WSOP Day 50 Report | Adam Hendrix ranks among the top three at the $5K eight-handed table, winning three gold bracelets.

On July 14th, Las Vegas time, the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) entered Day 50, the penultimate day of the regular season during the Main Event final table break. Three gold bracelets were awarded that day: Event #99: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em; Event #97: $25,000 High Roller HORSE; and Event #98: $800 Deepstack NLH, completing either the first day or the final stage of the tournament.

Today's focus is on Adam Hendrix. The American pro, who has accumulated over $10.5 million in live tournament winnings and is still chasing his first WSOP bracelet, finished Day 1 of Event #99 with 1,285,000 chips, ranking third out of 72 remaining players. Australian player Josh Norvock is the chip leader with 1,530,000 chips.

Adam Hendrix is ranked third, with 72 players remaining at the 8-man table ($5K).

Event #99: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em was the penultimate bracelet event of this year's WSOP. On Day 1, 884 people entered, and after 20 levels, only 72 people were able to seal their bags. The total prize pool was $4,066,400, with the top 133 finishers making it into the money, and the champion receiving $695,256.

Josh Norvock leads the leaderboard with 1,530,000 chips, followed closely by Giorgiy Skhulukhiya with 1,450,000. Adam Hendrix, with 1,285,000 chips, will enter the final day with 51 big blinds, continuing his quest for his first WSOP bracelet.

Day 2 still features several world-class players, including Cliff Josephy, Nick Guagenti, Joseph Cheong, Leo Margets, Artur Martirosian, Brian Rast, and David Peters. Jennifer Harman and Phil Hellmuth, who has 17 gold bracelets, also advanced, but with only 187,000 and 165,000 chips respectively, they will need to fight back from short-stack positions.

Event #99 First Day Top Ten Scorecard

The above scoreboard data is compiled from the official PokerNews tournament page.

Julien Sitbon leads $25K HORSE with 16 players remaining.

Event #97: $25,000 High Roller HORSE: After Day 2, only 16 players remained out of 148 entries. The total prize pool reached $3,478,000, with the champion taking home $872,052 and a WSOP gold bracelet.

French player Julien Sitbon leads the chip stack with 3,800,000 chips, followed by Alexander Kostritsyn with 3,205,000. Their chip counts have widened the gap with the rest of the pack, with Ali Eslami in third place holding 1,990,000 chips.

Sitbon won an online WSOP bracelet in 2023 and finished as runner-up in this year's series at $10,000 Mystery Bounty NLH. He will once again carry his lead and aim for his second bracelet.

Chinese player Yueqi Zhu secured a spot on Day 3 with 1,315,000 chips, ranking seventh. Naoya Kihara, Alex Foxen, and Shaun Deeb will sit side-by-side on Day 3, all three vying for WSOP Player of the Year honors; their direct confrontation could significantly impact the final rankings.

$25,000 High Roller HORSE Top Ten Scoreboard

Day 3 will restart at 1 p.m. local time in Las Vegas on July 15 and will proceed directly to the crowning of the champion.

Kfir Nahum leads $800 Deepstack, Ryuta Nakai and Jonathan Little advance.

Event #98:$800 Deepstack No-Limit Hold'em attracted 2,036 entries, creating a total prize pool of $1,425,200. After 22 fast-track levels, only 129 players advanced to Day 2.

Israeli player Kfir Nahum became the only player to break the 2 million mark with 2,030,000 chips, Josei Kamei ranked second with 1,790,000, and Atanas Pavlov ranked third with 1,635,000.

Japanese player Ryuta Nakai is ranked seventh with 1,295,000. Nakai previously finished third in the $25,000 Heads-Up Championship at this year's WSOP and still has a chance to win his first gold bracelet. Poker coach Jonathan Little is ranked eighth with 1,280,000, aiming for his second WSOP gold bracelet.

Event #98 First Day Top Ten Scorecard

The final 129 players will return at 11:00 AM local time on July 15th to compete directly for the championship.

David Peters receives his fifth gold bracelet

Day 50 featured three events that crowned champions. David Peters defeated a field of 558 entries in Event #94:$10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Championship, taking home $1,001,391 and bringing his WSOP gold bracelet count to five.

Peters' victory also brought an end to Day 4, which was added because the previous day's tournament failed to produce a champion. This professional poker player, who has long been active in high-stakes tournaments around the world, has once again achieved a breakthrough in a WSOP championship event.

Joshua Wang prevented Erik Seidel from winning his 11th gold bracelet.

Event #96: $3,000 6-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha was won by Joshua Wang. The recreational player defeated legendary player Erik Seidel heads-up to claim $407,137 and his first WSOP gold bracelet.

Seidel failed to increase his personal gold bracelet count to 11, but delivered another deep performance. Wang, on the other hand, made his biggest career breakthrough near the end of the series, becoming one of the three Day 50 champions.

Garrett Dwire beat 4,621 opponents.

Event #95: Garrett Dwire won the $500 Summer Saver No-Limit Hold'em. The event attracted 4,622 entries, with Dwire ultimately taking home $210,000, winning his first gold bracelet and setting a new career high for single-event winnings.

WSOP Day 50 Champions Summary

The results of the three championships are summarized in the PokerNews Day50 overview.

Key data from WSOP Day 50

The relevant tournament data is compiled from the PokerNews overview and official tournament pages.

Day 51 will see the final four regular season gold bracelets awarded.

July 15th will be the final day of the 2026 WSOP Regular Season. Event #98 will resume at 11:00 AM, while Event #99 and Event #97 will begin their decisive day at 1:00 PM. All three matches will go straight to the champion.

The final bracelet event of the series, Event #100:$1,000 Super Turbo No-Limit Hold'em, will also begin on Day 51. This is a single-day event with each blind level lasting only 20 minutes, and will be the last chance for players to compete for the bracelet in the Las Vegas series.

As the series enters its final day, the main highlights of Day 51 will be whether Adam Hendrix can break through from third chip position in Event #99 to win his first gold medal, whether Yueqi Zhu can continue the performance of Chinese players in the high-stakes HORSE event, and how the competition for Player of the Year will be affected by the direct confrontation between Kihara, Foxen, and Deeb.

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