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2026 WSOP Day 35: Shaun Deeb Within Touching Distance of His Ninth Bracelet
Shaun Deeb holds the chip lead in the $1,500 8-Game Mixed event as Day 35 of the 2026 WSOP saw three bracelets awarded and several others move closer to resolution.
TL;DR
Shaun Deeb is positioned to claim his ninth WSOP bracelet, leading the final 13 players in Event #74: $1,500 8-Game Mixed. Day 35 of the 2026 WSOP crowned three champions, including Matthew Higgins, Michael Mizrachi, and Dylan Smith.
Day 35 of the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas concluded with three new bracelet winners. Matthew Higgins secured his first bracelet and $1 million in Event #63: $1,000 Mystery Millions No-Limit Hold'em, overcoming a field of 22,811 and defeating Dominik Panka heads-up. Michael Mizrachi earned his ninth bracelet and $1,350,203 in Event #70: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship. Dylan Smith claimed his maiden bracelet and $182,591 in Event #71: $2,500 Mixed Big Bet, besting 388 entrants.
Shaun Deeb leads the remaining 13 players in Event #74: $1,500 8-Game Mixed, holding a stack of 3,090,000 chips. Deeb, who has had three runner-up finishes since his eighth bracelet win at the 2025 WSOP Europe, is pursuing his ninth bracelet. He currently leads Blaz Zerjav (2,330,000) and Jaswinder Lally (1,985,000) heading into the final day. Other notable players include Dean Joe (1,245,000) and Viktor Blom (720,000). Play resumes at 1:00 p.m. local time on June 30.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | |---|---|---|---| | 1 | Shaun Deeb | United States | 3,090,000 | | 2 | Blaz Zerjav | Slovenia | 2,330,000 | | 3 | Jaswinder Lally | Canada | 1,985,000 | | 4 | Fu Wong | United States | 1,900,000 | | 5 | Jason Riesenberg | United States | 1,795,000 | | 6 | Itsuko Yoroi | Japan | 1,410,000 | | 7 | Patrick Mahoney | United States | 1,350,000 | | 8 | Michael Balan | United States | 1,290,000 | | 9 | Dean Joe | United States | 1,245,000 | | 10 | Alexandre Amiel | France | 875,000 | | 11 | Michael Koenig | United States | 860,000 | | 12 | Viktor Blom | Sweden | 720,000 | | 13 | Thomas Fuller | United States | 510,000 |
Day 1b of Event #72: $1,000 Mini Main Event attracted 4,053 participants, with 489 advancing to Day 2. Karim Ghozlani of Switzerland finished with the largest stack at 3,750,000 chips. Bart Lybaert (2,600,000), Michael Moncek (1,535,000), Niall Farrell (1,400,000), Jim Collopy (1,220,000), Matthew Wantman (870,000), and Michael Wang (575,000) also progressed. The third and final Day 1 flight is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. local time on June 30.
