Shaun Deeb Seizes Ninth World Series Of Poker Bracelet

Shaun Deeb wouldn’t be denied once more.

After ending because the runner-up in three World Series of Poker bracelet occasions in 2026, Deeb lastly broke by way of in his fourth ultimate showdown for the gold this 12 months.

The 40-year-old emerged victorious from a area of 766 entries within the WSOP $1,500 eight-game combine occasion together with his ninth profession gold bracelet and the first-place prize of $181,625. His profession earnings now sit at $19.6 million.

“I’m going to pass Phil. I’ve been saying that for years,” Deeb advised PokerInformation concerning his objective to surpass all-time bracelet chief Phil Hellmuth’s present document of 17 wins. “I could have been a lot closer. I could have been a lot further ahead of some other guys with nine or eight or seven, but, you know, I show up every day, play every event, play every buy-in, and sometimes you win.”

Deeb’s ninth bracelet win got here simply someday after Michael Mizrachi hit the identical whole through a victory within the $10,000 pot-limit Omaha championship. Just a handful of days earlier, Benny Glaser earned bracelet no. 9 with a marquee victory within the $50,000 Poker Players Championship. This trio of nine-timers, who all reached that mark within the span of per week, now joins late legend Johnny Moss in a four-way tie. Only Hellmuth (17), Phil Ivey (11), Doyle Brunson (10), Johnny Chan (10), and Erik Seidel (10) have extra wins on the collection.

Rankings Points Galore

In addition to the cash and the {hardware}, Deeb additionally earned 912 Card Player Player of the Year factors for the win. This was his second general title and ninth final-table end of 2026. As a end result, he now sits in twentieth place within the POY standings, introduced by CoinPoker.

The two-time WSOP POY winner additionally moved into the highest spot in these standings, with 2,816 factors giving him a 95-point lead over second-ranked Alex Foxen.

Deeb first secured the WSOP POY in 2018 and gained it once more in 2025. This newest win got here with 761 WSOP POY factors. His runner-up showings within the WSOP Europe Colossus (482 factors) and €3,000 combined PLO (322 factors), together with the $3,000 nine-game (425 factors) in Las Vegas, make up nearly all of his race-leading whole.

The grind by no means stops for a high POY contender, although, and shortly after this win, Deeb was again in motion trying so as to add extra {hardware} and factors to his tally.

Who loves it greater than Shaun Deeb?@shaundeeb simply gained bracelet #9, and inside minutes, he was already looking bracelet #10. pic.twitter.com/E95kfh3nLY

— WSOP – World Series of Poker (@WSOP) July 1, 2026

Thinning The Field

The third and ultimate day started with 13 gamers remaining and Deeb within the chip lead. After only some knockouts within the first couple of hours of play, Viktor Blom, identified to many as ‘Isildur1’ from his days within the on-line money recreation streets, was eradicated in tenth place ($11,960) by Fu Wong, who overtook the highest spot throughout nine-handed play.

After Michael Koenig (ninth – $15,620) and bracelet winner Jaswinder Lally (eighth – $15,620) have been despatched packing, the ultimate seven converged on the ‘unofficial’ ultimate desk with Wong within the lead.

Jason Riesenberg (seventh – $20,840) was eradicated throughout a spherical of pot-limit Omaha, together with his flopped high two counterfeited by the pocket aces of Dean Joe when the underside card from the flop paired the flip. Deeb then eradicated Patrick Mahoney in sixth place ($28,420), with jacks and fours incomes him a scoop in stud eight-or-better.

Deeb quickly landed one other knockout blow in deuce-to-seven triple draw. Itsuko Yoroi (fifth – $39,570) was all in and pat forward of the final draw with 9-7-6-5-2. Deeb was taking one with 8-7-3-2. He pulled a 4 to earn the pot and the elimination.

Final Four

Deeb quickly gained a wholesome pot with J-6 low in the identical recreation, choosing off a bluff from two-time bracelet winner Blaz Zerjav to go away the Slovenian on fumes. He was quickly despatched to the rail in fourth place, incomes $56,230 for his newest deep run on the collection.

Three-handed motion started with Joe within the lead and Deeb in second. Joe quickly added to his benefit in no-limit maintain’em, with Wong open-shoving for only a few large blinds with Ok♦8♥. Joe known as with a dominating A♦8♦ and held by way of a Q♣10♠6♥7♠J♥ runout to ship Wong dwelling in third place ($81,530).

With that, Joe took roughly a 2:1 chip benefit into heads-up play with Deeb. Early motion steadily narrowed the hole. The two took a break with Joe barely out in entrance. Deeb gained a razz pot shortly after motion resumed that gave him the lead. He then gained a hefty restrict maintain’em pot with a rivered flush to leap out to a 2:1 benefit of his personal.

The ultimate two would commerce the benefit just a few extra instances, with Joe beginning to draw back throughout one stretch. Deeb bounced again with a giant name in stud, taking down a large pot with a pair of kings to take a bit out of the chip deficit.

Deeb ultimately gained a vital pot with a rivered straight in no-limit maintain’em besting Joe’s flopped high pair of eights. He stretched the lead even additional earlier than Joe discovered a double in pot-limit Omaha. Deeb was nonetheless effectively out in entrance, although, when the ultimate hand of the match arrived in the identical recreation.

Joe raised to 450,000 on the button with A♣10♥6♠5♠ and Deeb three-bet to 1,450,000 holding A♥Ok♥Ok♣3♠. Joe known as and the flop got here down 10♦7♦4♣. Deeb guess 2,850,000 and known as when Joe shoved for 3,500,000 whole. The J♣ flip left Joe in want of a ten, ace, eight, six, 5, or 4. The 2♦ appeared as a substitute, locking up the pot and the title for Deeb.

Joe earned $120,570 because the runner-up, his largest rating but on the circuit.

Final Table Results

Photo credit score: WSOP / Miguel Cortes