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WSOP 2026: Lou Brayden Wins the $500 Freezeout

Mark Michael
Lou Brayden has won his first bracelet in the $1 Freezeout of the World Series of Poker 2026.Out of the 4,100 entrants in the $1 No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout (Event #25) of WSOP 2026, 162 remaining participants returned to the tables at Horseshoe & Paris Las Vegas. The paid spots were already reached, making the first goal of the day the final table.Paco Fromaigeat (146th/$1,515) and Fabian Keller (103rd/$1,702) had to pack up early. Stephane Tortorella ($1,369) was close to the final table. His exit came with against the kings of Sam Ruha.
  • Seat 1: Stephen Ma, 28,200,000
  • Seat 2: Jason Hoffman, 11,300,000
  • Seat 3: Chris Hunichen, 9,640,000
  • Seat 4: Alexander Ho, 5,060,000
  • Seat 5: Lou Brayden, 15,740,000
  • Seat 6: Sam Ruha, 11,375,000
  • Seat 7: James Wong, 4,455,000
  • Seat 8: Aaron Hendi, 10,750,000
  • Seat 9: Edgar Antezana, 8,375,000
  • Blinds: 200,000/400,000; BB Ante: 400,000
In the eleventh blind level, there was the last redraw. Shortly after, Edgar Antezana ($1,801) went all-in with against Stephen Ma, and the Chinese player hit a king on the board with . They went to the dinner break with eight players remaining.In a 3-way all-in, Stephen Ma eliminated Alexander Ho ($1,148) and Chris Hunichen ($1,294) . A little later, Lou Brayden hit a jack with and sent James Wong ($1,916) to the rails.Sam Ruha ($1,969) was all-in with on the turn against Lou Brayden but missed the river . Directly after that, Stephen Ma hit the board with the runout sending Aaron Hendi ($1,806) to the rails.About two hours after the final table started, they reached heads-up play. Stephen Ma ($1,368) was all-in with against Lou Brayden and the board ensured that the bracelet would remain in the USA.
  • Lou Brayden, 86,000,000
  • Jason Hoffman, 16,000,000
  • Blinds: 500,000/1,000,000; BB Ante: 1,000,000
Jason Hoffman had a good start and doubled up twice. Another hand then brought him the lead. The American was inches away from the bracelet. Hoffman bet the flop , Lou Brayden went all-in with and without hesitation, Hoffman called with . The turn gave Brayden the higher two pair and the river was no help for Jason Hoffman.Shortly after, he went all-in with , and Lou Brayden didn’t fold , with the board running out , securing his tournament victory. Brayden took home $1,066 and his first bracelet, while Jason Hoffman left the table with $1,441.
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WSOP Event #25: No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout

Buy-In: $1 Entries: 4,100 Prize Pool: $1,701,500 Paid Spots: 615Reports: Day 1

Payouts (Top 100)

RankPlayerCountryPayout
1Lou BraydenUnited States$1,066
2Jason HoffmanUnited States$1,441
3Stephen MaChina$1,368
4Aaron HendiUnited States$1,806
5Sam RuhaAustralia$1,969
6James WongUnited States$1,916
7Chris HunichenUnited States$1,294
8Alexander HoUnited States$1,148
9Edgar AntezanaSouth Africa$1,801
10Bill BringoldUnited States$1,770
11Brad SailorUnited States$1,770
12Rahulinder DhillonUnited States$1,710
13Anthony FayUnited States$1,710
14Devin VoltaUnited States$1,369
15Stephane TortorellaSwitzerland$1,369
16Francis GarciaUnited States$1,369
17Diego BakkerUnited States$1,369
18Justin DyeUnited States$1,556
19Tony HuynhCanada$1,556
20Michael CooperUnited States$1,556
21Conrad SanchezUnited States$1,556
22Doron KimhiIsrael$1,556
23Travis JohnsonUnited States$1,556
24Danny MuiUnited States$1,556
25Sukhjinder SanghaUnited States$1,556
26Nicholas EvdosUnited States$1,556
27Adam JohnsonUnited States$1,167
28Alexander MyersUnited States$1,167
29Daniel FrumkinUnited States$1,167
30Anthony CasaleUnited States$1,167
31Li ChengbeiChina$1,167
32Brenton DudaUnited States$1,167
33Danielle MccauleyUnited States$1,167
34Michael HatlevigUnited States$1,167
35John RamirezUnited States$1,167
36Johnnie MorenoUnited States$1,075
37Edward AlcaideUnited States$1,075
38Charif AkhounFrance$1,075
39Glen TinneyUnited States$1,075
40Steven EdmondsUnited States$1,075
41Siddharth DesaiUnited States$1,075
42Eloy RiosUnited States$1,075
43Caleb BloomerUnited States$1,075
44Brandon MetcalfUnited States$1,075
45Jonathan EtnyreTaiwan$1,216
46Briana BuckleyUnited States$1,216
47Huanglin WuUnited States$1,216
48Sam ZureikatUnited States$1,216
49Michael St Pierre-PorterUnited States$1,216
50Brian GregoryUnited Kingdom$1,216
51Michael LincolnUnited States$1,216
52Brandon BrinUnited States$1,216
53Kyle DotsonUnited States$1,216
54Nalin GadhiaUnited States$1,536
55Yifu HeUnited States$1,536
56Eldon ShireyUnited States$1,536
57Kenneth RobbinsUnited States$1,536
58Matthew BerkUnited States$1,536
59Scott CoyleUnited States$1,536
60Teri LewisUnited States$1,536
61Congya ZhangChina$1,536
62Laurel Moran$1,536
63Michael StarekUnited States$1,995
64Ilan CohenIsrael$1,995
65Chaz McgowanUnited States$1,995
66Claudiu-Mihai BurlacuUnited Kingdom$1,995
67Joseph SullenderUnited States$1,995
68Christopher AudrainUnited States$1,995
69Nicholas IriarteUnited States$1,995
70Somasekhar SanampuriIndia$1,995
71Rodrigo NevesBrazil$1,995
72Amandeep ChimaUnited States$1,562
73Dante MagtotoUnited States$1,562
74Katsumoto SakaguchiJapan$1,562
75Henry PagliucaUnited States$1,562
76Norman GarciaUnited States$1,562
77Arthur DemirchyanUnited States$1,562
78Jiahao GuUnited States$1,562
79Lindsey McdougallUnited States$1,562
80Royce KimUnited States$1,562
81Srdan MihajlovicSerbia$1,213
82Scott DobbsUnited States$1,213
83Turlough MchughIreland$1,213
84Caleb RifeUnited States$1,213
85Joseph SloukaUnited States$1,213
86John KralUnited States$1,213
87Michael KnutsUnited States$1,213
88Zackary EvansUnited States$1,213
89Craig PollakUnited States$1,213
90Robert DelvoCanada$1,931
91Douglas SheppardUnited States$1,931
92Daniel LesterUnited States$1,931
93Mark RomelliUnited States$1,931
94Michael HelanderUnited States$1,931
95Nicholas TimmerUnited States$1,931
96Tuiofu HunkinUnited States$1,931
97Delano JacksonUnited States$1,931
98Josh ReichardUnited States$1,931
99Maxx HollandUnited States$1,702
100Jeremy MintzUnited States$1,702
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