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It was a nice few days for international players over the last week at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. Several players scored bracelets including China’s Tong Li, who took home the largest of those scores for $1.5 million.

Canada’s Alex Livingston struck gold for the first time as well and then promptly lost his new bracelet along the way. Austria’s Stefan Lehner also was among the big winners, taking his first bracelet for $558,616.

Here’s a look at some players on the international poker scene scoring hardware and winning big on the Vegas Strip.

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Event 9: $1,500 Seven Card Stud

Livingston secured his first bracelet for $103,282 in this event. He now has $5.9 million in live tournament winnings.

Poker fans may recognize Livingston for finishing third in the Main Event in 2019 for $4 million. He made some news after winning the Stud event for actually losing his gold bracelet.

Bracelet has been found and returned by security, thanks everyone for the retweets and help. Shoutout to my haters and trolls in the comments. And yes, I am an idiot 🐋 https://t.co/Hgso0kUSDF

— Alex Livingston (@rumnchess) June 9, 2022

Another Canadian, Thomas Taylor,  finished third for $44,112.

Event 14: $1,500 Six-Handed NLHE

Vive la France! Frenchman Leo Soma scored not just his first career WSOP cash, but also his first bracelet in this event. 

The final day saw 16 players return and Soma was in the middle of the pack. He continued working his way back into contention throughout the day, eventually topping Thomas Schultz heads-up for the title and $456,889.

The tournament produced 2,392 entries for a $3.2 million prize pool. Schultz took home $282,358 for runner-up and Argentina’s Maximiliano Gallardo finished third for $203,451. 

Event 16: $3,000 NLHE

Most players would love winning a half-million dollars. Austria’s Stefan Lehner (pictured in lead image, courtesy WSOP) did just that in this event,  pocketing a nice $558,616.

This was his first bracelet and came after winning a WSOP Circuit ring in Aruba in December. Lehner detailed his road to victory, which included some major swings at the final table.

“I don’t have the words for it I think,” he told WSOP.com. “At the beginning I was second in chips but then I was short stacked all the time. So I played very well and I’m very happy that I have this [bracelet] now.”

The win came at a tough final table that included Alex Foxen, Joey Weissman, and David Miscikowski. Toby Boas scored runner-up for $345,244 in an event featuring 1,240 entries for a $3.3 million prize pool.

Event 19: $25,000 High Roller PLO

Omaha players with some big bankrolls found their way into this tournament with China’s Tong Li coming out as champion. This marked not just his WSOP cash, but also his first bracelet as well with a nice $1.5 million also headed his way.

The tournament brought in 264 for a $6.2 million prize pool. Fabian Brandes finished runner-up for $907,132 and 2021 WSOP player of the year Josh Arieh finished third for $644,365.

Event 20: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw

Russia’s Denis Nesterenko took home the title and $108,250 in this lowball event. His previous best career cash was a win for $7,702.

This was Nesterenko’s first bracelet, but he also scored a WSOP Circuit ring in 202, also in 2-7 Triple Draw. The tournament saw 350 entries and a $467,250 prize pool. California’s Von Altizer took second place for $66,910.

A look at other players running deep at WSOP

Several other international players found some nice finishes over the last week as well. In Event 7:  $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better, Brazil’s Murilo Figueredo finished fourth for $80,671.

Event 10: $10,000 Dealers Choice Six-Handed Championship saw Japan’s Naoya Kihara finish fifth for $73,453. Thailand’s Punnat Punsri also ran deep in Event 12: $25,000 High Roller Eight-Handed with a third-place finish for $593,481

In online action, Italy’s Gianluca “inmyhouse” Speranza notched third in the $400 Ultra Deepstack on Sunday for $50,218.

Brazilian soccer star Neymar Jr. also jumped in the WSOP action on Sunday as well.  A longtime poker player, he is also a PokerStars ambassador when not on the pitch.

Welcome back @neymarjr ! pic.twitter.com/mVxg3ag8fr

— WSOP – World Series of Poker (@WSOP) June 13, 2022

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Upcoming events

The action continues this week in Las Vegas and here’s what to expect.

