US: Four More Players Clinch WSOP 2026 Bracelets as Championship Field Heats Up
The 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) is heating up fast, with four more players etching their names into poker history over the past 24 hours. From high-stakes rollers to limit specialists, the bracelet races are producing unforgettable storylines at the Rio.
Four distinct events crowned new champions at the 2026 WSOP. Matt Vengrin took down Event #9: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw, earning his first WSOP bracelet and $72,947. The event drew 267 entries in a discipline known for its intense technical demands. In Event #10: $25,000 High Roller, Michael Duek outlasted a star-studded field of 82 entrants to claim the top prize of $503,200, cementing his reputation among the game’s elite. Michael Greer won Event #11: $600 PLO Deepstack, banking $131,406 from a massive 1,748-entry field. Finally, David Stamm claimed Event #12: $1,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em with a $170,000 payday, defeating 1,037 opponents.
“It feels surreal,” said David Stamm after his victory, describing a pivotal heads-up hand where his king-queen connected on a queen-high flop against Alan Sternberg’s ace-king. “He check-raised me all-in, and I called instantly. The turn and river bricked, and that was it. This is what every player dreams about.” The victory continues a strong WSOP tradition, following earlier headlines about Finland’s Viira Korpi becoming the first woman from her country to win a bracelet in the $1,000 Ladies Championship.
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