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Shaun Deeb came up one spot short yet again for a 2026 World Series of Poker bracelet, falling to Joey Couden in Event #52: $3,000 Nine Game Mix after a grueling three-and-a-half-hour heads-up battle. The defeat was Deeb's ninth in a bracelet match and dropped his all-time heads-up record to 8-9.
The latest near miss added to a frustrating run of runner-up finishes for the eight-time bracelet winner. Deeb had already finished second twice at WSOP Europe earlier this year to take an early lead in the Player of the Year race, but after arriving in Las Vegas with just one cash through the opening weeks of the series, another silver medal may prove crucial as he chases back-to-back POY titles.
As painful as Deeb's 8-9 record may be, it doesn't rank among the unluckiest in WSOP history. Several poker crushers have reached heads-up for a bracelet time and again, only to walk away empty-handed. Here are the players with the most WSOP runner-up finishes without ever sealing the deal.
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The poker community asked, and the WSOP listened.
In a major shake-up to the Poker Hall of Fame, the induction process is shifting away from its traditional "winner-takes-all" format. A brand-new voting system has been introduced, paving the way for up to six of the eight nominees to be inducted in a single year.
Nominations are now open for the 2026 Poker Hall of Fame. Once the public determines the top eight nominees, the final decision will rest with the 33 living Hall of Fame members.
The latest mid-stakes action gets underway at the 2026 World Series of Poker, as players will gather at 2 p.m. local time to kick off Event #62: $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em. This event will once again be contested over three days, with players permitted one reentry during the first 12 levels of the opening day at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
Similar events at the 2026 WSOP have attracted sizable crowds. The $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em event drew in 1,300 players, while the $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout saw 1,561 entries processed.
Players will sit down with 35,000 chips, and levels on the opening day will be 40 minutes in duration. Levels will then extend to 60 minutes from Day 2 onward.
The schedule calls for 17 levels to be completed on Day 1, with a 20-minute break after every two hours of action. Late registration will close at the start of Level 13.
Day 2 begins at 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 23, and will see 10 levels played, along with the addition of a 60-minute dinner break after Level 23. Traditional PokerNews live coverage will begin on Day 2.
Last year, Mark Darner claimed the title and first-place prize of $496,826 after topping a field of 1,493 entries for his first WSOP bracelet.
The only other champions of this event are Samuel Bernabeu in 2023 and Colin Robinson in 2024.
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Event #62: $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em
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