Calvin Anderson Wins His Second WSOP 2026 Bracelet In Four Days

Calvin Anderson Shares His Secret To Success At The WSOP

In his winner’s interview, Anderson credited his success to a healthy lifestyle, proper nutrition, and avoiding alcohol. As for winning in HORSE, he said it comes down to choosing the right opponents and understanding their strengths and weaknesses across the different games.

Event #54: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship Final Table Payouts (189 Entries)

Place	Country	Player	Prize
1		Calvin Anderson	$413,580
2		Josh Arieh	$275,620
3		John Veltri	$190,150
4		Yannick Jobin	$134,350
5		Robert Mizrachi	$97,270
6		David Bach	$72,200
7		Nicolas Milgrom	$54,990
8		David Lin	$42,990

Calvin Anderson’s complete bracelet list:

• 2014 — $1,500 Stud8
• 2018 — $10K Razz Championship
• 2023 — $1K PLO 6-Max WSOP Online US
• 2023 — $5K NLH Super High Roller 6-Max WSOP Online US
• 2024 — $10K 8-Game Mix
• 2026 — $10K Razz Championship
• 2026 — $10K HORSE Championship

Joao Simao Wins His Fourth Bracelet In The $50K High Roller PLO ($1,368,700)

Simao defeated Santhosh Suvarna heads-up to claim the title and $1,368,700, while Suvarna earned $912,420.

In the penultimate hand of the tournament (effective stack: 30 BB), Simao opened with A 7 7 5 and Suvarna called holding K Q 10 4 .

Flop: 2 7 K
Simao bet 2.25 BB (one-third pot).
Suvarna called.

Turn: 8
Simao bet 2.5 BB into a pot of 11.5 BB. Suvarna raised to 7.25 BB and Simao called.

River: K
Simao bet 15 BB into a pot of 26 BB. Suvarna spent two and a half minutes in the tank before making the call.

The next hand was the final one of the tournament. Suvarna 4-bet shoved with 10 10 8 6 , Simao called with A A J 9 .

Simao was emotional in his winner’s interview. His father passed away just a few days ago.

My main mission is to be a father. And winning a bracelet on Father’s Day is incredible.

Event #55: $50,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha Final Table Payouts (110 entries):

Place	Country	Player	Prize
1		Joao Simao	$1,368,700
2		Santhosh Suvarna	$912,420
3		Robert Cowen	$628,510
4		Venkat Chivukula	$445,440
5		Carlo van Ravenswoud	$325,080
6		Yuri Dzivielevski	$244,510
7		Naoya Kihara	$189,720
8		Veselin Karakitukov	$152,020

Joao Simao’s previous bracelets:

• 2021 — $1,111 WSOP Online Caesars Cares Charity Event ($228,242)
• 2022 — $5M Mixed NLHE/PLO ($686,242)
• 2025 — $150,000 WSOP Paradise Triton NLH 8-Handed ($3,067,000)

Eelis Parssinen Wins The $25K PLO High Roller ($2,161,056)

Parssinen entered five-handed play with half of all the chips in play. He started heads-up play against Levon Khachatryan at a chip disadvantage. You can watch the biggest hand of the tournament on Twitter:

Eelis Parssinen is a PLO specialist. With this victory, his live tournament earnings surpassed the $20 million mark.

Event #47: $25,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha Final Table Payouts (451 Entries)

Place	Country	Player	Prize
1		Eelis Parssinen	$2,161,056
2		Levon Khachatryan	$1,440,680
3		Sergio Martinez Gonzalez	$990,849
4		Aaron Mermelstein	$694,268
5		Jeremy Druckman	$495,769
6		Matthew Costanzo	$360,930
7		Alex Foxen	$267,993
8		Richard Gryko	$203,027

Zachary Gruneberg Wins The $1,500 Five-Card PLO ($271,552)

This was the first-ever five-card Omaha event held at the WSOP. The victory gives Gruneberg the third bracelet of his career. His previous two bracelets came in online Hold’em events.

Event #53: $1,500 Five Card Pot-Limit Omaha Final Table Payouts (1,319 Entries)

Place	Country	Player	Prize
1		Zachary Gruneberg	$271,552
2		Hokyiu Lee	$180,230
3		Erick Mossinger	$127,560
4		Kamel Mokhammad	$91,530
5		Gianluca Cedolia	$66,610
6		Ravi Shankar	$49,160
7		Bouwe Claushuis	$36,810

Abhishek Mhatre Wins His First Bracelet And Records A Career-Best Cash In The $3K NLHE 6-Handed ($492,050)

Before this victory, Mhatre had only two live cashes totaling $38,000.

In heads-up play, he defeated 2014 WSOP Main Event champion Martin Jacobson. During his winner’s interview, Mhatre thanked Kristen Foxen for donating part of her stack to him during the first level with the phrase:

“Put them to good use.”

Event #56: $3,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em Final Table Payouts (1,150 Entries)

Place	Country	Player	Prize
1		Abhishek Mhatre	$492,050
2		Martin Jacobson	$327,370
3		Naseem Salem	$226,350
4		Paulina Loeliger	$159,050
5		Kevin Rand	$113,620
6		Christopher Vitch	$82,530
7		Maxim Lykov	$60,970

Joey Couden Defeats Shaun Deeb Heads-Up In The $3,000 Nine Game Mix ($254,470)

The tournament attracted a record-setting field of 472 entries. It was Deeb’s 17th career WSOP bracelet heads-up match. The duel lasted three and a half hours before Joey Couden emerged victorious.

Couden previously played No-Limit Hold’em professionally and got into mixed games as a hobby.

Shaun Deeb explained on Twitter why he lost.

Event #52: $3,000 Nine Game Mix Final Table Payouts (472 Entries)

Place	Country	Player	Prize
1		Joey Couden	$254,470
2		Shaun Deeb	$166,540
3		Kazuhiro Shirasawa	$111,610
4		Thomas Taylor	$76,510
5		Yu Li	$53,680
6		Antonios Onoufriou	$38,560
7		Noah Bronstein	$28,390

25-Year-Old Alex Anton Wins His First Bracelet In The $10K Mystery Bounty

Alex Anton previously played online cash games, then moved to live cash games, and over the last couple of years has focused primarily on tournaments. For the past five years, he has played poker almost every day.

Event #51: $10,000 Mystery Bounty No-Limit Hold’em Final Table Payouts (Without Bounties, 558 Entries)

Place	Country	Player	Prize
1		Alex Anton	$678,300
2		Julien Sitbon	$452,200
3		Josh Reichard	$313,400
4		Champie Douglas	$220,950
5		Jovan Kenjic	$158,500
6		Jakob Miegel	$115,750
7		Gregor Sverko	$86,070
8		Vadzim Lipauka	$65,190
9		Kent Stephens	$50,310

Homan Mohammadi Wins The $1K Seniors Championship ($660K)

Mohammadi entered the final day with the chip lead and successfully held onto it all the way to victory.

He has been playing poker since 2011. This win increased his lifetime tournament earnings by roughly 50%.

Event #46: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold’em Championship Final Table Payouts (7,538 Entries)

Place	Country	Player	Prize
1		Homan Mohammadi	$660,000
2		Larry Quang	$450,000
3		Bruce Diamond	$337,000
4		Buck Bucceri	$254,000
5		Ablahad Salim	$193,000
6		Manfred Wolf	$148,000
7		Todd German	$114,000
8		Ronald Moore	$88,000
9		Keith Romer	$70,030