Nathan Gamble Wins World Series Of Poker PLO8 Championship

Nathan Gamble is now a three-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner, with all three of his wins coming in pot-limit Omaha eight-or-better. His newest triumph was his largest but, because the 36-year-old Texas native topped 390 entries within the 2026 WSOP $10,000 PLO8 championship to earn a career-best rating of $767,395.

“I can’t even put it into words right now,” Gamble mentioned simply moments after his win. “I was looking at last night, and I was fairly sure I was the number one player in the world for PLO8 bracelet cashes, and now I know unequivocally that I’m number one in the world for PLO8 bracelets. That’s a legacy moment that cements me in the lore of history for poker,” Gamble advised PokerInformation reside reporters after closing out the win.

“That is something I’ve dreamed about since being a 12-year-old kid, watching Negreanu and Ivey and everyone who’s come before,” continued Gamble.

With this huge win, Gamble elevated his profession event earnings to over $1.6 million, with almost all of that coming from his success on the WSOP.

In addition to the cash and the {hardware}, Gamble additionally scored loads of rankings factors with this victory. The 1,500 Card Player Player of the Year factors moved him simply outdoors of the highest 150 within the 2026 POY standings offered by CoinPoker. He additionally secured 767 PokerGO Tour factors, sufficient to surge inside the highest 20 regardless of no prior PGT-qualified scores this season.

Big Field, Big Names

The spectacular turnout for this occasion (up 4 gamers from the earlier 12 months) made for a prize pool of $3,627,000, with the highest 59 finishers incomes a share. Plenty of stars ran deep, together with John Hennigan (thirty ninth), Phil Hellmuth (thirty seventh), Brad Owen (thirty second), Jason Daly (twenty eighth), Mike Gorodinsky (twenty seventh), Joao Vieira (twenty second), Dylan Weisman (twenty first), David Coleman (18th), Ryan Hughes (seventeenth), Shota Nakanishi (sixteenth), Matt Vengrin (fifteenth), Jason Mercier (twelfth), Matthew Schreiber (eighth), and Jarod Minghini (seventh).

Two-bracelet winner Marco Johnson (sixth – $127,208) was the ultimate knockout recorded on day 3, along with his A♣10♣2♥2♦ bested by the A♥Ok♣6♣5♠ of Nino Pansier on a Q♣9♥3♣A♠9♠ runout.

The fourth and ultimate day of this occasion started with simply 5 gamers remaining. Two-time bracelet winner Justin Liberto was nicely out in entrance when play resumed with almost 4 occasions as many chips because the next-largest stack, which belonged to Gamble.

Martin Zamani scored an enormous double-up early, getting all-in with prime two pair and the nut low draw towards the highest pair and second-nut low draw of Nino Pansier in a three-bet pot. He held for the excessive and made his low to scoop his method into second chip place. Pansier went on to be the primary to hit the rail on day 4. The Dutch professional was quickly all-in for his final handful of blinds with Ok♥Ok♣8♠4♠ going through the A♦J♥10♣4♥ of Zamani. The board got here down Q♦10♥3♥10♦3♦ and Zamani made journey tens with an ace kicker to scoop the pot, ending Pansier’s run in fifth place ($174,981). He now has greater than $3.1 million in lifetime cashes beneath his belt.

Despite scoring that knockout, Zamani was in the end the subsequent to fall. He received all-in with A♥Ok♣7♠2♦ towards the J♣4♣3♠2♣ of Liberto. The flop got here down A♦Q♥2♠ to provide Zamani aces up and Liberto the nut low draw and outs to the wheel. The 9♥ flip modified nothing, however the 5♣ on the tip gave Liberto the five-high straight for the news. Zamani earned $245,467 because the fourth-place finisher. The two-time bracelet winner’s profession haul now sits at $8.7 million.

From Three To One

While Liberto held the lead for a lot of the ultimate day, Gamble was capable of win a few big clashes with him to wrest management of the highest spot. He first took three-quarters with prime pair of aces and the identical low as Liberto. Then, he doubled into the lead when his nut flush and nut low attracts each got here in after the chips went in on a 10♣8♣4♠ flop. Liberto had J♦8♠3♥2♠ for a pair of eights and the second-nut low draw, whereas Gamble confirmed A♣7♣4♣2♣. The 5♥ flip made Gamble’s low, whereas the Ok♣ river accomplished his flush for the excessive.

Matthew Beinner bowed out in third place ($351,037) when his A♥Q♣J♥3♣ was bested by Liberto’s A♠Ok♥9♥7♣. The brief stack received all-in preflop and the board ran out Ok♣10♥3♥7♣2♣. Beinner flopped a pair of threes, the nut flush draw, and a wrap draw, however bricked out from there. Liberto’s kings and sevens scooped the pot, sending Beinner to gather the second-largest payout of his profession.

Gamble held almost a 3:1 lead when heads-up play started. Liberto doubled up early with two pair to slender the hole significantly, then evened the stacks when he flopped a seven-high straight and the nut low to earn three-quarters. Gamble was capable of pull again forward in time for the ultimate pot of the event, although.

After Gamble potted on the button with A♣Ok♦J♠7♥, Liberto re-potted for 3,600,000 from the massive blind holding A♥A♦6♠6♦. Gamble referred to as and the flop got here down Ok♥J♦8♦. Liberto guess 1,650,000 along with his overpair and nut flush draw. Gamble potted along with his prime two pair and Liberto referred to as all-in for six,375,000 whole. The Q♥ flip meant no backdoor lows would materialize. The 4♥ on the tip secured the news for Gamble, ending Liberto’s run in second place ($511,580).

Liberto was simply 9 days faraway from incomes his second profession bracelet within the $1,500 combined Omaha eight-or-better occasion. He’s now cashed for over $796,000 up to now this collection, with 5 in-the-money finishes up to now.

Final Table Results

Photo credit score: WSOP / Miguel Cortes, Lennart Hennig