Shaun Deeb Wins Ninth WSOP Bracelet in $1,500 Eight Game Mix

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Shaun Deeb has captured his ninth World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet after recording a remarkable comeback victory in the Event #74: $1,500 Eight Game Mix for $181,625.

For much of the year, the reigning WSOP Player of the Year has endured a productive but frustrating time, finishing runner-up in three separate bracelet events. A strong showing at WSOP Europe 2026 included two of those near-misses along with a ninth-place finish, and he arrived in Las Vegas chasing a ninth career bracelet.

Since then, Deeb has added two more final-table appearances, including another second-place finish in the $3,000 Nine Game Mixed, leaving him to search for that elusive breakthrough.

However, that frustrating heads-up run is now firmly behind him as Deeb came back from fumes on the final day to outlast a field of 776 entries to claim the title and join Benny Glaser, Johnny Moss, and Nick Schulman on nine bracelets.

Moreover, in doing so, the American has put himself back in pole position to become the first player in history to win back-to-back WSOP PoY titles and to capture the crown on three separate occasions.

2026 WSOP $1,500 Eight Game Mix Final Table Results

One of poker’s most accomplished mixed-game specialists, Deeb has built much of his bracelet success outside of no-limit hold’em.

The American’s sixth bracelet was another mixed-game triumph, coming in the $1,500 Eight Game Mix at the 2023 WSOP, where he earned $198,854. With this latest victory, Deeb moves ever closer to double figures in WSOP bracelets and remarkably becomes the third player this summer to move onto exactly nine WSOP titles.

Deeb entered the final day as chip leader but quickly lost much of his stack on Day 3, and was reduced to fumes after losing a big pot against Fu Wong late in the afternoon. But after doubling in quick succession, the nine-time bracelet winner had the springboard for a comeback, riding that momentum all the way to heads-up, where he got the better of Dean Joe for yet another bracelet success.

Eliot Thomas is an Editor at PokerNews, specializing in casino and poker coverage. He is currently on the ground in Las Vegas covering the 2026 World Series of Poker and has previously worked at the European Poker Tour and Triton Super High Roller Series.