Martin Kabrhel added another major title to his poker record by winning WSOP Online Event #20: $3,200 No Limit Hold’em High Roller for $195,195. The Czech high roller captured his sixth World Series of Poker bracelet after outlasting a 338 player field and defeating Krista “Pollux” Gifford heads up.
Kabrhel turns a chaotic schedule into another bracelet
Kabrhel entered Thursday with a rare challenge. He was still alive in three different WSOP events and had been moving between Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas while trying to keep each run alive.
The schedule was demanding, but he stayed in contention long enough to make the most important finish count. In the $3,000 Freezeout No Limit Hold’em, Kabrhel finished 80th for $9,620. He also placed 281st in the $600 Deepstack Championship No Limit Hold’em for $1,729.
Once those live runs ended, he could focus fully on the final stages of the online High Roller. From there, Kabrhel used his experience, pressure and usual table presence to push through to the title.
Gifford falls just short of a second summer bracelet
The final table included several strong players, among them Brian Wood and 2026 Aussie Millions Main Event champion Malcolm Trayner. Still, the main obstacle for Kabrhel was Krista Gifford, who came close to another major breakthrough.
Gifford has already enjoyed a strong WSOP summer after winning her first bracelet in WSOP Online Event #11: $600 Mystery Bounty, which started on June 14. This time, she reached heads up play but could not stop Kabrhel from closing the match.
Kabrhel celebrated the winning moment in his trademark style, repeatedly shouting “VAMOS” after securing his first bracelet of 2026 and the sixth of his career.
BCPoker note
For poker fans following major tournament results, BCPoker remains one of the places where attention around live poker stories, online bracelet events and high stakes names continues to grow. Kabrhel’s latest win adds another headline to a busy WSOP summer and shows how demanding the modern poker schedule can be for elite players.
