Santhosh Suvarna Wins Third WSOP Bracelet In $50K High Roller For $1,992,870

Santhosh Suvarna Enters The Final Day As Chip Leader In $50K High Roller

Twelve players advanced to the final day. Suvarna started with the chip lead at 64 big blinds but reached the official final table with 43 big blinds. The only larger stack belonged to Anatoly Zlotnikov, who held 134 big blinds — 55% of all chips in play.

Luck was on the Indian player’s side throughout the final table.

In one key hand, Suvarna flopped a set and extracted value on two streets against Zlotnikov, who rivered two pair. The pot was worth 25 big blinds.

In another hand, on a board of 3 6 7 K 5 , Zlotnikov fired all three streets with A 9 , while Suvarna called down with K 10 . The pot reached 60 big blinds, and Suvarna moved into the chip lead with 85 big blinds.

Suvarna eliminated Colin Robinson in 3rd place when AJo beat A5o in a 29-big-blind pot.

Heads-up play began with Suvarna holding 51 big blinds and Chang Lee holding 48 big blinds.

In the final hand, the effective stack was 32 big blinds. Lee limp-three-bet preflop with K K , while Suvarna defended the big blind with 8 7 . The flop came 9 9 10 , and Suvarna check-called a 5.8-big-blind bet. The turn was 8 . Suvarna check-shoved.

Lee asked for an “UP!” — but the river brought an eight.

Event #29: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em Final Table Payouts (167 Entries)

Place	Country	Player	Prize
1		Santhosh Suvarna	$1,992,870
2		Chang Lee	$1,281,905
3		Colin Robinson	$893,225
4		Chris Brewer	$634,870
5		Anatoly Zlotnikov	$460,445
6		Brandon Wilson	$340,905
7		Brian Breck	$257,770
8		Jans Arends	$199,150

This is the third bracelet of Suvarna’s career. His previous two victories also came in high roller events:

• 2023 — €50K WSOPE Diamond High Roller (€650K)
• 2024 — $250K WSOP Super High Roller ($5.4M)

In his winner’s interview, Suvarna said he now has only one goal left in poker: winning the WSOP Main Event. If he accomplishes that, he plans to retire from the game.

Mike “BrockLesnar” Holtz Wins Second Bracelet In $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty NLH ($238,097)

Holtz won his first bracelet online in the $777 WSOP Online US Domestic Lucky 7’s event.

Incidentally, Holtz was also featured in an episode of the Bracelet Hunt series.

Event #31: $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold’em Final Table Payouts (2,103 Entries)

Place	Country	Player	Prize
1		Mike Holtz	$238,097
2		Mei Seow	$158,641
3		Rute Jin	$115,900
4		Carlos Chu	$85,537
5		Dustin Harrelson	$63,779
6		Andrew Ostapchenko	$48,050
7		Mark Harken	$36,581
8		Jeremy Halaska	$28,145
9		Zhicheng Miao	$21,889

Richard Alsup Wins Second Bracelet In $1,500 Monster Stack NLH ($1,302,125)

This was the first seven-figure score and the largest cash of Alsup’s career. Prior to this victory, he had accumulated $2.6 million in lifetime tournament earnings.

His previous bracelet came in the 2022 WSOP $800 Deepstack event for $274,065.

Event #18: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold’em Final Table Payouts (11,933 Entries)

Place	Country	Player	Prize
1		Richard Alsup	$1,302,125
2		Salvatore Dicarlo	$900,000
3		John Ripnick	$700,000
4		Aaron Massey	$520,000
5		Matthew Miller	$400,000
6		Pierce McKellar	$305,000
7		Kevin Eyster	$240,000
8		Nikolaos Angelou	$190,000

Dennis Weiss Wins $1,500 Limit Hold’em ($133,704)

Weiss previously specialized in PLO, and his first two bracelets came in that discipline:

• 2024 — €5K WSOPE PLO (€160K)
• 2025 — $25K WSOP PLO High Roller ($2,292,155)

Last year, Weiss began playing mixed games and limit formats — and quickly found success.

According to Weiss, he ran exceptionally well in this tournament. At one point, he was down to just two big bets, but pocket aces arrived at the perfect time and allowed him to rebuild his stack.

Event #30: $1,500 Limit Hold’em 7-Handed Final Table Payouts (510 Entries)

Place	Country	Player	Prize
1		Dennis Weiss	$133,704
2		Omar Mehmood	$88,053
3		Ronnie Bardah	$59,247
4		Jorge Ufano	$40,732
5		Thomas Miressi	$28,626
6		Patrick Leonard	$20,576
7		Vo Ngo	$15,134
8		Joseph Salorio	$11,396

Brent Gregory Defeats Foxen, Negreanu, And Hawkins On The Way To Victory In $600 Event ($204,140)

The final table of the $600 Deepstack Mixed NLH & PLO looked more like a $10,000 championship event than a $600 buy-in tournament. Judge for yourself.

Event #28: $600 Deepstack Mixed No-Limit Hold’em / Pot-Limit Omaha Final Table Payouts (3,332 Entries)

Place	Country	Player	Prize
1		Brent Gregory	$204,140
2		Maurice Hawkins	$135,864
3		Josh Reichard	$99,831
4		John Ghosn	$73,984
5		Alex Foxen	$55,305
6		John Holley	$41,703
7		Kelly Mahana	$31,724
8		Daniel Negreanu	$24,347
9		Sonny Franco	$18,854

Bryce Yockey Finally Wins $10K Dealer’s Choice Championship ($371,664)

One of the toughest and most prestigious tournaments on the WSOP schedule, Dealer’s Choice requires players to compete across a rotation of 21 different games. Yockey entered the final table with approximately 70% of the chips in play and proceeded to dominate the field.

Event #27: $10,000 Dealer’s Choice Championship Final Table Payouts (163 Entries)

Place	Country	Player	Prize
1		Bryce Yockey	$371,664
2		Ryan Miller	$241,152
3		Jake Schwartz	$161,292
4		Chad Eveslage	$111,305
5		Nick Schulman	$79,331
6		Jeremy Ausmus	$58,460

This is the third bracelet of Yockey’s career.

• 2017 — $10K PLO8 Championship ($511.1K)
• 2024 — $5K PLO ($606K)

WSOP Main Event Final Table Participant Braxton Dunaway Wins Second Bracelet In $2K NLH ($288,064)

Dunaway won his first bracelet in 2023.

Last year, he finished 3rd in the WSOP Main Event for $4,000,000. According to Dunaway, a deep Main Event run changes how opponents perceive you. They immediately recognize that they’re facing someone who knows what they’re doing at the poker table.

Event #26: $2,000 No-Limit Hold’em Final Table Payouts (968 Entries)

Place	Country	Player	Prize
1		Braxton Dunaway	$288,064
2		Erwann Pecheux	$191,997
3		Yaniv Peretz	$135,294
4		Briant Alavez	$96,783
5		Kimon Fountoukidis	$70,300
6		Albert Calderon	$51,862
7		Ioannis Kapnopoulos	$38,868
8		Sami Bechahed	$29,600
9		Ivan Poroliev	$22,912