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Max Stenberg wins the first gold bracelet at the 2026 WSOP Online $5,000 PLO Championship.

WSOP Online PLO Championship | Max Stenberg wins his first gold bracelet, defeating Narcis-Gabriel Nedelcu for $282,000.

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  On September 10, 2026, the WSOP Online Event #18: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship concluded at GGPoker. Swedish player Max Stenberg emerged victorious from a field of 327, defeating Romanian veteran Narcis-Gabriel Nedelcu in the Heads-Up round to claim his first WSOP gold bracelet. Stenberg also won $282,125 in prize money and a $30,000 2026 WSOP Paradise Super Main Event Super Pass. This victory marks a significant breakthrough for him, especially after finishing 12th in the 2025 WSOP Europe PLO event, where he reached the final two tables. The $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship attracted 327 players with a total prize pool of $1,553,250. The top 45 players ultimately made it into the money. Key Event Data: WSOP Online Event #18 $5,000 PLO Championship Buy-in $5,000 Number of Entries 327 Total Prize Pool $1,553,250 45 Players in the Money: Champion: Max Stenberg First Prize $282,125 Runner-up: Narciss-Gabriel Nedelcu Runner-up Prize $209,290 Notable players such as Benjamin Miner, Rodrigo Selouan, Joakim Andersson, Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi, and Anton Suarez all won prizes but failed to reach the final 7-player table. Espen Myrmo became the bubble boy at the Final Table. Stenberg made up for his disappointment at the 2025 WSOP Europe. Max Stenberg was actually very close to winning a WSOP bracelet. In the €2,000 Pot-Limit Omaha event at the 2025 WSOP Europe Rozvadov, he made it to the final two tables, ultimately finishing in 12th place. That deep run left him just a few places short of the Final Table and the gold bracelet. A year later, at the WSOP Online, Stenberg once again reached the deep end in his preferred PLO format, and this time he didn't miss out. Ultimately, he took home the championship trophy, $282,125, and his first WSOP bracelet.

Phil Ivey's all-in at the Triton Jeju 40K Mystery Bounty Tournament clashes with Wai Kiat Lee's Pocket A

Triton Jeju II | Phil Ivey's all-in approach clashes with AA, finishing 9th in the $40K mystery bounty race.

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    On September 10, 2026, the Triton Super High Roller Series Jeju II $40,000 NLH Mystery Bounty entered a crucial stage before the Final Table. With 11 players remaining, a rare four-way all-in eliminated three world-class high rollers: Phil Ivey, Seth Davies, and Samuel Mullur all ran into Wai Kiat Lee's pocket aces, resulting in their elimination. Because Ivey had the highest chip stack among the three eliminated players, he was ultimately placed 9th, winning $62,000; Lee, on the other hand, collected more than half of the chips on the board and three mystery bounty envelopes, instantly changing the entire game's landscape. The final table was instantly rewritten when only 11 players remained. The blinds came to 40,000 / 80,000 / 80,000. Seth Davies, in the UTG position with only 205,000 chips remaining, went all-in first. Samuel Mullur, clearly also eyeing Davies's mystery bounty, went all-in again with 2,120,000 chips. Phil Ivey, in the BTN position, had 3,020,000 chips. Facing Mullur's all-in of over 26 big blinds, Ivey called, leaving approximately 900,000 chips. But the real bombshell was yet to come. Wai Kiat Lee, in the big blind with AA, went all-in immediately, covering Ivey's chips. This forced Ivey, who had already committed 2,120,000, to decide whether to commit his final approximately 900,000. Ivey ultimately called. All four players revealed their hands: Seth Davies K♣9♣, Samuel Mullur K♥9♥, Phil Ivey A♦9♦, Wai Kiat, and Lee A♣A♠. Upon seeing their hands, the three players facing elimination knew how dire their situation was. Lee not only had the strongest starting hand, AA, but Davies and Mullur also held K9, severely restricting each other's outs. Ivey, while holding A9 of the same suit, had his A significantly reduced by Lee's two Aces, limiting his chances of a comeback. With the three players mutually restricting their outs, Lee found himself in an ideal position. From a hand strength perspective, this was an extremely favorable four-way all-in for Lee. Davies and Mullur both had K9, meaning their needed Ks and 9s were largely occupied. Ivey held A♦9♦, but Lee's A♣A♠ controlled two Aces, while the other two opponents each held a...

Jacob Long wins his first Main Event title at the MSPT Ameristar Poker Open.

MSPT Ameristar Open | Player of the Year Jacob Long finally breaks his Main Event title drought, winning $97,282.

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In September 2026, the Major Series of Poker: The Tour (MSPT) Season 17 Ameristar Poker Open concluded in St. Louis, USA. The $1,110 Main Event attracted 486 entries, creating a total prize pool of $469,920. The ultimate champion was defending MSPT Player of the Year Jacob Long. Long had accumulated a significant number of achievements in the MSPT, even winning Season 16 Player of the Year, but had always lacked a Main Event title. This time, he finally achieved a breakthrough, defeating his final opponent, Mike Hurley, to win $97,282, marking his highest single-event MSPT winnings. The Ameristar Poker Open Main Event buy-in was: $1,110. It attracted: 486 entries, with a total prize pool of: $469,920. Long ultimately won the championship, reaching an ICM agreement with Mike Hurley during the heads-up stage. Key Event Data: Event: MSPT Ameristar Poker Open Main Event; Buy-in: 1TP 4T 1,110; Entries: 486; Total Prize Pool: 1TP 4T 469,920; Champion: Jacob Long; Champion Prize: 1TP 4T 97,282; Runner-up: Mike Hurley; Runner-up Prize: 1TP 4T 66,500; Deal: Heads-Up ICM Agreement; Season 16 Player of the Year, but missing Main Event: Champion Jacob Long is the MSPT Season 16 Player of the Year. Last season, he accumulated 1TP 4T 314,604 in MSPT and won the most MSPT Gold Cards on the tour: 8. However, there is a significant gap—none of these 8 victories came from the MSPT Main Event. Long had actually come very close to winning the Main Event twice before. At the 2025 MSPT Iowa Poker State Championship, he finished as runner-up, earning 1TP 4T 94,499. Less than a month later, he reached the Final Table at the MSPT Hollywood St. Louis, ultimately finishing in 4th place with 1TP 4T 43,989. Therefore, for a player who had already won the Player of the Year award, the Main Event championship became the most important unfulfilled goal. The final day wasn't marked by deep chips, but Long staged a comeback. Long stated after the tournament that he didn't actually have many chips going into the final day. However, as the tournament progressed, he started to accumulate chips at crucial moments.