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The 2026 World Series of Poker Circuit stop at Horseshoe Las Vegas continues to produce headline-grabbing performances, with twelve of the seventeen scheduled ring events already completed. Canada’s Thomas Taylor has been the standout performer, adding two gold rings to his collection through victories in Pot-Limit Omaha tournaments.
Taylor, who hails from Alberta, had a strong summer at the main WSOP series, cashing in seven bracelet events including a fourth-place finish in the $3,000 Nine-Game Mix for $76,510. Although a maiden bracelet eluded him, he made up for it at the Circuit level, winning the $600 Pot-Limit Omaha event for $44,586 before backing it up days later with a $38,826 score in the $800 PLO event, pushing his career ring total to four.
Justin Arnwine also picked up his first-ever WSOPC ring despite boasting nearly 550 career results. He topped a 953-entry field in the $600 No-Limit Hold’em Monster Stack event, earning $77,485, the fourth-largest cash of his career.
The largest individual prize of the series so far went to Andrew Ostapchenko, who banked $115,890 for winning the $2,200 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller. The 2025 bracelet winner defeated a stacked final table featuring Joao Simao, Jason Wheeler, and Chris Hunichen before beating David Peters heads-up, securing his third Circuit ring of the year.
Meanwhile, the $1,700 Main Event has progressed to Day 2, with 107 of 936 starters remaining. Walter Fisher leads with 1.4 million chips, followed by Matthew Blagg and Kyle Dishongh, both with seven-figure stacks.
Play resumes July 23, with five more ring events remaining before the series concludes on July 25.
