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Blake Ellinghaus wins WPT Bestbet Scramble title, earning $294,900

Blake Ellinghaus wins WPT Bestbet Scramble title, earning $294,900

Regional news

Blake Ellinghaus has won the WPT bestbet Scramble tournament, taking home $294,900 and his first WPT title. He qualified through a satellite tournament ($580) and defeated Jared Reinstein heads-up. Ellinghaus hit a straight on the river in heads-up play, becoming the newest member of the WPT champions club and winning $294,900. The Illinois player also won the $5,000 WPT bestbet Scramble tournament in bestbet Jacksonville, North Florida, a guaranteed prize of $1 million. He defeated Jared Reinstein to win his first World Poker Tour (WPT) title, the biggest prize of his poker career. Ellinghaus, the chip leader, maintained his advantage. Previously holding only a 1TP 4T 140,000 live tournament winnings record, he maintained a large chip stack for most of the 294 entries in this event. He finished Day 1, Group A, second in chips, and remained second on Day 2, before becoming the chip leader on Wednesday's final table. However, the final table wasn't easy for him. Bryan Paris—one of the greatest online poker pros of all time—gained an early chip lead. Reinstein then won a large pot against Ellinghaus, giving Paris a commanding lead. Hugh Membrino further complicated things, doubling up to double his chip lead at 60/40. But Ellinghaus never fell too far behind. When he hit the flop with top pair and a top kicker, he eliminated Membrino, who held top pair but had a weaker kicker, finishing in sixth place (1TP 4T 57,000) and winning back all his chips. Final Table Results: Rank Player Prize 1st Blake Ellinghaus 1TP 4T 294,900 2nd Jared Reinstein 1TP 4T 184,000 3rd Bryan Paris 1TP 4T 135,000 4th Skyler Dennis 1TP 4T 100,000 5th Michael Macchia 1TP 4T 75,000 6th Hugh Membrino 1TP 4T 57,000 Reinstein's pocket aces successfully held, eliminating Michael Macchia for fifth place (1TP 4T 75,000), meaning the final four players were guaranteed sixth place.

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.

International news

  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.

International news

    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...