Darren Rabinowitz Denies Hellmuth to Claim Second WSOP Bracelet

WSOP 2026 Recap: Records, Big Winners and the POY Race

The 57th World Series of Poker ended in Las Vegas on July 15 after 51 days of play at the Horseshoe and Paris. Its 100 bracelet events drew a record 251,899 entries, the biggest turnout in WSOP history. Only one piece of gold remains unclaimed: the Main Event bracelet. The summer delivered a one-spot miss at history, three players climbing to nine bracelets and a Player of the Year lead of just 22 points. The finale comes in August, when the Mai…

2026 WSOP: Darren Rabinowitz Wins $5,000 8-Handed NLH Event, Stymies Phil Hellmuth’s Shot at 18th Bracelet

All eyes on me Perhaps it is a little unfortunate that in writing about someone who won a cherished World Series of Poker bracelet, much or most of the focus is on the runner-up. But when the runner-up is Phil Hellmuth, that’s a big part of the story, like it or not. On Wednesday night, Darren Rabinowitz won Event #99: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold’em at the 2026 World Series of Poker for his second career WSOP bracelet and nearly $700,000. He d…

Darren Rabinowitz Denies Hellmuth to Claim Second WSOP Bracelet

American poker pro Darren Rabinowitz defeated all-time bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth on the final day of the 2026 WSOP to win his second bracelet.