Phil Ivey Wins Ninth WSOP Bracelet in Thrilling 8-Game Tournament

The WSOP APAC series kicked off with the NLHE Accumulator tournament, which had a buy-in of $1,100. This unique format allowed players to participate in each of the three starting days, with their chip stack from the second day carrying over. There were 1,085 entries, and 144 players advanced to the second day, with 90 of them making it to the prize pool.

Bryan “theczar19” Piccioli emerged victorious in the NLHE Accumulator tournament, earning $211,575. He defeated Jonathan “xMONSTERxDONGx” Karamalikis in the heads-up final, securing his win with a straight on the river.

The PLO tournament, with a buy-in of $1,650, attracted 172 participants. Jim “Mr_BigQueso” Collopi took the top spot, winning $69,662. The 8-Game tournament, with a buy-in of $2,200, had 81 participants and featured some of the biggest names in poker, including Phil Ivey and Daniel Negreanu. Brandon Wong dominated the final table but ultimately lost to Phil Ivey, who secured his ninth WSOP bracelet.