• $1,500 Shootout NLHE (Event 27) – June 13
• $50,000 High Roller PLO (Event 28) – June 13
• $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw (Event 29) – June 14
• $1,000 PLO (Event 30) – June 14
• $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship (Event 31) – June 15
• $1,500 HORSE (Event 32) – June 15
• $3,000 Six-Handed NLHE (Event 33) – June 15
• $1,500 Freezeout No-Limit Holdem (Event 34) – June 16
• $2,500 Mixed Big Bet Event (Event 35) – June 16
• $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better (Event 36) – June 17
• $1,500 Millionaire Maker (Event 37) – June 17
• $10,000 No Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship (Event 38) – June 18
• $3,000 Six-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha (Event 39) – June 18
• $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship (Event 40) – June 19
• $1,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout (Event 41) – June 19
• $100,000High Roller NLHE (Event 42) – June 19
• $1,000 Online Event 4: PLO Six-Max – June 19

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It’s been a good week at the World Series of Poker with some international players snagging bracelets. Players from France, Japan, and Taiwan all scored tournament wins.

With the $10,000 Main Event starting next week, several other players made final table appearances as well. Here’s a look at some of the headlines from the Rio in Las Vegas over the last week.

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Event 41: $2,500 Freezeout NLHE

A player from Taiwan won this event to become the second player from that country to win during the series. Carlos Chang won his first bracelet for $364,589 in an event with a field of 896 entries and a $1.9 million prize pool.

Chang has made a few WSOP final table appearances over the last few years. However, this time he broke through with a win with Brady Osterman taking second for $225,333.

Chang had confidence going into the final table and was pleased to finally break through with a victory.

“I told myself, this year if I make a final table, I will win the bracelet,” he told WSOP.com afterward. “And it happened! I am pretty excited. I was focused all day and yesterday.”

Event 48: $5,000 Freezeout NLHE Eight-Handed

It was a nice week for French poker fans with France’s Alexandre Reard securing his first bracelet in this tournament. The event produced 491 players for a $1.9 million prize pool.

Reard took $428,694 for the top spot. Already with a resumé packed with numerous big finishes around the world, he now adds a WSOP title as well. Reard’s lifetime tournament winnings now top $3.4 million.

Online Event 5: $1,000 Online Bracelet Championship

The online bracelet action continued on Sunday at WSOP.com.  Japan’s Kazuki “hyahhoo3” Ikeuchi took down this event for $152,797. The tournament saw 854 entries for a prize pool of $768,000.

In September, Ikeuchi came close to winning a bracelet in the GGPoker WSOP Online. He finished runner-up in the $500 Closer for $ 270,127. Just over a month later, Ikeuchi now adds a bracelet.

A look at some other  WSOP winners

Plenty of other international players have made deep runs as well over the last week. Some of the best of those came from Japan’s Kosei Ichinose and Canada’s David Guay.

Both players found runner-up finishes with Ichinose pocketing $67,796 in Event 44: $3,000 Six-Handed Limit Hold’em.

Guay grabbed a silver medal in Event 45: $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Eight-Handed Championship for $276,269.

French players continue to run deep as well. Ivan Deyra took fourth in Event 39: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha for $64,890. 

In the Event 49: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship, Germany’s Johannes Becker took runner-up for $183,591. The UK’s Benny Glaser finished third for $132,685 and France’s Julien Martini took sixth for $54,359.

Argentina’s Andres Jeckeln secured a nice finish in In Event 46: $800 NLHE Deepstack. He scored third for $98,269. Ivan Uzunov, of Bulgaria, finished fifth for $55,279.

Colten Yamagishi, of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, finished fourth in Event 50: $600 Mixed NLHE/PLO Deepstack for $42,192. Austria’s Hanan Braun took fifth for $31,425.

The $3,000 Six-Handed NLHE (Event 51) saw three international players make final table appearances including:

• 4th – Nick Yunis (Chile), $141,478
• 5th – Jun Obara (Japan), $100,827
• 6th – Francisco Benitez (Uruguay) – $73,107

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Previewing upcoming events

Action continues in Las Vegas through mid-November with plenty of tournaments still on tap. The $400 Colossus kicks off Friday and once again should bring in huge fields.

Several other events also get underway including the Super Seniors and Poker Players Championship all getting started as well. Some group play also begins this weekend with the Tag Team event.

The sixth online bracelet event is also set for Sunday at WSOP.com with a Halloween-friendly buy-in of $666. Here are the events coming this weekend.

