Main Event winner bags 2nd WSOP bracelet, Texas Mike denied in $50K PLO

Two more bracelets have been won at WSOP Paradise. 

The $50K PLO event at WSOP Paradise was packed with drama, with Phil Hellmuth and Daniel Negreanu busting out just before the money and Martin Kabrhel doing his best to wind everybody up. 

Kabrhel made the money but hit the rail in 16th for $105,000. 

Jason Mercier and Jesse Lonis also fell before the final table, leaving Josh Arieh looking for his eighth WSOP bracelet and Stephen Chidwick looking to take another big chunk out of Bryn Kenney’s lead at the top of the all-time money list. 

Both would fall short – Arieh in fifth and Chidwick in fourth. 

Andras Nemeth was the chip leader three-handed in the $50K PLO.

Miguel Cortes

Texas Mike denied third bracelet heads-up

Andras Nemeth was the chip leader three-handed, with Charles Hook and Michael 'Texas Mike' Moncek standing between him and the $1,456,000 first prize.

Nemeth was guaranteed to surpass $10 million in live earnings regardless of his final position, but he was on the lookout for his first bracelet – as was Hook. Moncek was chasing his third bracelet and his first since the 2023 WSOP.

Nemeth was the first to drop after running into Hook's aces. Hook started heads-up with a narrow advantage, but Moncek quickly built up a 13.4 million to 3.5 million lead. 

Hook battled back and then took control of the tournament in a huge hand with the two players all-in on a flop. 

• Hook:
• Moncek:  

The turn gave Moncek an open-ended straight draw, but the river left Hook with an overwhelming chip lead. 

The two players were all-in next hand, and Hook's beat Moncek's on the runout. 

Charles Hook with his first WSOP bracelet from the $50K PLO High Roller.

$50K PLO High Roller results 

Felipe Ramos had to settle for the runner-up spot in the $10K 8-Game Mix.

Miguel Cortes

$10K 8-Game: Main Event champ wins second bracelet 

Koray Aldemir won his second bracelet in the $10K 8-Game Mix Six-Handed event, to go with his Main Event win in 2021. 

He had to overcome a stacked final table that included Michael Watson and Felipe Ramos. 

The event got 115 entries, with Aldemir and Ramos coming through Day 1 on just one bullet. Watson late-regged on Day 2 and fired three bullets en route to his $65K cash. 

Blaz Zerjav bubbled with Benny Glaser and Bryce Yockey sneaking into a min-cash, and Arieh finishing seventh.