The final table is set in the 2026 World Series of Poker $50,000 Poker Players Championship.
The most prestigious mixed-game poker tournament of the year is down to its final six contenders, and the remaining half dozen players include some of the most decorated names in the game. The champion will add theirs to the Chip Reese Memorial trophy, in addition to earning a WSOP bracelet and the top prize of $1,343,764.
Chief among them is 11-time bracelet winner Phil Ivey. The 49-year-old Poker Hall of Famer is in fifth chip position, with stacks tightly bunched in the middle of the pack. Ivey has more than $54.9 million in prior earnings and has locked up at least $226,172 by making it down to the final six from a field of 108 entries in this year’s PPC. He’s cashed in this event six times before, with his previous best being a third-place finish in 2006, when this event debuted as the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. championship.
The chip leader is eight-time bracelet winner Benny Glaser, who added three wins to his tally in 2025. Glaser has also come close to winning this event before, finishing fourth in 2022.
Seven-time bracelet winner Josh Arieh and three-time bracelet winner Paul Volpe are both at their third PPC final tables. Arieh finished second in 2019, while Volpe placed third in 2021. Kristopher Tong, who won the 2025 $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. championship, finished fifth in the 2023 PPC.
Maxx Coleman is the only player remaining without a final-table appearance in this tournament. The two-time bracelet winner has cashed twice, though, placing 13th and 14th in 2023 and 2024, respectively.
Here is a look at the chip counts heading into the final day:
| Rank | Player | Chip Count |
| 1 | Benny Glaser | 8,610,000 |
| 2 | Maxx Coleman | 5,565,000 |
| 3 | Josh Arieh | 5,265,000 |
| 4 | Kristopher Tong | 5,180,000 |
| 5 | Phil Ivey | 5,135,000 |
| 6 | Paul Volpe | 2,725,000 |
The 108-entry turnout this year made for a $5,130,000 prize pool. The top 17 finishers made the money, with big names like all-time bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth (14th), Chris Brewer (13th), Chris Hunichen (11th), Jesse Lonis (10th), Alex Livingston (9th), Nick Guagenti (8th), and Jason Mercier (7th) running deep.
Glaser knocked out Mercier during a round of stud. The six-time bracelet winner got all in with a pair of tens facing eights and deuces on fifth street. Mercier failed to improve from there and settled for $176,732.
The final six will return at 1:30 PM local time to play down to a winner.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Payout |
| 1 | $1,343,764 |
| 2 | $895,837 |
| 3 | $600,698 |
| 4 | $417,607 |
| 5 | $301,405 |
| 6 | $226,172 |
Photo credits: WSOP / Jazmyn Le