• 55: $400 Colossus NLHE – starting flights Oct. 29, 30, 
• 56: $10,000 Six-Handed NLHE Championship – Oct. 29
• 57: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship – Oct. 30
• 58: $1,000 Super Seniors NLHE – Oct. 31
• 59: $1,000 Tag Team NLHE – Oct. 31
• 60: $50,000 Poker Players Championship – Oct. 31
• Online Event 6: $666 NLHE – Oct. 31

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The action rolls on at the World Series of Poker and some non-US based players continue to score well. A few players have notched bracelet wins over the last couple weeks including two players from Israel facing off heads-up for a title.

The last week has also seen a Lithuanian win a bracelet in a live WSOP event for the first time. Michael Addamo also continues to impress with another massive win as well. Here’s a look at some of the recent action in Las Vegas.

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 Czech player scores first bracelet

The Czech Republic’s Dalibor Dula scored a nice win in Event 26: $1,000 Freezeout No Limit Hold’em. He topped a field of 1,358 entries for his first bracelet and $199,227. This marked Dula’s first trip to the WSOP and certainly came with some nice results.

“It hasn’t set in for me yet,” he told WSOP.com afterward. “I think in a week or so I will feel happy, right now I just feel shocked.”

The tournament attracted a $1.2 million prize pool with Cole Ferraro finishing second for $123,142. Dula now plans to play the rest of the WSOP as well as the WSOP Europe back in his home country in November.

Israelis finish 1st, 2nd; Lithuanian takes down Deepstack

The big finishes by Israeli players continued with two finishing in the top two spots in Event 33: $800 Eight-Handed NLHE Deepstack. Ran Koller took this title for his first bracelet and $269,478.

Another player from the country, Ran Ilani, took the runner-up position for $166,552. It’s believed to be the first time two players from Israel have played heads-up for a WSOP bracelet.

Some other players also fared well in this event with France’s Florian Guimond taking third for $124,671. Russian Oleg Titov finished fourth for $94,028 and Canada’s Kris Steinbach took fifth for $71,457. 

In Event 37: $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty, Lithuania’s Karolis Sereika won his first bracelet for $195,310. The win came in a fast-moving tournament that brought in 1,441 entries for a prize pool of $1.2 million.

He becomes the first Lithuanian player to win a bracelet in a live event. Sereika was active at the final table, knocking all but one player on his way to the title.

Addamo does it again

Michael Addamo (pictured in lead image) may be one of the hottest players on the high roller scene. After winning the Super High Roller Bowl in September for $5.4 million, he now adds another major score to his poker record.

The Australian won Event 38: $50,000 High Roller for another $1.1 million and his third bracelet. Being considered one of the best in the game keeps him motivated to continue working on his skills.

“It does put some pressure, because if you internalize and believe that, you can become complacent, and sometimes that might make you study less,” Addamo told PokerGO about being regarded by peers as one of the best players right now. “I just try and keep humble and try not to let it get to my head and just keep working and studying hard.”

Justin Bonomo finished in second for $700,228, just short of adding a fourth bracelet. The event brought in 81 entries for a $3.9 million prize pool.

Other players securing nice finishes

Beyond these winners, a few other players have made impressive finishes. In Event 25: $5,000 Six-Handed NLHE, Taiwan’s Tingyi Tsai took fourth for $161,756 in an event that featured 604 entries for a $2.7 million prize pool.

In Event 30: $1,500 Monster Stack, several players found big finishes for some nice prize money. Brazil’s Rafael Reis finished third for $288,101 with Sweden’s Christopher Andler taking fourth for $221,289.

Israel’s Mordechai Hazan took sixth for $132,812 and Belgian Johan Schumacher took eighth for $81,573.

In Event 29: $10,000 Short Deck Israel’s Moshe Gabay took fourth for $58,601. Portugal’s Joao Vieira finished one spot behind him for $42,885.

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Tomorrow marks a full week of action at the World Series of Poker. The return of the live series has brought thousands of players to Las Vegas including many from outside the US.

That included some huge runs so far from Benny Glaser and Adrian Mateos, who both came close to their fourth bracelets. Players from Canada and France have also shined. Here’s a look at some of the action so far and some players making nice runs.

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Glaser, Benyamine run deep in $25,000 HORSE

Many in the poker world watched this event to see if 15-time bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth could add a 16th. He didn’t quite get there and finished sixth for $95,329.

Well-regarded pros Benny Glaser, of the United Kingdom, and France’s David Benyamine were among the final three players.

