Yuri Dzivielevski Sails To Super High Roller Bowl Mixed Games Title

Yuri Dzivielevski completed one of the most incredible streaks in mixed game tournament history with a victory in the $100,000 buy-in Super High Roller Bowl Mixed Games. The 34-year-old secured the $1.3 million first-place prize to cap off a stretch in which, in rapid succession, he won a $15,000 event and finished second twice on his way to earning PGT Mixed Games player of the series honors.

In total, Dzivielevski pocketed $2,045,350 in the span of a single week inside the PokerGO Studio. The Brazilian poker pro now has nearly $13.1 million in career earnings, placing him second on his nation’s all-time money list. Only Joao Simao ($17.4 million) has accrued more on the circuit.

“It’s hard to explain how happy I am and how big it is for me,” said Dzivielevski. “I mean, of course, I gave it my best, but the cards were just coming. Winning the Super High Roller Bowl was unbelievable. Finishing this week this way is just something that I could never imagine.”

Dzivielevski’s win represents the second-largest live result of his career. His top score came two months prior, via a third-place finish in the $150,000 buy-in Triton event during World Series of Poker Paradise, which was worth $1,409,000. This latest win is the largest career mixed game cash for the five-time WSOP bracelet winner, surpassing his 2022 WSOP $50,000 Poker Players Championship runner-up finish for $895,614.

This signature victory for Dzivielevski came against a field of 38 entries, a significant increase from the 29-entry turnout for the 10-game Super High Roller Bowl mixed games format in 2025, where he took third. The second-ever Super High Roller Bowl Mixed Games event generated a total prize pool of $3,799,998, as a field of some of the best all-around tournament poker players in the world tested their mettle.

“I’ve dedicated basically half of my life to poker,” Dzivielevski said. “Good things and bad things happen to everyone. Like during [the 2025] WSOP, I had basically the worst run of my life, completely opposite of this run right now. But it’s just part of variance. I’ve played for such a long time, and in 15 years, I’ve been through all types of runs. The worst runs in the world, and the best runs in the world. I think we just need to be like sailboats.

“When the good wind comes, you just have to take advantage of it.”

A Long, Drawn-Out Battle

No matter how strong the winds at Dzivielevski’s back were in the lead-up to the Super High Roller Bowl Mixed Games final table, there was a lot of work left to be done to close it out.

With only seven players walking out of the PokerGO Studio with a payout in this event, the list of players who participated and walked away empty-handed was a who’s who of the poker world. Phil Hellmuth took advantage of the late registration window, which remained open until the start of day 2, but his run remained short. Daniel Negreanu was also an early day 2 casualty, as was fellow seven-time bracelet winner Brian Rast. Gus Hansen, Scott Seiver, Chino Rheem, Chris Brewer, and defending Card Player Player of the Year Jesse Lonis were just a few more of the heavy hitters who couldn’t make a run in this tournament.

Jason Mercier, the six-time WSOP bracelet winner, got perilously close to the money. He soft bubbled in ninth place, in an Omaha eight-or-better pot, when his low wrap draw missed in a multi-way pot to Dzivielevski’s two-pair. That left eight players, and Michael Mizrachi stood on the edge of the abyss as the short stack.

Mizrachi, fresh off a 2025 in which he rewrote the record books by winning both the WSOP main event and his fourth $50,000 Poker Players Championship, had also taken advantage of the long late registration window. He quickly built his stack early on day 2, but by the time the true bubble rolled around, his stack was running on fumes.

Mizrachi fought hard, but he was ultimately out the door right after Mercier. He got his last chips in ahead, holding A♦10♣5♥2♦ against Jared Bleznick’s K♣6♦5♦3♣ on a J♦8♥7♠ flop in Omaha eight-or-better. After the 8♦ turn, his ace-high was still in front, he had the better flush draw and the nut low draw. Bleznick didn’t have many outs to scoop, but the 9♠ river was one of them, and in making the nine-high straight, Mizrachi was officially the bubble boy.

Slow And Steady

Dzivielevski and Glaser returned for day 3 of the Super High Roller Bowl Mixed Games in first and second chip position, respectively, just as they had been heading into the previous day.

The final table also featured Poker Hall of Famer Nick Schulman, defending Super High Roller Mixed Games champion Chad Eveslage, and Bleznick, the 2023 Super High Roller Bowl Pot-Limit Omaha winner.

Schulman started the day as one of three short stacks at the table and dodged some impossible spots, including a moment where he somehow found a fold with pocket jacks and very few chips in no-limit hold’em. He was right, as Eveslage had been dealt pocket kings.

There was no reward for Schulman’s brilliant deduction, though. Schulman was eventually forced all-in in the big blind, with five players seeing a flop in Omaha eight-or-better. The recent Poker Hall of Famer inductee was drawing dead by the turn as Glaser made an eight-five low and Dzivielevski rivered quad tens, sending Schulman out in seventh place for $155,000. The min-cash was bittersweet, but a better result than the year prior when Schulman was eliminated on the bubble.

Six-handed play continued for hours. Bleznick battled back from the brink on several different occasions, but an expensive round of stud eight-or-better left him with just a few chips heading into PLO. The sports card fanatic soon flopped top pair and a flush draw with A♠K♠7♥5♥ on a K♦Q♥4♥ board. He was up against Dzivielevski’s K♥Q♣10♦3♦, with two pair staying ahead on the 2♣ turn.

