The GGPoker Global Ambassador Michael Mizrachi won his ninth WSOP bracelet in Las Vegas last night as he conquered the $10,000 PLO Championship for a top score of $1.3m. Elsewhere in Las Vegas, David ‘ODB’ Baker ran all the way to the Mystery Millions final table, while Matt Vengrin came close to winning his second bracelet, finishing as runner-up for a six-figure result.

Grinder Gets the Gold Yet Again

“We’re catching Hellmuth. We got a long way to go.”

The Grinder did it again in Las Vegas on Monday as he became a nine-time WSOP bracelet winner. Conquering the $10,000 PLO Championship event, Michael Mizrachi won his ninth WSOP title in the company of his family and friends. As the final river card fell, Mizrachi embraced his mother and the rest of his family as he joined PokerStake player Benny Glaser on nine WSOP bracelets.

The final day of the event saw just three players survive to play down to a winner after stars such as Jesse Lonis ($7^th for $175,233) and Martin Zamani (4^th for $445,080) both departed on the penultimate evening. With just three still in the hunt, Mizrachi had a huge lead going into the final day’s play, holding 80% of the chips in play. Despite that, Michael Hahn and Zarvan Tumboli fought back bravely to make the last levels of the tournament less than comfortable for the reigning world champion.

Eventually, though, Mizrachi’s experience and his chip-stack told. Hahn busted in third place for $627,832 before Mizrachi managed to river a gutshot straight to end the spirited challenge of Indian player Tumboli.

“Every bracelet is amazing to win, to win the [Poker Players Championship] four times, to win the Main Event is crazy. But I was tired of winning the PPC. I had to do something different! So we mix it up this year. I think I would take the PLO over the PPC right now just to have something different on my belt.”

Asked whether he could add another eight bracelets to his total to level with Phil Hellmuth at the top of the all-time WSOP bracelet rankings, Mizrachi was bullish in his reply.

“That’s the goal – we’re catching Hellmuth. We got a long way to go. I need to average about two or three a year. So hopefully we get one more this summer, then a few in the wintertime [at WSOP Paradise].”

WSOP 2026 Event #70: $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Championship Results:
Place	Player	Country	Prize
1st	Michael Mizrachi	United States	$1,350,203
2nd	Zarvan Tumboli	India	$900,088
3rd	Michael Hahn	United States	$627,832
4th	Martin Zamani	United States	$445,080
5th	Ian Matakis	United States	$320,763
6th	Raj Vohra	United States	$235,073
7th	Jesse Lonis	United States	$175,233
8th	Toby Joyce	Ireland	$132,908

Higgins the Hero as ODB Goes Close

“This morning when I woke up, I just knew I would win.”

The Mystery Millions event crowned its winner overnight too, as Matthew Higgins won the $1,000,000 top prize in Las Vegas for his first WSOP bracelet. In an event with over 22,000 entries – 3,000 more than in 2025 – the event also saw players win massive bounty prize including the top one of a million dollars. That was claimed by Jonathan Schiller, who burst into celebration at the moment of reckoning on Day 2 as his chest fulfilled a one in 11 chance of scooping the only seven-figure bounty of the event.

At the final table, PokerStake’s David ‘ODB’ Baker made sure his original skills made profit as he banked a superb score of $176,000, profit of $175,000 for him and his backers to enjoy. The PokerStake seller, who has one of the world’s best reputations in mixed games proved himself yet again in No Limit Hold’em to win his latest six-figure score.

Higgins defeated the former EPT event winner Dominik Panka heads-up, who moved all-in with a pair of jacks on the flop only to run into Higgins’ brilliantly slow-played pocket aces in the final hand. There was no miraculous jack on turn or river and Panka claimed $640,000 as runner-up while Higgins took home the million-dollar top prize and his first bracelet.

“This morning when I woke up, I just knew I would win.” Higgins said after victory. “This is a huge confidence builder. I’m probably on a $300,000 downswing since I won the Choctaw Maine in November, so it’s huge. Massive.”

WSOP 2026 Event #63: $1,000 NLHE Mystery Millions Final Table Results:
Place	Player	Country	Prize
1st	Matthew Higgins	United States	$1,000,000
2nd	Dominik Panka	Poland	$640,000
3rd	Leo Lombardozzi	France	$490,000
4th	Thomas Hall	United Kingdom	$375,000
5th	Brian Smith	United States	$290,000
6th	Vinay Boob	India	$225,000
7th	David ‘ODB’ Baker	United States	$176,000
8th	Imre Makranyi	United States	$140,000

Vengrin So Close to Second Bracelet as Smith Scores

Naoya Kihara was denied a third bracelet of the summer WSOP series as Dylan Smith finally won his first WSOP title, denying PokerStake seller Matt Vengrin heads-up. Matt’s performance was superb as he finished runner-up two years in a row, taking home $118,647, a vast return on the $2,500 entry fee he paid before selling action on PokerStake.

After the Japanese player Kihara was taken out in third for $78,984, Matt went into heads-up facing a 4:1 chip deficit. Undeterred, he played some brilliant stuff to battle back only to lose with a flopped set of aces against Smith’s turned straight. Losing the last of his chips in Pot Limit 2-7 Triple Draw, Matt stood and shook Smith’s hand as the two Americans closed out the event winning six-figure score each.

With WSOP events starting today and Main Event closing soon on many player’s selling pages, you won’t want to miss out on the value as PokerStake players continue to win big seemingly every day at the 57^th annual World Series of Poker. Head to our dedicated WSOP staking page here.

WSOP 2026 Event #71: $2,500 Mixed Big Bet Final Table Results:
Place	Player	Country	Prize
1st	Dylan Smith	United States	$182,591
2nd	Matt Vengrin	United States	$118,647
3rd	Naoya Kihara	Japan	$78,984
4th	Renan Bruschi	Brazil	$53,889
5th	Hiroyuki Noda	Japan	$37,706
6th	Danny Chang	United States	$27,075
7th	Steve Billirakis	United States	$19,964

Photography by Eloy Cabascas and Jess Beck at the 2026 World Series of Poker.