Adrian Mateos Wins Sixth World Series Of Poker Bracelet

Adrian Mateos scored the second-largest win of his incredible career at the 2026 World Series of Poker. The 31-year-old Spanish poker pro defeated an elite field of 56 entries in the $250,000 super high roller no-limit hold’em event to earn $4,334,411 and his sixth career WSOP bracelet. This marked his second time taking home the gold in this event, having won the same tournament in 2021 for nearly $3.3 million.

“When I come to this tournament, it’s my favorite of the series because it’s super expensive and also because the structure is better than the others. It’s three days, we play deeper, and I just love it,” Mateos told PokerNews live reporters after closing out the win. “I was super excited to come today and compete. Everything went my way, and I was able to win the race.”

The unofficial final table of nine was incredibly stacked in this event, with those contenders boasting over $379.1 million in prior earnings between them. All but two had eight figures in career cashes already, with four being among the top 12 on poker’s all-time money list, including first-ranked Bryn Kenney and third-ranked Jason Koon. As far as success specifically at the series, two-thirds of the remaining field already had at least one bracelet to their name, with the total count of 23 WSOP titles buoyed significantly by Phil Ivey’s 11 wins.

‘I Love The Rankings’

This was the fourth multi-million-dollar score of Mateos’ young career. His top payday came less than a month before this windfall, when he took down a $200,000 invitational event at the Triton Montenegro $6,370,000. He has now cashed for over $11.9 million since the start of May, with six final-table finishes and three titles in those six weeks alone.

Mateos now has $69,619,178 in lifetime cashes, which moved him into fifth on the career earnings leaderboard.

“I love the rankings,” said Mateos. “I love poker, and I would like to move up the list. It’s something that motivates me, and I will keep working and playing to get as high as possible. Bryn is number one right now, and he’s an amazing player. It will be tough to catch him, but I will try.”

In addition to the money and the hardware, Mateos also earned 600 Card Player Player of the Year points for this latest triumph. The 2017 and 2024 POY award winner now has two POY-qualified titles and 10 final tables this year. His 2,957 total points are good for 27th on the 2026 POY leaderboard presented by CoinPoker.

He also climbed to 12th in the PokerGO Tour standings, having won a PGT Summer Series $15,000 event a few days before this bracelet victory, which came with 700 points towards the high-stakes-centric race.

Fastest To Six

The Madrid native is just the 29th player in poker history to have won six or more bracelets, and he was the fastest of that elite group to reach the total. Mateos, who will turn 32 next month, is now ahead of all-time bracelet leader Phil Hellmuth’s pace. The 17-time WSOP winner notched his sixth win in 1997 at the age of 32.

All half dozen of Mateos’ bracelets have been won in no-limit hold’em events. His debut came in the 2013 WSOP Europe main event at the age of 19. Three years later, he took down a $1,500 event in Las Vegas for his second bracelet. The following summer, he became the youngest player to reach three wins thanks to his victory in the $10,000 heads-up championship as a 21-year-old. After winning this same event four years after that, he took down a hybrid online and live $3,200 buy-in tournament for his fifth WSOP win.

Moncek, Ivey Bust After Half-Million-Dollar Bubble Bursts

The 56-entry turnout for this nosebleed-stakes event made for a $13,720,000 prize pool, with only the top nine finishers earning a share. The money bubble burst at the end of day 2 action, with two-time bracelet winner Nick Petrangelo running an open-ended straight draw into David Einhorn’s set of tens.

That knockout ensured that the final nine who returned for day 3 action would all walk away with at least $518,518. That exact sum was ultimately awarded to another two-time bracelet winner: Michael ‘Texas Mike’ Moncek. It was a classic preflop race, with Moncek’s 8♥8♦ facing A♠J♦ for Koon. The K♥10♦4♦Q♠9♦ runout gave Koon the ace-high straight and the pot, ending Moncek’s run in eighth place. This score pushed his career tournament earnings past $8.1 million.

Ivey was the next to fall. The living legend of the game was sent packing in eighth place ($533,270) thanks to a preflop cooler. His J♠J♥ collided with the Q♠Q♣ of Kenney, with neither player connecting with a final board of 10♦4♥2♣9♣9♠. The 49-year-old Poker Hall of Famer now has over $54.9 million in career cashes to his name, with over $13 million of that coming from his 103 cashes at the WSOP. This was his first final table of the summer, but the 46th of his career. He remains in second place on the all-time bracelet leaderboard, with only Hellmuth having won more titles at the series.

Phil Ivey at Risk on $250,000 Final Table@philivey is all-in and at risk against @BrynKenney during the final table of the $250,000 Super High Roller.

A huge spot for Ivey with $4,300,000 for first-place.

Can he survive? pic.twitter.com/SJvMG39iuQ

— WSOP – World Series of Poker (@WSOP) June 16, 2026

Wilson Slides, Survives, Falls

The next big clash showdown was a three-way all-in that saw Sean Winter’s A♠Q♠ take down the A♣10♣ of Mateos and the J♦J♣ of Brandon Wilson. Winter spiked a queen on the turn and faded Mateos’ flush draw to see him triple up. Wilson was left on fumes, while Mateos slid to the middle of the pack.

