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How Pennsylvania and New Jersey are Faring at 2026 World Series Of Poker
By Drew Ellis
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The 2026 World Series of Poker has completed its seven-week event.
In total, 100 different tournaments were held in Las Vegas from the Horseshoe Casino and Paris Las Vegas Casino on May 26-July 15.
Pennsylvania and New Jersey have had an impact on the WSOP Main Event, with each state being able to claim a winner. In 2026, each state brought home more bracelets as well. Here’s an update on how players from The Keystone State and The Garden State did in this year’s World Series of Poker, as well as who is left in the final table of the WSOP Main Event, which finishes up play starting on Aug. 3.
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The 2026 World Series of Poker Schedule
Below is a listing of all 100 events at this year’s World Series of Poker. We will keep this list updated with winners as these events conclude and provide any updates if Pennsylvania and New Jersey players win big.
| 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 | Homan Mohammadi |
| 47. $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller | June 15 | $25,000 | Eelis Paerssinen |
| 48. $10,000 Razz Championship | June 15 | $10,000 | Calvin Anderson |
| 49. $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout | June 16 | $2,500 | Marco Johnson |
| 50. $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Millionaire Maker | June 17 | $1,500 | Joseph Liberta |
| 51. $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em Mystery | June 17 | $10,000 | Alex Anton |
| 52. $3,000 Nine Game Mix | June 17 | $3,000 | Joseph Couden |
| 53. $1,500 Five Card Pot-Limit Omaha | June 18 | $1,500 | Zachary Gruneberg |
| 54. $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship | June 18 | $10,000 | Calvin Anderson |
| 55. $50,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller | June 19 | $50,000 | Joao Simao |
| 56. $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed | June 19 | $3,000 | Abhishek Mhatre |
| 57. $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha | June 20 | $1,000 | Harry Rubin |
| 58. $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw | June 20 | $1,500 | Michelle Chin |
| 59. $500 No-Limit Hold’em Salute To Warriors | June 21 | $500 | Prashanth Nataraj |
| 60. $50,000 Poker Players Championship | June 21 | $50,000 | Benny Glaser |
| 61. $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Super Senior | June 22 | $1,000 | Lionel Barracano |
| 62. $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em | June 22 | $2,500 | Joshua Reichard |
| 63. $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Mystery Millions | June 23 | $1,000 | Matthew Higgins |
| 64. $25,000 PLO/NLH Mixed High Roller | June 23 | $25,000 | Eelis Paerssinen |
| 65. $1,500 No-Limit Hold/em Freezeout | June 23 | $1,500 | Ciro Gonzalez |
| 66. $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Tag Team | June 24 | $1,000 | Henrique Lessa/ Breno Drumond |
| 67. $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship | June 24 | $10,000 | Koji Fujimoto |
| 68. $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Ladies Championship | June 25 | $1,000 | Skye Chen |
| 69. $1,500 Seve Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better | June 25 | $1,500 | Taylor Atchison |
| 70. $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship | June 26 | $10,000 | Michael Mizrachi |
| 71. $2,500 Mixed Big Bet 7-Handed | June 27 | $2,500 | Dylan Smith |
| 72. $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Mini Main Event | June 28 | $1,000 | Daisuke Ogita |
| 73. $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed | June 28 | $5,000 | Markus Gonsalves |
| 74. $1,500 8-Game Mixed | June 28 | $1,500 | Shaun Deeb |
| 75. $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship | June 29 | $10,000 | Matthew Grapenthien |
| 76. $100,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller | June 30 | $100,000 | Daniel Negreanu |
| 77. $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball | June 30 | $2,500 | Patrick Stacey |
| 78. $600 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack | July 1 | $600 | Adriaan Jacobs |
| 79. $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout | July 1 | $3,000 | Asi Moshe |
| 80. $10,000 8-Game Mixed Championship | July 1 | $10,000 | Dzmitry Urbanovich |
| 81. $800 No-Limit Hold’em Summer Celebration | July 2 | $800 | Toby Price |
| 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 | Justin Fawcett |
| 84. $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em Super Turbo Bounty | July 3 | $5,000 | Myles Mullaly |
| 85. $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em | July 4 | $1,000 | Zixuan Liu |
| 86. $600 No-Limit Hold’em Ultra Stack | July 5 | $600 | Eric Weber |
| 87. $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Mystery Bounty | July 8 | $1,000 | Matthew Shepsky |
| 88. $300 No-Limit Hold’em Gladiators of Poker | July 8 | $300 | Johnny Oshana |
| 89. $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em Mid-Stakes Championship | July 8 | $3,000 | Yanting Jiang |
| 90. $50,000 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller | July 9 | $50,000 | Jamie Dawn |
| 91. $1,500 Pick Your PLO | July 9 | $1,500 | Sergio Benso |
| 92. $3,000 T.O.R.S.E. | July 10 | $3,000 | Sterling Lopez |
| 93. $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em The Closer | July 11 | $1,500 | Ori Hasson |
| 94. $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed Championship | July 11 | $10,000 | David Peters |
| 95. $500 No-Limit Hold’em Summer Saver | July 12 | $500 | Garrett Dwire |
| 96. $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed | July 12 | $3,000 | Joshua Wang |
| 97. H.O.R.S.E. High Roller | July 13 | $25,000 | Alexander Kostritsyn |
| 98. $800 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack | July 14 | $800 | Nishant Sharma |
| 99. $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed | July 14 | $5,000 | Darren Rabinowitz |
| 100. $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Super Tubro | July 15 | $1,000 | She Wong |
2026 WSOP Main Event Updates
The 2026 World Series of Poker Main Event got started on July 2 with over 9,000 contending for the top prize. The $10,000 buy-in for this No Limit Hold’Em is always the most sought after championship each year.
