A shocking upset at the final table saw Daniel Negreanu miss out on his ninth WSOP gold bracelet.

Daniel Negreanu suffered a major upset at the WSOP Online $25,000 High Roller final table, finishing fourth and missing out on his ninth career gold bracelet. Casimir Seire emerged victorious, winning $906,647.

Daniel Negreanu's quest for the gold bracelet did not end with the conclusion of the 2026 WSOP in Las Vegas in July.

The Poker Hall of Famer attempted to become the 10th player in history to win nine WSOP gold bracelets at the final table of the GGPoker WSOP Online $25,000 High Roller Championship on Wednesday. But two brutal hands cost him the tournament.

On the other hand, Casimir Seire won the gold bracelet and the $906,647 champion's prize money.

Final Table Results

Negreanu streamed the tournament on his YouTube channel, starting the final table with approximately 60 big blinds and a chip lead of third. After the first break, he won a massive pot from Parahat Nurmuhammedov (J♣7♣) with pocket queens, building a monster stack. Nurmuhammedov check-raised on the flop of 5♣6♥5♦ and then made a pair on the turn with J♦. That hand proved fatal for him, ultimately costing him all his chips and giving Negreanu the chip lead with seven players remaining.

Negreanu, who won his eighth bracelet this summer, encountered some costly bad luck. He held A♥K♠, Ole Schemion went all-in with A♠Q♠, and Roman Emelyanov went all-in with 6♥6♦. But the board opened with A♣10♠Q♥9♥9♦, sending Emelyanov to seventh place with a prize of $190,599. Schemion's chip stack increased, while Negreanu fell to one of the shortest stacks.

However, Schemion was quickly eliminated in sixth place, winning $247,176, while Negreanu doubled up in a run. With five players remaining, he was still only fourth in chips. Seire gained a huge chip lead and used it to dominate the table. His opponents didn't have enough chips to mount a significant comeback.

Negreanu persevered and had some good luck in the races, including eliminating Pedro Neves to finish fifth ($320,548). But his momentum vanished in one hand, and his dream of a gold bracelet was shattered.

Seire continued his bullying with 9♣8♦, forcing Negreanu to go all-in with 27 big blinds. When "DNegs" called with 10♦10♥, Seire was at a serious disadvantage. However, a lucky board of A♦9♥6♣8♠K♣ gave Seire two pair, ending Negreanu's bracelet run and placing him fourth with a prize of $415,699. Erwann Pecheux was subsequently eliminated in third place, with a prize of $539,095.

"That's it, guys, that was our chance to win the game," Negreanu said disappointedly after the hand.

Negreanu has won two bracelets in the past three years after an 11-year drought. But he won't be adding a third today, which would be his first gold bracelet in the line. Seire and Fabiano Kovalski then head-to-headed for the gold bracelet, with the former quickly ending the match with four strikes.

Final table results

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