The last 7 days of the 2026 World Series of Poker have produced insane action and big winners.
Daniel Negreanu won his eighth World Series of Poker bracelet in the $100,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller event.
Michael Mizrachi, who is on a heater, also won his ninth career bracelet, continuing an excellent summer for him.
Johannes Straver won in an event regarded as one of the biggest non-WSOP tournaments during the Wynn Summer Classic.
Daniel Negreanu Wins Eighth WSOP Bracelet in $100K PLO High Roller
Daniel Negreanu Wins WSOP Bracelet in $100K PLO High Roller (Image Courtesy of WSOP)
Daniel Negreanu reminded everyone that he is still one of the best poker players by taking down the $100,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller held at Paris Las Vegas.
He took home a $2,257,718 cash prize and earned his eighth WSOP bracelet with this victory.
The high-roller event attracted a total of 83 entries, generating a massive prize pool of $7,968,000, with only 13 players making the money.
Negreanu's career live tournament earnings have reached $60,437,154 as a result of this first-place payout.
Meanwhile, he has solidified his place in the top ten of poker's all-time money list and continues to grow his lead as the all-time leader in tournament winnings from WSOP event cashes, which now exceed $27.7 million.
Daniel Negreanu is among only eleven players of all time that have won eight or more WSOP bracelets in history.
Danny Negreanu is now tied with Nick Schulman, who almost won his ninth WSOP bracelet earlier this week.
Negreanu defeated some of the best Pot-Limit Omaha players at the final table.
Jeremy Ausmus, Sean Winter, Philip Sternheimer, Christopher Frank & Artur Martirosian are just a few of the great players that Negreanu beat to win this trophy.
Martirosian had the chip lead over Negreanu when the tournament entered heads-up play.
However, Negreanu fought back very convincingly during that heads-up play.
A turning point for Negreanu came when he made an amazing bluff-catching call against Martirosian's huge river bet.
Negreanu flopped three of a kind on a board of 
holding 
.
Negreanu called Martirosian's huge river bet and caught Martirosian's bluff and took control of the match.
Shortly thereafter, the final hand of the tournament was played, with Martirosian moving all-in with 
and Negreanu calling with 
.
He then flopped the wheel straight on the flop with 
.
He then received a 
on the turn, giving him the winning hand to win the title before receiving an irrelevant 
on the river.
Michael Mizrachi Captures Ninth Bracelet in Dominant Fashion
Michael Mizrachi wins the $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship Event (Image Courtesy of WSOP)
This victory came just a few days after Benny Glaser won his ninth bracelet.
Michael Mizrachi continued to write his legendary poker story by winning the $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship Event, capturing his ninth bracelet in the process.
Mizrachi took home a cash prize of $1,350,203 for his first-place finish.
The $10,000 buy-in event attracted a total of 836 entries and generated a prize pool of $7,774,800.
This victory not only brought Mizrachi his ninth bracelet but also brought his total career tournament earnings over $30.6 million.
Mizrachi has once again shown why he is one of the toughest competitors in poker.
After an incredible 2025 season, where he won both the Poker Players Championship and the Main Event, he was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame.
Mizrachi built a massive chip lead late on Day 2.
However, he briefly lost his chip lead at the beginning of Day 3 to Jesse Lonis.
But it did not take long for Mizrachi to regain the chip lead by going all-in with against Lonis' 
on a 
board.
The 
river kept his aces ahead and swung the momentum back to Mizrachi.
On the final day, Mizrachi defeated Toby Joyce, Jesse Lonis, Ian Matakis, and Martin Zamani, all while amassing a big chip lead.
His heads-up match against India’s Zarvan Tumboli didn’t last long.
In the last hand, Mizrachi eliminated India's Zarvan Tumboli with his 
hand as Tumboli held 
against a 
flop and a was dealt on the river to complete Mizrachi's jack-high straight and win him his ninth bracelet.
The victory ties Mizrachi with Benny Glaser and Johnny Moss for sixth all-time on the WSOP bracelet list.
The Mizrachis Know How to Celebrate a Win!
— WSOP - World Series of Poker (@WSOP) June 30, 2026
Make that bracelet #9 for 2025 Main Event champ Michael Mizrachi!
The @TheGrinder44 adds another one to the collection, and the Mizrachi celebration did not disappoint. pic.twitter.com/WxqTVbBbLQ
Matthew Higgins Wins $1 Million in Record-Breaking Mystery Millions
Matthew Higgins won the $1,000 buy-in tournament (Image Courtesy of WSOP)
Matthew Higgins won the $1,000 buy-in tournament and took home his first WSOP bracelet.
The tournament attracted a record 22,811 entries, making it one of the biggest fields of the 2026 World Series of Poker.
After six starting flights, 1236 players advanced to Day 2 and qualified for bounty prizes.
In addition to the one million dollar bounty, there were two bounties for $500,000, there are three for $250,000 and there are also ten for $100,000.
The final table included top players such as Dominik Panka (EPT Champion) (WSOP Bracelet Holder), Thomas Hall (WSOP Bracelet Holder), and David Baker (4 WSOP Bracelets).
Higgins had a lot of momentum going into the final table after eliminating several players just before it.
In the final table he eliminated several players; Higgins knocked out Makrayani with pocket nines versus pocket eights and had an extra $10,000 bounty.
One of the toughest players at the final table was Panka.
Panka eliminated Baker when his 
cracked Baker’s aces after hitting a flush on the river.
Higgins went into heads-up play with a massive chip lead and was a huge favourite after eliminating the third-place player, Leo Lombardozzi, with pocket tens against 
.
In the final hand, Panka managed to flop top pair with 
when he went up against Higgins’ pocket aces.
He improved to three of a kind on the turn before the hit on the river which sealed the deal for Higgins and gave him the single largest win of his life as a poker player.
Panka went home with $640,000 for second place, and Higgins walked away with $1 million in prize money and his first ever WSOP bracelet.
Johannes Straver Wins Wynn Summer Classic Championship
Johannes Straver Wins Wynn Summer Classic Championship (Image Courtesy of WPT)
The Wynn Summer Classic 2026 No-Limit Hold'em Championship had an entry fee of $10,400 and saw 1,170 entrants come together to compete for the top prize.
This created a prize pool that was $1,466,000 over its guaranteed $10 million, creating a total prize pool of $11,466,000.
After four days of play, Dutch pro Johannes Straver won the event and earned $1,824,370, which is also the biggest payday of his career.
This win brought Straver's career tournament earnings to over $8 million.
While starting the final table near the bottom of the stack, Straver survived multiple times and kept his tournament life.
Yi Ye finished seventh when her was cracked by Jans Arends' after Arend completed a flush on the turn.
Arends then eliminated Ben Fan when he rivered a straight with .
Mario Quilez was eliminated in fourth place when his was dominated by
Skhulukhiya's 
.
Subsequently, Arends was knocked out by Giorgiy Skhulukhiya when he failed to complete his straight flush.
Straver then defeated Skhulukhiya heads-up for the title.
In the last hand, Straver's 
beat Skhulukhiya's on a 
board.
Straver won the Wynn Summer Classic championship title taking home a $1,824,370 cash prize.