Bleznick needed an ace or a heart, but the Q♦ river further improved Dzivielevski to a full house. Bleznick took home $225,000 for sixth place, giving him $10.3 million for his career.

Taking Control

Another extended stalemate eventually saw Tobias Leknes on the brink. The Norwegian mixed-game specialist battled with Glaser in a deuce-to-seven triple draw hand, and Leknes made a 9-8 low on the second draw. Glaser made an 8-7 low on that same draw, however, and all but 50,000 of Leknes’ chips went in. Leknes correctly broke his low to draw for an 8-6, but missed and decided to save his last chips.

Leknes tripled up on the next hand, but Robert Wells ultimately cut off the comeback, making a 6-4 low in Razz to eliminate Leknes in fifth place for $300,000.

Dzivielevski added to his advantage during four-handed play, building a stack of three times as many chips as the closest competition. After another long stretch without an elimination, he brought down the hammer. In a hand of no-limit deuce-to-seven single draw, Dzivielevski opened on the button with Q♥5♥4♦3♦2♣. Wells, who picked up 10♠8♥7♣6♣2♦ in the small blind, shoved for 20 big blinds.

Wells patted his 10-8, and Dzivielevski pitched his queen to draw to a wheel. If Wells hand had held, he would’ve essentially pulled even with Dzivielevski in the counts. However, Dzivielevski caught the 9♥, and his low sent Wells to the rail in fourth place for $415,000.

Wells, a Welsh pro who won his first WSOP bracelet in 2025 in a nine-game mixed event, is a player Dzivielevski noted as a close friend.

“The way I [stay sharp] is that I play online a lot, and then discuss hands with my friends, especially Rob. He’s a very important part of this process, so I’m glad I met him on my way.”

This was a new high score for Wells, topping the $228,115 that came with the aforementioned victory last summer.

Bringing Down The Hammer

It took less than 30 minutes in real time, with multiple quick breaks included, for Dzivielevski to take out two of the most accomplished mixed game tournament players in the world and close out the win.

A short-stacked Glaser got the last of his chips in good against a pot-committed Dzivielevski in limit hold’em. Glaser’s A♠6♣ held against Dzivielevski’s 10♣5♣ through a J♦3♣2♦ flop, but Dzivielevski turned the world with the 4♣. Glaser paired his ace on the A♦ river, but that gave Dzivielevski a winning wheel.

Glaser settled for $570,000 as the third-place finisher, the third-largest score of his storied career. The eight-time bracelet winner, who finished fifth in this event last year, now has $11 million in career earnings.

Two badugi hands were all it took to bring the tournament to a close. On the pivotal deal, Dzivielevski looked down at 6♦5♦2♣A♠. Eveslage received 4♥3♥3♣A♣. Multiple bets went in before the first draw, and Dzivielevski immediately spiked his gin card, the 6♥, to make a six badugi.

Eveslage bricked his two-card draw, but still got the last of his chips in. He drew two cards on each of the last two draws and failed to improve either time. Dzivielevski closed out his week for the ages by knocking off the defending Super High Roller Bowl Mixed Games champion in second place.

Eveslage earned $835,000 as the runner-up in his impressive bid for back-to-back victories. The two-time World Poker Tour champion, four-time bracelet winner, and recent winner of the PGT Championship now has more than $13.1 million in lifetime earnings.

Dzivielevski banked 480 Card Player Player of the Year points for this win. He now has 1,560 total points after his mixed-game spree in Las Vegas, enough to put him in fourth place in the 2026 POY race standings presented by CoinPoker. Additionally, Dzivielevski added 400 PGT points to his total towards the season-long leaderboard, giving him 934 points for a healthy 403-point advantage over the nearest competitor in Andrew Lichtenberger with 531 points.

A Decade In The Making

Even before this remarkable week, Dzivielevski earned a reputation as one of the strongest mixed game tournament players in the world. All five of his bracelets came in non-hold’em events, with Dzivielevski narrowly missing out on a sixth in the $50,000 Poker Players Championship in 2022.

With the deep well of mixed game accomplishments, it’s impressive to note that Dzivielevski didn’t commit himself beyond no-limit hold’em until just over a decade ago.

“In 2014, I had an amazing year playing online in no-limit hold’em tournaments,” recalled Dzivielevski. “I had the biggest score of my life. I got second in the World Championship of Online Poker main event for $700,000, which was an insane sum for me. I mean, it’s still insane. At that point, I just wanted to be challenged and try something new. And because I didn’t need to think about the money, I could try something new.”

“I started playing PLO a little bit, and [at that point] I could stay for six months without winning, and that would be okay, because of the big score. I think if it never happened that way, I would probably still be playing just no-limit hold’em tournaments.”

The gamble paid off, and continues to do so. While Dzivielevski still posts big results in no-limit hold’em, he wouldn’t have his current standing in the poker world without his multitude of mixed game accomplishments. Dzivielevski’s work paid off in this career-defining week that culminated in the Super High Roller Bowl title.

In the aftermath of his win, the hunger and desire that drove Dzivielevski to become a world-class player bubbled to the surface. He hopes that he might be able to inspire a new generation to follow in his footsteps.

“I’m extremely grateful when I can show people that poker can change their lives,” said Dzivielevski. “Because that’s what happened to me. I became a professional poker player not because I wanted to, but because of my family’s financial situation. I could give them a very good life.”

“I’m super happy to be an inspiration, whether it’s for another young Brazilian, or any of the poker lovers out there.”

Final Table Results

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