Shaun Deeb Joins Elite List of Six-Time World Series of Poker Bracelet Winners

Shaun Deeb has been a dominant performer over the past several years of World Series of Poker Player of the Year competition. After winning the POY outright in 2018, Deeb has finished no lower than sixth in the final standings, with an average landing spot of just shy of 3rd place. (Note: the 2020 WSOP did not feature a POY competition due to the live poker shutdown during the COVID-19 pandemic). While his dogged determination at the series has made him one of the top assets in the annual fantasy poker drafts held before each summer, it has also seen him make substantial additions to his WSOP resume. Since the start of the 2018 series, Deeb has won four bracelets. In the late hours of Tuesday, June 13, the 37-year-old poker pro captured his sixth career bracelet by taking down the 2023 WSOP $1,500 eight-game six-max event.

Deen outlasted a field of 789 entries to earn $198,854 and his latest golden piece of hardware. The win made him just the 18th player in poker history to have secured six or more bracelets, putting him alongside some of the biggest names in the game. The full listing of that elite group can be found at the bottom of this article.

While many might look to take some time to celebrate such a momentous occasion, Deeb reportedly was more interested in seeing if he could still late register for the $10,000 razz championship.

“I don’t take days off. I don’t even take hours off. I wish the Razz was still running right now, I would hop in right now,” Deeb told PokerNews reporters after coming out on top in this event.

“I love to grind. I wish the series was longer. I wish they had more events. The fields have been great. The players I’ve met have been awesome. Just so happy,” offered Deeb.

In addition to the title, the money, and the WSOP ranking points, Deeb also earned 912 Card Player Player of the Year points for this victory. This was his fourth title and seventh final-table finish of the year, with more than $1 million in to-date POY earnings on the global poker circuit. With 3,634 total points, Deeb now sits in 11th place in the year-long POY standings, which are presented by Global Poker.

The third and final day of this short-handed mixed-game affair began with 21 players remaining. Deeb sat in 10th place when cards got in the air, but had overtaken the top spot by the time the field combined onto a single table.

Aloisio Dourado scored the first few knockouts at the final table to try to keep pace with Deeb, who won several big non-elimination hands during the early going to pull away from the pack. Two-time bracelet winner and World Poker Tour champion Daniel Strelitz was among those that Dourado sent home, finishing fifth for $41,867.

Dourado then busted John Bunch (4th – $58,888) and Kyle Loman (3rd – 84,329) to enter heads-up play with the chip lead.

Deeb managed to edge his way ahead in time for the final hand of the tournament. With a flop of 522, Deeb check-called. The 10 turn also went check-call. The 10 completed the board and Deeb checked again. Dourado made a big bet and Deeb moved all-in. Dourado called and revealed QQ for an overpair. Deeb rolled over K10 for a backdoored full house that earned him the pot and the title.

Dourado earned $122,910 as the runner-up finisher. Deeb’s $198,854 payday saw him increase his lifetime earnings to over $13.2 million.

Here is a look at the payouts and rankings points awarded at the final table:

The 18 players with six or more WSOP bracelets won:

Visit the Card Player 2023 World Series of Poker page for schedules, news, interviews, and the latest event results.

Winner photo credit: WSOP / Rachel Kay Miller.

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