Shaun Deeb Wins His Ninth Bracelet In The $1,500 8-Game Mix ($181,625)
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Deeb won his previous bracelet in Rozvadov last September.
Shaun Deeb Finally Breaks The Curse And Wins Another Bracelet
In his winner’s interview, Deeb said his goal is to pass Phil Hellmuth’s record of 17 WSOP bracelets.
Ironically, this was already the 18th bracelet heads-up match of Deeb’s career. If he had won every one of them, he would already be ahead of Hellmuth. Instead, he’s now 9-9 in bracelet heads-up matches.
His previous three bracelet heads-up matches all ended in defeat. In Rozvadov, his opponents even hit quads against him twice.
Event #74: $1,500 8-Game Mix Final Table Payouts (766 entries)
| Place | Country | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Shaun Deeb | $181,625 |
| 2 | | Dean Joe | $120,570 |
| 3 | | Fu Wong | $81,530 |
| 4 |  | Blaz Zerjav | $56,230 |
| 5 |  | Itsuko Yoroi | $39,570 |
| 6 | | Patrick Mahoney | $28,420 |
Shaun Deeb’s WSOP Bracelet Wins
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $10K PLO Championship |
| 2016 | $1.5K Seven-Card Stud |
| 2018 | $25K PLO 8-Handed High Roller |
| 2018 | $10K Big Blind Antes 6-Handed Championship |
| 2021 | $25K High Roller PLO |
| 2023 | $1.5K 8-Game Mix |
| 2025 | $100K PLO High Roller |
| 2025 | €25K NLH GGMillion€ WSOP Europe |
| 2026 | $1.5K 8-Game Mix |
Cash Game Specialist Markus Gonsalves Wins His First Bracelet In The $5K 6-Handed NLHE ($979,655)
Gonsalves has been playing poker for 21 years, but his main focus has always been online six-max cash games. After the win, he said he plans to play the Main Event, but first wants to celebrate and relax with his rail.
Runner-up Xiaoyao Ma also recorded the biggest live tournament score of his career.
Event #73: $5,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em Final Table Payouts (1,402 entries)
| Place | Country | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Markus Gonsalves | $979,655 |
| 2 | | Xiaoyao Ma | $653,037 |
| 3 |  | Jeremy Izquierdo | $460,256 |
| 4 |  | Daniel Rezaei | $328,810 |
| 5 |  | Dominykas Mikolaitis | $238,152 |
| 6 |  | Joshua Boulton | $174,909 |
| 7 |  | Oliver Weis | $130,287 |
Matt Grapenthien Runs Red-Hot To Win The $10K Stud8 Championship ($415,648)
The event attracted a record field of 190 entries.
At the final table, Grapenthien made one straight flush and two quads, getting paid each time.
Grapenthien has been playing poker for 23 years and originally specialized in Seven-Card Stud. He played countless online Stud heads-up hands and practically owned the heads-up Stud lobby. His previous bracelet came in the $10K Stud Championship 2014 ($268,473).
Event #75: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship Final Table Payouts
| Place | Country | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Matt Grapenthien | $415,648 |
| 2 | | Jack Germaine | $277,087 |
| 3 | | Maxx Coleman | $191,165 |
| 4 | | Walter Chambers | $135,065 |
| 5 | | Caitlin Comeskey | $97,785 |
| 6 | | Chris Brewer | $72,587 |
| 7 | | Mark Rubbathan | $55,282 |
| 8 | | Koji Fujimoto | $43,226 |
Daniel Negreanu Reaches The Final Five Of The $100K PLO
Negreanu will return with the second-largest stack:
| Place | Country | Player | Stack |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Chris Frank | 57 BB |
| 2 |  | Daniel Negreanu | 51 BB |
| 3 | | Yosuke Miki | 40 BB |
| 4 | | Philip Sternheimer | 39 BB |
| 5 |  | Artur Martirosian | 20 BB |
Fifth place is guaranteed $516,160, while the winner will take home $2,257,718.
Main photo by Jess Beck, source: pokernews.com
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