Day 8 saw the field get chipped down to the Final Table of nine players. These players will now wait until Aug. 3 to continue play, with Aug. 3-5 listed as the dates set to determine this year’s Main Event winner.
WSOP Main Event Final Table
- 1. Lucas Jumalon: 194.0M in chips
- 2. Rami Hammoud: 79.0M in chips
- 3. Jamie Shaevel: 56.0M in chips
- 4. Greg Mueller: 48.5M in chips
- 5. Michael Gagliano: 46.5M in chips
- 6. Mario Boos: 44.0M in chips
- 7. Lauri Saaskilahti: 37.5M in chips
- 8. Hanming Feng: 25.0M in chips
- 9. Evagoras Evagorou: 22.5M in chips
NJ’s Gagliano Reaches Final 9
Rockaway, New Jersey’s Michael Gagliano is one of the final nine contending for the Main Event title
Gagliano is in fifth place of the remaining nine players. He has $46.5 million in chips as he waits for Aug. 3.
Gagliano has previously won three WSOP bracelet events in his playing career.
New Jersey’s Victor Dong Finishes in the Money After Top 20 Start
Oakland, New Jersey native Victor Dong was off to a good start at this year’s World Series of Poker Main Event.
Dong had been in the “D” pool of the Main Event and through his second day of play, he sat with $620,000 in chips, which ranked ninth among the “D” pool players and 14th overall in the entire player pool.
Starting Wednesday, July 8, Dong and the “D” pool began playing with the rest of the players from pools “A” “B” and “C.” Dong fell to 738th place in the standings after Wednesday, sitting with $202,000 in chips.
On Day 4, Dong would be eliminated, finishing 1,193rd. That earned him $15,000 in prize money.
2026 World Series of Poker Updates
Pennsylvania Native Zipfel wins $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Bracelet
Aliquippa native Jason Zipfel claimed the 2026 World Series of Poker bracelet in event No. 35, $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha.
Zipfel won the four-day tournament on June 13, collecting $441,560 in prize money to go along with 1,013 WSOP Player of the Year points.
This is Zipfel’s first World Series of Poker bracelet and his second time placing in a tournament.
Boalsburg’s Gruneberg Wins Pot-Limit Omaha Event
Zachary Gruneberg of Boalsburg claimed the win in WSOP Event No. 53, the Five Card Pot-Limit Omaha tournament.
Gruneberg won in a pool of 1,300 players over three days to earn his third World Series of Poker bracelet over his career.
He collected a top prize of $271,552 and 870 WSOP Player of the Year points for his win.
New Jersey’s Liberta wins $1.25 Million No-Limit Event
Berlin, NJ native Joseph Liberta collected $1.25 million when he won WSOP Event No. 50, the $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Millionaire Maker tournament on June 24.
This eight-day tournament saw Liberta survive a field of over 4,000 players.
Along with his financial prize, Liberta also received 1,368 points in the Player of the Year race.
This is Liberta’s first WSOP bracelet victory.
McKeehen Wins 2015 Main Event for Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania is home to win World Series of Poker main event winner. That was Joe McKeehen back in 2015.
A native of North Wales, McKeehen was just 24 at the time he won the top prize of $7.68 million. He topped a field of 6,420 players, coming out on top with a final hand of the Ace of hearts and 10 of diamonds.
McKeehen has went on to win a total of three WSOP bracelets in his career while reaching 23 final tables. WSOP puts his career earnings at over $11.6 million.
Blumstein Gets NJ 2017 Main Event Title
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.
In his WSOP history, Blumstein has reached three final tables and earned winnings in 35 different events.
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