Shaub Deeb wins 5th WSOP bracelet, eyes Phil Hellmuth’s record

Shaun Deeb won his 5th World Series of Poker bracelet Saturday, but helium has his sights acceptable higher.

After winning the $25,000 buy-in Pot-limit High Roller for much than $1.2 million, Deeb said helium planned to yet walk all-time WSOP bracelet person Phil Hellmuth, who has 16. (The WSOP awards trophy bracelets for tourney victories.)

“It’s going to instrumentality maine a while, but I’m going to walk Phil,” Deeb told PokerGO. “He’s a large subordinate erstwhile he’s sharp, but helium can’t play each time similar me. When helium wins a bracelet, he’s not hopping successful the adjacent lawsuit similar I’m going to do, and that’s going to assistance maine out.

“Plus, I deliberation online I’m a stronger player, and determination are truthful galore much online bracelets. I’m going to drawback him 1 day. It’s going to instrumentality maine a decennary oregon two, but I’ll beryllium there.”

Deeb prevailed successful a tract of 212 entries to triumph $1,251,860. He besides won the $25,000 PLO High Roller successful 2019.

Deeb has much than $9 cardinal successful vocation tourney earnings, according to the Hendon Mob Poker Database.

“It feels great,” Deeb said. “It’s specified a precocious buy-in. I final-tabled a mates of years earlier I won it, and it’s specified a large equity difference. I came into contiguous having locked up $270K being 4 of 5 (in chips) and present I won $1.25 million.

“That’s a million-dollar swing. That’s conscionable brainsick that it tin hap successful a fewer hours, and that’s wherefore I deliberation radical volition ever emotion tourney poker.”

Ka Kwan Lau finished 2nd for $773,708.

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