |
| 5 | Naoya Kihara | Japan | 702,000 | 14 |
| 6 | Jeremy Ausmus | United States | 702,000 | 14 |
| 7 | Maksim Pisarenko | Russia | 644,000 | 13 |
| 8 | Allen Kessler | United States | 582,000 | 12 |
| 9 | Dan Sepiol | United States | 187,000 | 4 |
| 10 | Brad Ruben | United States | 132,000 | 3 |
| 11 | Jason Kluska | United States | 59,000 | 1 |
The Monster Chips tournament prize pool is approaching $15 million after the 1d and 2c divisions.
Event #18: The Monster Stack event, $1,500, continued on Day 12 of the WSOP with parallel Day 1 and Day 2 divisions, with the 1d and 2c divisions starting successively. New players in the 1d division and late entries in the 2c division together pushed the total prize pool to $14,951,633.
With one day left before the late registration deadline, the event is expected to easily surpass the $15 million mark.
On Sunday, the survivors from Group 1d will return to compete in ten more levels, before merging with the survivors from Group 2 on Monday for the third day of the competition.
Players returning later today to compete in the 2D category include Satoshi Tanaka (454,000), Scott Ball (408,000), Andrew Moreno (267,000), Kathy Liebert (255,000), Anthony Zinno (218,000), Bryan Schultz (217,000), Julien Sitbon (163,500), Chris Moorman (132,500), and Olga Iermolcheva (76,400).
Event #18: $1,500 Monster Chips Event, Top 10 Chip Counts in Group 1d
| Ranking | player | country | Chip quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linyang Song | Canada | 1,215,000 |
| 2 | Aleksei Dronov | — | 1,075,000 |
| 3 | Samoul Mang | — | 915,000 |
| 4 | Davide Culotta | — | 895,000 |
| 5 | Michael Jukich | United States | 845,000 |
| 6 | Rehman Kassam | United Kingdom | 680,000 |
| 7 | Alexander Ivarsson | Sweden | 595,000 |
| 8 | Ian Modder | Canada | 582,500 |
| 9 | Jose Mas | United States | 555,500 |
| 10 | Ruben Correia | Portugal | 527,000 |
Event #18: $1,500 Monster Chip Event Group 2c Top 10 Chip Counts
| Ranking | player | country | Chip quantity | Big Blind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vincent Albert | France | 3,185,000 | 127 |
| 2 | Salvatore Dicarlo | United States | 3,180,000 | 127 |
| 3 | Colton Blomberg | United States | 3,145,000 | 126 |
| 4 | Valentin Vornicu | United States | 3,015,000 | 121 |
| 5 | Joao Simao | Brazil | 2,945,000 | 118 |
| 6 | Andro Scarpa | Croatia | 2,750,000 | 110 |
| 7 | Daniel Kusnerak | United States | 2,660,000 | 106 |
| 8 | Riley Dieckhoff | United States | 2,615,000 | 105 |
| 9 | Kuanhan Lee | Taiwan | 2,540,000 | 102 |
| 10 | Andrew Dean | United States | 2,440,000 | 98 |
Nicolas Milgrom dominated $1, 500 Big O tournament group 1b.
Nicolas Milgrom (816,000) held a solid lead over second-place Michael Khan (580,000) at the end of Group 1b of Event #22:$1,500 Big O. They were just two of the most successful of the 1,155 new entrants in the event, bringing the total number of entrants to 2,150 and the total prize pool to $2,802,785.
Other notable players returning for Day 2 include Dario Sammartino (424,000), Steve Zolotow (289,000), Bryce Yockey (195,000), Daniel Weinman (190,000), and Hall of Famer Brian Rast (48,000).
Milgrom has already won two WSOP prizes this year and is on his way to a third. However, Milgrom's path won't be easy, as three of the top ten finishers are bracelet winners. Two of those bracelet winners—Michael Khan (580,000) and Bruno Furth (557,000)—occupy the other two podium spots.
Therefore, the competition will be very intense when all the athletes reconvene at 1:00 p.m. local time for the second day of the competition.
Event #22: $1, 500 Big O 1b Group Top 10 Chip Counts
| Ranking | player | country | Chip quantity | Big Blind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicolas Milgrom | France | 816,000 | 163 |
| 2 | Michael Khan | Canada | 580,000 | 116 |
| 3 | Bruno Furth | United States | 557,000 | 111 |
| 4 | Richard Green | United States | 545,000 | 109 |
| 5 | Joseph Ramos | United States | 533,000 | 107 |
| 6 | Anthony Reategui | United States | 519,000 | 104 |
| 7 | Jon Shoreman | United Kingdom | 465,000 | 93 |
| 8 | Sergio Martinez | United States | 435,000 | 87 |
| 9 | Shawn Rice | United States | 425,000 | 85 |
| 10 | Sang Shin | United States | 424,000 | 85 |
2026 WSOP Day 13 Preview
Day 13 of the 2026 World Series of Poker will take place on Sunday, June 7. Even before the High Roller event was delayed into that day, it was already a busy one.
Three new events will be launched. The first is Event #25:$500 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Freeze, starting at 10:00 AM. With its low buy-in, a large number of players are expected to be hoping to win a gold bracelet at a low cost.
Following this event are the midday event #26: $2,000 No-Limit Texas Hold'em, and the afternoon event #27: $10,000 Dealer Selection Tournament at 2:00 PM.
There are three very important events to watch on Sunday. The most important of these is probably the #19:$25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em event, which will be broadcast live, has only six players remaining, and still has Kristen Foxen in contention.
However, when the #24:$25,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Max event resumes at noon, Nick Schulman will also lead the field for the second day, which puts the second High Roller event on the agenda.
Then there's the #23:$10,000 Seven-Card Stud Championship, featuring 11 outstanding players, all eager to claim the title.
Finally, to add the finishing touch to the tournament schedule are the ongoing 2D group of Event #18: $1,500 Monster Chips, and Day 2 of Event #22: $1,500 Big O.
You can follow all the exciting matches of these events on PokerNews.
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