New York, New Jersey Updates For 2026 World Series Of Poker

It’s the biggest six weeks of poker, as the 2026 World Series of Poker has gotten started on May 26.

This 7-week event will feature 100 bracelet tournaments from May 26-July 15, with events taking place in Las Vegas at Horseshoe Casino and Paris Las Vegas.

New York and New Jersey have made a big impacts on the WSOP over its history and could do so again this year.

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2026 World Series of Poker Event Schedule

Here’s a rundown of all 100 2026 World Series of Poker events, including their starting date and buy-in. Throughout the WSOP, we will update winners of each event.

Event	Start Date	Buy-In	Winner
1. $550 No-Limit Hold’em Mini Mystery Millions	May 26	$550	Philip Chun
2. $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed	May 26	$5,000	Daniyal Gheba
3. $500 No-Limit Hold’em Employees Event	May 27	$500	Jerome Neppl
4. $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better	May 27	$1,500	Jason Daly
5. $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha	May 28	$5,000	Yang Wang
6. $1,500 Seven Card Stud	May 28	$1,500	Qibang Cheung
7. $25,000 No-Limit Hold’em Heads Up Championship	May 29	$25,000	Dimitar Danchev
8. $1,500 Badugi	May 29	$1,500	Michael Casella
9. $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship	May 30	$10,000	Scott Clements
10. $600 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack	May 31	$600	Karapet Galstyan
11. $10,000 GGMillion$ No-Limit Hold’em High Roller	May 31	$10,000	Naseem Salem
12. $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw	May 31	$1,500	Stephen Hubbard
13. $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed	June 1	$1,500	Honghhao Zhang
14. $1,500 Mixed: PLO Hi-Lo 8 or Better, Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better, Big O	June 1	$1,500	Justin Liberto
15. $600 Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack	June 2	$600	Philip Ardire
16. $1,700 No-Limit Hold’em U.S. WSOP Circuit Championship	June 2	$1,700	Antonio Vargas
17. $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship	June 2	$10,000	Naoya Kihara
18. $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Monster Stack	June 3	$1,500	Richard Alsup
19. $25,000 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller	June 3	$25,000	Kristen Foxen
20. $1,500 Dealers Choice	June 3	$1,500	Jeffrey Madsen
21. $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better	June 4	$1,500	Frederic Normand
22. $1,500 Big O	June 5	$1,500	Christopher Alcindor
23. $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship	June 5	$10,000	Naoya Kihara
24. $25,000 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller 6-Handed	June 6	$25,000	Artur Martirosian
25. $500 No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout	June 7	$500	Brayden Lou
26. $2,000 No-Limit Hold’em	June 7	$2,000	Braxton Dunaway
27. $10,000 Dealers Choice Championship	June 7	$10,000	Bryce Yockey
28. $600 No-Limit Hold’em/Pot-Limit Omaha Mixed Deepstack	June 8	$600	Kenneth Gregory
29. $50,000 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller	June 8	$50,000	Santosh Suvarna
30. $1,500 Limit Hold’em	June 8	$1,500	Dennis Weiss
31. $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Super Turbo Bounty	June 9	$1,500	Michael Holtz
32. $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em	June 9	$3,000	Omar Zazay
33. $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship	June 9	$10,000	Nathan Gamble
34. $500 No-Limit Hold’em Colossus	June 10	$500	Justin Smith
35. $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha	June 10	$1,500	Jason Zipfel
36. $100,000 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller	June 10	$100,000	Yuri Dzivielevski
37. $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.	June 10	$1,500	Nicholas Schulman
38. $10,000 Limit Hold’em Championship	June 11	$10,000	Dong Chen
39. $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em Seniors High Roller	June 12	$5,000	Juan Rodriguez
40. $1,500 Razz	June 12	$500	Sebastian Pauli
41. $250,000 No-Limit Hold’em Super High Roller	June 13	$250,000	Adrian Mateos
42. $10,000 Big O Championship	June 13	$10,000	Daniel Aharoni
43. $800 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack 8-Handed	June 14	$800	Matthew Moss
44. $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em Super Turbo Bounty	June 14	$10,000	William Foxen
45. $2,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better, Seven Card Stud hi-Lo 8 or Better	June 14	$2,500	Nicholas Blumenthal
46. $1,000 No-Limit Hold-em Seniors Championship	June 15	$1,000	TBD
47. $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller	June 15	$25,000	TBD
48. $10,000 Razz Championship	June 15	$10,000	TBD
49. $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout	June 16	$2,500	TBD
50. $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Millionaire Maker	June 17	$1,500	TBD
51. $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em Mystery	June 17	$10,000	TBD
52. $3,000 Nine Game Mix	June 17	$3,000	TBD
53. $1,500 Five Card Pot-Limit Omaha	June 18	$1,500	TBD
54. $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship	June 18	$10,000	TBD
55. $50,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller	June 19	$50,000	TBD
56. $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed	June 19	$3,000	TBD
57. $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha	June 20	$1,000	TBD
58. $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw	June 20	$1,500	TBD
59. $500 No-Limit Hold’em Salute To Warriors	June 21	$500	TBD
60. $50,000 Poker Players Championship	June 21	$50,000	TBD
61. $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Super Senior	June 22	$1,000	TBD
62. $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em	June 22	$2,500	TBD
63. $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Mystery Millions	June 23	$1,000	TBD
64. $25,000 PLO/NLH Mixed High Roller	June 23	$25,000	TBD
65. $1,500 No-Limit Hold/em Freezeout	June 23	$1,500	TBD
66. $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Tag Team	June 24	$1,000	TBD
67. $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship	June 24	$10,000	TBD
68. $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Ladies Championship	June 25	$1,000	TBD
69. $1,500 Seve Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better	June 25	$1,500	TBD
70. $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship	June 26	$10,000	TBD
71. $2,500 Mixed Big Bet 7-Handed	June 27	$2,500	TBD
72. $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Mini Main Event	June 28	$1,000	TBD
73. $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed	June 28	$5,000	TBD
74. $1,500 8-Game Mixed	June 28	$1,500	TBD
75. $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship	June 29	$10,000	TBD
76. $100,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller	June 30	$100,000	TBD
77. $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball	June 30	$2,500	TBD
78. $600 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack	July 1	$600	TBD
79. $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout	July 1	$3,000	TBD
80. $10,000 8-Game Mixed Championship	July 1	$10,000	TBD
81. $800 No-Limit Hold’em Summer Celebration	July 2	$800	TBD
82. $10,000 WSOP No-Limit Hold’em Main Event	July 2	$10,000	TBD
83. $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Double Board Bomb Pot	July 2	$1,500	TBD
84. $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em Super Turbo Bounty	July 3	$5,000	TBD
85. $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em	July 4	$1,000	TBD
86. $600 No-Limit Hold’em Ultra Stack	July 5	$600	TBD
87. $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Mystery Bounty	July 8	$1,000	TBD
88. $300 No-Limit Hold’em Gladiators of Poker	July 8	$300	TBD
89. $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em Mid-Stakes Championship	July 8	$3,000	TBD
90. $50,000 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller	July 9	$50,000	TBD
91. $1,500 Pick Your PLO	July 9	$1,500	TBD
92. $3,000 T.O.R.S.E.	July 10	$3,000	TBD
93. $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em The Closer	July 11	$1,500	TBD
94. $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed Championship	July 11	$10,000	TBD
95. $500 No-Limit Hold’em Summer Saver	July 12	$500	TBD
96. $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed	July 12	$3,000	TBD
97. H.O.R.S.E. High Roller	July 13	$25,000	TBD
98. $800 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack	July 14	$800	TBD
99. $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed	July 14	$5,000	TBD
100. $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Super Tubro	July 15	$1,000	TBD

