Dzmitry Urbanovich Ends A Decade-Long Bracelet Quest

Ten Years Of WSOP Trips Finally Pay Off For Dzmitry Urbanovich

Dzmitry Urbanovich is 31 years old. He started playing poker at 13 after watching Phil Ivey and Patrik Antonius on TV — now he competes against them at the same tables.

His poker journey began with a free $50 sign-up bonus, which he quickly lost before grinding freerolls. After moving from Belarus to Poland, he started playing online under the screen name “Colisea” and developed a passion for limit and mixed games.

Event #80: $10,000 8-Game Mixed Championship Final Table Payouts (199 entries)

Place	Country	Player	Prize
1		Dzmitry Urbanovich	$431,260
2		Richard Bai	$283,660
3		Derek Hanauer	$191,570
4		Brian Rast	$132,880
5		Alex Foxen	$94,730
6		Matt Vengrin	$69,460

Asi Moshe Leaves Professional Poker, Returns To The WSOP, And Wins A Bracelet In The $3K Freezeout ($683,830)

Moshe played poker professionally for six years. During that time, he won four WSOP and WSOP Europe bracelets in 2014, 2018, and 2019.

He later returned to developing mobile games and came to this year’s WSOP purely as a recreational player after friends from Israel convinced him to make the trip. It turned out to be well worth it — at the very least, they got to take an unforgettable winner’s photo together.

The tournament went almost perfectly for Moshe. He spent almost the entire event as the chip leader — just as he did in his previous bracelet victories.

Event #79: $3,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em Final Table Payouts (1,792 entries)

Place	Country	Player	Prize
1		Asi Moshe	$683,830
2		Qiao Du	$454,800
3		Igor Popyk	$329,660
4		Dustin Murphy	$241,640
5		Methavee Taveekitvatee	$179,140
6		David Miscikowski	$134,330
7		Chris Moorman	$101,900
8		Andrew Moreno	$78,210
9		Walter Treccarichi	$60,740

Justin Fawcett Wins The $1.5K Double Board Bomb Pot PLO ($322,564)

Perhaps the most unusual tournament on the WSOP schedule, this event features two boards dealt on every hand.

This is Justin Fawcett’s second WSOP bracelet. He won his first last year in the $600 NLHE Ultra Stack.

Fawcett got into Omaha by accident. A friend asked him to play a hand for him. Fawcett looked at his four hole cards, then at the board, and immediately realized that Omaha was a game of endless possibilities. He eventually became a regular in Florida’s live PLO bomb pot cash games.

After the victory, Fawcett thanked his family as well as masseuse May, who stayed by his side throughout the tournament — you can easily spot her in the winner’s photo.

Event #83: $1,500 Double Board Bomb Pot Pot-Limit Omaha Final Table Payouts (1,673 entries)

Place	Country	Player	Prize
1		Justin Fawcett	$322,564
2		Abdul Amer	$214,946
3		Hokyiu Lee	$153,802
4		Julio Trimmer	$111,414
5		Antoine Labat	$81,720
6		Daniel Walmsley	$60,701
7		Paul Fehlig	$45,669
8		Jesse Lonis	$34,806

Toby Price Wins The $800 Summer Celebration ($500,000)

Toby Price is no stranger to tournament poker. In 2021, he finished runner-up in the $1,500 Fifty Stack for $198,970.

He always carries a pair of dice as his good luck charm. They belonged to his father, and Price found them at his parents’ home. His father passed away in 2021, shortly before Price’s first major tournament score.

Late on Day 2, Price lost almost all of his chips after his opponent hit a one-outer. But he battled back like a phoenix rising from the ashes and went on to win the tournament.

Event #81: $800 Summer Celebration Final Table Payouts (6,803 entries)

Place	Country	Player	Prize
1		Toby Price	$500,000
2		Deniz Oeney	$322,000
3		Michael Moncek	$240,000
4		Spencer Gore	$181,000
5		Craig Varnell	$137,000
6		Mauro Sosa	$105,000
7		James Murphey	$81,000
8		Fabian Niederreiter	$63,000
9		Yibo Song	$50,000
10		Yoon Kim	$39,000

Myles Mullaly Goes On A Heater To Win The $5K Super Turbo Bounty ($593,601)

The event was originally scheduled to be completed in a single day, but organizers had to add an extra day.

After the win, poker pro Myles Mullaly said the tournament went unbelievably well for him. On Day 1, he won 20 all-ins and lost only one.

Event #84: $5,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold’em Final Table Payouts (1,213 entries)

Place	Country	Player	Prize
1		Myles Mullaly	$593,601
2		Pete Chen	$395,664
3		Endrit Geci	$281,425
4		Najeem Ajez	$202,835
5		Yohwan Lim	$148,164
6		Gansukh Sandagsuren	$109,708
7		Daniel Tafur	$82,360
8		Christian Harder	$62,699

A Star Is Born: 21-Year-Old Adriaan Jacobs Wins His First Bracelet In The $600 Deepstack Championship ($282,817)

Adriaan Jacobs lives in South Africa and turned 21 just two weeks ago. As a birthday present, his father suggested taking a round-the-world trip with a stop at the WSOP.

After passing his accounting exam, Jacobs traveled to Las Vegas from South Africa with his entire family. The 30-hour journey proved well worth it.

Following the victory, Jacobs said he focused on staying present throughout the tournament. To help himself do that, he constantly counted chip stacks and pot sizes, and meditated for five minutes during every break.

Despite the big win, Jacobs doesn’t plan to jump into high buy-in events — although his father has suggested staying to play the Main Event.

Event #78: $600 Deepstack Championship No-Limit Hold’em Final Table Payouts (5,177 entries)

Place	Country	Player	Prize
1		Adriaan Jacobs	$282,817
2		Paul Merlette	$188,231
3		Seong Han	$139,723
4		Junichi Murakami	$104,555
5		Xingwei Chen	$78,876
6		Lisa Tan	$59,994
7		Toros Dimitian	$46,010
8		Christopher Summers-James	$35,580
9		Yoann Saubot	$27,747

Zixuan Liu Takes A Trip To Las Vegas And Wins His First Bracelet In The $1K NLHE ($219,391)

Zixuan Liu works as a software engineer at TikTok in Cupertino. Poker is just a hobby for him.

While his wife and daughter were visiting relatives in China, Liu decided to take a solo trip to Las Vegas and try his luck at the WSOP. The decision paid off as he won his first bracelet and $219,391.

Liu said he plans to buy his wife a new car with the prize money.

Event #85: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Final Table Payouts (1,732 entries)

Place	Country	Player	Prize
1		Zixuan Liu	$219,391
2		Justin Shiao	$146,167
3		Anthony Lasala	$105,650
4		Jeffery Rozier	$77,251
5		Tyler Phillips	$57,149
6		Yehuda Yosef	$42,781
7		Daniel Yoshiba	$32,410
8		Bruce Diamond	$24,852
9		Dennis Hotz	$19,292
10		Joseph Block	$15,163

Main Photo by Regina Cortina, source: pokernews.com