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Ivey Headlines Stacked WSOP $50k PPC Final Table
Phil Ivey, a titan of the felt, is among six formidable players vying for the prestigious WSOP $50,000 Poker Players Championship title and its $1.3 million top prize.
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The 2026 World Series of Poker $50,000 Poker Players Championship features a high-stakes final table. Prominent pros like Phil Ivey, Benny Glaser, and Josh Arieh are set to compete for the Chip Reese Memorial trophy and a $1,343,764 first-place payout.
The final table for the 2026 World Series of Poker $50,000 Poker Players Championship is confirmed, featuring six top mixed-game specialists. The winner of this event will receive the Chip Reese Memorial trophy, a WSOP bracelet, and a prize of $1,343,764.
Among the finalists is 11-time bracelet winner Phil Ivey, currently in fifth chip position. Ivey, a Poker Hall of Famer, has accumulated over $54.9 million in career earnings and will add at least $226,172 from this event. He has six prior cashes in the PPC, with his best finish being third in 2006, when the event was known as the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. championship.
Eight-time bracelet winner Benny Glaser leads the final table in chip count. Glaser previously finished fourth in this event in 2022. Josh Arieh, a seven-time bracelet winner, and Paul Volpe, a three-time bracelet winner, are both making their third appearance at the PPC final table. Kristopher Tong, who won the 2025 $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. championship, placed fifth in the 2023 PPC. Maxx Coleman, a two-time bracelet winner, is the only player at this final table without a prior PPC final table appearance, though he has cashed twice.
The 2026 PPC attracted 108 entries, generating a prize pool of $5,130,000. Payouts were distributed to the top 17 finishers. Notable players who made deep runs but fell short of the final table include Phil Hellmuth (14th), Chris Brewer (13th), Chris Hunichen (11th), Jesse Lonis (10th), Alex Livingston (9th), Nick Guagenti (8th), and Jason Mercier (7th).
Jason Mercier's elimination by Benny Glaser in a stud hand set the final table. Mercier, a six-time bracelet winner, entered all-in with a pair of tens but could not improve against Glaser's eights and deuces, earning $176,732 for his seventh-place finish.
The final six players will reconvene at 1:30 PM local time to play until a champion is determined. Remaining payouts are as follows:
| Place | Payout | | --- | --- | | 1 | $1,343,764 | | 2 | $895,837 | | 3 | $600,698 | | 4 | $417,607 | | 5 | $301,405 | | 6 | $226,172 |