2026 World Series of Poker Updates

NY’s Schulman Wins H.O.R.S.E. WSOP Bracelet

One of New York’s own took home the World Series of Poker bracelet in event No. 37, as Nicholas Schulman won the the $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. event.

H.O.R.S.E. is a tournament where hands rotate from the letters listed. H is for Texas Hold’Em. O is for Omaha Hi/Lo Split-Eight or Better. R is for Razz. S is for Seven Card Stud. E is for Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo Eight or Better.

Schulman, who hails from Manhattan, won the three-day tournament to take home $183,366 in winnings and 765 Player of the Year points for this year’s World Series of Poker.

Schulman has now won eight WSOP bracelets over his career.

Foxen Wins $10K Super Turbo Bounty Event

Cold Spring Harbor, New York native William Foxen took home the 2026 WSOP bracelet in event No. 44 the $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Holde’em 8-handed tournament.

Foxen survived a pool of 466 players on June 14 to claim $594,246 in winnings and 1,017 Player of the Year points.

This is Foxen’s fourth WSOP bracelet over his career.

Aharoni wins $10,000 Big O Championship

Forest Hills native Daniel Aharoni claimed the WSOP bracelet in event No. 42, the $10,000 Big O Championship on June 16 after four days of play.

Big O is Pot-Limit Omaha with five hole cards instead of four.

Aharoni collected $861,287 in prize money for the victory and 1,011 points toward the Player of the Year race.

This is the first bracelet for Aharoni.

New York’s Ungar Tied for Most Main Event Wins

One of New York’s own is tied for the record for the most World Series of Poker Main Event wins.

Stu Ungar was born in Manhattan, New York in 1953. In 1980, he would go on to win a 73-person field to claim his first World Series of Poker Main Event. That pocketed Ungar $365,000. His winning hand was a 5 of spades and 4 of spades.

The next year, Ungar would repeat the feat, winning the 1981 Main Event. It was a field of 75 players and earn him $375,000. His winning hand was an Ace of hearts, Queen of hearts.

Amazingly, 16 years later, Ungar would claim his third Main Event title. This would be in a field of 312 players and earn him $1 million. His winning hand was the Ace of hearts and 4 of clubs.

Ungar is tied with Johnny Moss for the most WSOP Main Event titles at three. He is also one of four to repeat as Main Event champion, joining Moss, Doyle Brunson, and Johnny Chan.

New Jersey’s Blumstein Takes 2017 Main Event

New Jersey also holds claim to a World Series of Poker Main Event title. In 2017, Morristown, New Jersey native Scott Blumstein won the prestigious title.

Born in 1992, Blumstein earned the honor at the age of 25. He won in a first prize of $8,150,000 in a field of 7,221 players.

The winning hand for Blumstein was Ace of hearts and 2 of diamonds.