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Event #36: $100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em
Day 3 Completed
2026 World Series of Poker
Event #36: $100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 3
Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
Buy-in
$100,000
Prize Pool
$11,040,000
Total Entries
115
Level
27
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Entries
9
Players Left
1
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Level 27
: Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Yuri Dzivielevski has won six World Series of Poker bracelets, but none of them brought him to tears quite like this one.
Moments after defeating Teun Mulder heads-up in Event #36: $100,000 High Roller, the Brazilian stepped away from the table and called home. As friends and fellow players celebrated around him, Dzivielevski struggled to hold back the waterworks after capturing the biggest score of his career and the first WSOP bracelet of his career in No-Limit Hold'em.
"This one was very emotional," Dzivielevski said. "This is the game that I dedicate my whole life for. That's the reason for the tears."
Bracelet number six elevated Dzivielevski into elite company. He now shares 18th place on the all-time WSOP bracelet leaderboard with a decorated group that includes Jason Mercier, Jeremy Ausmus, Kristen Foxen, Brian Hastings, Chris Ferguson, Jeffrey Lisandro, Ted Forrest, T.J. Cloutier, Jay Heimowitz, and the late Layne Flack.
$100,000 High Roller Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuri Dzivielevski | Brazil | $2,841,432 |
| 2 | Teun Mulder | Netherlands | $1,894,282 |
| 3 | Alex Kulev | Bulgaria | $1,326,537 |
| 4 | Alexandros Theologis | Greece | $950,048 |
| 5 | Christopher Nguyen | Germany | $696,221 |
| 6 | Alex Foxen | United States | $522,347 |
| 7 | Biao Ding | China | $401,446 |
| 8 | Sam Soverel | United States | $316,234 |
| 9 | Martin Kabrhel | Czechia | $255,491 |
The victory earned him $2,841,432 from the $11,040,000 prize pool, and came against a field of 115 entries in the second-largest buy-in event of the 2026 WSOP. Yet the money and prestige were only part of the story.
"I came to the series without my family. My wife is pregnant. All of these things together made me cry and be very, very emotional, more than usual."
The couple are expecting their second son in mid-July, a date that will see Dzivielevski leave Las Vegas before the WSOP reaches its conclusion.
"I'll have to skip the Main Event unfortunately at the end of the series, but it's for the best reason," he said.
For most players, a result like this would define a career. For Dzivielevski, it was simply the latest stop in a run that stretches back more than six months.
A Heater That Keeps Delivering
In December, Dzivielevski recorded a then career-best score of $1,409,000 at WSOP Paradise. February brought another huge score as he dominated the PokerGO Tour Mixed Games Series, winning twice and finishing runner-up twice, including a victory in the $100,000 Super High Roller Bowl: Mixed Games worth $1.3 million. Yet somehow, this one topped them all.
Dzivielevski didn't even enter until the final level of late registration. After a long day bouncing between tournaments, he decided he wasn't in the right frame of mind to jump into the six-figure buy-in event on Day 1.
"I was very stressed, to be honest," he said. "I played two tournaments on the same day and when I busted the second tournament, I was not feeling good. My head was not prepared to play my best."
Instead, he headed home, got some rest, and returned the next day.
"It worked out," he said.
Still Sharp in Hold'em
While many associate Dzivielevski with mixed games, he insists No-Limit Hold'em remains a huge part of his life, and that he's never been better at it, as shown by the six eliminations he recorded on the final table.
"People think that because I'm playing other games, I'm rusty in No-Limit Hold'em, but it's the opposite," he said.
"I have a poker school and a poker team in Brazil called Reg Life, and I need to be sharp to give my best to the students."
The final table certainly offered little room for mistakes. Mulder, Alex Kulev, Alexandros Theologis, Christopher Nguyen, Alex Foxen, Martin Kabrhel, Sam Soverel and Biao Ding all took their shot at the title, but Dzivielevski remained one of the steadiest players throughout.
Even when Kabrhel and Foxen spent much of the opening level exchanging words, Dzivielevski was never distracted by the theatrics.
"I basically don't care," he said. "I just block it and keep doing what I have to do."
That same approach carried him through the biggest moments of the tournament. While Mulder produced one of the strongest final table performances of the summer to reach heads-up play, Dzivielevski never looked rattled as the two battled for the bracelet, even when he faced a 4:1 chip deficit.
"I was prepared. I was calm," he said. "I don't get emotionally attached to these things, and I think it makes me perform better under pressure."
Six bracelets into a career that already ranks among the finest in Brazilian poker history, Dzivielevski finally got the one he'd always wanted.
