David Coleman Wins First WSOP Bracelet For $3.3 Million

David Coleman came into 2024 without any live poker titles to his name. He then rattled off five wins on his way to a runner-up showing in the Card Player Player of the Year race. With the title dam having firmly burst, Coleman has added a few more big wins in 2025. None can compare to his latest triumph, though.

On Dec. 9, Coleman took down the World Series of Poker Paradise Triton $125,000 no-limit hold’em seven max event, besting a field of 99 entries to earn $3,113,000 and his first WSOP gold bracelet.

This was the largest score by far for the former New Jersey online grinder, now based out of Las Vegas. The 32-year-old poker pro now has more than $16.3 million in career cashes to his name.

This windfall topped his previous personal best of $1,344,043, which he earned for a runner-up showing in the €100,000 super high roller at this year’s European Poker Tour Barcelona stop. He finished second in four events at that festival, and now has 15 overall final tables in 2025. The 1,080 POY points that came with his latest win have moved him into 18th place in the overall standings presented by CoinPoker.

“It’s incredible,” he told Triton staff after coming out on top. “It’s a hell of a ride I’ve been on. I feel like I’ve been the luckiest guy in poker. I’m extremely grateful, really happy to be a part of it.”

Eight Figures On The Line

The strong turnout resulted in a prize pool of $12,375,000 that was split amongst the top 17 finishers. As one would likely expect, the list of those that made the money in this tournament reads like a who’s who of the tournament scenes top contenders. Stephen Chidwick (17th), Alex Foxen (16th), Krisyten Foxen (15th), Chris Hunichen (14th), Ren Lin (11th), Daniel Rezaei (9th), and Patrik Antonius (8th) all fell on the march to the official final table.

Daniel Dvoress, fresh off of a third-place showing in the $100,000 pot-limit Omaha main event for $1.1 million, placed seventh ($551,000) shortly after he ran pocket tens into the pocket aces of Dominykas Mikolaitis. Dvoress was left with fewer than two big blinds, and was soon eliminated by five-time bracelet winner Martin Kabrhel.

Punnat Punsri faced a similar fate to Dvoress. He got the last of his stack in with a pocket pair, only to find himself up against a better one for Mikolaitis. Queens held against eights this time around and Thailand’s all-time money leader added $720,000 to his haul for a sixth-place showing. Both Punsri and Dvoress climbed in the POY rankings thanks to their performances. Punsri now sits in second, while Dvoress moved to 23rd in the standings.

Poker’s overall top earner, Bryn Kenney, was the next to fall. He got the last of his stack in with A♣J♥ trailing the A♥K♠ of Mikolaitis. A king-high runout narrowed the field to four, while Kenney pocketed $913,000 to take his total to $80.7 million. He is the first player in poker tournament history to surpass the $80 million mark.

Coleman Surges Down The Stretch

Coleman was in third chip position when four-handed play began. He soon picked off a big bluff attempt from Kabrhel to surge into the lead, though.

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He further added to his stack thanks to a massive cooler that saw him flop kings full against the trips queens of Brandon Wilson. The chips went in on the river with a final board of K♠Q♠Q♦2♥10♥. Coleman showed down K♥K♦ to win the pot. Wilson’s Q♥J♥ was second best, ending his tournament in fourth place ($1,132,000). This was the second-largest score yet for the rising high-stakes star. He now has more than $9.4 million in lifetime earnings.

Kabrhel made his last stand with K♥J♣, three-bet shoving from the small blind for just shy of 15 big blinds over Coleman’s button min-raise. Mikolaitis jammed from the big blind with [invalid notations] to eliminate the Czech crusher in third place ($1,367,000). This was the 12th final-table finish of the year for Kabrhel, who captured his fourth and fifth career bracelets in 2025 and recently took down a high roller in Brazil. He now boasts nearly $18.3 million in career cashes after factoring in this deep run. He also moved to 14th on the POY leaderboard after adding 720 points with this podium showing.

Heads-Up For The Gold

With that, the final heads-up pairing was set. Coleman held the lead by just a handful of big blinds, but he was able to expand his lead in the early going.

The final hand saw Mikolaitis limp from the button with 10♣8♥. Coleman checked his option with Q♠7♦ and the two saw a flop of Q♣10♦6♥. Coleman check-raised a 250,000 stab up to 875,000 with top pair. Mikolaitis came along and the turn brought the 7♣. Coleman led out for 1,500,000 with his queens up and Mikolaitis called. The 4♠ completed the board and Coleman bet enough to put Mikolaitis at risk for his remaining 2,400,000. The Lithuanian made the call after some consideration and found out that his second pair was no good.

Mikolaitis earned a career-best score of $2,104,000 as the runner-up. The Triton Montenegro $50,000 seven max champion grew his lifetime earnings to $7.5 million with this runner-up finish.

Final Table Results

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