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The always talkative Martin Kabrhel picked up where he left off this summer by winning his fifth gold bracelet, this one at the World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) series in Rozvadov.
Kabrhel, who stirred up controversy at the WSOP in Las Vegas for his constant tanking and speech play, was back at it again on his home turf, where he’s dubbed the “King of King’s Resort,” host site for the WSOPE series. He conquered Event #10 €10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Mystery Bounty for €188,500, plus another €62,500 in bounties after defeating Robert Cowen heads-up.
The top two finishers obliterated the final table, claiming all of the remaining bounties. But the runner-up could not overcome a 10:1 chip deficit to the eventual champion.
Kabrhel, coming off a fourth-place finish in the 2025 WSOP Player of the Year standings, attributed the victory to running hot.
“I got super lucky today, so I’m very happy,” Kabrhel told PokerNews after the win. “I prefer Hold’em, in Omaha anything can happen, and you have to run amazing to win. It’s nice to win a bracelet in a different variant, but I don’t think it makes it any more or less special. Any tournament you win is special.”
Event #10: €10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Mystery Bounty Final Table Results
| Rank | Player | Country | Cash Prize (EUR) | Bounty Prize (EUR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Kabrhel | Czechia | €188,500 | €62,500 |
| 2 | Robert Cowen | United Kingdom | €121,000 | €117,500 |
| 3 | Dario Alioto | Italy | €81,000 | |
| 4 | Tomasz Kozub | Poland | €56,600 | €5,000 |
| 5 | Ioannis Angelou Konstas | Greece | €31,700 | €2,500 |
| 6 | Krasimir Yankov | Bulgaria | €25,600 | €32,500 |
| 7 | Filip Lovric | Sweden | €21,700 | |
| 8 | Bouwe Claushuis | Netherlands | €19,500 |
Battling to Reach the Money
A total of 21 players progressed through Day 1, and they were joined by 47 Day 2 entrants by the end of late registration, to bring the overall figures for the event to 88 entries, falling just short of the €1,000,000 guarantee.
Only 14 individuals reached the money, while mystery bounties were in play once the field was reduced to 18 players.
Kabrhel was among the Day 2 entrants, and he got off to a hot start with a double-up in the first hand of the day, although by the end of late registration, start of day chip leader Bouwe Claushuis was still at the head of the pack.
WSOP bracelet holders Nikolaos Lampropoulos, Max Neugebauer and Ermanno Di Nicola all departed around the mystery bounty bubble. At that point, Cowen obtained a triple-up, with Lampropoulos taking a small side pot to bust Samuel Albeck on the envelope bubble.
Cowen proceeded to eliminate Lampropoulos, while Kabhrel burst the money bubble, with Krzysztof Magott the unfortunate player to leave empty-handed.
Javier Francort was first to exit in the money, busting to Cowen. The British player also took out Harald Casagrande in 12th place, and proceeded to pull a €75,000 and €25,000 bounty.
Krasimir Yankov had been making hay after the mystery bounty bubble burst, applying constant pressure to opponents, and it would pay off when he busted Vadim Zakharyan and Leszek Badurowicz in quick succession. At the precise same time, Kabrhel cracked the aces of Patrik Jaros to set a final table of eight.
Cowen Can’t Catch Kabrhel
Yankov led the way at the start of the final table, followed by Kabrhel and Cowen, while Dario Alioto, fresh off a second-place finish in the €5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha, was in the middle of the pack.
Claushuis was first to bust to Kabrhel in a three-way all-in, which also did serious damage to Yankov’s stack.
From there, Kabrhel and Cowen took charge, carving up their remaining final table opponents. Cowen finished off short-stack Filip Lovric in seventh place after Kabrhel had left him on fumes. Yankov could not recover from his earlier clash with Kabrhel, and Cowen put him to the sword after Yankov bricked a double flush draw. Yankov softened the blow by pulling €32,500 in bounties.
Ioannis Angelou Konstas had done well to grind his short-stack to fifth place, but that proved to be the end of the road for the Greek as he exited to Cowen’s two pair. Tomasz Kozub‘s valiant effort came to an end in fourth place when he ran queens into Kabrhel’s kings.
That set the stage for a three-handed confrontation between three WSOP bracelet winners in Kabrhel, Cowen and Alioto. The trio battled hard, but by the final break Kabrhel had built a decent lead, holding over 75% of the chips in play.
Kabrhel attempted to grind his opponents down, but Cowen secured three-double-ups in quick succession against the Czech. Alioto could hold on no longer, and was forced all-in from the big blind. He could not connect with the runout, and the stage was set for heads-up play, Kabrhel holding a 10:1 lead.
Cowen found two doubles to prolong the contest, but Kabrhel eventually sealed the deal when he flopped a straight against Cowen’s top pair.
Winner’s Reaction
Kabrhel, even though he was in a dominant position late at the final table, acknowledged that he still had to continue grinding for the bracelet.
“It’s never over until it’s over. I would have been a lot more confident in Hold’em, in Omaha even with this heads-up spot he could double-up a few times and be back in it, so really happy to get it done.”
The now five-time WSOP champ confirmed he would be jumping in the €25,000 High Roller, as well as the Main Event, and jokingly quipped he is expecting a three-bracelet haul for the series. Doing so would give him four bracelets for the year. He won the $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Mini Main Event this past summer in Las Vegas for $843,140.
Kabrhel, one of the most polarizing figures in poker, now has over $16.2 million in live tournament cashes, according to The Hendon Mob.
