Adrian Mateos: Youngest 6-time WSOP Bracelet Winner (2026)

Phenomenal Season After a Year of Misfortune

Notably, Mateos's current triumph comes after a prolonged downswing. By the poker player's own admission, he lost every live series for about a year straight. However, he didn't stop working on his game and maintained his form through online poker. The turning point was a victory at the Triton Poker Invitational — and less than a month later, he added a WSOP bracelet to this success in a $250K buy-in high roller.

The 2026 season standings as of mid-June: $12.5 million in winnings. Career earnings are approaching the $63 million mark.

Journey Through the Final Table

The tournament was challenging from the start. On the first day, Mateos was eliminated after an all-in of AK against Christoph Vogelsang's KK and had to re-enter. From his second starting stack, the Spaniard consistently won all key hands and reached the final table second in chips — only behind Bryn Kenney.

In the battle for the bracelet, Mateos eliminated three opponents consecutively: first, he hit a straight against Samuel Mullur's ace-high flush draw, then he held with pocket tens against Jason Koon's AK, and finally, he busted Sean Winter holding an ace.

In heads-up play against Kenney, despite being down two-to-one in chips, Mateos first evened the situation by taking down a large pot with a rivered straight, and in the deciding hand, he won with two pair — tens and deuces against his opponent's pair of tens with a nine kicker.

Six Bracelets in 13 Years

This is Mateos's second bracelet in the $250K Super High Roller specifically — he won the first in 2021. His full list of awards:

— 2013: €10,000 WSOP Europe Main Event — €1,000,000
— 2016: $1,500 Summer Solstice NLHE — $409,000
— 2017: $10,000 Heads-Up Championship — $324,500
— 2021: $250,000 Super High Roller — $3,260,000
— 2025: $3,200 WSOP Online NLHE High Roller — $253,000
— 2026: $250,000 Super High Roller — $4,334,411

What Mateos Himself Says

After his victory, the Spaniard explained why this particular tournament is especially important to him personally:

“It’s my favorite format — because of the structure and the buy-in size. Expensive events provide a different level of motivation. The day before the final day, I felt something special — the hands were going my way, and I was playing at a high level myself. When both happen, everything just falls into place.”

He intends to continue the WSOP series after a short break, although no tournaments of comparable scale are expected: “This is my profession and my way of competing. I’ll keep playing and trying to win again.”

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