Nine Unknowns Battle for a WSOP Seat on a $150 Buy-In

Nine players remain in the cheapest turbo satellite on the 2026 WSOP schedule, and none of them have ever cashed a recorded poker tournament.

Event #393 — the $150 NLH Turbo Mega Satellite — is live right now at the Horseshoe, and the final table is a complete blank slate. Zero bracelets among them. Zero rings. Zero lifetime earnings on file. This isn't a deep run by an unknown who slipped past a field of pros. This is nine people with nothing on the books, playing for a seat that could change their summer.

The Names at the Table

Shawn Kowal sits at the top of the counts. He's from the U.S., has no tournament history in any public database, and is leading the final table of a WSOP event. Behind him: Clement Guilleminot, the lone non-American at the table, representing France. Then Monte Simmons, Michael Davis, and Harold Peach — all U.S. players, all without a single recorded cash.

This is nine people with nothing on the books, playing for a seat that could change their summer.

Why You Should Watch This

Forget the $250K Super High Roller for a minute. This is the other end of the WSOP spectrum — a $150 buy-in, turbo blind structure, winner-take-seat format. The players aren't grinding a six-figure bankroll. They're grinding a shot.

The turbo structure means this won't last long. Blinds are escalating fast, stacks are shallow, and every all-in is for a tournament life that, for most of these players, represents the most meaningful poker moment they've had.

If you want to watch someone win their way into a bigger WSOP event for the price of a decent dinner, this is your stream. It'll wrap within the next couple of hours.