Martirosian Wins 4th Bracelet | WSOP 2026 $25K 6-Max

The day began with a stage and a half off stream on the aspect characteristic desk earlier than all seven gamers moved to the Thunderdome for the printed. Winter summed up the event: “It’s like I do not know the place I’m proper now.”

Klemens Roiter was the primary casualty. The Austrian jammed 1,190,000 from the small blind with A♦ J♣ and Martirosian known as from the massive blind with Q♦ 10♠.

Each paired on the A♥ Okay♠ 10♣ flop and picked up straight attracts. The 8♣ flip modified nothing, however the J♥ river accomplished Broadway for Martirosian and despatched Roiter dwelling in seventh for $159,884.

sixth: Likelihood Kornuth ($218,091)

Kornuth doubled a number of occasions early on the aspect desk, together with as soon as with aces in opposition to Gierse’s jacks. The poker coach had fought again from eight huge blinds to above common.

His run ended when Yosuke Miki raised to 300,000 from the hijack and Kornuth jammed his final 2,240,000 from the massive blind.

Likelihood Kornuth: A♦ Okay♥Yosuke Miki: A♣ Q♣

The 8♥ 6♦ Q♠ flop put Miki in entrance with a pair of queens. The Q♥ flip improved Miki to journeys and left Kornuth drawing useless. A fifth bracelet must wait.

fifth: Marius Gierse ($301,347)

Gierse open-jammed his final 1,300,000 from the small blind with A♦ 9♣. Martirosian known as from the massive blind with Okay♥ 3♥.

The A♥ 9♥ 10♥ flop was devastating for Gierse. He had flopped prime two pair, however Martirosian had flopped the nut flush. The Okay♣ J♣ runout modified nothing and the Austrian collected $301,347.

4th: Yosuke Miki ($421,718)

Miki opened to 500,000 within the small blind and Martirosian three-bet jammed from the massive blind. Miki known as off with A♣ 10♦ and bumped into A♥ J♦.

The board ran out 6♠ 9♥ Okay♦ 2♦ 2♠ with no assist. Miki collected $421,718, however the first-bracelet quest continued for the Japanese participant.

third: Sean Winter ($597,635)

Winter, one of the achieved high-stakes execs nonetheless chasing a maiden bracelet, went out in a conflict with Plesuv. Plesuv raised to 450,000 on the button and Winter three-bet to 1,300,000 from the small blind with A♠ Okay♦. Plesuv known as with 9♦ 9♣.

The Q♦ Okay♥ 9♥ flop was a catastrophe: prime pair prime kicker in opposition to a flopped set of nines. Winter continuation-bet 600,000, Plesuv min-raised to 1,400,000, and Winter three-bet jammed for 4,120,000. Plesuv snapped it off.

The 10♠ flip gave Winter a gutshot, however the 10♥ river crammed Plesuv as much as nines full. Winter collected $597,635 and headed to the rail.

Heads-Up: Martirosian vs Plesuv

Plesuv entered heads-up with a slender lead at 18,350,000 to Martirosian’s 17,960,000. The match ran for greater than an hour and featured fixed swings between two buddies who know one another’s sport inside out.

Plesuv seized the chip lead early, three-betting with 6♦ 5♣ and firing two barrels on a J♦ Okay♦ Q♠ 2♦ board to push Martirosian off his hand. He saved urgent, overbetting Martirosian off a chop pot and placing him via a blender on a ten-high paired board.

Martirosian steadied. He floated two streets with Okay♥ Q♠ in opposition to Plesuv’s 6♠ 4♣, then led the Q♦ river to scoop a giant pot. He adopted that with a large river increase to 9,500,000 on a ten-paired board holding 7♣ 2♣ for 2 pair, pushing his lead previous two-to-one.