This marks the conclusion of PokerNews' coverage of the $100,000 High Roller, but be sure to stick around to keep up with all the action from the WSOP.
Level 27
: Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Yuri Dzivielevski limped on the button and Teun Mulder raised to 4,800,000 from the big blind. Dzivielevski three-bet to 25,050,000, covering Mulder's remaining stack, and Mulder made the call for his tournament life.
Teun Mulder: A♠9♠
Yuri Dzivielevski: 9♦9♣
Mulder needed to find an ace or spades to survive, and the J♣6♠5♣ flop brought in a small sweat of the backdoor flush draw.
He didn't improve on the 6♣ turn or 3♠ river, and Mulder's run in the $100,000 High Roller event ended in second place.
Level 27
: Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Yuri Dzivielevski limped on the button with J♠2♦ and Teun Mulder checked his 9♠8♣.
A 6♣4♣J♦ flop saw Dzivielevski bet 1,000,000 and Mulder raised to 3,000,000. Dzivielevski called and the 3♣ was turned.
Mulder fired another 3,000,000 into the pot and Dzivielevski stuck around. A 2♠ fell on the river, giving Dzivielevski a pair of deuces. Mulder bet 7,500,000 and Dzivielevski snap called, taking a stack of chips off Mulder.
Level 27
: Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Teun Mulder limped 5♠5♥ from the button and Yuri Dzivielevski checked 5♣4♦ in the big blind. The A♥J♥9♠ flop saw Dzivielevski check-fold to Mulders 1,000,000 bet.
The next hand, Dzivielevski moved all in on the button for 11,520,000 and Mulder make the call.
Yuri Dzivielevski: J♣10♣
Teun Mulder: 2♦2♣
Mulder was ahead, but not for long as Dzivielevski hit a jack on the 4♣6♥J♠ flop.
A 10♦ turn and K♠ river locked in the double for Dzivielevski, putting him back in the game.
Level 27
: Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Yuri Dzivielevski limped in from the button with Q♥4♥ and Teun Mulder with 4♦3♠ checked his option from the big blind. Mulder check-folded to a bet of 1,000,000 on the K♦J♥9♣ flop.
Two hands later, Dzivielevski with A♥4♣ raised to 2,500,000 from the button and Mulder defended holding Q♠6♥. Mulder check-called with his pair of sixes for 3,000,000 on the 7♣6♦5♠. Mulder made queens up on the Q♥ turn, and checked. Dzivielevski sized up to 7,000,000 and was called.
There was 26,000,000 in the pot heading to the 9♣ river. Mulder led out for 4,000,000 and Dzivielevski quickly folded.
Level 27
: Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Teun Mulder limped with Q♦9♦ on the button and Yuri Dzivielevski checked 8♦6♥ from the big blind.
The 3♥Q♥8♣ flop saw Dzivielevski check-call a 1,000,000 bet by Mulder, who had flopped top pair. Dzivielevski had also hit but was sitting behind with middle pair.
A 10♥ turn saw Dzivielevski pick up a flush draw and he checked. Mulder bet 3,000,000 and Dzivielevski stuck around.
Dzivielevski missed on the K♦ river and Mulder moved out a sizeable 6,700,000 bet. Dzivielevski took some time before flicking in a chip to call, paying off Mulder's queens.
Level 27
: Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
In a limped pot to the A♦J♠4♥ flop, Teun Mulder Q♠5♥ check-called a bet of 1,000,000 from the big blind. The 10♥ turn then checked through to the K♠ river. Mulder bet 1,000,000 with his straight and Yuri Dzivielevski 8♥3♣ folded his airball.
Level 27
: Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Yuri Dzivielevski opened to 2,000,000 on the button and Alex Kulev defended from the big blind.
A 4♠7♠3♥ flop saw Kulev moved all in for his remaining 3,500,000. Dzivielevski called and the pair tabled their cards.
Alex Kulev: K♣3♣
Yuri Dzivielevski: A♣4♥
Kulev's three's didn't stand up and there was no saving him on the 10♠ turn or 8♦ river.
Kulev hit the rail in third place, taking home the seven figure $1,326,537 payout.
Level 27
: Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Yuri Dzivielevski opened to 3,000,000 from the small blind with 9♦8♠ and Teun Mulder called with K♥9♣ from the big blind.
The J♣K♣10♣ flop brought in Mulder top pair and the flush draw, and gave Dzivielevski the straight draw. Dzivielevski bet 1,000,000 and Mulder quickly called, taking the pair to the 5♠ turn.
Dzivielevski moved out 3,000,000 and Mulder paid to see the 3♦ river, which didn't change the standings. No further action was played and Mulder took down the pot after tabling his pair of kings.
