WPT Global ambassador Tony 'Ren' Lin has carried one of the bigger stacks into Day 3 of WSOP Event #2 - the $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em. The Chinese pro, who joined WPT Global earlier this year, has navigated a 2,000-plus field down to its final stretch and is in position for a deep run on the official PokerNews chip counts.
Why this matters for WPT Global
Lin's signing was one of the most-discussed ambassador moves of the early 2026 cycle. He came over from a previous deal that included Dara O'Kearney and David Lappin's departure from Unibet - a sequence that briefly turned into a public dispute about how the move was handled. Lin keeping his head down and showing up in a $5K final-day chip lead is exactly the kind of result WPT Global needed to reset the narrative.
What to watch
Event #2 pays 86 players starting at $9,947 for a min-cash, and the top of the payout structure goes well into six figures. A bracelet would be the kind of headline that resets the conversation around any new ambassador signing. With one of the top stacks heading into Day 3, Lin is genuinely in contention.
Live updates: PokerNews Event #2 chip counts.
