Last Updated on July 18, 2026 by Bala Kumar
The 2026 World Series of Poker has wrapped up in Las Vegas, every event except next month’s Main Event final table is now in the books. As always, the summer produced a mix of huge scores, brutal downswings, and everything in between. Several well-known pros took to social media to share exactly how their summers played out, and the numbers tell a more nuanced story than the headlines about bracelets and final tables might suggest.
Shaun Deeb: Big Scores, Modest Profit
Shaun Deeb went into the summer as the favorite for WSOP Player of the Year, and he’s coming out of it still in the lead, though only narrowly ahead of Alex Foxen and Naoya Kihara. Unlike past years where he piled up a long list of min-cashes, Deeb had a much leaner but higher-impact summer, cashing just six times out of 122 total entries.
Those six cashes counted, though. Deeb picked up his ninth career bracelet, finished runner-up in another event, made a deep run in the Main Event, and reached two additional final tables. Altogether, his cashes (including bounties) added up to $956,086.
Despite those eye-catching results, Deeb’s actual take-home was far more modest. He reported a profit of $89,286, translating to roughly a 10.3% return on investment after accounting for his summer expenses. It’s a reminder that big scores and big bracelets don’t always mean a correspondingly big payday once buy-ins and living costs are factored in, a reality that likely awaits induction into the Poker Hall of Fame regardless.
On a lighter note, Deeb also reported eating 62 chicken tenders over the course of the series.
Daniel Negreanu: A Standout Summer
Daniel Negreanu currently sits sixth in the Player of the Year standings, a race that won’t be decided until the WSOP Paradise series in the Bahamas this December. He’ll likely need another bracelet there to have a real shot at the title.
Financially, though, his summer was outstanding. Negreanu won his eighth career bracelet, cashed nine times, and closed out the series with $1,693,518 in profit according to his own reporting. He also picked up a first-time win in the $25,000 Fantasy League for an additional $250,000. All told, it was a highly lucrative summer for the 51-year-old GGPoker ambassador.
How the Rest of the Field Fared
Deeb’s decision to publish his numbers prompted several other pros to do the same — though most left out their overall profit or loss.
Jeremy Ausmus, a six-time bracelet winner, had a solid run: nine cashes from 44 entries, totaling $842,961 in cashes. Since he was largely playing in the $10,000-and-up buy-in range, his net result either way was probably not enormous.
Josh Arieh, who sits just ahead of Negreanu on the Player of the Year leaderboard, had one of the stronger summers of the group. He entered 42 events, fired 69 bullets, and cashed 15 times. He didn’t disclose his overall profit, but it was almost certainly a winning summer, headlined by a $895,837 runner-up finish behind Benny Glaser in the $50,000 Poker Players Championship, a second-place finish worth $275,620 in the $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship, and a third six-figure cash.
Darren Rabinowitz, who denied Phil Hellmuth an 18th career bracelet on the final day of the series, cashed seven times across 38 events and 69 bullets fired. He reported $105,220 in total buy-ins against $792,551 in cashes, a profit of $687,331. Notably, he was actually down money heading into the final day, before winning the $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold’em bracelet for $695,256 to save his summer in dramatic fashion.
Jamie Dwan played 47 events, fired 71 bullets, and cashed roughly 10 times. With about $185,000 in total buy-ins, he closed the series with an estimated $2.59 million in cashes — the vast majority coming from a massive $2,276,691 win in the $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em event in the closing days of the series.
The Takeaway
Between bracelets, deep runs, and a handful of summer-saving final tables, the 2026 WSOP once again showed just how volatile a full summer of high-stakes tournament poker can be. Some pros, like Rabinowitz and Dwan, turned brutal downswings into massive profits on the strength of a single cash. Others, like Deeb, racked up huge headline numbers that shrank considerably once buy-ins and expenses were subtracted. And for players like Negreanu and Arieh, the summer delivered exactly the kind of results that keep them in the Player of the Year conversation heading into the Bahamas finale this December.
FAQs
1. Who made the most money at the 2026 WSOP?
Among the pros who publicly shared their results, Jamie Dwan recorded the largest tournament cashes with approximately $2.59 million, while Daniel Negreanu reported the highest disclosed profit at $1,693,518, excluding his additional $250,000 Fantasy League prize.
2. How much profit did Shaun Deeb make at the 2026 WSOP?
Shaun Deeb reported a $89,286 profit after accounting for buy-ins and summer expenses. Although he earned $956,086 in cashes and won his ninth WSOP bracelet, his overall ROI was around 10.3%.
3. Why don’t big WSOP cashes always translate into huge profits?
Tournament poker involves significant costs, including buy-ins, re-entries, travel, accommodation, and taxes (where applicable). As a result, a player can win hundreds of thousands of dollars in prizes but finish with a much smaller net profit.
4. Which players shared their 2026 WSOP financial results?
Several well-known professionals disclosed at least part of their summer results, including Shaun Deeb, Daniel Negreanu, Jeremy Ausmus, Josh Arieh, Darren Rabinowitz, and Jamie Dwan.
5. Is the 2026 WSOP Player of the Year race over?
No. While the Las Vegas portion of the series has concluded, the WSOP Player of the Year race will be decided after the WSOP Paradise events in the Bahamas later this year, giving contenders like Shaun Deeb, Alex Foxen, Naoya Kihara, Daniel Negreanu, and Josh Arieh another opportunity to earn points.
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