WSOP Online | Lex Veldhuis came closest to a gold bracelet in his career, finishing 5th in the PLO Bounty Tournament.
International newsOn September 3rd, the 2026 WSOP Online continued its bracelet competition on GGPoker. Dutch poker star Lex Veldhuis made it to the final seven-player table in Event #14: $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha, ultimately finishing in 5th place and earning a total of $41,465 in prize money. While he didn't win his first WSOP bracelet, this is Veldhuis' best finish in a WSOP event to date, and his first WSOP final table appearance since 2009. The $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha event attracted 721 players, creating a total prize pool of $1,027,425. The top 84 players will receive prizes from the regular prize pool. Notable players including Mark Radoja, Tom Vogelsang, Niklas Astedt, Renan Bruschi, Pavel Plesuv, Joakim Andersson, and Rainer Kempe all successfully made it into the money. Key tournament data: Event #14: $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty PLO Buy-in $1,500 Number of Entries 721 Total Prize Pool $1,027,425 84 Players in the Money Champion Kai “Lasi Paihinen” Lehto Total Earnings $147,225 Lex Veldhuis Ranked 5th Veldhuis Total Earnings $41,465 Veldhuis has been on fire since moving to Costa Rica, making the money 8 times in 14 bracelet events. PokerNews points out that Veldhuis recently moved to Costa Rica with his family, and his performance in the new WSOP Online environment has been quite consistent. As of the end of this event, 14 bracelet events have been completed in the 2026 WSOP Online, with Veldhuis successfully cashing in 8 of them. His two recent deep runs include: 10th Place (1TP 4T 1,000 Mystery Bounty PLO 771), 16th Place (1TP 4T 4,522), and 5th Place (1TP 4T 2,500 Turbo NLH Championship 719). From 10th to 5th place, Veldhuis steadily approached the bracelet in this online series, finally winning it on September 3rd.
