Scott Clements Wins WSOP Omaha Eight-Or-Better Championship For Fourth Bracelet

Just shy of 20 years after he won his first World Series of Poker gold bracelet in a $3,000 Omaha eight-or-better tournament, Scott Clements emerged victorious from a field of 204 in the 2026 WSOP $10,000 championship in the same game for $450,176 and his fourth title at the series.

This was the second-largest payday yet for the 44-year-old, trailing only the $1.5 million he earned with a win in the 2006 World Poker Tour North American Poker Classic. Clements now has nearly $8.7 million in career tournament earnings. This latest win was the first six-figure score of the 2020’s for the two-time WPT champion, and his first recorded cash of 2026.

In addition to his pair of bracelets in this game, Clements also took down a  $1,500 pot-limit Omaha event at the 2007 WSOP and the $1,500 dealers choice title a dozen years after that.

Clements overcame a stacked field down the stretch in this event, with 40 bracelets amongst the other players who made the final day of this event, including 17-time bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth and several other multi-time bracelet WSOP champions.

The 900 Card Player Player of the Year points that came with this victory moved Clements inside the top 400 in the POY race standings presented by CoinPoker. He also secured 450 PokerGO Tour points as the champion, enough to join the top 20 on that high-stakes-centric leaderboard.

Setting The Final Table On Day 3

The third day of play in this began with 15 players returning to Paris Las Vegas, many of whom were decorated tournament regulars. Clements was out in front to start, but it was Hellmuth who scored the first knockout of the day, showing down nines full of queens on a high-only board to bust Jason Kluska (15th). He then busted bracelet winner Rob Hollink (14th) to narrow the field to a baker’s dozen. David Lin was bounced by the flopped flush of John Esposito, which scooped his pair and nut low draw. A high card on the end saw Lin eliminated in 13th place.

Josh Arieh

British bracelet winner Philip Long bowed out in 12th place when he got all-in with flopped trips and the third nut low draw. He was up against the same trips with the nut low draw and nut flush draw for two-time bracelet winner James Obst. The turn and river brought running red nines, which gave Obst a flush and the scoop.

Five-time bracelet winner Robert Mizrachi then fell in 11th place, with Esposito making queens full of tens to narrow the field to ten contenders. Dylan Weisman then made two pair, kings and jacks, to best the pocket aces of James Chen (10th). The bracelet winner from Pennsylvania picked up the nut flush draw on the flop, but was unable to improve from there and was eliminated just short of the final table.

Josh Arieh, a seven-time bracelet winner, was scooped by a rivered wheel for Hellmuth, ending his run in ninth place. This score of $41,334 pushed the former WSOP main event third-place finisher’s lifetime haul to over $15.1 million.

Stacked Final Eight

All but one of the final tablists in this event had already won at least one WSOP gold bracelet, with the majority (five of the eight) having two or more.  The odd man out was Nam Le, a World Poker Tour main event champion with over $7.6 million in prior cashes to his name.

Weisman was out in front to start the official eight-handed final table. He soon added to his stack by eliminating Esposito in eighth place ($41,334). Esposito got the last of his chips in preflop with pocket aces. The bracelet winner was up against the same pair for Weisman, with the side cards making the ultimate difference in the winner. Weisman’s A♠A♦Q♥Q♣ improved to a set of queens on a 10♥3♦2♥7♦Q♠ runout.

The average bracelets per remaining player took a massive hit when Hellmuth, the all-time bracelet leader, was sent to the rail in seventh place ($54,214). Hellmuth got his final bet in on a 10♥8♥4♦K♥ board with A♦A♣10♣8♠ for two pair. He was in rough shape against the A♥Q♠5♠3♥ of Weisman, who had the nut flush with the second-nut low draw for good measure. The river did pair the board, but the 4♣ was no help to Hellmuth. The Poker Hall of Famer and 1989 WSOP main event champion now has just shy of $24.7 million after his latest deep run at the series.

Hellmuth’s Run Comes to an End@phil_hellmuth deep run in the $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship ended in seventh place after this final clash with @Dweisman13 saw his aces cracked. The 17-time bracelet winner came within six spots of another WSOP title, but the wait… pic.twitter.com/qCR4FSSzfE

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Ryan Bambrick, who won this event in 2025, made an impressive run at defending his title that ended in sixth place. The two-time bracelet winner got all-in with trip nines on a 9♠9♦4♣A♦ turn, but was drawing extremely slim against the A♠A♣Q♠5♠ of Obst. The K♠ on the river officially ended Bambrick’s tournament. He’ll collect $72,849 for this impressive showing, surpassing $1 million in recorded earnings in the process.

Five To Two

Two of the shorter stacks squared off in the next big clash. The chips went in on a K♦3♠3♥ flop with Le holding A♥K♥10♦9♣ against the 8♣6♥3♣2♦ of Todd Brunson. The 9♦ turn gave Le outs to scoop, but the 5♣ on the end awarded the pot to Brunson and his trips. Le earned $100,231 as the fifth-place finisher.

He was soon joined on the rail by Obst, who ran into the second-nut flush for Clements on a K♠9♥4♦7♠4♠ board. The Australian poker pro raised the river as a bluff, but was quickly looked up by Clements with Q♠10♥9♠3♥. Obst showed A♠J♣10♣5♦ and mucked to finish fourth for $141,126. This score saw him pass the $5 million mark in lifetime cashes.

Brunson’s final hand saw him call off his last bet on the end of a 10♦9♦4♠5♦J♠ runout with A♥Q♥8♠3♦ for a queen-high straight. Clemens showed down A♦6♣5♥2♦ for the nut flush to eliminate Brunson in third place ($203,242). The bracelet winner and Hall of Famer, son of the late great Doyle Brunson, now has over $5.3 million in career earnings after factoring in this deep run.

Clements Surges Across The Finish Line

Clements took nearly an 8:1 chip lead into heads-up play with Weisman. It didn’t take long for him to convert that lead into the title. Weisman slid in the early going and soon found himself all-in with J♦6♠3♣2♦ on a 4♠3♥3♦7♣ board. He had trips with a 7-6-4-3-2 low, but was trailing for both the high and the low. Clements had 10♣6♣5♦2♥ for a seven-high straight and 7-5-4-3-2 low. The K♥ river locked up the scoop for Clements, sending Weisman to the rail as the runner-up.

Weisman earned $299,228 for his efforts. The two-time bracelet winner now has just shy of $9.1 million in lifetime earnings. With 1,648 total POY points, Weisman climbed to just outside the top 100 in the POY standings. He is also ranked 28th in the PGT points race.

Scott Clements does it again.

Scott Clements defeated Dylan Weisman heads-up to win Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship, capturing his fourth WSOP gold bracelet and $450,176.

Clements topped a talented 204-entry field, adding another major title to an already… pic.twitter.com/KqiZBkNLj1

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Final Table Results

Photo credits: WSOP / Travis Ball, Alicia Skillman.