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Three new bracelet winners were crowned on Day 22 of the 2026 WSOP, but the spotlight was on Daniel Negreanu’s comeback story.

After busting the $25,000 PLO High Roller on the first hand of his first bullet, Negreanu re-entered and finished Day 1b with 789,000 chips, putting him in the top 10. PokerNews notes that the second flight drew a much bigger field, bringing total entries to 329.

Meanwhile, Calvin Anderson leads the $10,000 Razz Championship final table with just eight players left, and both flights of the Seniors Championships produced their own drama and chip leaders. As for the $2,500 Mixed Omaha/Stud Hi-Lo, Eddie Blumenthal denied Nikolai Fal a second bracelet, adding a new name to the winner’s list.

The Colossus shrinks to nine, but the payouts are anything but small.

For those tracking the latest drama on the felt, the $500 NLH Colossus finally reached its final table, with the field trimmed down to nine hopefuls and a lot more pressure than a home game. According to the official WSOP highlight video, Justin Smith ended up topping the field, taking home $550,000, while Myles German and Victor Chong rounded out the top three with $367,000 and $278,000 respectively.

The rest of the payouts were nothing to sneeze at either. Alan Wang, Jose Orozco, and Karabet Keshishyan found themselves in the middle of the pack, while Andrew Sanchez, Eric Baldwin, and Min Ji rounded out the final nine.

According to Jeremy Ausmus, the $10K Stud Championship at the WSOP was the perfect place to flip a brutal start to the summer.

After firing several bullets and getting nothing in return, Ausmus decided to late reg the event at the Paris Horseshoe and play it cool. His plan? Preserve energy, play the max, and stay ready for whatever came his way.

The video tracks his run as he moves from 60K to over 200K chips, navigates the money bubble, and finds himself at 350K by dinner break. “Post-break heater” is how he describes what happened next, as the chips start flying his way and the field shrinks to just 18, then 11, and finally down to the final 8.

Day 2 brings the real pressure, but Ausmus keeps things straightforward. He makes it to the final table, then to four-handed play, and eventually, the end of the run. Sometimes, all it takes is one tournament to turn the whole series around.

Schulman explains why he just can’t quit the World Series.

Nick Schulman sits down with Donnie Peters to break down the highlights from the 2026 World Series of Poker weekend. The podcast leans into Schulman’s take on what keeps pros coming back to the felt, and whether motivation is more about chasing bracelets or just surviving the grind.

According to Schulman:

“It’s always about the next hand, the next tournament. The game keeps you honest.”

As WSOP Online awards bracelets this summer, uncertainty remains over whether 888 will continue powering the platform in the years ahead.

Is the Poker Hall of Fame just swapping one problem for another?

The WSOP now lets up to six people in each year, using a system that starts with public nominations and ends with a vote from current Hall of Famers. That means more action, but also more questions about who actually deserves a spot.

One of the main concerns is that public voting could leave some lesser-known but highly accomplished players out in the cold.

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The $250,000 Super High Roller at the WSOP is always a spectacle, but this time the spotlight shifted to the commentary booth.

Jared Bleznick, known for his candid style, spent much of the livestream criticizing the production team for showing coverage of the $5,000 Seniors event during the high roller final table.

Even after a calm explanation from co-commentator Ali Nejad about the stream format, Bleznick continued to voice his complaints, at one point removing his headset in protest until the Super High Roller coverage resumed.

“Blez was disrespectful not only to WSOP production, but also to his fellow commentators,” wrote ACR Poker Team Pro Drew 'BetOnDrew’ Gonzalez.

Some in the poker community felt Bleznick’s comments were out of line, especially considering the friends and family of the Seniors players who were likely tuning in.

The split reaction has left the poker world debating where the line should be drawn between authentic commentary and respect for all players on the stage.