Wilson looked like he might be out the door soon after that, but a bluff to steal the side pot by Koon gave Wilson new life. The hand was limped four ways preflop. Kenney led out for 650,00 into 2,000,000 on the 10♠5♣3♥ flop with A♠9♠. Koon called with 10♥2♦ and Wilson called all-in for his last 150,000. Samuel Muller got out of the way and the turn brought the A♦. Kenney bet 1,175,000 with top pair, nine kicker and Koon called with his pair of tens and gutshot to the wheel. The 8♥ meant that Kenney had the best hand. He fired 2,175,000 and would have eliminated Wilson had Koon folded or called, but instead the all-time Triton Poker titles leader raised to 7,000,000. Kenney folded the winner to send the hefty side pot to Koon, while Wilson more than quadrupled up.

Wilson still wound up being the next to hit the rail. He got all-in with 10♣8♣ on a 10♠5♥4♠ flop and found himself trailing the J♣10♦ of Koon. The 2♠ turn and 3♣ river saw Koon’s kicker play to earn him the pot. The 32-year-old American pro was awarded $629,397 for his 16th final-table finish of the year. He remains the top-ranked player in the POY standings with 6,517 points.

Mullur And Koon Come Up Just Short Of The Seven-Figure Payouts

A battle of the blinds led to the next knockout. Mullur jammed for just over 11 big blinds from the small blind with 10♣9♦ and Mateos called with A♣8♠ from the big blind. The Q♣9♣4♣ flop gave Mullur a pair and the lead, but Mateos picked up the nut flush draw. The 9♠ turn improved Mullur to trips, but he still had to fade a club going into the river. The 5♣ on the end rolled off, ending Mullur’s run in sixth place ($760,417). The 28-year-old  bracelet winner from Austria now has more than $13.5 million in career cashes.

Jason Koon

Koon was outraced by Mateos in the next key confrontation. The two-time bracelet winner raised to 1,100,000 with A♦K♥ from under the gun and Mateos three-bet to 2,500,000 from the button holding 10♠10♣. Koon ripped for 10,150,000 total and Mateos called. The board came down 9♥3♣2♠J♣4♣ and the pocket pair held to send Koon to the rail with $972,375. He now has over $77.4 million in recorded scores to his name, keeping him in third on the all-time money list.

The 40-year-old poker pro now has 11 final tables in 2026. The 3,126 POY points from those deep runs place him 23rd in the current POY standings.

Winter and Einhorn Bow Out Ahead Of Heads-Up

Sean Winter was the next to get ground up the Mateos buzzsaw. The 35-year-old American poker pro picked up A♣9♣ in the big blind facing a Mateos small blind open to 1,250,000. Winter three-bet to 2,700,000. Mateos came back over the top to 4,300,000, only to have Winter move all-in for 9,850,000 total. The Spaniard snap-called the shove of roughly 20 big blinds with A♠A♦. Winter was drawing dead by the J♥6♦4♥2♥ turn, rendering the 9♦ river a mere formality. This was the third-largest score yet for Winter, who now has more than $40.5 million in recorded cashes under his belt.

That left three remaining, with Mateos out in front, David Einhorn in second, and Kenney not too far behind. The two shorter stacks soon squared off in a decisive clash. The showdown began with Kenney limping the small blind for 500,000 total with 7♣6♠. Einhorn checked in the big blind with J♣6♦ and the flop came out 5♣4♥3♠. Kenney checked his flopped seven-high straight and Einhorn bet 1,000,000 with his open-ended straight draw. Kenney check-raised to 3,700,000. Einhorn mulled his options before announcing a three-bet to 9,000,000. Kenney moved all-in and Einhorn called for 23,225,000. The turn 8♦ left Einhorn in need of one of the three remaining sevens in order to chop and remain in the event. Instead, the 6♣ on the end saw him eliminated in third place ($1,862,941). The hedge fund manager and 2012 Big One For One Drop third-place finisher now has over $8 million in poker earnings across just 11 in-the-money finishes.

Mateos Vs. Kenney For The Gold

The final showdown for the title began with Kenney holding a 5:3 chip lead over Mateos. The American was already on top of poker’s all-time money list, and would remain so regardless of how this heads-up clash played out. But if he had been able to come out on top, he would have become the first player to surpass $90 million in career earnings.

The two swapped positions after Mateos turned a seven-high straight against Kenney’s pocket eights, which had outs to a higher straight. The river paired the board, and Kenney fired a river overbet of 14,500,000 with his 8♦8♣ on 9♦6♥4♥7♣4♦. Mateos went into the tank before making the call with 5♣3♠ to move into the lead.

The final hand of the tournament began with a Kenney button raise to 1,500,000 with 10♥9♦. Mateos defended his big blind with 10♣2♣ and the flop rolled off 10♠4♣2♥. Kenney bet 2,100,000 when checked to, only to have Mateos check-raise to 6,500,000. Kenney three-bet to 11,300,000. Mateos four-bet jammed and Kenney called off for 28,300,000 total. The 8♦ turn left Kenney in need of a nine, eight, or four on the end. The 3♦ river kept Mateos’ two pair best, though, to bring the tournament to a close.

Kenney earned $2,776,634 as the runner-up, bringing his lifetime haul to $88.9 million. He also climbed to 17th in the POY race and 27th in the PGT standings thanks to this massive score, the seventh multi-million-dollar payday of his record-setting career.

Final Table Results

Photo credits: WSOP / Miguel Cortes, Dominic Iaquinto, Tyler Abrams