Glaser was seeking his fourth bracelet and Benyamine looked for his second. Ultimately Benyamine bowed out in third for $236,626 and Glaser took runner-up for ​​$341,274.

In a final table full of poker stars, an unknown actually emerged as the champion. Jesse Klein owns a recruiting business in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and came into the event with only $23,000 in live tournament winnings. He seemingly came out of nowhere to secure the bracelet and $552,182.

Klein has been a high stakes cash game player, but doesn’t enter tournaments often. He had this event circled on his calendar however.

“If I was going to play something, I’d enjoy playing against the best of the best,” he told USPoker after his win. “The competition is great and it was just one of those things where it all came together.”

Glaser took the finish in stride with plenty of events ahead this fall..

2nd in the $25k HORSE for $341k.
A bittersweet finish, so close to the 4th bracelet, but still happy with the result! 😊
Thanks for all the support and all the kind words everyone. ❤️ It means a lot.
And it was only the first event!
Hopefully lots more good things to come! 😀 pic.twitter.com/ugiF4IljlF

— Benny Glaser (@BennyGlaser) October 4, 2021

Adrian Mateos gets close in $25,000 High Roller

Three-time bracelet winner Adrian Mateos seemed in a prime spot to add a fourth bracelet in the $25,000 NLHE High Roller. However, the Spanish superstar found himself on a short stack for much of the three-handed play.

Ultimately, California’s Tyler Cornell scored his first bracelet for $833,289. The Californian also finished eighth in the 2020 WSOP Online Main Event at GGPoker in 2020 for $328,305.

Mateos took third for $381,870 and Virginia’s Michael Liang finished runner-up for $515,014. This was the first event streamed on PokerGO this fall.

“It feels amazing,” Cornell told PokerGO after the win. “I’ve been trying to do this for a long time and I finally got a win.”

Canadian scores in $1,500 Dealers Choice

The seventh event of the series saw the first non-American win a bracelet. Jaswinder “Jesse” Lally topped a field of 307 for his first bracelet and $97,915. 

The tournament features 20 different games and Lally admitted to not knowing all of them when he got in the event.

“I was so excited to make the final table first of all, but now that my dream has come true, it’s just an amazing feeling,” the 58-year-old told WSOP.com afterward. “I learned a lot playing all these games. Some of these games I’ve never played like Badacey or Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo Regular.”

Frenchman finishes runner-up in turbo event

In Event 10: $1,000 Super Turbo Bounty, a player from France just missed the winner’s circle in this quick tournament. Pierre Calamusa took runner-up for runner-up for $94,060 in an event that attracted 1,640 entries for a $1.5 million prize pool.

Calamusa now has $1.4 million in live tournament winnings and is sponsored by Winamax back in France. It’s been a nice week for the Winamax roster with Mateos also part of the company’s ambassador roster.

Michael Perrone, of Chicago, Illinois, took the top spot in the Super Turbo Bounty for his first bracelet and $152,173.

Poker Hall of Fame now accepting nominations

As part of the WSOP festivities, the Poker Hall of Fame is now accepting nominations through Oct. 14. Poker fans can nominate players who meet this criteria:

• Must have played against acknowledged top competition
• Must be at least 40 years old at time of nomination
• Have played for high stakes
• Played consistently well, gaining the respect of peers
• Stood the test of time

Non-players can be nominated as well but must have “contributed to the overall growth and success of the game of poker, with indelible positive and lasting results.”

When the nomination period is complete, Caesars Entertainment will announce the finalists on Oct. 15. That list then goes to Hall of Fame members to vote. CBS Sports Net will announce the newest member during the WSOP Hall of Fame Bounty Event on Nov. 17.

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A look at the week ahead

Plenty of big events are planned in the coming days. Many in the poker world will be watching the conclusion of the $25,000 Heads-up Championship. The event has reached the round of 16 with players like Galen Hall, Jason Koon, Cary Katz, and Jake Daniels still alive.

The big-field fun continues this weekend as well with the $1,500 Millionaire Maker getting started Oct. 8. Here’s a look at some of the action ahead:

• $10,000 Limit Hold’em Championship – Oct. 7
• $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship – Oct. 8
• $1,000 Flip & Go No Limit Hold’em Presented by GGPoker – Oct. 10
• $400 NLHE Ultra Deepstack – Oct. 10 (Online Event 3 at WSOP.com)
• $1,000 Ladies Championship – Oct. 11

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