The 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event is entering a crucial stage.

On July 6th, Pacific Time, the main event Day 2ABC officially concluded. Survivors from Day 1A, Day 1B, and Day 1C returned to the Paris Hotel and Horseshoe Las Vegas venues to continue their quest for the world championship title.

After a full day of intense competition, the final total was...1260 contestants successfully advanced to Day 3。

Among them, the Chinese team performed brilliantly, with a total of23 Chinese athletes successfully advanced.Several familiar faces, including Zhang Yang, the Chinese gold bracelet winner, remain in the race for the championship.

Zhang Yang advanced steadily, making it into Day 3 of China's 23-man squad.

As one of the most important representatives in the Chinese poker circle, the gold bracelet winnerZhang YangThey maintained a consistent performance in this year's WSOP Main Event.

After Day 2ABC, he successfully advanced to Day 3 and continued to challenge himself in deeper rounds.

The most outstanding performance among the Chinese athletes was:

Li Chengbei

He leads the Chinese contingent with a massive chip stack of 236 big blinds (BBs) and ranks 37th overall.

In addition, including:

• Wesley

• Zhang Yang

• Xu Qiang

• Chen Chuanshu

• Sun Yunsheng

Well-known players also successfully advanced, keeping the hope of the Chinese team achieving good results alive.

Day 2ABC eliminated 14 Chinese players.

Although the Chinese team performed well overall, some players were eliminated in Day 2ABC.

A total of 14 Chinese athletes failed to pass this round of testing.

As the main event progresses into its later stages, the value of chips continues to rise, and every decision can directly determine whether a player can remain on the world's biggest poker stage.

Gaspar Fernandez leads the field

One of the biggest highlights of Day 2 ABC of the main event so far is the Argentine player.Gaspar FernandezIts strong performance.

He accumulated the following after a day of competition:

754,000 Scoreboard

Based on the starting blinds on Day 3, this is equivalent to approximately 302 big blinds.

This huge chip advantage gave Fernandez a very comfortable playing field at the start of Day 3.

However, the main event is still a long way from the final championship, and the subsequent knockout stages are still full of uncertainties.

Past champions gather for a star-studded main event

Day 2ABC features eight past WSOP Main Event champions.

The best performer was the 2004 champion:

Greg Raymer

He completed a crucial double-up late in the game, ultimately winning with:

291,000 Scoreboard

Successfully advanced, far exceeding the average level.

Mizrachi continues his title defense hopes

The defending champion, and newly inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame:

Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi

They also successfully advanced.

Mizrachi started with approximately 73,000 chips and improved to: [Increase/Decrease] after one day of play.

202,500 Scoreboard

Although he is still not at the top chip stack level, his performance in the game is gradually improving.

If Mizrachi wins again, he will become only the second player in WSOP Main Event history, after Johnny Chan, to successfully defend his title.

The final number of participants will be determined on Day 2D of the main event.

After Day 2ABC of the main event, Day 2D will be the last opportunity for deferred registration.

11:00 AM Pacific Time, July 7:

Day 2D officially begins

The remaining Day 1D contestants who advanced will return to the competition venue, and the deadline for extended registration is expected to be around 3:15 pm.

At that time, the final number of participants and the total prize pool for this year's WSOP Main Event will be officially determined.

All the advancing contestants will merge at 11:00 AM on July 8th to officially enter Day 3.

Match Report

$600 Super Deep Stack No-Limit Hold'em Day 1B

Besides the main event, Event #86:

$600 Super Deep Stack No-Limit Hold'em

It also attracted a large number of participants.

Day 1B recorded the following:

• 2,424 participants

• 184 people advanced

American players:

Neng Lee

by:

3,040,000 Scoreboard

Become the chip leader in this group.

He is also the only player among all those who have advanced to the next round to break the 3 million chip mark.

Breno Drumond, the gold bracelet winner, ranked among the top.

Those who have won the WSOP Tag Team championship:

Breno Drumond

Performed well in the super deep stack event Day 1B.

He ultimately finished 11th, the highest scorer in his group and the gold bracelet winner.

Tomorrow's schedule

July 7, Pacific Time

• 10:00 AM
  The last group of Day 1C in Super Deepstack No-Limit Hold'em

• 11:00 AM
  WSOP Main Event Day 2D
  (Registration deadline is approximately 3:15 PM)

July 8, Pacific Time

• 11:00 AM
  WSOP Main Event Day 3 officially merged

• 1:00 PM
  Super Deepstack No-Limit Texas Hold'em Day 2

Summarize

The 2026 WSOP Main Event has gradually entered its true deep waters.

After Day 2ABC, 1260 players successfully advanced, including 23 Chinese players who remained in the championship battle.

Chinese representatives such as Zhang Yang and Li Chengbei remain competitive, while Gaspar Fernandez currently holds the top chip count.

With Day 2D over, all survivors will soon enter the real knockout stage, and the path to the 2026 WSOP Main Event champion will become increasingly clear.

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